Ashes July 2019

Beauty
From
to Healing from the past.
Hope for the future.

Dear Family and Friends,

This is NOT a drill. We rode out both California earthquakes: the Liberty Cap offers majestic,
6.4 rumbler at 10:30 am on July 4 and the 7.1 tremblor at 8:15 jaw-dropping beauty in
Yosemite and displays God’s
pm on July 6. They were the real deal. As the Carly Simon song handiwork. “He lifted me out
said, “we felt the earth move under our feet.” Thankfully, we are of the slimy pit, out of the mud
grateful no one was killed or has reported major injuries, but and mire; he set my feet on a
we continue to pray for those in Ridgecrest. In response to many rock and gave me a firm place
devastating physical needs, we’ve launched a canned and baby to stand.” Psalm 40:2
food drive. If you would like to donate canned goods or send That’s my prayer for you during this summer season, may your
financial donations to help those in need, please email Sheryl: roots grow deep. You’ll be built up, strengthened in your faith
sheryl@fromashestobeauty.com and will overflow with thankfulness.

Love and prayers, Sheryl

Earlier this month, Sheryl visited her mother, Shirley Adkins, an inspiration
Sheryl and Jim recently hiked to the top of Nevada Falls in Yosemite National to many. Between water-aerobics and daily trips to the gym, Mom writes
Park, a ten-mile, eight hour round trip. We kept our minds focused on worship weekly letters of encouragement, scripture and prayer to family and friends,
and praise; we thank God for each of you and your influence in our lives and volunteered at church preparing snacks for VBS and assists her friend, Bev,
this ministry. undergoing cancer treatments. “O Lord Almighty, blessed is the (wo)man who
trusts in you.” Psalm 84:12
We thank you for your prayers for those displaced because
of property damage and whose lives are forever interrupted These intertwined oak
because of this trauma. Would you pray that many would find tree roots caught my eye
hope, stability, and new life in Jesus, the rebuilder of broken and my camera on the
hearts, bruised emotions and beleaguered souls? way to Nevada Falls. The
visual reminded me of Col.
God wants us to hold on to his promises and stand firm in 2:6,7, “So then, just as you
received Christ Jesus as
the power of his able, stable presence. We begin by renewing Lord, continue to live your
our mind, reading his word, marinating on his promises, and lives in him, rooted and built
standing on the solid ground we find by owning up to our up in him, strengthened
authority Christ. in the faith as you were
taught, and overflowing
with thankfulness.”
sheryl@fromashestobeauty.com