The Climbing

"It was the most beautiful place under heaven or sky. Mountains and rock, trees, desert, and blue lake - all lay before him in exquisite detail. The air was so clear he felt he could see the end of the earth, the sky so deep blue, it seemed to merge into space. The view was entirely indescribable to those who were unwilling to pay the price, those unwilling to get out and make the steep mountain climb." "What was it, he wondered, that drove him to the summit? What was it that compelled him to climb the steep path, working his way up the dangerous trail? He couldn't answer the question; all he knew was that he felt it necessary to climb, to reach the highest point, to be on top of the world, to measure the distance, to see both sides of the mountain and the granite peaks all around. Being up there helped him, somehow, to understand the way things operated down below, reminding him that there was more to life than the daily grind."

jueves, 26 de marzo de 2009

May 21,2009.."The Big Day" (No, I am not getting married!)

Hey Friends,

My plane ticket has been purchased. My bags are packed. I am ready to go. But where you may ask? Well, I am flying to San Diego, California on May 19th along with my mother...and then on May 21st, I will finally have the GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY! I have known about this for 3 months now, but wanted to wait to officially announce it until all the details were more solid...And they are very very solid now! I am so excited and nervous all at the same time! I truly want to be healthier.....I know at the rate I am going now my life will be drastically shortened if I don't do something? I often get the question, "Well, are you scared?" My usually reply (only for laughs) is.."Well, I wasn't until you asked!" HA! Friends, the truth is I am scared....but I am more scared to live this way! At some point you have to decide if the risk is worth the reward....and in this case it completely is worth it to me! There will be many hard days ahead of me...some that I will likely feel I can not bare...but it's in those moments when we realize who watches over us and carries us.....and we also gain knowledge about ourselves, our Creator, and life that can not explained----there are no words that could even begin to explain how we feel or what we know....I am so very grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who sees fit to bless me with a surgery that is quite costly but will SAVE MY LIFE!!! I am indebted eternally to him for all that I have, all that I will ever have, and then some. Thanks for everyone who has ever incouraged me, prayed on my behalf, or just simply said a kind word to me....I appreciate it all!

:),

Ash

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Memphis Grizzlies vs. Utah Jazz!!

Hey friends,


It has been so long since I updated this thing! Anyone that truly knows me, wouldn't hesitate to say that I am a HUGE UTAH JAZZ FAN!.....So, naturally when they come to Memphis (not far from my house) I would def. be there to cheer my team on to yet another victory! My mom, sister, and I went to see the Utah Jazz play the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, TN! We had a blast...and OFCOURSE the JAZZ WON!! :) We rarely get the chance to spend time together as a family because of our busy schedules...so we really appreciate rare moments like this where we can leave work/school at the door and just spend quality together...


#1 Utah Jazz fan,


Ashley D. Gossett




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