Pics, Pics & More Pics......

Hope You All ENJOY!

Waaaahhhh!

The Princess got her ears pierced .... poor baby but she looks BEAUTIFUL and after all beauty is pain.

 forgot about it, literally 5 minutes later

 then decided she was ready for a nap

 Oh, What a BEAUTY!

Just a little bump in the road.

Wow, this year has already been quite interesting. This month has been one of the most life changing months I have ever had. A lot has changed. Iv'e had ups...I've had downs. Unfortunately life doesn't always play out the way we pictured it in our head or the way we use to day dream about it when we were 5 years old, but to say the least life goes on. I know that God's grace flows over me and my beautiful daughter. I am looking forward to what God has to offer for me this year.  "For I know the plans I have for you, " declares the Lord. "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11. My faith is going through carry me through this difficult time. I have to thank God for my beautiful daughter, she gives me strength, she gives me hope, she gives me life. What in the world would I do without her. She makes my life a better place. When all I see is darkness she gives my life sunshine.


I will like to close this post with this little paragraph:
"As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back."

I want a new CAMERA!

I really want a new camera, now more than ever. Now that I have Aubrey I want to capture every moment. Does anyone have any suggestions? I heard Nikon makes great cameras. I want a good quality camera and would like only spend around $500.00. Hey maybe this can be my new hobby, taking pics! What about those flip video cameras, are they any good?

Hope Everyone Has a Fab Weekend!

Though it doesn’t feel good, things will be worked out in a way that good will come from it (Romans 8:28)

It's an AWESOME feeling when I am going through a hard time and God knows exactly what I need to hear. This is just something I wanted to share; a little encouragement for someone that might be having a day like mine....

weak places, Strong Places

Lysa TerKeurst

“The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.”
Psalm 18:2a (NIV)

We all have them. Weak places. Places inside that make us wonder if we’ll ever get it together like the “together people.” Places that make us feel less than. Less than victorious. Less than a conqueror. Less than strong.

My weak places frustrate me – especially this time of the year. I just resolved to do better a week ago at the New Year and already I’m slipping.  And yet I refuse to resign that I can’t ever change.

With the power of Christ all things can be made new. All broken things are subject to restoration. But sometimes I get so tired of trying and I just feel weak. Can you relate?

What is your weak place? A money situation that seems impossible? A marriage issue that frustrates you to your core? A temper that flares? An insecurity that stings? A family dysfunction that is always brewing? A food issue that rages even though you just signed up for that new diet program?

Let me breathe a little life into your weakness today. Whatever it is, however large it may loom:

“…the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express” (Romans 8:26).

We don’t have to have all the answers. We don’t have to make suggestions to God. It’s okay to be so tired of our weak places that we run out of words to pray.

Look at the beautiful verses written to us Jesus girls tucked in around Romans 8:26 about weak places…

“There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1).

“You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit” (Romans 8:9a).

“If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31b).

“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us” (Romans 8:37).

Maybe we need to sit still for just a moment or two today. Quietly sit without the weight of condemnation or the swirl of trying to figure things out. Quiet, with nothing but the absolute assurance the Spirit helps us in our weakness.

He understands our weak places. He knows what to pray. There is a purpose to this weakness. Though it doesn’t feel good, things will be worked out in a way that good will come from it (Romans 8:28).

In that quiet stillness while the Spirit prays for us and we just simply soak in truth, there will be a flicker of light. A slight trickle of hope. A grace so unimaginable, we’ll feel His power overshadowing our weakness.

In my new book, “Made to Crave- satisfying life’s deepest desire with God not food,”  I write, “Even the smallest drop of God’s strength is more than enough to cover our frailties, our shortcomings, the places where we deem ourselves weak.”

I address this in my book so that we’ll reject that title.

We aren’t weak.

We are dependent.

Dependent on the only One powerful enough to help us. The only One sufficient enough to cover us in grace throughout the process.

Our relationships may not be sufficient. Our circumstances may not be sufficient. Our finances may not be sufficient. Our willpower may not be sufficient. Our confidence may not be sufficient. But He is and has been, and forever will be.

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9).

So instead of wallowing in my weak place, I will let the Spirit reveal the one positive step I can take today. I will wash away the condemnation with the warmth of His grace. I will receive His power. And I will rename the weak place, my strong place. “For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10b).

Dear Lord, I know I am weak without You. Please help me to have just enough faith to get through the next situation I will face today. And then enough faith for the next. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

http://devotions.proverbs31.org/

Out With The Old & In With The New....

2010 has been so good to me...I can't wait to see what 2011 brings! 

Merry Christmas

What a wonderful Christmas it was!  We were so blessed this year...the gift of having Aubrey made this one even more special!   She is such a doll! We spent Christmas Eve with the Kalls and Christmas Day with the Reyes family.

Her first pair of diamond earrings from Mommy & Daddy!