Christmas @ Grandmas House!

This CHRISTmas was so
wonderful...the kids were able to understand more about
Jesus being born and
how special that was for all of us. How much he loves us and all about being
blessed and giving to others. They had a great time
really getting into
prayer time and praying for loved ones that are really
struggling this year.
What a wonderful season for them this has been. The best
part was being able
to go down south and see our family! This was Mia's wish and
she did not
give up on it she asked me everyday if we were going she was
relentless..as
always! So we said yes and off we went.

It was so wonderful to
have
my kids spoiled by their grandparents isn't it just beautiful to love like
a
child..they taught me some great lessons in the four days we were there. They just
love on everyone just because... no strings attached!

My greatest gift was to see
my sister it had been a year since I had seen her..she's a junior in high school
and
she looked so different! I missed her the moment we drove away and
headed home!
My prayer is that she can come see us! She is my only family
besides my mom and
I was like her mom for the first 9 years of her life so
she's like my first
daughter!

Christmas is over and tomorrow
is New Year's eve the Love of my life
has to work :( but that's okay I will
see him next year! haha! I will be
thinking of him all night... all that has
happened this year and how much he does
for us! Thank you Lord for a year of
so many blessings, specially the three best
blessings you could have ever
given me!

p.s. My friend is a baker and
she brought us this amazing cinnamon twist bread
before we left at 5 :30 am
and so we turned it into french toast on Christmas
morning! Thank you Boss
Lady for such a treat!! God Bless you!

Something Heavenly

Okay, so I do this all the time I find a song that I totally love I will sing it all the time and then one day out of the blue the words just BAM hit me and I'm in awe of what the song is really about... anybody with me on that..probably not I know I'm a total DOrk!

! Anywho this song is by Sanctus Real it's called "Whatever You're Doing" and it is totally awesome!! Seriously I loved it before because it had some cool parts and now I think it's great! So if you find yourself struggling with something in your life, something that is bigger than you, take the time to sit quietly and listen to these words. The Lord is up to something and it's GOOD Ladies!! He loves you all so much and has been gathering women to share with one another and glorifying his name!!God Bless you all today!! Here's a little something Heavenly!

Building a Fort!

Mommy and Daddy had date Night and this is what we Did!! We
built a Fort
and made cookies!! YUMmmO! Don't we Look Guilty!! We love
our Babysitter!!
;)

Just a few more pictures of Festivities!!

So much to be Thankful For....

iT WAS a wonderful
day, we gave Thanks to the Lord for good Friends and Family. Who said family had
to be from the same blood line ...Family is us living as brothers and sisters in
the Lords will. God bless you all and I hope you had a warm and fuzzy
Thanksgiving!!

Here is Batman giving his grumpy look, I guess he is a little mad
that he can't find his Batmobile!!

Wordless Wednesday: Bubble beards...Yeah!

MOments that Change you...

Have you ever had moments where your life changes in an
instant...the way
you feel about things ....the way you see things...your
priorities are all of the
sudden shifted....this has been happening to me a lot.
And I'm not sad or stressed
about it, it is alll GOOD! I love how the Lord
is working in my life! First let
me tell you about my beautiful girlfriend
Jaime, I have known her since 8th
grade and we have remained friends she
called me a couple of months back and I
heard the words " I have to tell you
something, and no I'm not pregnant" I
instantly knew what she was going to
tell me was going to change me...then she
said.."Karla, I have Leukemia"...I
was completely silent and just cried!!! That
moment changed me and I
promised myself that I would be the best friend I could
possibly be and not only to
her but to all those around me!!! Now she lives in So. Cal
so I couldn't just
hang up and drive and give her a hug...I had to send her hugs and kisses over the phone and tell her how much
she means to me..that I will be there for her to do whatever
I possibly
can...!!! She is doing great and her spirits are high... I just Love her so
much for always listening and just being the sweetest friend ever!
This moment changed me.....

Saturday afternoon I got a call that my mom was evacuated from her apartment
complex and that literally when she left the hill outside her door was in
flames!! Now all I could do was pray and send out calls and emails to pray
for
them..... I have not spoken to my mom since October of last year and
have
been in complete prayer for her the last two weeks not only myself but
others
and so getting this phone call I knew ...Thank you Lord you provided
the
way....I made the phone call and they were okay, in shock and not really
knowing
what to think but none the less calm and in good spirits. I spoke
with my
precious sister(15) who after not talking to her for a year sounded
exactly like
me on the phone...wow ..weird!! As of tonight they are staying
at a friends
house and they are not allowed to stay at their place. They
were able to get
what they could out within a time frame and that was it. (I
sit here and
wonder...what would I get if this was me???)This people changed
me...life is so
short, things can happen in a blink of an eye and most
importantly Family is
more important than stuff!! Lord again you have amazed
me....I can't wait to see
how this will turn out but for now we sit
Thankful for the Awesome God that
you are!!

FAll Leaves

I saw this on someones blog and I thought I would try it... I
love
me some cute paper and Glitter!!! :) YOu can Write what you are
ThankFul For on
them or like me I just used rub-ons!! Happy
Fall!!

Lord...Use me!

So my prayer has been for the Lord to use me...I wan't to do
his work, I
want to be obedient when he presents a situation for me to act
on...I want Him
to be Glorified for everything!!! So as I sit here and type
this I am so
emotional because he is using me and to feel his presence and
know that he is
behind this , all that is going on in my house right now, is
soooo beyond
words!!!!! I love you Lord and Thank you that I can even help
this sweet girl!!
Please pray for us as we help our sweet friend move
in to our house! I
pray that she may feel Peace and Love from you Lord!! I
pray that our family
will provide for her the support that she needs....It
feels like she's my little
sister and I pray Lord that you will bless her
life!! That she will one
day do the same for others!!! Thank you all
if anybody that reads this....God
Bless you this beautiful
evening!!

Pasta Fagioli in the Crockpot.....

• Okay, so last weekend I made this great recipe...Pasta Fagioli it's
  just
  like the one at Olive
  Garden but better!! Here is the Recipe..

• 
  --1 pound lean ground beef, browned and
  drained
  --1/2 large red onion, chopped
  --1 cup carrots, chopped
  --2
  celery stalks, sliced
  --2 cans (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes (and juice)
  --1
  can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  --1 can white beans, drained and
  rinsed
  --4 cups beef broth (check label for gluten!)
  --1 jar (16.5 oz)
  pasta sauce
  --2 tsp oregano
  --1 T Tabasco sauce
  --1/2 tsp
  salt
  --1/4 tsp black pepper
  --1/2 cup dry pasta, to add at end of
  cooking time
  
  The Directions. Use a 6 quart or larger
  crockpot, or cut the recipe in
  half. This makes a lot. Brown the meat on the
  stovetop, and drain well. Let it
  cool a bit. Chop up the carrots, onion, and
  celery. Add it to the empty
  crockpot.Drain and rinse the beans, and add
  them. Add the whole cans of
  tomatoes, and the pasta sauce. Add the beef
  broth. Add the salt, pepper,
  oregano, and Tobasco sauce. Stir in your meat.
  Cover and cook on low for 8
  hours, or high for 4. When the vegetables are
  tender, stir in the 1/2 cup of dry
  pasta.Cover and cook for another hour on
  low, or until the pasta is tender. It
  will swell quite a bit.Serve with a
  bit of parmesan cheese if you have
  it.
  
  
  Check out the blog site: http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/ She
  has so many great recipes. Enjoy..
  
  
  

Happy FALL .....yAll!!

The week of Harvest Celebrations went so quick that
literally my head was
spinning!! While trying to celebrate and fight off
head colds the Kids really
did have an amazing week!!


At Our First
HaRvest Celebration we found some Princesses, Mermaids,
Fairies.........

There WaS a cute little Flapper Girl......(Even Though
they didn't feel to
good they still look beautiful..... believe me this
picture took a lot to take
!!)

Buzz was there, Darth Vader, Optimus Prime,
Jedis.......And lots of others
that took the time from their busy work
to play some games and get some
CandY!!
An Hour later Mia had her Salt and Light meeting...Daddy, Evan and
I ad
practiced with her so she would be comfortable on stage......wellllll
she got on
stage and I was soooo proud of her... she said her name and that
she collects
Teddy Bears and then stopped.....But can I just tell you for
her to just say her
name was soooo AWESOme!! (this is her on stage.....she
is so cute..!!)


Here are our pumpkins.... we were going to carve them and do all
the fun stuff
but time just got away from us....instead this is what
happened to Mia and
Evan's Pumpkins......Not the greatest but hey this is
all I had to work with!!!!
(not Much..Lol)



Last thing was our church Party and it was a blast!!! Here they
are ready
to play some games ...win Some Tickets...And play Laser TAG!!

Well I leave you with a picture of them Harvest 2008 and a Harvest 2007
below and Oh my goodness has my Little man and my Sweet Pea grown!!

Tonight we Pray! with outstretched Arms...We Praise you!

~~~~~JOY~~~~

Today was an amazing day....in all that is going on .......we
were all touched
by God's awesome LOVE! PRAISE THE LORD!!

"Harvest Party/ Boutique Sale" by Mia and Miss A

So hey...Guess what?
.......
I had a Harvest Party Boutique Sale at my house
today!!!!! The Party was put on by Mia and her partner in crime Miss
A. The girls took Mias dresses
and hung them on her desk and then carefully displayed stuff. On a different
counter which I did not take a picture of there was even a cash
register.
They said ......"we are having a Harvest Party and we are
going to sell all this stuff there....It's going to beautiful!!" Can you say entrepreneur's in the making!! They
even had some cute things to say about all the items so that Daddy would buy
them!! It was a fun day!! I didn't get a picture of the girls they were busy
baking things for the bake sale for the "Harvest Party"!

**Do you see poor Sleeping Beauty she is still waiting for her Prince to
come and rescue her!!!:)