August 5th, 2018 Well, I have one week left here on summer mission, and I’m already getting so sad. I got to go home briefly this weekend to stand by my cousin Liz on her wedding day, but now I am back in Chicago to finish out my 10 weeks here. Currently, as I […]
3 Parts of Summer Mission: An Inside look at Work
July 25th, 2018 Chicago Summer Mission is one of the few summer missions that students get to have a job while on mission. This means that they are free to work or have an internship wherever they would like, in the city. After months of searching for a job, I finally found one at Ghirardelli […]
3 Parts of Summer Mission: An Inside Look at Evangelism
July 14th, 2018 Hello Friends and Family! The next three posts are going to outline the three parts of Summer Mission; Evangelism, Work, and Community. I wanted to give you an inside look at what life looks like on mission, so you know exactly how to pray for me and my team. Campuses Of course, […]
Because Jesus: An Honest Heart on Summer Mission
Friends and Family, First of all, I would like to apologize for not keeping my word about blogging more often. I have been so busy here, and it has been hard to find time to put my thoughts out on paper. Also, some things have been going on in my heart and life […]
His Image: Summer Mission Blog Post #2
Hey all! Many of you have been texting me, telling you are praying for me, or have been texting to check up on how I’m doing. I wanted to give you all an update on my journey in Chicago. On Friday (June 1), my mom and her best friend Stacy dropped me off at my […]
Ashlin Summer Mission Post 1 – Jonah
Well, I’m in the final countdown to the launch of my summer mission with Cru. Tomorrow (Friday, 6-1-18) will be headed out to Chicago where I will stay for 10 weeks! While I am there I will have the opportunity to share the Gospel with the people of Chicago, specifically college students. This summer […]
TALK! – learn a simple 3 in 1 communication play
Talk! We’re a soccer family. It’s our sport and you’ll find our family on the sidelines cheering for our team and our player a number of times each week. I can admit that sometimes I get a little animated when the referee doesn’t make the right call or makes no call at all. What is […]
And then there were 12!
On May 23rd the Hair Family welcomed baby Leighlin May Hair into the family. She was born at 2:25pm and she weighed in at 8lb 3oz She was also 21 inches in length! As many of you know, this pregnancy came after the very sad loss of another last January 2016. We were thankful for […]
Should kids get paid for doing chores?
A few days ago, the DJs on the radio station we listen most often, were hosting a small debate regarding children and chores. Some of them thought that it was good to pay or reward children for doing chores. They cited it as a great opportunity to help them learn how to work for the things […]
From Diapers to Dating
One of our most frequently asked questions is… what’s the age range of your children? Currently we have a span of 18 years from oldest to our youngest who is 2 (Of course that is set to change near the end of May with the arrival of our 12th child – a little girl). With the […]