Psalm Countdown.

If you haven't already figured it out, I am going to Romania this summer on a mission trip.  I am beyond excited and thrilled that God has placed it on my heart to go! On our first team meeting we started doing a Psalm countdown. (I had never thought about doing this but I think it is a WONDERFUL idea!). We started 110 days away from the trip at Psalm 110. We read a Psalm a day backwards.  It is amazing over the past few weeks how much God has taught me.  I have been keeping a journal for everyday (even though I am missing April 1) and at Day 100 I thought about taking a picture everyday, so that I can make a scrap book later on (but I forget sometimes but i still take them ever now-and-then.  

Psalm 98

I was at Toccoa Falls College on a Preview Weekend when I took this picture.  I hiked up to Little Falls with my roommate and new friend Clessie and we saw this Rock formation.  It is hard to tell in the picture but there is a perfect square cut out in the rock and it makes it look like a chair or steps. We were thinking how cool it would be if they did Baptisms there a long time ago. I just thought it was neat.  

Psalm 87

This was at Jekyll Island Georgia.  We were on spring Break and since my dad has a weird schedule and I had class we decided to take an overnight trip to the beach.  It was so nice and quiet there (the island had no bars) It was a very family oriented vacation spot.  It was just a beautiful place that God created! I was so blessed to spend time there with my family!

If you ever have a big event or anything that you can do a countdown to, I absolutley recommend doing a psalm countdown.  It will bring you closer to God and you can share your excitement with him while spending more time with him!  

Passion "White Flag".

I was asked by a friend of  my dads to do a review on the White Flag album from Passion.  Go check it out and check out his blog!
http://redlettergeneration.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/passion-white-flag/


I plan to be adding new posts soon!

Countless Blessings today.

I anticipate the mail (EVERYDAY) when I get home, hoping that I will get some snail mail or support for my trip!  So, Today when I walk into the kitchen there is an envelope in my name on the counter, more support for my trip! So after that I counted up all of the donations for my trip which equaled $1,199. I was thrilled  that God has blessed me with this amount.  Then my night proceeds with a fun dinner with my family.  After dinner I go to my desk because I need to check my email for the day.  20 new messages in one day (mostly junk mail) but I had a message from the church with my total amount for my trip, which said I have a total of $1,005!  This is not counting what I have not deposited to the church yet! So as of right now I have a total of $1,669 thanks to Gods blessings! With this said I am so excited and I am getting pumped up for this trip! GOD IS SO GOOD! :) 

I know, I love

I know God.

I know my name.

I know the shame.

I know God.

 

I know God.

I know His name.

I know His Fame.

I know God.

I Love God.

He loves my name.

He loves my shame.

I love God.

I love God.

I love His name.

I love His Fame.

I love God.

I know I love God.

I know He loves me.

Romania Update.

Sofar I have raised $635. This seems so very small compared to the total of $2,800.  To me I am getting scared that the money will not come in,but I know it will.  I only have a few weeks to get my 75% in.  I need you guys to pray that I will be able to have enough support for this trip.  I do not want to worry about it anymore because I want to begin to prepare my heart for this trip. I am so excited (on top of this worry) for this trip. I am so thankful for the opportunity to love on these children.   I know that God will provide. I have even started selling crafty things hoping it will all add up.  Please keep praying for our teams unity,health, and support.


P.s. If you would like to help support me send me an email: ashleylightfoot@ymail.com or on Facebook!

My Main Squeeze

^ This is me and my daddy, I love him with all of my heart!  He is the funniest and the most awesome person I know! I am so thankful to have him in my life and that God made him MY dad. I love you daddy and thank you for everything you do for me! 

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^ This is my mom. (I Love this picture of her for some reason) She is the best, I love her more than anything, well besides God but I am very thankful to him that she is my mom. Thank you for everything you do!  I love you mommy! <3

^ This is my step mom. She does not like pictures so this is the only one I could get out of her.  I love her so much and am so thankful for everything she does for me.  My favorite thing about her is how much she has grown with her Faith in God. I love you Kristina! <3


I love you guys so much you have no idea! I am beyond thankful for y'all!
Love,
Your Daughter
Ashley

James.

I help lead a discipleship group for middle school girls ,and we are taking an in-depth study on the book of James. The Girls have a notebook and each week they will memorize 2 versus, depending on the length, and at the beginning of the week write down the verse and their thoughts about it. Through the week they learn and memorize it and then at some point towards the end they will write the verse down again and their thoughts. I am so excited for these girls to be doing this! One because when they share their thoughts it is amazing to see God working in them (some of the things they say are so mature and I would NEVER think that a 12 year old girl would say something like this BUT God works in them everyday!)

The first chapter of James has been on my heart all week and I am so excited that I got to share it with a few people!

"Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow."           -James 1:2-3

My favorite part is the word OPPORTUNITY, because anything that happens and you see it in a bad way you can turn it into an opportunity to share Gods love, or just to put your faith in God alone.  So the one thing I have stuck to this week is taking that opportunity and giving it to God.