Thank You, Miller & Dishman Families

What a wonderful surprise to have a cookie bouquet sent to us. It did arrive prior to the kids leaving to head home so they were able to take a bunch for the road. I am thankful we are so close to the emergency room because if I were to eat all the cookies you sent I would overdose and probably have a heart attack.

Thank You NMC

Thank you so much to the Doctors, Nurses and staff of the Nebraska Medical Center. We knew that where we chose to list Ash for organs was one of the most important decisions we could make for her. We were very impressed with the Lied Transplant center from the very first time we called for info. Deb, Laurie and Robyn made us feel very comfortable from the beginning. We were heavily leaning towards going to Miami because of the shorter wait list for organ availability however I believe God used the 3 of you to re-direct us to Omaha. We were so scared because the waitlist in Omaha is so long, yet God provided a way and we would never have expected to be back for transplant just 20 days from the time we left for the evaluation. Everyone here is taking such good care of Ashley, but they are also taking good care of us. Thank you to each person here who is taking such good care of our family.

Guestbook

Thank you for your prayers and guestbook entries. We enjoy reading the guestbook so much.

Thank you Nan

Mom there are no words that we could ever say to you to that would express the thankfulness we have in our hearts for all you do for our family. You have given your every day to making sure our home is still functioning for us. There are days were I am so mentally drained that a load of laundry seems to tall of a mountain for me to climb. You fill in all the many spots that I can no longer do from so far away. So today of all days, your birthday, I want to thank you for breakfast every morning, laundry every day, watering the lawn, ironing the kids uniforms, packing their lunches and snacks, cooking for Dave at lunch time, making the beds, tidying up the house, picking the kids up from school, doing homework everyday, running to baseball and cheerleading, and all of the other thousand things you do for my family each and every day. I love you. You are making the separation from home easier for me. Thank you for loving me enough to fill in the gap, and thank you for being Blake, Allison, and Ashley's Nan. You are truly appreciated.

Thank You

Thank you to all who have called and checked on Ashley, who have prayed for her today and who have signed her guestbook. We just had a chance to read the guestbook and we are so grateful for all your kind words, thoughts and prayers. The guestbook has been really uplifting to our spirits.

Thank You Lord

Thank you God for answering our prayers today. Thank You for taking our Ashley into Your hands today. Please be with her and let us see her soon.

Thank You ETAN

Thank You so much for the work you do. Thank you to all the performers who donate their time and talent. Thank you to all the staff and volunteers who make it all happen and thank you to all the fans and supporters in the East Texas area. It takes all of you to make the East Texas Angel network a success. We count our blessings that you chose our Ashley to be one of your Angels. Our hearts are truly blessed by your willingness to care for so many. Thank you just doen't seem to express our gratitude enough. God Bless you.

Thank You Roberts Family

I don't really even know how to begin thanking you guys. Susan you have agreed to take on such an important role in Ashley's campaign, but more importantly in Ashley's life. We know without a doubt that God has answered our prayers and found the right person to head Ashley's campaign. Even though we are just getting started it is obvious to us that not only are you a dedicated volunteer, but you have the heart for Ashley and we know how much you love her. This means more to us than anything else you could give her. So for all the hard work that has yet to be done we want to thank you. Your hard work and dedication will never be forgotten and we count it a blessing to know you and your family.

Thank You Lockhart Family

Thank You guys. You are another family which has been there in prayer and support since the beggining. You helped us and provided a need for us in the days of driving to Dallas all that time that was instrumental in getting us there. We appreciate your loving care and concern for Ashley and for the rest of our family.

Thank You Thomas Family

You guys have been such an encouragment and blessing to our family. We thank you for your care and concern for Ashley. You guys were ther for us from the very beginning and we thank you for being involved in Chapter 1 of Ashley's Story. Back when we were driving to Dallas on a weekly basis you guys were there in a very special way for us and we thank you so much.

Thank You Calisch Family

I would like to thank Hal from TGI Solutions. Hal is the developer of a software program that I use at work. He gave me a call today after looking at Ashley's website and he just really lifted my spirits. So Hal I appreciate the phone call and I appreciate the encouraging words from you and Lesa in Ashley's journal. I am so thankful we found you and grateful for the work you have done for us.

Thank You Waldron Family

Thank you for your loving care and support. You guys helped out in a very specific way with a very specific need and we are so thankfull you were there for us. I am very glad God placed you in our lives. Thank you for your gifts but more importantly thank you for caring about Ashley and our family. If you are looking for a dentist I highly recommend Dr.Waldron. You can reach him by clicking here.

Thank You Staggs Family

I can't recall the last time I met a more caring group of people. The Staggs family is one I truly count a blessing to know. Thank you for your sent us a card that came from the heart and touched us deeply. I admire the character you have given your children. May God continue to bless each of you.

Thank You CHS

Thank You Christian Heritage School of Longview. Having a child such as Ashley with all of her medical challenges reminded us to count our blessings when it comes to our own health and that of our other children. Due to the nature of Ashley's condition we are away from our older children more than we would like. Blake and Allie have been homeschooled since the beginning and we found that we would be unable to continue this and be where we need to be with Ashley. This situation created a very big challenge for our family. Christian Heritage School has not only solved this problem for us, but has been a bigger blessing to our family than we could have ever imagined. Not only are they providing our older children with the best education but they are doing it in a way that is honoring our Father. The staff, faculty and children at the school not only care about Blake and Allie, but they also care about our little Ashley. We could never express how much CHS has helped our family during this challenging time. The prayers of a third grade class mean so much to us. We thank you with the deepest sincerity.

Thank You KYKX

Thank you to KYKX 105.7 for using your station to help us get the word out about Ashley. You guys did a Terrific job.

Thank You Truitt Family

Thank you to the Truitt family for sending Ashley a Veggie Tales CD with the characters singing specifically about Ashley. That is a really great gift and Ashley is enjoying it very much.

Thank You COTA

Thank you to Brenda from COTA (Children's Organ Transplant Association) who came and spent time training us tonight. We appreciate what you and COTA are doing to help provide Ashley and our family with the support we need during this difficult time.

Thank You Mrs. Bond's Third Grade Class

It was such a wonderful surprise to open the door today and find such beautiful flowers. Thank you, thank you, thank you! for your thoughtfullness. I love the big pink gerber daisies so much. I also want to thank you for the get well cards you sent to Omaha for Ashley. She really loved all of the pretty colors. You all did a great job and we appreciate your hard work on them. We love you guys and hope you will get to meet Ashley very soon. God bless you.

Thank You Air Medical

Thanks you Air Medical in San Antonio, TX for getting us back and forth the Omaha, NE. Zack we appreicate your time and effort scheduling and taking care of all the logistics of such a flight. We thank the flight nurses for their care and concern for Ashley. Thank you to all the pilots for the smooth landings. You guys have done a terrific job.

Thank You OHBC

We want to thank each and every person at Oakland Heighths Baptist Church for all they have done for Ashley and our family. We have really come to understand the term Church Family. Pastor we thank you for the sincere prayers and support you have given to our family. Thank you for being there with us as we cried and being with us in our moments of joy. Thanks to the sunday school classes who have donated diapers. Pastor Tom has dubbed you guys the "Diaper Brigade." Due to Ashley's condition she will often go through 20+ diapers a day and your gift of diapers has been an incredible help. Thanks to the preschool department for there financial assistance as we took Ash to Omaha for her transplant evaluation. Thanks to the prayer warriors for your faithfull prayers. Thank you to our sunday school class for their cards of encourgment and your concern and prayers for our family. Although we don't get to see you very often we do think of you guys regularly.

Thank You Brandon for the Website

We would like to thank Brandon Helscel of Helsys Technologies (www.helsys.net) for all the time and effort he has put into creating ashleysstory.org. We think you have done a fabulous job and we realize what a challenge it has been. We know that your countless hours of work will spread Ashley's Story farther and faster to more people than we could reach any other way.

Thank You for helping us tell her story.

Where do we start??

How do we began to say Thank You to all the people who have been so gracious to us over the past 13 months? We have established this page to help us let you know how much your efforts are appreciated. There are many who have helped us directly and many more who are helping in ways we will never know. We think of Ashley as a gift from God to our family but what we have come to realize is that she is not just a gift to our family, but to our extended family, church, friends, patients and our community. So to everyone who has touched us and touched Ashley in some way we offer our heartfelt gratitude.

The most important thing anyone can do for Ashley is to lift her up in prayer. We have seen the results of your prayers in her life and ask that you continue to lift her up on a daily basis. We pray that God would continue to bless her and all of you.