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our vision
For young widows and ill or injured military couples to find lasting connection through rest and recreation retreats on the Emerald Coast.
we are working to build a beautiful home dedicated to our mission. A SPACE WHERE widows & military COUPLES CAN COME TO RETREAT FROM THE PRESSURES OF DAILY LIFE, SPEND TIME IN NATURE & LINK ARMS WITH OTHERS TO WALK OUT THE UNIQUE DIFFICULTIES presented by A LIFE ADAPTED BY DEATH, INJURY AND ILLNESS.
In the meantime, we know a lot of good can be done within the walls of existing spaces, and have been hosting several retreats each year, while working toward this ultimate goal.
Crowned for Ashes is an irs designated 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
your donations will go toward building a beautiful facility on the intercoastal waterway of florida's emerald coast where we can host wounded, ill & injured veterans with their spouses, as well as widows for faith-inspired respite retreats & will provide for their travel expenses & opportunities for recreation.
Or make checks payable to:
Crowned for ashes
PO Box 5466
Navarre, FL 32566
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the heart & story behind crowned for ashes
Ashley Cochrane is the Founder & Executive Director of Crowned for Ashes, a dream she formed along with her husband Chris in 2014. She spent 5 years as Chris’s caregiver following a series of medical issues arising from a 2013 deployment before his unexpected passing in 2018.
By trade, Ashley is a lifestyle and branding photographer—one of the many skills she hopes to bring to Crowned for Ashes. She received her B.S. in Hospitality Management with minors in Business Administration and International Human Studies from Auburn University. Ashley is also certified in Event Management.
As a military spouse, turned caregiver, turned widow, she believes that she can link arms with, and offer hope to couples and young widows in situations similar to her own. Ashley lives in Navarre, FL with Chris’s service dog (and her best friend), Fawkes.
Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
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Lindsey Maines studied videography & graduated with a BA from Florida State University & feels this passion for visual arts is one the Lord has impressed upon her heart! She has been honored & overjoyed to use this passion to serve multiple missions! Including spreading awareness for nonprofits who serve individuals on the autism spectrum as well as Crowned for Ashes!
Lindsey has been a photographer & videographer for the past ten years among the Emerald Coast of Florida! She has a heart for serving others including her husband & three little ones! She is truly HONORED to be part of the Crowned for Ashes mission!
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
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Kathleen Norwood works as a fitness trainer in Pensacola, FL. She is the Director of Development for Crowned for Ashes. She graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a Mass Communications degree and recently graduated with her master's in Public Administration from the University of West Florida.
In 2018, 6 months after marrying her best friend Tyler, he passed away in an accident. She attended our first-ever Crowned for Ashes Retreat in the spring of 2019 and it was the first time she had ever been around other young widows. It was a defining moment in her grief and faith walk.
Kathleen is a firm believer in community and connections. She believes there is so much healing that happens when you link up and walk alongside those who have experienced similar tragedies.
"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up." - Ecclesiastes 4:9
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Carly Woollard is the President of Crowned for Ashes, a ministry that significantly impacted her life, following the loss of her husband Austin in 2018 after a three-year battle with cancer. As a military spouse, caregiver, and widow, she knows how deeply this ministry can – and does – impact the lives of both military families and young widows.
Carly works as a data analyst for an aerospace company. She received her B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Colorado, and her Master's Degree in Mathematical Biosciences from The Ohio State University. She remarried in 2020, an incredible man named Bryce, and they live near Boulder, Colorado with their two dogs. She spends her free time racing bicycles, skiing, and generally doing anything outside.
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
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Hannah Hurt is Crowned for Ashes’ Treasurer. She is a Speech-Language Pathologist and Realtor ®️. Hannah graduated from Bethel College with a degree in Biology, and Murray State University with a Masters in Communication Disorders. She is married to her high school sweetheart and is the mom of 3, Hayes and Quinn, and her firstborn, Noah, in Heaven. As a mom who experienced infant loss and as a therapist working with populations with exceptionalities, she seeks to offer compassion and grace to those in need. Some of her favorite things are the color pink, the beach, giving gifts & iced coffees. She loves making others feel special and prides herself on communication and encouraging others. After seeing God’s redemption in her own life, she wants to share that hope with others.
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
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Brooke Talley is the Director of our Widow's Ministry Songs in the Night. She currently works as a behavioral therapist at the Emerald Coast Autism Center and is dedicated to improving the lives of young children with Autism. Her entire career has been with non-profit organizations.
She received her B.S in Social Work from Auburn University and obtained a master’s degree in Early Childhood Special Education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Brooke married her college sweetheart, Doug on New Year’s Eve 2005.
In 2017, just one year after their son, Hayes, was born, Doug went to Heaven. Brooke became a widow at the age of 34. She feels strongly that God is going to continue to use her life and Doug’s legacy to serve orphans and widows. She feels most alive when she is working in that capacity. Brooke enjoys playing with Hayes, spending time with her parents, going to the beach, journaling, listening to podcasts reading.
James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
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Lindsey McAllister earned her bachelor’s degree from Valdosta State University, where she focused on Education with an emphasis on Mathematics and History. She spent many years working in the Georgia school system before relocating to Navarre, Florida. There, Lindsey and her husband, Ryan, raised their two children, Bracken and Maggie. During their time in Florida, she ran a successful Newborn and Maternity Photography business, a venture that truly ignited her passion. Capturing the essence of others and reminding them of their unique worth became incredibly important to her—a sentiment that continues to resonate in her work today.
In 2016, Lindsey and her family moved to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where she began expanding her service to the community. She currently serves as the Projects Chairman for Junior Auxiliary of Biloxi-Ocean Springs, a nonprofit dedicated to helping children and families in need within their service area. In addition, Lindsey serves as the Ocean Springs Middle School Cheer Booster President and has previously been the Ocean Springs High School Golf Booster Secretary and the Junior Auxiliary of Biloxi-Ocean Springs Gala Art Chairman.
Lindsey believes that God is constantly shaping her, teaching her the importance of serving and loving others as they are. She considers her role with Crowned For Ashes to be a true blessing—an opportunity placed in her life by God at the perfect time. She is humbled and honored to work alongside such a servant-hearted group of individuals. Lindsey believes that with God at the forefront, there is nothing we can't achieve.
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God; if anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen. 1 Peter 4:10-11
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Jaclyn Pritchett is the President of Crowned for Ashes and currently the Vice President of Human Resources Field Operations at Brookdale Senior Living. She has spent more than a decade serving in various HR/Organizational Development and operations positions within Corporate America. She was the recipient of the 2016 Nashville Emerging Leader award in the HR Category.
She also currently serves on the Board for New Frontiers, a non-profit that provides youth camps as well as residential care in a therapeutic environment for boys ages 11-18.
She received her B.A. in Psychology with minors in Business and Spanish from Auburn University. Jaclyn resides in Murfreesboro, TN with her husband, Daniel and their two children, Luke and Emma. In her personal time, Jaclyn enjoys the company of her family & friends, volunteering, gardening, painting, reading, hiking, traveling, and training for half marathons.
Romans 5:3-5 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
