Blessings!!!!
Hello All!
It’s the first of Feb and the year has been great so far. God has blessed me with the opportunity to speak in 3 places recently. I first went to Bonifay Florida for a Women’s Conference. I was touched by the warmth in the place and the lessons that God taught me. This event was the first I had done in a couple of months and I always question myself about what God wants me to say. God proved to me once again that He doesn’t want me to prepare for these events, He just wants me to be available to speak whatever words He put in my mouth and that is what I did. He blessed the event and it was fabulous! I was able to get to know a friend of mine a little better on the ride to and from Florida and was blessed by what a neat person she is (and may I say very blessed with a beautiful voice). The next day I was off to speak in Stone Mountian. I was able to bring my family with me and I always enjoy having them along. This particular event was geared toward The Purpose Driven Life b/c the Church was beginning the study. I was able to share my testimony and what the Lord taught me through the PDL. God has a purpose for all of us….it may not be the purpose we think it is but that is the hard part of life is getting out of God’s way and letting HIM be in control. God really blessed that event and got me out of His way and spoke through me. Thanks Father!!!! Then just today I went to Habersham to speak at The Torch where they too were going through the Purpose Driven Life. I shared my testimony and how the PDL changed my life. God blessed this time BUT I soon realized the real reason I was at the Church. God led me and my family there to worhsip and experience His presence. My family and I stayed for the service and really experienced God in the Church, we took communion, had our little sick child prayed over and I was even asked forgiveness from someone I did not know that told me he had judged me to quickly some three years ago! So just another confermation that My Jesus is on the throne and in control of my life and everything around me.
To catched you up a little on my life….school is GREAT! I am really enjoying what I am learning and actually becoming decent at applying what I am learning…another blessing from the Lord! Daniel and I are still working in the Celebrate Recovery ministry at our Church and being blessed weekly by seeing God work in peoples lives. If anyone is interested in coming to our Celebrate Recovery at Blackshear Place Baptist Church in Gainesville, Georgia we start at 5:30 with a meal and begin group worship at 6:30…WE LOVED TO SEE YOU ! Altogehter things are good……that doesn’t mean there are not trails and hard times…it just means God is there and I am letting Him help me through. So now that you have read an update on me, I need to ask you all a favor! This week would have been my Mom’s 53 birthday and this will be the first birthday of her’s to pass without her here. It’s gonna be a tough week as I have already begun to miss her but will you all pray that I will get through this week with great memories of her and celebrate her life instead of missing her like crazy. She is celebrating her first birthday in heaven…isn’t she lucky! I LOVE YOU MOM!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Mom, Ash, La
Thanks for visiting….another update later! God Bless! 2 Peter 1:10-11
February 21st, 2009 at 8:51 am
Dearest Ashley,
Thank you for coming to our church to speak last Sunday in little ole Bloomfield, Missouri! You touched my heart as well as made a tremendous positive impact on my 9 year old daughter. I am almost finished reading your book, and must tell you that sometimes I am moved to tears and and chillbumps as I realize that God most defineately did his work through you that fateful day - and He is still using you to accomplish His great works - truly awesome!
Nora Statler