Ashley Miller Will be guest speaker at Minden Lions Club Thursday.
Miller is a 40 year old native of Leonville, La. where she lived with her parents and two sisters. She graduated from Beau Chene High School in Arnaudville, LA as salutatorian of her class and pursued her college career at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where she graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing.
She went on to pursue a career in the Emergency Room, while also practicing as a home health nurse for eleven years. She married her high school sweetheart, Kenny, who made his career as a chemist. They began their dream of starting a family, which consists of their two daughters, Reese and Aydan, and their two sons, Tristan and Bodie.
Life seemed perfect, but Ashley and her husband were both battling a secret drug addiction and living a double life. In 2017, as her addiction became more severe, Ashley began to lose the things she held dear, including her nursing license and what she thought would’ve been her forever home. After many failed attempts at getting sober, Ashley found herself on the brink of losing her marriage, her children, and her life.
At her worst in 2019, Ashley made the decision to move to Minden, after hearing about Louisiana Adult and Teen Challenge. Desperate for a new life, Ashley entered the doors of the Minden Teen Challenge Family Center on August 12, 2019 and this is where her testimony truly begins.
Ashley will be giving her testimony and also informing the Lions Club of the Louisiana Teen Challenge Christmas banquet. The third annual Teen Challenge Christmas Banquet and Auction will be held on Dec 7th. Doors open at 6pm and the banquet will begin at 7pm. This is their largest fundraising event of the year. Tickets and tables can be purchased at the Broken Bean or online at www.louisianateenchallenge.com under the events tab look for Minden Christmas Banquet.
Minden Lions meet at noon every Thursday at the American Legion Hall on Pine Street.