Unbelievable.....

that my first grandchild is 19 years old today!!


I do not cease to give thanks for you......Ephesians 1: 16a

What a difference you've made in my life! I love my children with all my heart, every one of them, but there's just something about a grandchild!  The first time I saw Ashley was in the San Diego airport when she was 5 weeks old.  Her parents put her in my arms and boy there went a piece of my heart!


Here are some pictures of her through the years...

Ashley with Great grandpa and grandma Duncan.  This has got to be one of my favorite pictures.

Yes, I know these scanned pictures are crooked....

Ready for school

Visiting Florida and going to see Great Grandma Duncan

Love......

A classic Ashley holding Jack and Mikey

Going to church with Nana

 The years just fast forwarded and suddenly she was sending Senior portraits.  

Then her graduation from high school!

She's so grown up now......hey, don't mess with her.....her Pappy Russell taught her to shoot!

Now you've finished your first year of college.  Have you picked a major yet?  Whatever you choose to do in life, do it well and with the help and guidance of God.  Seek His counsel in all things.

Ashley Bianca.....how do I say what you've meant and continue to mean in my life?  You've made me so thankful.....added joy abundantly.......taught me to pray more diligently for both my children and my grandchildren......well, you taught me how to be a Nana.  

You are a very special woman.....wow, that's hard to write.....my granddaughter is a woman.  But you are and what a wonderful woman you've grown to be.  

I love you, I'm proud of you, I love you......oh, I'm repeating myself.  

Happy Birthday!  Have I told you lately that I love you?