a couple pix

Me with the kids at the mall... there's more.. on a different cam.. I'll post more when I get them







I love Kaden's face in this last one.. so happy and cute

Visting my family

there shall be pics coming soon.. just buusy right now... loves to everyone.. and I miss all in my home

Praising no matter what

something I need to work on.. and an awsum gn to read is Extreme Praise... very helpful. I also really enjoy Prison to Praise. Such a great testimony. Here's a couple experts from Extreme Praise that have really been helping me overcome and get the Victory:

The best praise is to be able to praise Me for the situation exactly as it is.To praise only for how you hope things will change, or how you think I'm going to deliver you, is not full praise. It is not complete yieldedness to Me. Full yieldedness is knowing that no matter what it looks like to you, I have a plan, I have all power, and I will do what is best. Without that full yieldedness, you're in essence saying that you'll only praise Me if and when things change--and that's not full praise.

The highest level of praise is "though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him" (Job 13:15), showing Me that you're thankful for what I've done in your life or the lives of others, even if it seems very hard at the moment, and even if there is no improvement. It acknowledges that whether you can see the end in sight or not, you're thankful for what I've done‚ fully acknowledging My involvement and that nothing enters the life of one of My children except what I allow.

If you are taking on My nature, your praises will be full of My heart of love, My understanding, and yet My perspective that I have a plan, I am in control, and thus you can praise Me with faith that I'm going to take care of you and everything is going to be all right in the end.

You have raw power in your hands with the weapon of praise, but it takes time, effort, study, and a vacuum to learn to use it and to truly access that power. It's an advanced weapon, and only those who really want it will learn to use it to its full extent. Only those who are truly humble enough to learn it and use it will ever come to know even a fraction of its power.




If anyone knows me waking up in a positive and praiseful note isn't really me.. and definately something I need to work on. Please pray that I can overcome and do better at it:
Every morning upon waking up, the first words out of my mouth are "Thank You." This allows me to feel immediately connected with God and fills my heart with love. I am grateful that I am alive and breathing and have another day to live life fully and richly.


A good way to look at it:
No matter what the form or physical appearance of situations in your life‚ see them as teachers lovingly sent to you for your highest and best good. Through these teachers, you learn to trust and lean on God's reliability and love. And the more you lean on God, the more you open the floodgates to your supply of harmony and abundance.

Gratitude is our way of saying to all situations, "Welcome! I've been expecting you! Thank you for being here to help me learn and grow." We are always stronger, wiser, and filled more with peaceful power when we face each of life's lessons with this sort of grace.


These are just a couple promises and quotes from this GN.

Happy Belated New Years

so much to do.. so little time to do it all in... I apologize for my long absence. But I hope everyone had a wonderful new years!!! So much has gone on....
after cmas myself and the other teens, and Paul and Linda went on vacation to the beach... (pics not on my cam) it was a pretty fun time.. we went to South Padre... hung out on the beach one day.. swam in the uberginly freezing cold water and turned bright purple... hey I was happy for that hehehe... Stayed at one of the homes in the area... and spent most of our time on the trampoline (pics coming) fundraised and came back.. yeaa pretty exciting eh?? snicker... then had a small new years celebration where we got rid of two of our dying cmas trees... (pics forthcoming) set off fire crackers... had some dancing/gypsy music and enjoyed my good sprite ( ps. did I mention I'm on PS??) it was fun tho I got accidentaly pushed into the fire... and later had my pants start on fire... pretty nifty... took me a while to realize that the smoke that kept following after me was coming from my burning pants... but it was all good and fun...
This past week I have been in the kitchen with dear sweet maria... such a joy and fun chica to be with.... and last night.. since everyone was on vacation for new years we had candle light service... great times.... so enjoy pics... excuse the laziness to post things... and the business to find the time... luvs to all and hope everyone has the best new years ever!