A Word...

So, since I didn't get the chance to go to church Sunday, and couldn't afford it, I found a great new site online where you can have church and enjoy a real live worship service.

While I was there I found out you could chat in the chat room, or get some live prayer from someone.

So, I decided to try the live prayer. The first one wasn't that great...so I ended that one and went to someone else. The 2nd girl Katrine was lovely! She was my age, had 3 kids, irregular periods, and was a medical student! She asked me if I had PCOS--she was right on the dot with that one. She asked if I thought about Clomid, which I'm dying to try! God gave her to me to chat with.

I felt very very good after that. Then, today, it happened...something that I've never experienced before!

I called a man with an order at work that was on Secuirty Hold...I told him why I was calling and that I must have ESP because he said he was just thinking about our company. He continued with small talk saying how bubbly I am and that he bets I'm married because a guy would pick me up in no time with how bubbly I was. I confirmed with him that I was married, and then he started saying things that no one else would know about me!

He's like you want 2 kids, and you see everyone around you having one, but still not you. There's someone to your left and someone to your right. He said that I've really been thinking about having one in the past 2 weeks. I could of sworn that he said that I'd find out I'm having one within the next 10 days. He said that I was writting with a pen with pink on the end, and I was...he hit everything on the head! I just don't understand this!

Was this man from God? Was this man from the devil? He even went on to talk about how much I yearned for a child. A baby. To be a mommy.

Either way, I will pray to the Lord for discernment.

How great is our God!

I feel this positive energy about it ...but at the same time, I'm still in awe!

What do you think?!?

Happy Sunday

I stayed home from church today. We're a little short right now on funds and I have to unpack from moving. Worshipping Christ from home. Have to wait until the beginning of the week to find out the cost of cable. I only watch it for maybe like 4-5 programs and that's it. However, today with only the box and the antenna hooked up I realize how much I miss those programs! Especially days filled with Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyer, Crefflo Dollar, TD Jakes, etc. Good, clean, and wholesome..that and nights with CBN after work and Who's Line Is it anyway?
I'll miss another season of Biggest Loser if I stay on 2nd shift. I'm so tired of this shift. I love and appreicate the fact that I have a job and that I've been able to be a supervisor for the past 5 months don't get me wrong. However, if Charlie gets the new job in Decatur that God's blessed his path with ...then I'm either quitting or going down to part time or going to step back down to an agent and keep 40 hours and work day shift. 9-5:30 was a good one..it's what I had when I started back last year.
Anywhoo..I guess I should get started. My baby brother and mom might be coming today..and if so I'll have new pics up on Facebook!

I love you all!

Favor

It's an amazing thing. When God shows us favor. When our husband goes for a job in Decatur for a certain position and they say, well you don't have enough experience for the one we're hiring for, but you do have enough for another supervisor job over here!!
Tomorrow will be the deciding factor. That will be the day..when we find out something. I hope it's a lot more money..that is something that they will be offering him tomorrow. I'm not saying I want to be rich or that it's all about the money..however, right now that would allow me to quit, or go to part time where i'm at and focus primarily on my health.
I did good the past two days I've taken the dogs for a walk. And, I knew as soon as we got them back that I would be more active.
The weight loss part is slow in coming but that's fine for me. I drink water all day long and only 1 pop a day for lunch, and it's diet and caffeine free.
The doctor said that diet soda is fine in moderation just like everything else. I've heard people say that they don't drink it because their doctor said there's no long term effects on it. Well, my mom's boss said that's not true because her grandma used sweet and low and lived to 92!
It's just like everything else, just because you stop using sweetner doesn't mean you won't still get cancer from anything else you do--like smoke!
That's what cracks me up is the person who said, well, i'm no longer using them due to long term effects ...um...HELLO!!! You SMOKE!!! And, we all know the long term or should I say short term effects of that one!
Anyway, I will update when I find out what happens tomorrow with the new job.

Love,
Pray for us, as we're going through such a big and sudden change! Daylight is coming!!
Ashley

Autumn Miracles Are Falling

Autumn. Leaves. Falling...
Changing...Time for change.
Leaves, bodies, fresh air...crisp ..cool filling my lungs.

God has blessed us. Why don't I realize by now, that He never fails me?

We have a beautiful brand new home. And, we will be able to have our kids!!! I am most ecstatic, and we will even get to live there rent free for up to a week or more.

The man who owns the home currently goes to church. I told him I didn't know if it meant much to him but that we were church going people.

He said never to think that and never to deny that we are, that they are too. I told him the only thing that came before my payments (bills) was my tithe. He said that we were special people, because not many people did that anymore.

I am blessed beyond measure.

Overwhelmed.

Losing.

Slapped Me

Why has someone that I love not slapped me yet?
Just--come right out and knocked me out?!
I'm ALWAYS complaining about everything that is bad in my life!!
I guess if my life wasn't sound bound and determined to be ran by my emotions, then I wouldn't have to worry about it now would I?

I found this good thing to remember today online:

Walking by our feelings is like walking through the world with our heart on our sleeve. We are bound to be hurt, and we are bound to be disappointed, for we live in a fallen world. What we choose to do with that hurt and disappointment will either allow us to grow stronger in our walk with the Lord or it will mean that we are walking wounded. Both outcomes are our choice. God makes it possible for us to walk through the disappointments in life with a knowledge that His provision for us works. His grace and His comfort are ours as we rest in Him. Every born-again child of God has all of these provisions and blessings in Christ, but we have to choose to utilize them. It is sort of like having a million dollars in the bank and choosing to starve to death because we don't use that money to buy food. It is also true that we cannot use what we do not know. Therefore, it behooves every believer to "know" the God who knows us and loves us, and that means more than a devotional reading of God Word but study that changes our perspective (2 Timothy 3:16-17) and allows us to face life armed with real understanding about the reality of walking by faith.As believers we are not defined by our past failures or by disappointment or by the rejection of others. We are defined as children of God, born again to newness of life and endowed with every spiritual blessing and accepted in Christ Jesus. That is the defining factor when it comes to victorious living. God has prepared for each of us unique opportunities to walk through the "all things" of this life. We can either walk in our own strength and what the Apostle Paul calls our "flesh," or we can walk in the power of the provision God has made for us through the Holy Spirit. It is our choice. God has provided us with armor (Ephesians 6:11-18), but it is up to us to put it on by faith.Therefore, if you are a child of God, you may suffer disappointment in this life, but you need to remember that as a child of the King, this rejection is a momentary bump in the road. You have a choice to either allow that bump to derail you and walk wounded, or you can choose to claim the heritage of a child of God and move forward in grace. Forgiveness of others and of self is a gift that you can give because it is the gift given to you by the Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 4:32).

Emotions can lead us astray...but God's word stands firm and unchanging. Even when we don't feel like it, if we're feeling depressed, we should be getting into the word for time of devotionals.

Psalm 28:7

Psalm 28:7
The Lord is my strength and my shield, my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.

This scripture has been on my heart lately. Even though I just found it tonight, it fits with what I've been feeling. Work has been getting better!! Can you believe it? Not necessarilly the people persay, but the atmosphere. It's been feeling better. I got a raise...and my hours may be going more daytime ish here starting as soon as next week or so!

God must want me to stay there longer...I think I might just let moving to Decatur go..believe me, it's still my hearts desire, as well as having children, but I need to just be thankful for what I have, and for many people that don't have much..I have a lot!

I'm in pain tonight. Would anyone reading this please pray for me?!

Thank you so much!

Much love,

Ashley

God's Best

Joyce Meyer says God's timing and how long we have to wait is based on how well we behave while we're waiting. When you look at those poor Israelites; if they hadn't grumbled, complained, and whined the entire time they were in the desert, it would've taken a lot less than 40 years to make the 11 DAY journey through the wilderness. And even worse, once they got to the promised land, only TWO of the original two million people actually made it in because they were the only two that had the right attitude.It makes you wonder how many things we've missed because of all the grumbling, complaining, and whining when God's timing didn't line up with our own. And of course, what we missed was If it were up to us, we'd lay out the whole plan so we could see every tiny aspect. We'd most likely disagree with parts of it, want to change a lot of it, and oh yes, have a back-up plan ready in case God's plan and His timing didn't work. Perhaps that's why God doesn't show us the whole thing at once. He knows we'd want to get our own ideas and our own timing involved.
God ... Is it YOUR Idea or Mine???Our daughter was attempting to make some major life decisions a few years ago. She is a special needs young woman who just needs some extra help in order to move forward. One of her dreams is to explore the life of a nun. She was 19 at the time, and was already in contact with a couple of monasteries.
But just because Amanda felt she was ready to move forward, didn't mean God thought it was a good idea, especially when it wasn't in His timing. Amanda didn't understand why things didn't fall into place at the time, but today she's working on mastering independent living skills and is getting job training skills. She still wants to pursue a life as a nun someday, but now she realizes God can use her much more effectively if she gains all the knowledge and skills she possibly can before she takes the next step.
When I decided to I really wondered if I was doing what God wanted me to do, when He wanted me to do it. And it wasn't until I stepped out in faith, that events and circumstances lined up with God's timing. It works for me and I know it can work for you.
How Do I Get God's Best?
The Word says to seek God first,and all the rest of the stuff will be added. That means to seek God, not seek the stuff. If your focus is on finding ways to be a blessing to other people, all the other stuff will find you.
Only move forward with your plan if you've asked God FIRST. Some people plan a whole bunch of stuff and expect God to bless it, when God expects you to pray first and then plan. If you're doing what God tells you to do, then His favor and anointing is on it. It has to work because it's God.
Don't get discouraged and give up. Just because something doesn't work, doesn't mean God isn't in it. He may have a better option, a better deal, or better arrangements. His timing means exactly that, and if you're trusting Him, then there is no reason to be discouraged. Is it hard to trust when you can't see it? Yup. Is it worth it? Yup.

4 Ways

4 Ways to Use Healing Scripture in Your Life
PRAY FIRST about everything. Prayer isn't something you can bypass and expect God to work in your life. God wants and needs to hear from you. He has lots of great stuff planned for you, but He isn't going to simply bestow them on you without at least some effort on your part to have a relationship with Him on an ongoing basis. To say that "you've tried everything else so now all you can do is pray" is an insult to God. It's like saying that God is your last resort. Oh yeah, we want the help, and we want all the blessings we can get, but we'd like it on our own terms and in our own timing. So if there is any way we can make it happen on our own...
Pray using a healing scripture. Take a look at the list below to help you. When you stand on God's word and pray expectantly, waiting for God's promise to work for you, God will honor your request, doing whatever He thinks is truly best for you.
Accept that God is God. That means He knows a lot more about what's going on than you do. There can't be much of a relationship if you don't trust God with your problem. Our inclination when we pray is to give God a short amount of time to do something and if we don't see something happening, we take the problem right back and start trying to make things happen on our own again. It isn't until we let go completely that God will work things out for our good, using whatever methods He chooses.
Pray your healing scripture out loud. Whenever you feel fear creeping in, negative thoughts trying to take over, or life trying to overwhelm you, use your scripture as a sword to slice through all the noise. Pray those scriptures out loud every day over your situation. Just remember, when you're praying for positive, life giving things to happen, there is no room for negative stuff to get in the way.

MRI Results

I have degenerative arthritis, and I have several slipped and buldged discs in my lower back.
I'm hoping that I get some relief soon ...especially after going and seeing this back specialist...because I feel crippled. I feel like I can hardly stand and I'm in excrutiating pain.

Until then..praise God for everything always in my life!
He's teaching me something even now!

TODAY!!

One time in Scripture, Jesus was walking through a city when a man came up to Him said, "Sir, my good friend is very sick. Would You please come and pray for him?" Jesus said, "Yes, I will come to your home." The man went on to say, "I'm a Captain in the Army. I have a lot of authority. When I speak, my men quickly obey. Jesus, You don't need to come to my home, just speak the word only, and I know my friend will be healed." This man had that "now" faith.



Notice that Jesus didn't get offended and say, "Boy, you've got a lot of nerve asking Me to do it right now. You sure are bold, believing that I can speak something and cause it to happen." No, it was just the opposite. Jesus looked at him and said, "I have not seen this much faith in all of Israel. You can go home. Your friend is totally whole." That's what happens when we have the boldness to say, "God, I'm asking You, do it for me today."



A lot of people live with a "future" faith. They believe that one day something great is going to happen, but it's always off in the future. If you could just learn to switch back over into a "now" faith like this man and say, "God, I'm asking You to send healing. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Send healing now. Send favor now. Send breakthroughs now." When you release that "now" faith, you're going to see a "now" God show up and do amazing things in your life. Now is the time for God's favor. Now is the time for blessing. Now is the time for you to receive all that He has in store for you!

How To Stay In Faith!

How do you stay in faith when it's taking a long time and you don't see anything happening? Let patience have its perfect work. Just like this man, tell yourself every day, "This could be the day it turns around. This could be the day I start to feel better. This could be the day the property sells. This could be the day I get the phone call I've been waiting for." Keep standing, keep speaking, and keep believing because through faith and patience you will see His promises fulfilled in every area of your life!

That Cyst

Thank you dear Lord for healing that cyst tonight. For speaking through the t.v. to my hand that was on my back where the pain is coming from.

Thank you dear Jesus for giving me the good report from the Lord that overrides all doctors reports from my MRI.

WE love you, and we praise your Holy name!!

Ashley

Praise God!

I'm sorry if I doubted you.
I'm sorry if it wasn't enough.
But, God all I need is you.
All of you is enough!
Thank you for making me well!
Thank you for examing me--my heart and my physical capacity...
We love you...we need you...we have you in our life!

MRI

Yesterday I went to have an MRI...and now...I wait.
God was with me, my husband knelt down beside me and prayed while he held my hand.
I panicked, and couldn't breathe, so they had to put me in feet first....
Felt much better. God was with me. Have been having chest pains now..lately...please pray for me!

Much Love,

Ashley

The Days Theme Song-Coming Soon!

"The Storm Is Over Now"

I was in a tunnel
And couldn't see the light
And whenever I'd look up
I couldn't see the sky
Sometimes when I'm standin'
It seems like I done walked for miles
And my heart could be cryin'
Dead in the middle of a smile

But then I climbed the hills
And saw the mountains
I hollered help 'cause I was lost
Then I felt the strong wind
Heard a small voice sayin'

The storm is over
(The storm is over now)
And I can see the sunshine
(Somewhere beyond the clouds)
I feel Heaven, yeah
(Heaven is over me)
Come on and set me free, whoa

Now in the midst of my battle
All hope was gone
Downtown in a rushed crowd
And felt all alone
And every now and then
I felt like I would lose my mind
I've been racin' for years
And still no finish line, oh

But then I climbed the hills
And saw the mountains (Mountains)
I hollered help 'cause I was lost
Then I felt the strong wind
And then a small voice sayin'

The storm is over
(The storm is over now)
And I can see the sunshine
(Somewhere beyond the clouds)
I can feel Heaven, yeah
(Heaven is over me)

Come on and set me free

Somehow my beginning stepped right in (Right in)
Then faith became my friend (My friend)
And now I can depend
On the voices of the wind
When it's sayin' (Sayin')

The storm is over
(The storm is over now)
And I can see the sunshine
(Somewhere beyond the clouds)
I can feel Heaven, yeah
(Heaven is over me)

Won't you come and set me free
Won't you set me free

The storm is over
(The storm is over now)
And I can see the sunshine
(Somewhere beyond the clouds)
I can feel Heaven, yeah
(Heaven is over me)
Won't you come and set me free

Happy Birthday Mom! (47)

To my mom. My merm. My mother. Mommy, Momma, friend. Thank you just doesn't say enough. I know that I've hated you, loved you, been in disagreement with you. But, your like God, you've never given up on me, you don't hold grudges towards me, and you don't do anything else but have unconditional faith and love towards me. This day we honor you--born back in 1963.

We love you mom, both Charlie and I. Very much.

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Very tired in this picture with my little brother...

Doubting Thomas

We all know that God is moved by our faith. That's the best place to live. But what I'm saying today is that God chases us in our doubt. In those times that we don't understand, when we have questions or feel alone and abandoned, that's when God has a way of showing up and doing something amazing in our life. He reaches out in our times of doubt so that our faith will be restored.



That's just what happened to Thomas in John 20. When Jesus rose from the dead and was in the midst of all those believers, He went looking for Thomas first—the doubter. He said, "Thomas, take a look at My nail-scarred hands." See, Jesus wasn't condemning Thomas; He was proving Himself to him. He was restoring and strengthening Thomas.



Today, no matter what you may be facing, no matter what disappointment you may be struggling with, know that God is still there. He does not condemn you, but He is reaching out His hand of strength and restoration. His love goes way beyond our doubts. Can you open your heart and receive that love today? Why don't you let Him restore your faith and hope? Let Him restore your peace. Let Him refresh the dry and broken place and pour out His abundant blessing on every area of your life.

(something to remember by Joel Osteen)