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We are here...

It is official.. we are in our own home. Moving little by little is a pain. I am not sure we saved any money with filling our gas tanks, but the focus was to be in our own place by Friday so we could spend the weekend before Christmas trying to make it a home. We have all fell in love with this home.. the hardwood floors throughout.. the living room, the built in inset hutch in the dining room.. of course the grown-children are excited to be in their own place and have their rooms. Once things are in better order I will post pictures... OH and WE HAVE Internet!!! Angie

When blessings are not blessings..

Tell me why do we always say things are a blessing when they really aren't? Is it because we are afraid to speak the truth? is it because by stating its not a blessing you could sound ungrateful? I am very grateful for God's provisions, but will say that somethings are NOT a blessing! The truth is, its hard, it makes me wonder what He is doing, and why! ok I know all of you are wondering what in the world I am talking about... I am talking about our living conditions. I have tried for the last 10 weeks to convince myself that this place is a blessing. But to be honest- IT has not been. Its not the physical place, it is not the beautiful mountains, or even the hour drive back and forth to my parents. Its the people who own it. Their children have been a burden to my whole family. They have disrespected our privacy, and our things. They have no discipline, nor guidance in their lives. They have no idea how to honor others more than themselves. But what do you say? We have tried

Watching and waiting

Hello dear friends.. again it has been such a long time. But with minimal internet capabilities and days filled. It seems likes our days here in Pa are flying by. We celebrated my birthday last week. 40 years of age has come up upon me so quickly it seems like yesterday I was only 20 years old. The very next day we celebrated Noah's 4th birthday. Wow 4- can it be for real that he is 4 years old. Oh how in so many ways I long for that little babe in my arms to hold, and cuddle with. Though I can share I am enjoying this spunky-crazy,out going, outspoken 4 year old, who goes by so many different names. Not one of them his own. He is Ironman, Warrior Machine, and Duck all rolled up in one! Now as we wait.. to see what the Lord has next for us. Where He will have us live, and what job he would have for Sam it has been a challenge for us all. Trying to show faith and show patience in waiting on Him to do what He does best and that is provide. Please pray as we continue to seek His face

6 weeks and counting

Yes it's only been six weeks since our arrival here in Pa. In so many ways it seems so much longer. It seems like forever since we pulled up with our big 26 foot truck ready for a new beginning. Life began right away- when I say right away I mean a day or two after arrival. At this point I had not gotten a routine down nor have even figured out where things were( a grocery store, post office, bank etc )when I was thrown full speed ahead into what has been the busiest time of my life. At first I was unsure and not really wanting to do what it was I was asked to do. Torn between my wifely/ motherly duties and the need that arose I stepped out meeting the need at the same time meeting the need of our family that was pending around the corner.( The Lord always knows before we do) The weeks have blended into each other and looking back I wonder how mothers today manage "everything" or do they? What suffers? Their homes? Their relationship with their spouse? The relationship

Happy 18th Anniversary

Today I celebrate 18 years lying next to the most incredible man I have ever known. There is so much to be thankful for. So much he gives me and shows. He has given me an example of how to love the Lord Jesus Christ with such faithfulness and loyalty. His example of unwavering love and steadfastness in the Word and his convictions give me strength to move forward when I am unsure.  His tenderness,compassion, and strength to our children has shown me what an amazing father one can be. Often I wonder what my life would have been like if I  had him as a father. I am grateful that he is the father to my children. As a person- his love for the Lord shines through as he deals with everyone with such compassion and love. He brings the best out in everyone who knows him.  His wisdom is beyond his years, beyond how he was brought up. He shows how Christ has changed him and He lives in the steps of the one who created him!(Jesus Christ) Thank you Lord for showing grace on this poor lost soul, he

Transition

We are easily and quickly transitioning into our new life here in PA. The place we are staying is gorgeous in so many ways. The majestic mountains surround us on almost every side and it is isolated from traffic and civilization. The home we are temporarily staying in is very nice though there are a few inconveniences but with the Lords grace we will manage. We just keep reminding ourselves the blessing this place is to us. It's makes me appreciate friendships and sad that families today have become so detached from each other that they do not try to meet each others needs or carry each others burdens. In no way do they want to inconvenience their lives. The children are anxious to begin the refereeing here. It has not been as easy as anticipated not for lack of effort on our part. Seems to be a bit on slow side here. My Maria and Joseph both celebrated a birthday. They each turned another year older. They have been gracious to the situation, enjoying a meal of their choice and

Thankful Thursday...(Day two of our journey)

i am thankful for my beautiful wife and all that she is to me (my beloved husband) I am thankful for safety and the Lords hand on our journey. After a good night sleep I woke up early( around 6ish) and ready to start our day. I slowly started waking the rest of crew so that we could start moving and getting on the road. Everyone sluggishly started moving and gathering our things so we could eat breakfast. After breakfast we went to fuel up to head towards Georgia.. Refreshed and ready we get on the road. Things were going great till I decided to take a sip of the energy drink called Munster:  I had never tried this stuff nor did I know what this stuff would do to me. I had to concentrate on driving because it instantly put my head in fog. Where I felt very strange and my body was reacting to this nasty stuff. Finally after about an hour or two I could not take it anymore and I had to stop because it also affected my stomach. I learned something about this stuff. My children will neve

Day one of our trip..

Thanks to our wonderful friends, the Saldana's we had a wonderful evening after a day of packing. Because we were able to get everything done so early we cleaned the house, and handed in our keys to the rental home. Our friends, offered their home for us to stay in and we took them up on the offer. It was such a blessing to us.(though I was exhausted!) The next morning we woke up she made us breakfast. After the day of loading and cleaning we had - my brain was fried. I could not remember what I did with my directions. We could not find the GPS- yes it was a great start to our journey.. but instead of getting frustrated my beloved and I just took a deep breath and decided we knew which way we needed to head, so just drove. Good thing I put the good old fashion maps in the moving truck and one in my car.  So that is exactly what we did.. we drove toward the right direction and we had two navigators- Joey and Samuel. We made it through the great swamps of Louisiana- We stopped for Ga

Moving day...

We went and got the truck and that is where the adventure begins- We were blessed to have many hands that came over to help. We started loading the truck around 10ish, we were done by 1:30. Many hands make for light work.. it is so true! Here are some fun shots of our moving day- Thank you Saldanas and Dosseys for helping us out. It would not have been easy  or gone as fast or been as fun without you!! Thank you Jesus for brothers and sisters in Christ! Angie

Giveaway...

I never win them but when it is a good give away I take the time to share. Anything that will strengthen my children in their faith.. any curriculum, book, or material is worth the time.. Over at Raising Hommakers she is giving away the full curriculum for The Prairier Primer. If you are a Little House on the Prairie fan-you will love this curriculum. I will let you know if I win... Angie

Wanting more...

Have you ever been in a place where you wanted more from your walk with Christ? I want more of Him. I want more of Him in me. I want more of  Him emmulating through me and less of me. Does any of that make sense? I want to be who He wants me to be. I want to live out His commands in my life. I want to please HIM and only Him. I woke this morning with this desire of wanting more.. what do you do with that? These are the times I wish I had a mentor. Someone wise, strong in faith, that could give me direction on how I can channel this desire in the right direction. Do mentors even exist anymore?  There was a time that a young woman knew that she a mentor because normally it was her mother. So many of us women are wondering around lost, trying to figure out how to do things, how to figure out life problems on our own. (which is why we fall)  Because like wild animals we have been left to the wild to figure things out, and sometimes we get chewed on by a wild animal because of naivety and l

Count Down Week...

Happy Labor day all- I am here alone sitting here on the computer while Noah still snoozes realizing that this is the last week I will be in this house! Next week on this very day we will be picking up our truck to prepare for our big move to PA, by Wednesday we will head north to start a new chapter in our lives. I have lots of mixed emotions, apprehension is definitely one of them, excitement, anxiousness, should I keep going?? Most of all READINESS! Ready for the change, ready to be back home, ready to be close to my mom, ready to see friends that we love so very dearly, JUST READY!! Please keep us in your prayers this week as we prepare, finish cleaning, packing fixing, getting ready for whatever the Lord has in store for us! Thank you all!! Angie

My child in Nicaragua

Have I ever shared with you that I have a child in Nicaragua? Well she is really not mine but as I sponsor her, receive pictures and letters from her, she sure feels like mine. Her name is Maria.- She is a sponsor child that we took on sponsoring  May of 2009. I knew for our family it would be a sacrifice, but to each of us(me and the children) it has become very important that Maria has what she needs. The desire of our hearts is that she know Jesus so through our sponsorship we hope we can give her the love of Christ and show her how much Jesus does love her. Often times I find myself wanting to hold her, hug her, and tell her how truly loved she is.( oh how awesome that would be!!) She is only in 3rd grade and she lost her mother already. She is being cared for by her grandmother, and father. She has brothers as well. But as a young lady- she is alone, yes she has her grandma, but no mama.This mama's heart grieves for her knowing as she gets older and goes through changes she wi

Thankful Thursday

I am thankful for people(brothers and sisters) who are willing to reach out and help when they may not even know you... Last week I ordered a Saxon Algebra 1 book from a woman from a homeschooling classified site. The reason why I ordered it is because some where in the sea of boxes I have, there is the test forms for our Algebra and of course I could not find it without opening every box. So I went online and ordered it. The person I was ordering from did not accept Paypal, and I was really needing that test booklet as soon as possible, since that happened to be the math that Maria and Joey were in. I called the woman asking if there was some other way she could help me get these books faster. The first thing she asked me was "Are you  a  Christian?  I said" yes ma'am" She says "I will send the books priority today, before you send me the check. I trust you!" I was amazed, astounded that a sister across the miles, who never saw me or met me would reach her

Monday Morning..

I always dread mondays-it is always busy, it is always hard to get everyone motivated and focused. Just when you get everyone flowing the week ends.. My weekend went quickly- I spent it AGAIN- driving the children back and forth to soccer. The weather Saturday was goreous. It started out cool, and it slowly warmed for them.Sunday of course was hotter. It started at 80 something- and just got warmer from there. The children worked really really hard. They were exhausted when they got home yesterday. Though I did not work, I was still very tired getting up at 5am- which I NEVER do-to drive everyone around, and stayed up all day.(you ever tried taking a nap with a three year old around?) Sunday afternoon, after church we spent it with a very special family. Marsha from Other Such Happenings - she is an incredible person- I enjoyed her home(which is beautiful but most important the peace of the Holy Spirit reigns there), her children are fabulous, and she is amazing how she just manages ev

Thankful-

Doing this makes me wonder what am I truly thankful for.. I guess the number one thing is knowing that I am redeemed. I am redeemed by Christ who is my redeemer. I am also grateful for the health of my children and my beloved. For strength that HE gives me each.  I know I know.. boring all the things most people are thankful for. But do we really realize what a blessing just our health is? How many people do you know that are sick in one way or another? Being thankful for healthy lives is not something to be taken for granted. That is what I am most thankful for! What are you thankful for? Angie

Does it really Matter?

I read this question "How do you maintain contentment with your station or calling in life?" from another blog (go check it ou t) and decided to blog about it myself.. It was one of those questions that make you go "hmmm". I guess I will start with asking you the same question: How do you maintain contentment in your calling in life? Let me change the question- How do you maintain contentment in the position for life the Lord Jesus has placed you in? I have spent many years of our (my beloved's and mine) 17 years of marriage working on and off. It was not till about 5-6 years ago did the Lord speak loud and clear to my beloved that working outside of the home for me, and maintaining the home, children and schooling was NOT possible. He came to this understanding that the Lord is our provider. Not that he did not know this, but it was just a nail that deepened in his heart that is not anything we do that puts food on our table or a roof over our heads. We are jus

A kiss on the lips....

Proverb24: 26 He who gives an honest answer gives a kiss on the lips. These words spoke so clearly to me this morning... What does it mean? And how does it apply to us? Well this is what I get out of these words... A person who speaks honestly, and directly is someone who cares. Someone who is willing to put themselves out there in a place where others do not dare to tread. They are willing to tell you when you are wrong, or admit when you are right. Are you one of those people? Or do you only tell people what you think they want to hear? Are your words full of purity and truth? Or are they words that only benefit you? We tend to forget that our words are important.  Words to each other, to your spouse, your children, your friends or family... are important and according to scripture we will give an account for every idle word. Mathew 12: 36" But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment" What does the w

My daughter the Referee

Here are some photos of my girl in action on her first weekend of being a soccer referee. [caption id="attachment_659" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Running down the Line"] [/caption] [caption id="attachment_657" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Keeping up with Play"] [/caption] [caption id="attachment_658" align="alignnone" width="200" caption="Waiting for the next play"] [/caption] She really is the prettiest referee out there! Angie

A time...

Ecclesiastes3: 1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. For everything that we walk through there is a time, a season in which God uses for Him, to bring us closer to Him, to help us depend on Him, and for us to Love Him. What season are you walking in today? Are you in a season of healing? Are you in a season of mourning? Are you in

Forgot to share

I forgot to share with you that Saturday my blog was featured on Pixel Perfect's Blog for her Getting to know you session... I am so excited. Thank you Monica for allowing me to be part... Hop on over and check out what my answers where to her questions: How long have you been married? How many children do you have? ages? What is the one thing that if nothing else "sticks" you want your children to learn from you? and more..... Go check it out at Pixel Perfect Angie

But God

This was written in our local Texas community paper and it was so profound and spoke straight to my heart with all the changes we will be going through with our move. BUT GOD : I want a life that by all accounts should have turned out a "certain" way.......but God!!! The kind of life that human reasoning or logic cannot explain. A life like the widow from 1Kings 17 who was going to make bread from the little flour and oil she had left and then die.....but God!!! The life of Daniel who trusted God even when he was faced with hunger-ravaged lions ready to devour him...... but God !!! A life like Joseph who, after being thrown into the pit by his own flesh & blood, not only forgave his offenders but believed God's great purpose in it all. Joseph understood what they had done was meant for evil. Yet when a famine hit the land and he had every opportunity to pay back his brothers, this is what he said..... 'BUT GOD sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remna

Saying "I love you"...

Thinking about these words. These words that are to express our deepest emotions. These words that are to leave us vunerable and open, just do not seem to have the impact they use to. Many people use these words so fleeting. They use them as if to say "thank you", or "I thought about you today". For me "I love you" is not an easy thing to say. If I say I love you- I mean it from way down deep in my heart. They are not just words to be said but also words, that are to be put into action. Have you ever thought about that? When someone says "I love you", do they show through their actions that they love you?  or do they leave you going Huh, really? I have had those thoughts, wondering if the person who has declared their love really does love me because actions speak louder than words to me. I hear their words but then on the other hand see their actions and  they do not act like a person who even cares about my well being. Jesus never states in the

Fabulous post from my beloved husband

I am always amazed at my husband's convictions and abilities to interpret the Word- he is truly a Man God- and I think so many miss out on his Words. So I decided to put a link on here to his blog so that this post would reach as many as possible. Rise up O'Men of God Pass it on!! Angie

The more I seek you...

The past few days have been strange. Side note:Not to mention we spent the weekend without AC- not that we are not grateful that we had a place to go to stay cool, but it is never easy to be in others homes, dependent upon them for shelter. You try to be mindful and considerate since they are putting themselves out for your comfort. We were truly blessed by their selflessness. Arriving home Monday, waiting for the AC guy to come, we spent the day in a 101 degree house. Do you know that when it is that hot, your fuse is VERY short? Your tolerance level is very low and you just do not want to put up with much more than the uncomfortableness of the heat. That is not a good combination at all!! (very dangerous trust me) Well back to my strangeness.. I have been feeling very unfulfilled.. not as a wife or a mother. Oh how I love those two jobs . Samuel is so easy, and such a wonderful man to care for, and to help. And my children- well the Lord has truly blessed me! I am unworthy of those

Memories

I can say since we have lived here in Texas our "fun" memories are very few and far in between.. As I sit here and try to think of any memories we(as a whole family) have had they are few.. When we first moved here my mother came for a visit and took us all to Sea World, Space Center, and to the beach.(all of us together) I,myself, with the children have done some fun things, like take the children to the beach and to the Natural Science museum with my sister, but very few times with all of us together. Those are the memories that stick most with children.. the ones where mom,dad, and them are there enjoying life. Last night was one of those VERY rare moments for us.. We went to the MLS Allstar game against Manchester United. Let me tell you my children were in there own man-made heaven. [caption id="attachment_628" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Stadium"] [/caption] We were surrounded by 70,000 other soccer fans, just like them