Hi Everyone,
I have been here at JH Ranch for a week now and have been getting settled into doing my new work routine. I am on housekeeping staff, and have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know and work with Grace Dean, the head of housekeeping. She is so sweet and we new housekeeping girls have already been to her house to bake once and get to go back to her house tonight for homemade ice cream. YUM! On Wednesday, we were sent out on our 24 hour solos to just go spend some time with God. In the weeks before I came to the ranch I was so busy and just didn’t slow down. My schedule got crazier instead of winding down and so when I got here I felt like I needed something to do. I felt like I should be doing something, but no one had given me instructions yet. I had to be patient and wait, and while I was on my solo, I felt like the Lord just wanted me to shut up and sit in my tent. When we go on our solos here, we have to find a spot to camp for about 24 hours and we take sack-lunch kind of food with us. The Lord led me to a beautiful place in none other than the horse pasture. I am allergic to horses, so I am so glad that He kept me from having any problems with allergies while I was out there. I could see some of the mountains surrounding the ranch and I could see the back of the big tent (aka. Big Top) where we have worship. Once the sun started to go down, deer came around my tent and were grazing and didn’t really seem to mind that I was there. I watched the horses eat and run around and I also watched red-breasted robins catch worms in the grass. After a while, I was content to just sit and watch the bugs in the grass outside the door of my tent. At one point, I was walking through the pasture and all of these fluffy little seeds were floating out of the trees and I felt like I was walking through snow. It was so beautiful. I just wanted to put out an update on how things are going and what I am up to since I have been so busy since I got here. Look for more updates soon!
In Christ Alone,
Ashley
