Meet the Team 2011: Brooke...

Hey K2 Kanakuk Gals,

Well, this one I placed here because Brooke is in my top 9 list. Way to go Brooke! I'll make sure to send you all the important top 9 people in my life information through a really funny video. Be ready!

Girls, meet Brooke Roberts. She loves reading the Word on microphones or anytime really. She is obsessed in a very healthy way with her family and her bro is her best friend (pic below). She works in Oklahoma City with K-Life and is incredible with teenage girls, moms and really every person in the world. She is a unifier and is the glue (or goop as Steven Tyler from Idol would say) to a lot of groups in her life. She is sassy and obviously loves to read God's Word with a microphone and pretty dresses. I mean who doesn't?

She will be hanging with the girls in Backwoods as the Co-Director and also getting a chance to pour into our staff. Brooke is constantly bringing us so much joy and really my life aspiration just behind being a great wife and mom is to be more like Brooke. I take notes and practice daily. Here's to you Brooke Roberts...may you dazzle us forever...yes, you heard me...dazzle! Brooke, you are for sure in my top 10...maybe higher!

Be Awesome & Love Jesus,

kanakuk ashley robbins / ashley@kanakuk.com
photos: Brooke's facebook page

I'm Better because of You...

Hey K2 Kanakuk Gals,
Really between the title to this post and the pictures there is not much more to say. These to are in town so Branson is so much better with them here! K2 Girls, start facebooking them both to tell them that they better be back for summer 2011! No pressure...yeah right! Pile on the pressure! :) Seriously, I'm kidding...sort of!


Be Awesome & Love Jesus,

kanakuk ashley robbins / ashley@kanakuk.com
photos: facebook.com

Story Time with Brooke...

Hey K2 Kanakuk Gals,

Well, yet again another week with STORY TIME WITH BROOKE. The picture above was perfect for this post as Brooke heads to her all american hometown picnic...enjoy!

As many of you know-who takes you to certain school functions such as a homecoming dance is a big deal. In the town I grew up in (Quincy, IL-aka America's hometown) students started going to high school dances as sophomores instead of freshman. It was August of my sophomore year...and people were starting to get their dates lined up. Sidenote: the dance wasn't until the end of October so I don't know why people were getting their dates so early...but I didn't want to be left in the dust...so I joined the mayhem. We were at a town picnic (when you live in America's hometown you have town picnics) and boys were beginning to ask girls to the dance. One of my good guy friends came up to me and asked if I would go with another boy, Brock, to the dance (typical...test the waters before asking) . I said I wasn't sure. About 15 minutes later all my friends were standing around in a circle-about 30 of us-just chatting when Brock comes up and stands next to me. In my mind I "thought" he was acting nervous which made me "think" he was getting ready to ask me to homecoming. Being the semi-outspoken person that I am....out of nowhere I just look at him and say,
"Fine-I'll go with you to homecoming!"

The place went silent as everyone turned to look at me wondering why I just said that aloud, who I was talking to, and confused on what I meant! Brock looked at me and says, "You want to go to homecoming with me??????" And I respond, "I thought you were acting nervous and couldn't get the words out so I just sped up the process : )" My girlfriends chins were hitting the concrete, our guy friends were dying of laughter (secretly wishing they had gotten a date that easy I bet!) and I was just in tears laughing about how ridiculous that conversation was...but also relieved that I'd gotten a homecoming date (turns out he wasn't planning on asking me...but we went together...and had a blast!).

So girls, the moral of Story Time with Brooke today is if you are stressing about Homecoming Dance Dates...don't just when a boy awkwardly stands by you blurt out..."okay, I'll go to Homecoming with you" and see what it gets you. Haha!

Be Awesome & Love Jesus,

Kanakuk Ashley Robbins / ashley@kanakuk.com

Storytime with Brooke...

Hey K2 Kanakuk Gals,
Well, most of you should recognize the famous name of Brooke Roberts. Brooke was on our leadership team this summer and basically is a gal I aspire to be as I grow up. Just being around her is like a skit character...she's that, well, just inspiring! I discovered this summer that she is a great storyteller. She is captivating and poised with each word and very funny. So enjoy this story from our very own Brooke Roberts!

Story Title: Head Gear to a Town Picnic

The extremes that we go to for straight teeth are absolutely ludicrous if you ask me....who came up with the idea to strap a metal bar sticking out of the mouth with a cloth around the back of the head. And then for doctors to say you have to wear it every night. Do they think we don't need sleep? Not to mention the person wearing the headgear looks like they're trying to communicate with life on another planet. I was a victim of headgear. It's true. When I was in 4th grade I left the dentist office with my first headgear. At first I thought it was cool. After 4 nights of no sleep the coolness wore off. I only wore it at home until one day when my town had our annual town picnic. My mom and I were in a fight and I didn't want to go to this picnic. All of my mom's high school friends would be there. She of course won the argument (as all moms do : ) ) and sent me to my room to get ready. I came back out, dressed, hair fixed, and headgear in. I told my mom I wanted to "maximize" my hours for the day. She couldn't argue even though I could tell she was annoyed with me....and I proudly walked around our town picnic with my headgear strapped in : ) 15 years later I'm thankful for the headgear.

Oh, Brooke...thanks for the story girl! It's an automatic classic! All I know is that the line where you told your mom you needed to "maximize" your hours in a day, I could literally hear you saying that and somewhat tilting the head and making your face I'm still trying to perfect for my Brooke Roberts skit character...you are just a classic!

Be Awesome & Love Jesus,

Kanakuk Ashley Robbins / ashley@kanakuk.com
Photo: courtesy of Brooke Roberts facebook page...again, classic!