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#5...Tribute Video 0n 3 Year Anniversary of Ashleigh's Passing

7/7/2015

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Spring Break 2005 at Big Ben State Park

Ashleigh Lindsey with sister Raechel and their Mom on yearly Spring Break trip. 2005 trip was at Big Ben in Texas. Ashleigh was fascinated by the mountains and clouds. She lost her life on 7-13-2012 during a domestic violence dispute.
#5....Tribute Video To the Memory of Ashleigh Lindsey. I love this video because I can hear her voice talking. I miss her voice. I didn't realize till listening to this video how much both my girls sounded like me but especially Ashleigh. My favorite thing is her shaking her butt at me and jumping around all crazy. She always could make me smile.
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July 06th, 2015

7/6/2015

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Ashleigh Cheer Routines

Ashleigh Lindsey cheering during 2006 Freshman Denison HS game. Ashleigh's life ended too soon. She was murdered during a domestic violence dispute on 7-13-2012.

#4....Tribute Video to The Memory of Ashleigh Lindsey. This is just some cheer routine clips from her freshman year at Denison HS......but when you lose a daughter, No picture or video is a just anything anymore. It's a moment locked in time you can never get back. It's a moment that makes you realize how much you have lost. You laugh, then cry, and then smile again. The image is immortal like her now. A blessing when shared for those who loved her.
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July 05th, 2015

7/5/2015

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Surprise It's Ashleigh

Ashleigh Lindsey at the 2005 Battle of the Axe game. Small images can sometimes mean the most. Ashleigh's life was taken too soon during a domestic violence dispute on 7-13-20012.

#3....Tribute Video to the Memory of Ashleigh Lindsey. This clip may be only a few seconds but it sure will make you smile. Sometimes little things mean the most. It's and image I will treasure.
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July 04th, 2015

7/4/2015

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Hide-n-Seek

Ashleigh Lindsey hiding from her mom filming her at Denison HS pep rally. Ashleigh's life was taken to soon during a domestic violence dispute on 7-13-2012.
#2....Video Tribute To The Memory of Ashleigh Lindsey. Since, it's the 4th of July and Ashleigh has been described by many as a Fireworks show I'm posting this one today. It is one of my favorites out of what I've received. Watching it you will see why she shined so bright in this world. Please like and share the Ashleigh we loved. Every holiday without the person you loved so dear is heartbreaking. Domestic Violence takes the life out of the whole family when you bury a child. She was special!

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July 03rd, 2015

7/3/2015

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All Cheerleader All The Time

Ashleigh Lindsey during her Freshman year at Denison HS as a Cheerleader. Ashleigh's life was taken to soon during a domestic violence dispute on 7-13-2012.
#1...Video Tribute To the Memory of Ashleigh Lindsey. I miss that smile and energy. Feel free to like and share. I'm so grateful these videos have been found. It's like having her back if even only for a moment.
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3 Year Anniversary Memorial Tribute

7/2/2015

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We are coming up on the 3 year Anniversary of losing my daughter, Ashleigh Lindsey. Every year during the days leading up to the 13th I've done some sort of tribute in her honor. This year I will be posting some home video clips that I've just recently been able to get. I will be posting one a day, starting tomorrow so, be watching for them!!! I want to see lots of likes and shares because we want the world to see the beautiful spark of life in her and not just the young woman who lost her life so tragically. I'm counting on my friends and family for support because my heart still breaks without end, especially during July. Love yall!


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Sharing Patience's Would Be Birthday

12/31/2014

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I'm glad the Nurses at the TMC Maternity Ward didn"t think I had lost my mind tonight. I was sure I was going to get some funny looks but instead i got hugs and tears with joy. It has lifted my spirits and gave me great joy in my heart. So, let me share about my little adventure. 
Of coarse, for those of you that say my Stolen Generations Blog today, you know that today Patience Lynn was due to arrive in this world. She would have been 2 Years old and I was upset at not having her or her mother here. (if you want to read that Blog and haven't....I will include a link below in this blog)
After posting it I had this overwhelming need to get out of the house. So, I got in my car, really not sure what I was doing or were I was going. I ended up at the Sherman, Tx. Walmart looking at baby things and something came over me and I decided to be someone elses blessing. I bought a newborn baby outfit with shoes, a blanket, bottles and of coarse every little girl should have a doll and I got a gift card to take care of babies other needs and put them all in a sparkling Purple Gift Bag. In one of those crazy random moments that was PURE ASHLEIGH........I marched up to to Labor and Delivery area of TMC Hospital and asked the nurses at the station for help. I explained that I had lost a Daughter who would have had her daughter on this very day and that I wanted to leave someone a gift. I asked if there were any little girls born today and said there was two. So, I asked them to give it to the mom who they thought had the most need of baby things. The ladies there were so nice. One of them lived in that area were Ashleigh was killed. We hugged and let I said there was happy tears. One nurse said, "You made my night." 
Ashleigh made my life so special and her daughter, our Patience would have been such a joy. How could I not Share Ashleigh's Heart on this day of all Days? It was what Ashleigh would have done and I honored her and Patience memory tonight. Lastly, I will share the blessing I wrote for the Mother and child whom I never met...
In Memory of my little girl & her little girl....
I would like to give you this blessing on this joyous day....
May your daughter always know love, joy, beauty, & faith.
May she grow up strong with a kind heart but full of spirit.
May my Angels watch over her as she grows & you be as blessed as I was to be a mom.
Wishing you many blessings.

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New Years Eve....Reason For Peace (What Should Have Been Patience Lynn's 2nd Birthday)

Read Stolen Generations Blog Here
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A Note From The Heart

8/25/2014

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Some days I'm in awe of how great God is to me. I go to the Walmart in Bonham and I walked in from tears rolling down my face from a song that reminded how much I lost when Ashleigh died. I was literally wiping away tears and asking God as I walked in, "what is this all for? Am I even really helping others?" Then after shopping I walked out to my car and find this little pink post it note. Somehow always when I feel I have lost direction God steers me back. The lady left the note because she saw my car magnets that have Ashleigh's pretty little face that say stop Domestic Violence. Whoever this was didn't leave their name but today they were a great blessing. Thank you whoever you are and I praise God that you got out safe.
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So I'm personally challenging myself to during this next month return this kindness to someone else and I challenge everyone who reads this to do the same. Post a Note of Kindness Today!
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What Will Your First Act of Random Kindness Be?

6/30/2014

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 Have you ever experienced a random act of kindness from a stranger or an anonymous source? Do you remember how it made you feel? I have been blessed to receive a fair number of random acts of kindness. Think back to times in your life where little things, no matter how insignificant they may have appeared to you resulted in a much larger turn out... That's exactly the kind of thing I am talking about here.You have the power to change someone's life for the better in practicing a random act of kindness. You may simply intervene and lift their spirits and day higher than they thought possible, or you might change their whole way of thinking. One never knows the path another is walking, and a random act of kindness has the potential to completely alter that path for the better. Isn't that a powerful possibility? You bring yourself joy in practicing random acts of kindness. It seems the practitioner of the random act of kindness reaps as much joy as the receiver. You will never feel badly about offering an affirmation to a stranger, nor will you ever feel badly about receiving positive, kind and heartfelt words from an anonymous source. The act is pure and brings both beings closer to the origin of human bliss. Kindness is cyclical. One is what one extends out into the world. Practicing random acts of kindness lifts us up to another level, a more genuine level, one that allows us to receive more love, compassion and kindness and one that keeps our hearts and eyes lifted. We must be open to receive these sentiments and it is by practicing these expressions ourselves that we learn to recognize them and open our hearts to the receipt of them. Kindness is about putting other people ahead of ourselves. It is about taking the time to give someone else a piece of our time -- and time is sometimes our most valuable commodity. Kindness is something that is done voluntarily: it is not something that can be taxed or stolen from us. Nobody controls our decision to show kindness except ourselves. Kindness means not first asking "what is in it for me" but asking ourselves "how can I help this other person." It means seeking to fill a gap in the life of someone who may be struggling, or who has a need. It means not asking for anything in return. Kindness is giving of ourselves without considering what will come back in our direction. Kindness always puts others first.
That all being said........what will you do in kindness? What will your first act of random kindness be? Share on today and I promise you won't regret it ever!

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This months Random Act of Kindness.......
Return your shopping cart and hand it to a person just coming in the store.
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Yesterday & Today

5/31/2014

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This Month have had me thinking about what doing acts of kindness has meant to me and changed all my thoughts of yesterday and today. Yesterday I met a stranger. Today this stranger is my friend. Had I not taken the time to say hello, or return a smile, or shake a hand, or listen, I would not have known this person. Yesterday would have turned into today and our chance meeting would be gone. Yesterday I hugged someone very dear to me. Today they are gone and tomorrow will not bring them back. Wouldn’t it be nice if we all knew tomorrow would be here? But this is not to be, so take the time TODAY to give a hug, a smile, an “I love you.”

With that said, I want to share a story I read as part of this months blog. It was something this touched me and thought it might touch someone else.


Today Is A Gift That Is Why We Call It The Present

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Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. And every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed began to live for those one-hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside. The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm midst flowers of every color of the rainbow. Grand old trees graced the landscape, and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene. One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man couldn’t hear the band – he could see it in his mind’s eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words. Days and weeks passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away. As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the world outside. Finally, he would have the joy of seeing it for himself. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window. The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.” Epilogue. . . .There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations. Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled. If you want to feel rich, just count all of the things you have that money can’t buy. “Today is a gift, that’s why it is called the present.”


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Out of the blue, send flowers to a friend
Flowers have an immediate impact on happiness. All study participants expressed "true" or "excited" smiles upon receiving flowers, demonstrating extraordinary delight and gratitude. This reaction was universal, occurring in all age groups. Flowers have a long-term positive effect on moods. Specifically, study participants reported feeling less depressed, anxious and agitated after receiving flowers, and demonstrated a higher sense of enjoyment and life satisfaction. Flowers make intimate connections. The presence of flowers led to increased contact with family and friends.

This months featured Act of Kindness
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    Operation: Share Ashleigh's Heart

    

    Began when Ashleigh Lindsey’s mom was struggling with the most negative experience any mother could have…the murder of a child and unborn grandchild. March 21st was Tara Woodlee’s birthday but instead of a day full of celebration it became a day full of tears and sadness. On March 21st, 2012 was the day Ashleigh called her Mom crying from a bathroom. She had been burnt in the face with a cigarette by her then finance, Joshua Mahaffey. It was the day Ashleigh’s nightmare of physical abuse began at the hands of the man she loved. What was worse for Tara was that Joshua’s birthday was the same day as Tara’s. How do you share a birthday with the murderer of your child?      

    In March of 2014, Tara decided that she wanted to turn that Negative into a Positive! She thought of Ashleigh and how full of life and generosity. If anything could overcome evil it was Ashleigh’s heart. She was big on random acts of kindness every day. She didn’t have to think twice about doing them it was just in her nature. So, Tara made a list of the top 20 things she saw her daughter do in kindness and created an event on Facebook. She asked friends and family to join in and Operation: Share Ashleigh’s Heart began. On March 21st, 2014 over 450 people made a commitment to do one act of random kindness in honor of Ashleigh Marie Lindsey. The response was overwhelming.

    Since….Operation: Share Ashleigh’s heart did so much to heal Tara’s heart since she pledge to do all 20 acts of kindness on the list with in a weeks’ time…She thought….why not make this a yearly event. Better yet, why not make this a blog where ideas can be shared on how to change one person’s day with a single unselfish act. And Ashleigh’s Heart Lives On!!!!!!

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