by Ashley Vaughan | Jul 20, 2026 | Monument
I was at church Sunday morning and I was asked if I was in my less busy time now that the Speech and Debate season was over. I chuckled and said that I was flying to Phoenix that afternoon to do a 4 day camp, then Baton Rouge the week after that, then San Jose the...
by Ashley Vaughan | Jul 13, 2026 | Monument
A lot has happened this week. We just completed Rhetoric in the Rockies, and it was a great camp. The facility was wonderful, and the event itself was incredible. The big news of the week though is that long time Senator Lindsay Graham passed away suddenly and...
by Ashley Vaughan | Jul 6, 2026 | Monument
We had a great weekend with our family. We celebrated Independence Day at my son’s place and we did our own fireworks there. Our city, like many others, banned fireworks within the city limits, but almost no one followed that decree, as evidenced by the vast...
by Ashley Vaughan | Jun 29, 2026 | Monument
My Monument Monday is out a bit later today than normal. Mainly because I went to see my cardiologist today for my post echo visit. The doctor said I was continuing to do very well. So well, in fact, that he took me off ALL of my heart medications!!! I was hoping for...
by Ashley Vaughan | Jun 22, 2026 | Monument
Hello from Hanoi, Vietnam, a city of 9 million people, and 7 million scooters, and where it is currently Tuesday morning for me, and Monday evening for you right now. It has been quite the experience so far. The people here are so very kind, the tournament staff has...
by Ashley Vaughan | Jun 15, 2026 | Monument
My family got together yesterday (Sunday), which is very normal for us. It usually begins with 4 to 5 hours of volleyball at a park, but the weather looked to be too windy, so my son decided to cancel this week. So, we got together in the early afternoon and played...
