The "DIVINE" Hand

Round 3

2009-10-29T19:53:00.000-07:00

Hi there gang. I have been missing in action due to a certain thing called morning sickness. Yep, that's right. Hubby and I are expecting our third little critter! I really can't imaging what it is going to be like with three tramping the place down but I am going to find our soon enough. My sickness has not been just the morning but in the evening and at night. NONE STOP! I don't vomit but still it is very exhausting.

Also my little princess officially turned 3 today but it was spent with her and I both sick with a stomach virus. I am going to have to try and get the strength to post their party pics. It has just been so difficult especially when not feeling well.

So there you all have it! Now I am going to lay down and try to feel a little normal.
Be blessed

Couched

2009-10-15T09:52:00.000-07:00

How's it going all? I would have been on more if it had not been for
this icky under the weather thing. I still feel quite awful right now but
had to gather up enough strength to post. Hubby has been so sweet
for the most part as I woke up several mornings to this lovely set up.

I am also too far behind on the decorations for the party which is
coming up pretty fast here. I really have to try and get it done now.
This thing better let up soon or else.

Talk to you all later!

Guess Who's Five!!!

2009-10-05T22:59:00.001-07:00

This little guy turned 5 years old on the fourth!!! I have both anticipated

and feared this day. Jadon is growing up healthy, independent, and

strong which is how it suppose to be but I can no longer really refer to him

as a baby. I admit, I did baby him a lot due to the fact that he is my

first born. He is for sure a mommas boy and a smart little cookie. TOO

SMART sometimes. Oh how I wish to share with you the things that click

inside his mind. It is sometimes scary.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETIE.

Seasons

2009-10-02T12:32:00.000-07:00

It has not cease to amaze me comparing where we were this time
last year and where we are now. Yes, we still have a ways to go,
but I find myself being more and more grateful for the little things.
In reality it is usually the little things that are priceless. They really
are the big things. So with that I say thank you Lord for watching
over us. For his eye is truely on the sparrow and I know first hand
he is watching over us. May this season in our lives bring strength,
a gratefulness for abundance, and joy. May it bring us one step
closer to each other and our Heavenly Father God.

With some fun thrown in as well.................................................

Be blessed!!!

20 Questions!!!

2009-09-29T14:24:00.000-07:00

Yes, this is my first time ever really playing along with
something like this because I realized there is little that
I have shared about myself this way. Elsie,
http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/my_weblog/,
is the one who finally inspired me to this. I didn't realize
how invovled this could get until actually doing it. WHEW!
It is worth it in the long run!

1. Show us the inside of something cute

I am not at all into this kind of thing but the art work is

breath taking!!!

2. What's the last home cooking you had?
The last home cooked meal I had was actually last nights

meal. I don't have a photo now because it is all gone but it

was spinach pasta with a side of talapia. YUMMY!

3. What do you miss?

My craft things all left back in Vegas.... Sniff, Sniff..............

4. What makes you laugh often?

OMGoodness!!! This here guy, Taylor Mason, will have

you in tears!!! http://www.taylormason.com/

5. What's your favorite word?

Phenomenon

6. What are you trying to quit?

I just can't get enough of these drinks but found myself

having to cut back. I am OK if I DON'T BUY!!! LOL!

7. What's your favorite commercial right now?

An intersting fact about me it that I don't watch TV.

We just purchase the movies that we like and just

watch those.

8. Whose style do you dig?

I am going to have to agree with Elsie on this one. I have

been a fan of Zooey's style for quite some time.

9. Link to a great blog you've discovered lately...

http://www.origami-club.com/en/

10. What's the last craft you made?

I have to make a bunch of these little birdies for my son and daughters

birthday party.

11. A photo of the last happy mail you got :]

We just moved so I am going to have to sadly say none.=(

12. Something you've got lately?

Over where we live they have this little donation center and

I found this rooster pot holder that was so cute to me. I had

to snatch it up!

13. What are you looking forward to?

My babies Ragtime birthday bash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

14. Post the most recent snapshot of yourself

15. Recent Favorite Movie?

One of the cutest movies ever and my kids LOVE it!!!!!!

16. Something you are working on right now

Right now I am working on a cross, which I will explain later,

and decorations for the birthday party.

17. If a movie were made about you, who would play you?

I would have to say Jada Pinkett- Smith. My hubby says that

she reminds him of me. What a compliment that is hugh!

18. What gives you goosebumps?

The glory and majesty of our God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

19. Share a new obsession.

My husband has me hooked........

20. What's the meaning of life?

To share the love and good news of Jesus Christ our Lord.

To take up our cross on a daily basis and follow him.

Well that was fun. I must be going now due to a severe head-

ache that is bothering me. Be blessed and be back soon!

Thanks Elsie!

Praise Picnic

2009-09-19T21:34:00.001-07:00

Happy Saturday night to all you! We had such a wonderful
time today at a prasie picnic. Different groups from the Salvation
Army came out to worship, praise, fellowship, and eat. I must
taken well over 100 pics. Never have I ever done that before
for one single event. There was so much going on and the best
part was most of it was Christ centered. It was fantastic!!!
Ofcourse we came back home and just crashed. Hubby went
to sleep at 8:30. He going to be getting up pretty early in the
morning. I have tons more pics to share from today so keep a
good look out. Have a blessed night!

Behind The Scenes

2009-09-17T10:36:00.000-07:00

Hello all! I pray that everyone is having a very blessed
day. I decided to take the day off from settling in and
turned it into a day to create a little. Mount upon mounts
of pics were just sitting here on our computer waiting to
be posted and most I noticed had to do with the behind
the scenes look at what it is that we do now. There were
so many that I just might have to do a part 2. I also
threw some pics in here of just random behind the scenes
places, things, etc., and my very first video post at the end.
You all get to hear me sing!!!!! HOW FUN IS THAT!!!
The song is called "In Mind", all rights reserved ofcourse,
and it sprung from the story about how I was minutes
away from being aborted when my mother was pregnant
with me. Here we go!

Meet the band
From left to right there is myself (singer), my hubby(guitar/singer),
Uncle Greg (bass/singer),
Audrie(singer), David (keyboard), Leilani, Jadon, and the
one with the most
character of all Steve (drummer).

Test pics

I had taken tons of pics for an invitation we had to make

for Jadon and Leilani's upcoming birthday party. This is

our first time ever planning a party for them on our own

and it is turning out to be quite a fun thing. The reasoning

behind the old look is for their theme. We our going Ragtime!

Everyone is going to dress up ragtime, our band is going

to play a little swing, and it is just going to be a blast!!!

Origami Play

I am taking it upon myself to do the tablescape with origami

for the party. The tray is holding little pockets in which I am

going to put napkins in. The birdies are just for the fun of it.

This is jut a sneak peak. I still have a lot of origami to do. If

you are interested in having a little bit of fun with these as well

go here!
http://www.origami-club.com/en/

Dress Up

These are the dresses for Leilani and myself along with

a few more fun items!

Places and Things

Family and the Extended

In Mind

Marina Del Rey and Little Creature Friends

2009-09-04T14:04:00.000-07:00

So last weekend my children and I went on our very first
boat ride. It was just as I imagined. I had been so sheltered
as a child and really didn't know about anything but Vegas.
My husband is actually responsible for a lot of my first venturings
out and this is no exception. He is always so much more excited
then we are about those types of things. It is actually really cute.

We also had a little visitor make home in our car last Sunday.
Can you believe I rode in the car for a good 5 minutes without
sitting back on it. It wasn't until I got out of the car that I saw
it! Thank the Lord above that I didn't get bit!

My baby sis and her boyfriend came out as well but I didn't get
a chance to take pics. Now this weekend my mother, sister, and
two nieces are coming out. It is going to be very crowed here for
the next couple of days. Until then be blessed and thanks to all
who came by to read my testimony. It feels really good to be used
by God.

Restored

2009-08-27T16:57:00.001-07:00

There is no particular way that I want to start this post so I

am just going to start it.

Complacency: self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by

unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies

Sometime last year about mid October this is what we had fell

into. It took root and started to rip our family apart without us

knowing until it was too late. Anger, frustration, bitterness, neglect,

unforgiveness, our past lives, and everything else in between

was allowed into our home with opened arms. My husband

found himself slipping back into past addictions and I found my

heart longing for something beyond what the Lord had given me.

I found myself longing to break the sacred oath that I made with

God and my husband. There is so much that came into play to

get us to that point but when it all comes down to it we became

complacent. That to us meant a lot less prayer and word and a

lot of pleasing ourselves. We became extremely selfish in the

things we wanted out of each other and life as a whole. It became

about self.

After two failed attempts of recovery programs that only lasted

a couple of weeks in Vegas it still was not enough. These programs

in my opinion only further fuiled the fire for self in such a way

that self control and what ever higher power you believed in was

the way to over come. There was no truth. There was no strong

foundation in which to build upon and I wanted nothing to do

with my husband or his recovery. I felt that it was a cop out and

excuse for wanting to do what he wanted to do. My husband ended

up moving into his parents apartment because I no longer wanted

him in the house with our children and myself. At this point he

was on his way to where we are now, California. The VA along

with the Salvation Army decided to bring my husband into a long-

term recovery program that would last for four months. I was

not at all interested or concerned with this at the time and just

wanted out of it all. Vincent kept pleading with me to wait on it

and to come along side him for the family sake. I only would come

back at him with if he was so for the family that he would have

never gone that route in the first place. That was that.

The time came when he had to go and we had somewhat came

back together in a way but the war was still being fought within

me. When my husband was finally shipped off to the program

and pressures of no finances, no home, no nothing at all kicked

in and I was left with the kids to deal with this all by myself I

was sure that I was never going to be with him again. Divorce

was becoming more of a reality for me. Phone calls from him

was no longer excepted from me and it was decide that I just

needed some time with God alone. In God's word divorce

is wrong yet my heart reasoned for it. This was a chance for

God to work in my heart. I needed work within me and couldn't

see it because I was so focused on what my husband was

doing. We both needed a work.

I set out to do what I said I would and that was to pray that
God would work in my heart and restore the love I once had
for my husband. In spite of how hard it was to pray this it was
through the will to obey it was followed through. After two
months went by in which he had been in California almost four
I found out that they changed it to a six month program. That
is when I felt a softning of my heart. Before hand I had written to
him what appeared to be a Dear. John letter which didn't get
to him until this time in which this had occured which created
yet another painful issue to overcome. My husband had met
someone. What a revelation that was. I needed to know
where my heart was on this matter and it was that I still loved
my husband. I had made the horrible mistake of telling that
I did not love him anymore which left him with no hope for us.
We spoke to each other after these two months of not talking
and now his mind had been made up for divorce and that we
should part ways and move on with our lives. This turned my stomach
inside out because I had phoned to tell him the complete opposite.
My, my how the enemy moves in quickly.

This kind of pain is never forgotten and for four days straight,
non stop, I prayed from the bowels of my soul. How is it that
most of the time we have to learn the hard way? Grave mistakes
had been made on both ends. Were we going to live in disobediance?
Were are children going to pay the price for our selfishness? Would
we become yet another chain in a generational curse? After cousiling
with our pastor in Texas we both were reminded of our vow not
to each other but to God first. We were face to face with the fact
that we were putting self first. Somewhere along the lines our
priorities had changed and on the day of our 7th year anniversary
we decided to do something about it. Our gift to God and to each
was the descision to reconcile. We made the choice by the grace of
our mighty God to let NO MAN, not even ourselves, tear apart what
He had brought together. A couple of weeks later we made the trip
out here to my husband after not seeing him for 5 months.
A month later we moved out by faith to be with him even though he
was still in the program. It was set up that we had a place to stay,
I had gotten a job transfer, and all the other details were set for our
arrival but not so. The children and myself ended up in a homeless
status and for almost 2 1/2 months we lived not knowing where
we were going to sleep or eat. My husband still had his program to
finish so he was limited to what he could pitch in to help out. I dared
not go back to Vegas because there was nothing for us left there. All
our help ended being here. I worked very hard to get rushed help
from the state living from motel to motel and feeding the children
and myself from a food card. There were good days and bad days
but what made it all worth was the fact that the children got to see
the face of their father and feel his embrace. Oh how happy they were
to finally see their daddy. Nothing could compare to the joy of knowing
that we were walking in obedience to God. After this trial, and I would
have to say the biggest trial that I have ever faced, we are now fully
back together again in our own apartment. My husband graduated
from the program and faithfully attends meetings at the church. My
husband also runs a band in which we worship and praise side by side.
That has always been a dream of his. There is SO much in between this
story that happened that I could not tell it all in this one post. God is
good!!! He brought us through all of this and tried us through the fire.
We know we still have a ways to go but now we know we are suppose
to do it together looking to our Lord and Saviour as our source of life.

I want to also give an apology to the various DTs that I was serving
on. Life just happens in the most topsy turvy way. Never could I have
imagined going through such a thing. I am DEEPLY sorry for dropping
off the globe and asked for your forgiveness. Please know that I missed
you so.

These are but a few of the TONS of pics that I have taken and over the
next few weeks I hope to get them all posted for you. It is going to be
a picture fest!!!

Be blessed truely blessed!

Finally Home Again

2009-08-25T11:40:00.000-07:00

It seems like it has been ages ago that I was last here. So much has happened and so many hard lessons learned. We finally have our internet back up and again which is a HUGE relief for us. I missed being here SO much. My hubby is going to be coming in any moment so I don't really have the time to tell of our great testimony just yet. He is going to do a hostile take over to update everything on the computer and that means EVERYONE moving out the way! LOL!!! Till then I await eagerly for my return here to share what good works the Lord has done.

Be back soon!!!=)

Where Am I?

2009-07-07T11:42:00.000-07:00

Well,
I am way past the point of not having internet right now and have been on this great long journey that has lead me to a place I couldn't imagine I would be.
I am now in California and reside here now. SURPRISE! This journey is way too long of a story to tell right now but just know that I have missed you all so much and hope to get back to share with you soon. I am also very sorry to have been gone so long. It was very neccessary though.

As always be blessed

So I Am Here At The Library....

2009-02-24T17:06:00.001-08:00

very frustrated with my internet service right now!!! They were suppose to have service back on within 24 hours which has turned into over a week of waiting and I STILL have to wait until the end of this week for it to be back up again!!! I spoke to 5 DIFFERENT PEOPLE who told me 5 different things so you can just imagine how I am feeling right now. Anyhow, I only have less than an hour now and will be back on hopefully by next week. Love you all and be blessed!!!

CPS #102

2009-02-13T14:07:00.001-08:00

Before my internet goes down for a couple of days
I wanted to share my card for the CPS Sketch #102. I have
been having so much fun lately making cards!!! I also
want to send blessing out to everyone this Love Day
tomorrow. Even though I will be alone this time around
I know of one who truely loves me greater than anyone
or anything. He is our Lord Jesus Christ who came down
and gave his all to me, you, and all of mankind.

Be blessed!!!

Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Stole Ours Hearts

2009-02-12T18:13:00.000-08:00

Valentines is gettin closer and these two little ones are
on my heart. To see full project please stop by here
http://thedaisydiaries.blogspot.com/.

I hadn't done a 6x12 in a while and just thought to do one

for this page. Lots of layers!!!

My internet is going to be down for a few days so I probably

won't be online over the weekend. =(

There is just always something going on hugh.

Until then be blessed!

Second Take!!!

2009-02-06T12:24:00.001-08:00

Here is my second take on CPS #100!!! Still celebrating!!!
All things American Crafts from the Travel and Everyday line except for
the arrows which are Scenic Route!!!

Be blessed!!!

Two Post Day!!!

2009-02-06T12:10:00.001-08:00

Hey there, I will be doing two post in a row for two seperate
challenges so bare with me please. =)
This first challenge is being hosted by PaperTray Ink
http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2009/02/day-5-cha-craft-supershow.html. The challenge was to alter a bag of any kind so here is
my go at it! I used last years February Scarlet Lime Kit along
with a few extra goodies. I am trying to start using some of
my goodies up and not buy anything new. There are so many
gorgeous things that I have and they need to have their moment
to shine. Thanks to Papertray Ink for the challenge!

When I Grow Up.....

2009-02-04T14:21:00.000-08:00

in my cardmaking skills, that is, I want to be like her,
http://lilybeanpaperie.typepad.com/lilybeans_paperie/.
The GREAT card maker Melissa Phillips who is hosting
a contest on her blog for a chance to win this totally fun
bag!!! The bag was created by Jillie Willie http://www.jilliewillie.com/main.html. There is just tons of inspiring colors
and designs here. The challenge is to create a card that is
inspired by this bag so my go is down below!!!

Yes, these wheels were fun to make, the colors were fun, the spazziness,

and all just from looking at this one bag!!! I LOVE to be inspired!

Be blessed all!

CPS Anniversary Sketch

2009-02-01T13:52:00.000-08:00

Yes, three days in a row I have posted to my blog. What

a miracle hugh. Over at CPS they are having a GREAT

contest to celebrate their 100th post anniversary and it

is going on until the 8th. Here is my take at it and I am

creating another one just for the hay of it. I miss doing

challenges. Go check it out!!! http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/2009/01/cps-anniversary-celebration-card.html

Be blessed this fine first of February.

Challenges

2009-01-31T18:26:00.001-08:00

I am getting back into challenges again now!!! Yay!!! I did this one

for the Scrapjacked challenge for January. It is last minute but I

couldn't pass up the inspiration. http://scrapjacked.blogspot.com/2009/01/kristina-contesplaya-youve-been.html

Very cool hugh.

I don't have time for much more chat right now so as always

be blessed all!

American Crafts Clip Its

2009-01-30T10:18:00.000-08:00

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE is in the air over at American
Crafts!!! Come and see what we have been up to!!!
It's gooooooooooooooooood!!! http://americancrafts.typepad.com/

Be back soon!!!

Some Catching Up to Do!!!

2009-01-18T22:07:00.000-08:00

Hi there everyone! It has been a few weeks of being SUPER
busy. First of all I REALLY wish I was able to attend CHA
again. What an AMAZING experience that was last year!!! It
will be something that I will never forget. With that being said
the FABULOUS Upsy Daisy Team will be there!!! YAY!!! They
did a pre-CHA release in December of the four new lines out.
You just have to stop by our blog too because starting today
give-aways will be popping up every other day of the fab stamps,
rub-ons, and more to go along with these lovely collections!!!
http://thedaisydiaries.blogspot.com/
If you do have the honours of going to CHA please stop by
booth # 4045 to say hi!!!

I created this Valintines trio using Circle of Friends, Man About

Town, and Bebe collections all from Upsy Daisy!!! Circle of Friends

takes the top of the cake with me!!! The color combo is gorgeous!

I am also in TOTAL AWE and AMAZEMENT at AMERICAN

CRAFTS have been up to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://americancrafts.typepad.com/

CHA Winter - Anaheim, CA - Jan 25 - 28, 2009
Booths 4835 and 4842

Sniff sniff and cry cry!!! Oh how I wish that I could be there!!!

Have enough fun for me!!!

My babies have been the focal point of my camera as

of late. They are getting so big and I am really noticing

it!

We saw Daddy off last Thursday. He is now in California for up

to four months for long term medical care. His conditions are

not terminal but have been a major problem for as long as he

could remember. He is now set on dealing with them and seeing

it through to the end. Four months is a long time but is worth it

for life long health and healing. Please keep him in your prayers.

Well, that is all she wrote for now. As always I will be back as

soon as I can with some projects that I have pondering about

and working on.

Be blessed!!!

This Is Home

2009-01-04T11:02:00.000-08:00

This is the song that has been stuck in my head for the past few
days. The song is by Switchfoot just added to my playlist. I thought
I would stop by to share it. This is what I have been feeling strongly
lately. I felt like I am not truely home and a huge change is about
to take place in my life. A change of great courage and strength. A
change that God has been preparing me for. So now it is a matter
of watching it unfold.

be blessed

A New Year

2009-01-02T14:31:00.001-08:00

I pray that everyone had a very blessed season that has passed.

I am sorry for not finishing up my thankful posts for the week but

as I have said before there are trying times over this way as of

late. I can be thankful though that God brought me through this

somewhat painful holiday season. Through this time though

certain things have been made clear and definate changes are on

the way.

Up above is me at 30!!! I don't look too excited do I. LOL! That is

because I am one of those easy does it kind of people. It takes a lot

to get me to shout for joy over something. It feels the same and I

am just happy to be alive.

I made a stand up card using some American Crafts Christmas

goodies again. It has been finished for a while and I am just getting

around to posting it. I will be back on schedule. You'll see. LOL!

Be blessed!

I Am Thankful #3

2008-12-23T13:39:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow this is how old I will become. 30. I am thankful
to the Lord for seeing my through yet another year. I thank
him for my health, my strength, and right frame of mind
for the most part. LOL! I don't think that anyone functions
all the time with a full deck. LOL!

For those who do not know the story of my birth or pre-birth.
I was very close to being aborted with my mother and father
sitting the office with papers filled out and appointments made.
They told her that if she were to get pregnant again and
attempt to have the baby (me) she or both of us would die.
My mother had sever complications with my older sister and
almost died because of it. So here she was again. Well, all of a
sudden she rose up, tore up the papers, and told my father
that if God meant it for us both to die than we would die and
if he meant for us to live than we would live. From that night
foward my mother and father prayed for her and myself
every night. They never missed a night praying. My father
would read to me and show me pictures. He would also sing to
me. When the time came to have me mother told me that she
was up helping everyone else out in very little pain and that it
was that way right up until the time she had me. I came right out
with the greatest ease. Praise God! So I am here today standing
on the brink of 30. I am also here now standing on the promises
of God knowing that he will never leave us nor forsake us.

Thank you all and be blessed!

I Am Thankful #2

2008-12-22T22:59:00.001-08:00

A GOOD LAUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They say that laughter is one of the best medicines
out there and best of all it's free!!! This was painted
on the back of someone truck and I just had take
a pic of it. It had me chuckling for a good while.
I didn't know what I was going to use the photo
for and it goes to show you nothing happens by
chance. I took it for such a time as this.
I am so thankful to God for the gift of laughter!!!

Be blessed!