A moment to Praise GOD!

So I feel as though since I have been back in GA that time has FLOWN by and I am continued to be amazed at Gods hand in my life. I got my first paycheck since Sept the other week and it was only half of what I will be getting paid because you know they have to hold a week, but I did not care I was so happy just to get money that I worked for and did not feel bad for taking. God has done so much lately, the crazy thing is though is that when I look back he has always done it but I know now that I was just taking it for granted. I was making decent money this time last year with excess to spare and its not that I was not grateful I just chose to do different things with it. Now I am making less and working 2 jobs instead of 1, but at the end of the month when all the bills are paid, Gas is in my car and food for me to eat I still have extra it may not be the amount I want but its still more than I deserve. I was talking to a friend the other day who said that with everyone losing there homes and jobs they are fine, and know that it is because they tithe and obey Gods word. I was out of work for a while and seemed busier than ever but I was NEVER late on any bills, never went without gas in my car, and ate out more than I care to admit LOL. God also favored me with a shopping spree at American Eagle, took care of a weekend in Orlando at 4 theme parks, hotel, and fine dining, and then just through in movies EVERY week and time with my dad and brother just because he could. Its ridiculous none of that cost me a penny and yet who am I to deserve that? My relationship with God has Grown so much, I have always had faith and never doubted God because all my life God has just provided. God is so Awesome and Amazing and continues to amaze me, its my honor and a privilege to serve him. I just wanted to give some praise out.

Anything new

So its so great to be back. I am so happy and excited. Not alot has happened since I have been back just been working like crazy which is nice from not working at all. I am loving my hours at work however it is hard getting use to standing on my feet all day. I am going tomorrow to find shoes that will give me added comfort from hours of hard cement floors. But I think I have a few ideas that may work.

Yesterday we did a glow in the dark Easter Egg Hunt which was comical. One of my friends in Florida told me about it so I decided to try for myself. We painted the eggs 2 days before, charged them with light and hid them in the yard. However I think we did something wrong most of them glowed however some of them lost there charge so we ended up in the front yard with Flashlights. It was crazy fun, we are going to try again next year.

I went and saw the Hannah Montana movie on Friday which was awesome. I had a date with my two little friends Chase and Lillie we went to Chick fil A and then to a movie. I was nervous because Friday when I went out for lunch I could hardly move I think it took me 15 mins to get from The Kroger Shopping Center to Wal-Mart there was so much traffic, like it was Christmas time or something. Anyways we get to the movies 30 mins ahead because I wanted to get the kids settled and it was starting to pour rain. We get there and there was already a line ARE YA KIDDING ME? We stood in line pretty near the front and got great seats. I teared up twice which shocked me but when you see the movie you cant blame me. Overall it was a great film kinda long but good.

I guess that is all for now hope everyone is having a Happy Day.

Back to Georgia

Well I have finally made it back to Georgia. It took me about 12 hours to get here due to some very high volume traffic on I-75 we were dead stopped for about 2.5 hours. It was not good averaging about 1 mile ever 15 mins. Anyways so I am back and start my new job on Monday. I am excited I have gotten to spend a few hours with my closest friends, but have not seen anyone yet. The kids have no idea that I am coming much less living here. I think I am going to just go ring the door bell tomorrow after church or just show up at the restaurant I haven't decided yet. The odd thing is, is that no one has mentioned it and yesterday Lil was saying her blessing and at the end Jo said she added help Ah-yah on her trip and when she starts her new job. UM hello we have a psychic kid here! It was totally odd and random, I talk to her on the phone about twice a week but nothing has been mentioned. But this is not the first time this has happened for those who don't know my history well THIS year has been the year for moving for me. When I first moved to take care of my Gram-Gram she called me and said that she dreamed that I came back and lived with them because Gram-Gram had went to heaven. My grandmother passed one week later and I moved back, then she said that she dreamed I would not move in the new house with them because I would be staying with my friends, and I moved to Florida and then she stated that yesterday. I think it is so odd. I believe GOD can speak to children but this is just a little much. I told her to ask Jesus who/where my husband was? I am still waiting on that response.
We are also selling our house and with so many people living there passing through it can get dirty quick. Last night I got a phone call asking me to let the agent in today and do one or two things that could not get done before Vacation. NO problem, however one of the things was to put the dog in the garage and the other was to make sure the trash was taken care of, simple right. WRONG! Our dog Chandler loves to ride the four wheelers and is actually good while riding so I decided to ride him on the 4-wheeler while I brought the trash cans out from the end of the drive way. (yes I know that is so redneck) However there was a car parked in my way so I could not get the 4 wheeler out while I was trying to figure it out Chandler jumped down and grabbed my flip-flops and took off running. I cut the 4-wheeler off and chased him, which was just stupid I knew it was a game from the beginning. I was able to get him back in the garage and shut it , but still had no trash cans. My only option left as I do not know how to drive a tractor was to walk down to the end of the drive way and carry them back up. Not a huge deal until you have seen our drive way, I grabbed shoes ran down the drive way and prayed my way back up. This little adventure took way to long and has left me tired. I hope the house sells is all I have to say and I have only been able to find one of my flip flops. This does not make me happy. I just wish I had it on video I am sure we were hysterical.

New job, Get togethers and More!

So its been a while since I have done this and so much has happened, especially at the end of this blog. I have been going GEOCACHING which is so much fun I am going to have to keep it up. It is a scavenger hunt with a portable GPS, what you do is go and plug in the caches you want to do and then leave. You have to do it on a day when not a lot is going on because it is so addictive and kills your day. However it is a blast, and its like a whole new world inside our world. You have to find these caches and they can be pretty difficult.

I finally saw the movie Twilight I was not sure if I wanted to see it because I didnt really remember the previews for it, but my brother had been begging me to see it. I read a friends blog and decided well if she liked it then I was sure I would. So I watched it and then watched it again and now I am reading the books. It is so good, I have always liked to read but these books I am having to force myself to put down its crazy. I can not wait until the rest of the movies come out.

Moving on I went on an interview last week at Disney world and was hired on the spot, which I thought was normal since Disney is huge and probably would have a high turn over rate. However when I went in the HR room there were about 10 other people and they asked me how long I had been on the waiting list. Having no clue what they were talking about I informed them that I had just applied last week , my interview was today and I was hired. You should have seen the looks as they began to tell me how most of them had been trying to get on at least part time since October and some since December. So I was pleased since I have been out of work for a while now. However I would soon decided that I would not be taking that job.

My family reunion was this past weekend in Georgia just below Macon and as usual it was a blast. This year is the first time I ever remember it raining the entire time and we truly almost floated away. However it just forced us to be in cabins a little more, which turned out to be even funnier than ever. We always roll egg rolls the first night I have an uncle from Vietnam and it is something that he loves to make and we love to eat. However we make 300 of them so we all pitch in to roll and stuff them. After that we play games or go cabin to cabin seeing everyone and catching up. This year was the first year without my Gram-Gram(grandma) so it was heart breaking. My siblings and I stayed in the cabin with my aunt who lived with her as she thought she would be all alone. However she soon found out that people flocked to our cabin and she would have to go outside or somewhere else just to even think about being alone. The first night we stayed up until 1:30 playing Nerk - scrabble slam- and Apples to Apples with a couple of aunts and cousins. Saturday we got up and had to look at my sisters 8 layer Carmel cake which was pure torture as we had to smell it the night before. My sister has an amazing talent in her cake making. Finally around 11 we went to the pavilion where we spend most of our day and began to set up the food and all that jazz. That night I introduced my family to a game called Mafia and another one we were up way to late and having way to much fun it was a complete blast.

So it was back to reality Monday and I was getting ready to start at Disney today, but I started doing the math on how many hours I would be working with what I got paid and the miles I had to drive. Guess what it didnt add up after 80 miles on my car a day and 25 hours a week I would only have $2 left to my name after my bills were paid and none of which included gas or food. I dont know why I waited so long. I still had been job hunting as I knew I would need more money but not alot was going on. I started thinking what the crap am I doing down here, I mean the hospital job fell through and although I have applied to 18 different positions nothing, and then I found out that I could not get financial aid for school because I made to much money and I would have to give them $4000 before I could start. So now I am down here, away from most of my family, and although it is nice down here and I have had a blast. I am struggling , I can not find a church that I want to keep going to and nothing is going how it is suppose to. So such is life right. So I decided that you know what I am not happy here and I am going to go where I am. I found a job that I start Monday in Loganville Georgia, that is where I will be settling and staying , working and keeping to push towards my goals. I will be able to pay my bills with no help and that includes gas and food. So I will be moving this Friday back home. I am so excited and can not wait.

Well that is all for now hope you all have a great day.

Scared at Churched

Well I have been trying out new churches and it has been interesting to say the least. Sunday I revisited a church that on my first visit I really liked, however this Sunday I went in and the Pastor scared the mess out of me. He was speaking on Faith which was cool I feel as though with the different things I have gone through in my life that my faith is way bigger than a mustard seed and its not something I feel that I struggle with. However he started saying how we should be stocking up food and saying every dollar we can get our hands on. The mark of the beast would come and we would have to be prepared and he created this urgency that I felt like when I left church there was no hope, that I needed to go to Wal-Mart and purchase a bike because there would be no gas and I would have no money and then that I should head to SAMS and buy all the Ramen Noodles and canned food I could get my hands on. NOW I know that times are bad things are being shifted but that message gave me NO FAITH AT ALL. I left with this huge knot in my stomach and had to personally call a few people I consider my spiritual leaders. So I am baffled on how he spoke on faith and left me faithless. Last time I checked my GOD was my foundation and my strength and has ALWAYS ALWAYS supplied my needs. I have been without a job since September honestly had only $300 saved when I quit and have not been late not one time on a bill, never missed a meal and all of my basic needs for survival have been met above and beyond what I could ask for. Now that I am done with that.... Well I come in Sunday and my brother rented a movie called The Postman for those who have not seen it, it is with Kevin Costner(sp) and takes place in the year 2013 the entire movie is based on people survivng the plagues and trying to rebuild America (truly it was a decent movie) I was like Lord Jesus what are you trying to tell me. I am telling you it was bizzare. So I called a couple of people who I consider my spiritual leaders now they are in there 60's and I feel that they are wise and have always broken down things where I can understand it as I can be completely ditzy at times anyways he said Ashley if I thought that the plagues were here and that the Mark of the beast was coming tomorrow or next week I would max out every credit card and by all the food money can buy. He said he felt that the speaker just wanted to potray that things are bad and we need to be informed and wise about what we do as nothing in this world is certain. Anyways it took the knot out of my stomach and I just prayed and continue to pray and believe that God will have his way in all this but Sunday was a pretty crazy day in Ashley world. I am being wise, staying informed and keeping the faith.

Other updates- I have been introduced to this amazing game called Geo Caching and am a bit upset that I am just finding out about it. It has been around since 2000 and I just heard about it last week...are you kidding me? What it is , is a scavenger hunt. I have some friends down here that play it and have now gone with them 4 times and it gets more addicting every time. So you go and find out where the Cache is, a cache can be micro or traditional. In a tradtional cache you sign the log and you take something(usually they are little toys or gadgets) and replace it with something. In a micro cache you just sign the log. Anyways so you plugg in like 10 coordinates to your PORTABLE GPS and start looking for them. It takes you to exactly where they are. It is so much fun, we did 5 the other day and blew a couple of hours. It was a BLAST.
Oh yeah so my family reunion is coming up on the 25th and I am way pumped up about it, I am organizing a bake off with my cousins. We are seeing who makes the best 8 layer cakes and since I just made mini 8 layer cakes I will be doing that so that each judge gets to have a mini cake instead of just a slice. LOL Probably not something I should be pumped about but I am easily amused.
I am going to DisneyWorld this weekend without spending a penny ( GOD IS GOOD). I have planned and made reservations and gotten things in order so I am being blessed with a free weekend. My hopefully soon to be manager , her daughter, is turning 15 and wants to go to Disney and City Walk for the weekend. So basicallly I am going I feel as a chaprone(SP) but who cares it Disney World, a free amazing hotel with a Volcano Slide Pool, I will post pictures I PROMISE and should be a ton of fun.
American Idol- So I love this show and earlier this season it was Awful I was going to sleep in some of them truly it was bad. But I survived and am loving it. I kinda think the Judge Save is cool that they just introduced. My favorites are of course Danny Cokey- Adam Lambert- and I like the Tatoo girl as well Meghan and the other little chick who I can not remember her name but she has blond and pink hair and sang dirty diana. I like her as well. So now I am excited about the season I thought the Ford commercial was pretty cool. However to me it is still a show you must record because the commercials are way to long.
Well that is all for now. Talk to you all later.

Well the past few days have been interesting. I have been going on interviews and trying to find a job, since the one I came here for fell through. However I am also trying to figure out what I am doing here and what I am suppose to be doing with this time. I don't know if this is a time for rebuilding or working on myself spiritually, I have been talking with God Nonstop and asking what am I suppose to do. Until I get an answer I am just pushing through.

While I wait........I have gotten my hair done in a short stacked bob with blonde and red highlights it is so cute. Believe it or not I went to a local college who offers cosmetology and let students do my hair so I got the cut color and style for $20 now that is Dave Ramsey approved. I was a bit nervous as the girl who cut my hair said it was only the second time she had ever done this cut. The good thing was that the instructor was there and my hair has been an inch short before so I figured it she messed up I could just go with another style. However I was pleased that it all worked out.

I have also been going to the movies not a whole lot but I have seen Taken and Madea Goes to Jail, both of which I recommend as I have seen them twice. Taken is awesome and keeps you on your seat the entire time. I went with my brother and his wife I was so tired and was trying to back out but he had already bought the ticket. I went in , sat down, and before I knew it 2 hours had gone by and I was WIDE awake.

Madea Goes to Jail is probably not for everyone. I happen to follow Tyler Perrys movies and think his work is outstanding. I own and have seen all of his plays and movies this one by far is the funniest I had to go back the second time because the first time people were laughing so loud I missed some things. It was exceptional both times.

I have also decided on the church I feel I should attend. It has its own young adult service on Sunday night, the music is a little different but the message and events are really cool.

I cant wait to see what God has in store.

Change!

Change is a word that I use to hate to hear. However over the course of the past 2 years I have come to realize that it is just what happens in life. Rarely do things actually go as planned, people move on, and well life just happens. For those of you who do not know me my name is Ashley and this is my very first blog. You will have to excuse ALL grammar errors as I am from South Georgia and I type exactly how I speak. (well almost)

Recently in life I have learned alot of new things. In Septemeber I left the job that I loved and went to take care of my grandmother during her final months. I learned so much, basically living at the hospital you learn a new way of life and things that use to be so important lose value. She was an amazing lady and even as sick as she was, she still made us laugh. I made a promise to her that I would go to school (college). She passed in October and my life from that moment has not been the same. I have moved to a different state and will start school "Good Lord Willing" in August.

I will be starting school to become a Surgical Technician. If you know me, this is odd I know. However there are thousands of families that are making promises to loved ones that no matter how sick they get or what happens they will never leave them alone, ever. Not in the house or hospital or anywhere someone will always be there with them. Families well my family made that promise and we stuck to it, she didnt even go to the bathroom by herself. ( What mom does?) However the day came when she needed a procedure done and we could only walk with her for so far before we had to go to the waiting room. We prayed for everyone in the Operating Room that God would guide there hands and heads and be with them. So for me I want to be in the OR helping to take care of patients that thier families have entrusted to us to make a difference.

I am now living in Florida and boy is it different! I am seeing people who I havent spoken with in years. Trying churches to find one that I like. Its pretty crazy going in alone to a church and you are actually a visitor, I have been in church my whole life and these past 3 weeks I have never felt more out of place. I am still going and narrowing it down to a few. I have not started my job as of yet but have been working doing some other things. Times are a bit stressful but God always brings me through. I miss ALL my GA folks very much but read your blogs faithfully. LOL Well I guess this is it for my first blog. Hope you enjoyed it.