Ashley McIntosh
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| I was 7 years old when I asked the Lord into my heart. A man named Kevin was my Sunday school teacher. On one beautiful day the church youth group was going on an outing to play in the snow. I was riding in the same car as Kevin when I remember asking him to help me ask God to live in my heart. He did and the Lord has been in my heart since. When the car stopped I remember running to my mom and dad and talking a mile a minute about how I prayed for God to come into my life and heart. I would love to tell you that I have never strayed from my Lord and Savior. But I have and did. I was a back slider for the better part of 12 years. I graduated and when on to college. At the end of my freshmen year my parents told me that they were moving and would not be able to help me out financially. Because I was unable to make it on my own I decided to move with them. We move to Indiana. I was bored and did not have anything to do. So I join the US Army. I know that sounds like a very funny thing to do but I did just that. I figured that I needed help paying for college and I also wanted help getting into shape and the military would do just that. Will the Army helped me in more ways than one I met my best friend and husband. We were only dating for 5 months when we were sent oversees to Iraq. That was a very long year and it also was the beginning of me finding my way back to God again. I was 20 by then and the thought of me or my husband (then boyfriend) dying weighed on my mind. I began to go to church again. I never fully stopped going to church. I would go one or maybe two Sundays a month. I thought by showing up I was good. I thought that one time a month would keep me in the club. When I was at war I started to go every Sunday with a friend. I really started to listen and I was starting to get that I need to not just be there but I needed to be in it. I needed to get it. I needed to feel it. I was 21 when the Lord let my husband and I come home safe and sound. We’ve been talking about marriage for some time by then. We committed our lives to each other on March 19, 2005 in front of God, family, and friends. I was 8 weeks pregnant with our first child. On October 22, 2005 I gave birth to Trenton Keith McIntosh and found out how great God’s blessing is. Trenton was born very sink and died on October 26, 2005. My son lived with me in this world for only 4 days. I look back now and think to myself I got 4 great days with my son and some people get less than that. And I can also say that Trenton is with God and I’ll see him again. Thanks to Jesus and his amazing love. Although I started to move back to God and back into Gods house when I was at war I stopped again when I got back from Iraq. It took Trenton going home for me to finally stop running away from the Lord and rededicate my life to Him. God did not let Trenton die but from it he was able to save me and most of my family again. We’re talk about God and going to church again. My dad and mom are asking me question about the Father and my Husband and I pray together all the time. I grieve and always will. It’s something that I’ll never get over but with the Lords help I have gotten through it. And I’m a better person now. We now have been together for 4 year and married for 2. And God has blessed us with Connor James McIntosh son number two. We stay close to God and go to church. I will see Trenton again and I’ll get to hold him. But more importantly someday I’ll fall at the Lord feet and cry tears of gratitude. What a day of thanksgiving that will be. We all backslide and we all have to go through trials but find your way back to him before you go through your trials. God is always with you but are you with him? You will go thought your own Trial and knowing that he loves you and will never leave you is how you will make it though. Only through God will it all be OK. Thank you for your time and God Bless. Ashley A. McIntosh |
| Buck and Ashley and Connor McIntosh |