Busy Bee..

I have been extremely busy with life that i havent had a chance to come in and write. I am trying to be diligent in my writing, but life takes presedence, no excuses right?
 Between my now teenagers birthday (he turned 13) and a friends birthday all on the same weekend, I am exhausted! But I cant complain, Im blessed with wonderful friends and family. It seems like just yesterday I took this picture with him...

My little man

Hes grown up to be such a little kind young man.

On another note, our cruise trip quickly approaches! Its hubby and I's first cruise. We have been working hard on shedding some pounds since April of this year and although i wish we could have lost more, I am proud to announce that ive lost 42 lbs so far!

After Fridays birthday party for my teenager, Saturday we went out to dinner and then did some dancing all night in celebration of my girlfriend/coworkers 29th birthday (happy birthday Hagar!!)

Out on the town with friends.





Lately I havent been going to church as often as I should to stay refreshed in my spirit. I dont feel like Ive strayed from God, don't get me wrong but i do need to fellowship more. I need to change that because when I dont go to church and hear the word, my old self tends to rear its ugly head. I do still have a relationship with God and we speak daily in the morning, and through out the day but I'm missing that fire. I must get back to the basics. More to come....

Philippians 4:8 () 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. #Bible http://j.mp/rQeyCf

Sometimes our plans are not Gods plans..

     Over the weekend I didn't do a whole lot, at least I don't feel like I did a whole lot. First off,  it was raining on and off pretty much all weekend, which its not bad in itself, in fact its great writing time but since I wasn't planning on writing a whole lot since the kids came back home Friday from their dads home, it kind of threw a wrench on ALL my plans. It started Friday evening, I wanted to take them to the movies, but the movie, which was a children's movie, wasn't going to play until 10:45 pm. (who does that? my 7 year old cant stay up that late!) so we squashed that plan, instead, I rented movies and bought pizza.

     Saturday morning my daughter wakes up with a fever, so she couldn't attend her soccer match. And then it started to rain in the afternoon, and since she was already sick I didn't want to take her out to get groceries. And of course, the park plan for the evening was out of the question (this was my time to squeeze in my writing, hoping to find inspiration in the sunset) so that didn't happen. At this point my brain was just trying to adjust to the fact that all my plans had changed. Having ADD, I spent most of my day trying to take it easy instead but in the back of my head I just felt very unproductive, so instead I ended up doing some laundry.

   Sunday morning we get up and start getting ready for church, but my little girl woke up with a fever, so instead of church I spent the morning in Urgent Care. Turns out, she has strep throat (I feel an itch on my throat just thinking about it...) then ran to the pharmacy to get antibiotics, and since I was already out and it wasn't raining I dragged her to the grocery store in her pajamas and bunny slippers and bought a few groceries. When we finally did get home, (spent half the day between doctors, pharmacy, and grocery store) I started lunch, then cleaning the kitchen, then off to do more laundry, and when I did sit down with hubby and write, my brain just couldn't find a place to start writing, let alone a quiet place at home...all three TVs were going at some point. (I need a woman cave..or a writing cave, or a fox hole..lol) Either way, in the end, the Dr said no school for my midget (my favorite nickname for her) and that meant no work for me.  So here I am, Monday morning at home with a sick little girl, and a quiet home where I can finally collect my thoughts.

      In retrospect, I enjoyed every minute with my children and husband while we watched movies and ate the yummiest pizza in town. I have to say that I have new found respect for Katy Perry, yes I said it. My daughter wanted to watch the movie/documentary and shes a nice weird girl whose heart was broken. Normally I cringe at her name, I have an issue with pop stars, but at least she doesn't cuss in her songs. I just wished my brain accepted change a little better, because not being able to do what was on my list gave me a feeling of restlessness, of no closure, like I have to do everything next weekend, throwing me off again. Maybe I'm a little OCD...okay not maybe. Its just that as a mother and leader of this team there are things that need to be done otherwise things do not run smoothly all week. Its like a little dark cloud following me around, kicking all the way until next weekend. Writing makes it all better, and thank you for taking the time to read my blog, wont you make a comment or give me an encouraging word if you would like for me to write about something in particular? I love a good soapbox. :)
  So where is God in all of this? well he was everywhere of course! He is the wrench in my plans, His word says in Proverbs 16:9,

"In his heart a man plans his course,

but the Lord determines his steps." 

During the week i couldn't WAIT for Friday 5pm, so that I could pick up my kids, and head home to rest with them. And yet, I had a long list of things I was going to do.Sooo, he brought a little rain, and made me stay home to take care of a sick little girl. Perhaps, if it was a clear day, I would have overseen my daughter being sick, perhaps I would have been going and going and going, like I usually do, instead of resting.And gotten sick myself? No, I don't believe God made my daughter sick, I do think he allowed it. Perhaps if she didn't get sick this time around her immune system wouldn't be strong enough for the next virus down the road. I don't know the answer to all these little things God allows to happen in our lives, but I do know, in his infinite wisdom and love he allows some things that seem like bad things to happen so that he teaches or prevents us from something along the way. My favorite verse says in Romans 8:28,

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose"

 I'm going to get sidetracked for a just a moment:

how do you know if you've been called according to his purpose? We all have, the question is, will you believe and accept the bible as truth for you here and now? if you do, then all you have to do is believe and confess with your mouth (say it out loud in your own words) that you believe Jesus is real and that He died for you on the cross for your sins. Its simple, God loves you that much, he made it easy for us to receive the gift of eternal life. (John 3:16, Romans 3:10, Romans 10:9)

Personally I am grateful that I can live in freedom knowing that even when MY plans don't come through, God always does. He has every day planned out for me, as long as Im willing to live in relationship with him, he has plans for me to succeed. Ill share one more word with you: Psalm 139:1-18

O Lord, you have searched me

and you know me.

You know when I sit and when I rise;

you perceive my thoughts from afar.

You discern my going out and my lying down;

you are familiar with all my ways.

Before a word is on my tongue

you know it completely, O Lord

You hem me in—behind and before;

you have laid your hand upon me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,

too lofty for me to attain.

Where can I go from your Spirit?

Where can I flee from your presence?

If I go up to the heavens, you are there;

if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.

If I rise on the wings of the dawn,

if I settle on the far side of the sea,

even there your hand will guide me,

your right hand will hold me fast.

If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me

and the light become night around me,”

even the darkness will not be dark to you;

the night will shine like the day,

for darkness is as light to you.

For you created my inmost being;

you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

your works are wonderful,

I know that full well.

My frame was not hidden from you

when I was made in the secret place.

When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,

your eyes saw my unformed body.

All the days ordained for me

were written in your book

before one of them came to be.

How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!

How vast is the sum of them!

Were I to count them,

they would outnumber the grains of sand.

When I awake,

I am still with you. 

P.S don't forget to say hi on the comment section, I just want to know who is listening :) Thanks!

 

God is up to something...

    Hes back! My life is back to my beautiful normalcy. :) I arrived home Monday evening from work and after not seeing my husband  for 5 whole days I found him relaxing in our bedroom watching football. (one of those things I said i missed about him) We talked and talked, we went out to dinner, and talked some more. I missed that so much! He told me all about his trip to Puerto Rico, and the interesting people he met, the yummy food he ate, and all the hard work he put into his trip.

    Today I want to share with you how God works all things for our good (Romans 8:28) Even though I miss hubby terribly when he is gone, I can appreciate the time he is gone now, its almost like God brings healing into an area of my life every time. God always has a plan to grow, restore, or renew me in a new and different way, every time. it NEVER fails. :) 
  So the first business trip he went on was to North Carolina back in 2010, and the LORD called me into a fast around the same time he was leaving. God had been dealing with me in this one area of my life (which I struggled with since my teenage years on and off) at the time. A few days into my fast I had been feeling  oppression upon me. All around my home I felt afraid, one night in particular I was at home and I'd just finished praying in my room about that fear that was very real and almost tangible in my home. I got up from the floor and seconds later I heard a very loud crash in my living room...I was petrified, so I called my husband.
  From my room it sounded like something had been knocked down. I was very hesitant to check the situation out, because I was alone, and nothing to defend myself with! (for the first time in my life I wished I owned a gun) imagine my fear.... so I'm on the phone with my husband, I slowly open the door to my bedroom, and stepped into my living room slowly, it turns out, my entire shelf above my television decided to fall THAT night, right AFTER I finished praying. For the skeptic, this is just coincidence, but I know it was the enemy wanting to make himself manifest to scare me further. That shelf had been installed a while back, it never gets touched, it just had a couple candles and a floral arrangement from our wedding. That night the enemy was determined to scare me and he did.
    My heart was pounding when I saw what had happened, it made no sense, there was no reason why that shelf fell that night, then the Holy Spirit prompted me to start speaking my authority over this demonic force that was clearly in my home. I started with asking out loud for the help of the Holy Spirit, I rebuked the enemy, by the authority given to me through Jesus Christ, I spoke the blood of Jesus in my home, around my property, and I called the angels that God assigns to protect us to move into position to fight on my behalf. And just to make sure, I prayed for my husband in N.C and my children, who were with their father that night. Then I anointed my home with oil, every door post, every window, every room, and even myself.  Now many of you may never experience seeing actual demonic activity in your life because that is not something God needs you to experience (you can thank him now), but this is something God has gifted/chosen me to experience for HIS glory and the deliverance of many. Here is a little background info:

What is the gift of DISCERNMENT?
In I Corinthians 12:10 it says, “and to another distinguishing between spirits” (NIV) Discernment means to be able to distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil. It is having a logical, judicial ability to think through issues. It is the ability to “discern” whether  a saying, teaching, doctrine, written word, or event is good or evil; true or false; and if the source, meaning or intentions are of God, the person or Satanic deception.  There is an ability to “read between the lines” and get to the truth of an issue. The“gut” tells them when something doesn’t seem to be right. There is an urgency to pray and ask for wisdom.

Source:  http://spiritualgifts.wordpress.com/2007/04/14/do-you-have-the-spiritual-gift-of-discernment/

     So now that we have that cleared up, due to the calling the LORD had placed on my life, I always had a curiosity about spiritual matters, good and evil. Not to mention that there were generational curses in my family that automatically tied me to witchcraft. This was not my first demonic manifestation, I had experienced other situations scarier than this. The enemy came to kill and destroy, and he is the father of lies, and whenever God creates something, he likes to twist things, and that is exactly what he did with my gifts for a long time. I have several family members who were involved in some form of witchcraft or another so naturally, the enemy had territory in my life so I was inclined and exposed to Wicca and other forms of witchcraft prior to serving God. I was well aware that this was another way the enemy was trying to scare me. But God always has a perfect plan for our lives. :)

    God is so wonderful how He plans everything to fall into place for us, my hubby leaving to North Carolina, God prompting me a few days prior to start a fast, falling into a depression for the first 3 days, and on the 3rd night of him being out of town, I went into spiritual warfare (due to incident) with the tools my church, the Word, and the Holy Spirit had taught me, I was able to have that spirit of fear broken off me that same night. For the first time since my husband left to North Carolina, I slept through the night and there was peace in my home.

    As I was entering this blog this afternoon, I met up with hubby to have lunch and he told he is going to the Virgin Islands next month.. haha! I don't know how long or when just yet, but I do know one thing, God is up to something wonderful again.

For now, I'm off to enjoy my time with my wonderful husband. Be Blessed!

I was looking through old pictures...

Ive been going through old pictures to add pages to my scrapbooks (i have one for each one of my family members) and I found this picture of my mami with her fiancé. She looks so happy here doesn't she? :) I started looking for pictures of just my kids, next thing you know, I've got a pile of pictures for each family member and boxes all around me with thousands more...guess I need to get organized. I blame it on my ADD. :)
That's it for this entry, ill be back once i finish up these new pages on my scrapbook. Be blessed!

How is the family doing?

This is my  little family. I am such a blessed girl!

    Hi! its been a long while, about a year now since Ive written on this page. I have been browsing some blogs and felt a little inspiration so i decided to come say hello.

    So my hubby has been gone on a business trip to Puerto Rico now for a couple days (lucky guy) and will be returning in a few more days but I am missing him terribly! I miss his scent, his smile, his great big hugs, and other things about him.

I LOVE THIS MAN! He is gorgeous to me. And he plays a mean Saxophone :)

There are many little details I could share today but I dont want to create the really long blog today. (this will be hard for me)

So how is life going?

Things are great, i cannot complain. Hubby bought me a new car a month ago, its my dream car, its black and its sexy :) My son who is about to turn 13 (when did THAT happen?!) is such a great kid, he is too old play soccer or basketball with the other groups so he is now doing volunteer work instead. He started attending the daycare portion of the YMCA when we first arrived to where we currently live when he was just 2 years old. He is now turning 13 and volunteering there. The YMCA has practically raised my child. Aside from that, he just started 7th grade in a new school and has joined band and learning how to play the trombone and in drum line he plays bass drum. He is loving every minute of it, and I am just excited to see what else is in store for him.

Hes so cute, i call him my buddy.

As for my beautiful daughter, she is 7 years old but has an old soul as they say, She is insightful, clever, and did i mention beautiful? I can speak to her about anything and she understands things on a level that makes me want to sit and just watch her live life, its very exciting to me. Today she had her 2nd Soccer game, and I made sure I brought her plenty of snacks and cold water. I was feeling under the weather today but I still made it to her game and caught up with her dad and her. She is my beautiful love (for those of you that dont know, her name means beautiful love) I watched her run, i watched her plan her attack and maneuver that ball to her teammates, and i was very proud. I am just a proud mommy all around, God just blessed me with wonderful children, and its not just me who sees this, others mention how wonderful they are, and i just cant take the credit, its all God. He placed those wonderful little souls in them, i just took his tools and shape the way for them.

i just love that little smile.

Buddy and our baby dog Frida.

     So that's whats happening with my family, it doesn't seem like a lot is going on, but there are so many little lessons going on daily, from getting up with the right attitude, to managing our time, spending quality time with one another, hearing and doing Gods will to love one another (this can be harder than it seems sometimes...) to budgets and grocery shopping. I'm thankful for all the little things in my life and the biggest ones being my little family. The busier you are the quicker the time goes by, but i wouldn't have it any other way.  I'm thankful for it all! :)
     So whats next? Well, today starts my favorite season for starters! Fall is FINALLY here, and that means I can start baking all kinds of yummy cakes, brownies, and muffins, yummy!
It also means i can start decorating my home with fall items, ill have to start planning costumes, buying pumpkins, I can start pulling our winter clothes and start putting away the summer clothing (although who am I kidding, i live in Florida, i doubt its going to get cold tomorrow...haha)  Ill be back and share next time. Be blessed!