Little Update

Hello everyone! I'm still trying to finish college in December, but it seems like I will have to over do it with my classes in the summer. I'm not sure I can do that, so as for now, I'm playing it by ear. I've been taking another 6 courses this semester, three of which are Education courses. I was accepted to the program in the winter and I am taking a class on Teaching in the Diverse classroom, Human Development and Student Learning, and Instructional Planning (with observation hours). I'm also taking a Reading course and English Pedagogy course. All of which are overworking me, plus I am doing the work study this semester again and it's getting very difficult. I'm planning to stop working but not sure how to get out of it now. My kids are growing and growing!! Both of my older ones are in Middle school 6th and 7th now and my babies are in elementary, 3rd and 4th. They are so independent and lovable!! My hubby is still working hard to provide for us and I love him so much for that...I'm still praying for him to be home more often though. Today I was able to put in my first observation hours at Palmview High School, I was in a Senior English course and I absolutely loved it!! I can't wait to be the teacher for those kids! It gave me the push I need to keep going and finish! God has been good to me!

I know, it's been way too long. I've been way to busy with my family, church and college, I can barely breathe. I'm in my junior year in college now, if all goes as planned, my goal is to graduate next December. I'm taking 6 classes currently and this is taking much of my time. These classes have been quite a learning experience so far. I am really enjoying learning so much in my liturature classes and well, all of them. I'm taking Discriptive Linguistics, Creative Writing, American Lit I and American Lit 2. I am also taking an education class and a film and video editing course that is way too fun! My kids are growing way to fast and it is hard to keep up with them. Yesterday, I was making Aaron's bed while he was getting dressed for school (I have been making them do their beds for a few months but decided to hurry things up and I did it for them) and he stopped before going out of his room and said, "Thank you, mom." I was so happy to hear him say that without me asking him, "aren't you happy mommy is helping you?" He is growing up, as Vianney is as well. She came home today crying, saying she doesn't fit in :( my heart was hurting for her and I comforted her as much as I could....I love them so much. I miss my husband more and more everyday. It never gets easier.

So it seems I haven't had time for blogging...just quickly, Christmas and New Years were different this year, my brother...minus Ben came to TX for a week or so! I totally loved spending time with them and there families...we hadn't done that in forever! I see them in the summer, but don't spend too much time with them, so this was nice. After Christmas this were so busy it seems like a big blur...with New Years celebrations and wedding preps...then 1-3-13. Vicky and Bernardo's wedding...from cutting meat the day before to pictures through out the wedding and cleaning up after...I'm exhausted from just talking about it!

Forever and a day...

Wow, it's been forever!! I had almost forgotten I had this blogspot. But I'm coming here today with the need to vent. Please don't mind me. My life lately has been great, my hubby is just amazing and my kids are all doing well in school and well, I've been keeping busy with leading, back-up and missionettes at church and housework of course. Don't even now where to start. Our pastor was diagnosed with stomach cancer a couple months ago so that impacted my life in a big way. Marta Campos also just past away yesterday from stomach cancer. Our lives pass so quickly and at times we don't take full advantage of every situation in our lives. There is no need to get so angry with the most retarded things in the world!! Why do we focus on the way things should be? Why can't we just move along and accept changes that happen, in each situation do our best to make the best of it, or if its someone else, help him up if you can and if not, pray for him and "move on!" Let's not dig a bigger hole please! It's amazing how sometimes we stumble and fall and instead of getting up, checking why we fell and learning how not to fall again, we stay down and cry and have a tantrum until out lungs give out!! Then we get up try to run and keep falling because we don't think we need to learn what we did wrong because we do everything so perfect there is nothing left we need to learn! Wow...it's amazing. Lets be a little more humble ppl! Matthew 23:12 Says: Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Oh God please forgive me for feeling so annoyed with some ppl, I don't like it when ppl feel they are more than someone else...I guess we should all be more humble...including me. God is so amazing, he is so merciful, our pastor has been healed from the cancer, he has gone though the quimo and its almost all gone! I truly believe God has amazing ness planned in my life, family and church, can't wait to blog about so many more wonderful things He has done for us...stay tuned, I will be logging more often :). Goodnight for now.

A New Experience

So, Hi! It's been a few months and I was going to write this down on a piece of paper but decided I'd blog about it here instead. You all know how great God is in my life...I can't stress that point enough. Well, last Sunday He showed Himself to me in the most amazing way.
Sunday August 7th, 2011, I was awaken 30 mun b/4 my alarm rang to get ready for church, so I felt like it was God tugging at me to get up and pray, (previously I've asked God to wake me up so I can give Him more time in prayer, I have a hard time getting up in the mornings). So I say "yes Lord, I'm up" and I begin to pray and just praise him, after about 25 min, I just began to Worship Him and I felt His presence so strong in my body, I began to feel as though I was not in my body anymore, I got numb from head to toe, couldn't move anything but my eyes, it was as if I was in another dimension...just an all around amazing experience, I was aware of what was around me, I just felt like I was not there, I thought for a moment that maybe I was dying because I began to feel something cold from the top of my head running down, I felt it come down to my lips and they just started shaking, I started breathing very heavily, I can't explain how I was feeling, comforted, hugged, loved, at the same time, yet scared for my kids...if this was the end for me, how where they going to react to seeing mommy laying there, lifeless? I said, God, but my kids...but if it's Your Will, it's my will...I closed my eyes and I remember seeing darkness but a large ring of light and I wanted to see it closer and the next image I seen was very fuzzy but looked like millions of bodies around and in the light...I tried to see closer but the next think I know it was gone...I was back and it was over. My body was covered in a cold sweat and weak for a couple minutes. I just began to weep and thank God for this amazing experience and want to seek Him more...

Sad Day

Today I am sad. Can't put it all out there today, but just know that life's changes are tough sometimes...hard to take in.
Here is just a verse that I had been thinking about in Spanish James 5:12 if you want to look it up in English:
Pero sobre todo, hermanos míos, no juréis, ni por el cielo, ni por la tierra, ni por ningún otro juramento; sino que vuestro sí sea sí, y vuestro no sea no, para que no caigáis en condenación.
In other words...do what you say you are going to do, do not do otherwise. And if you claim to be a Christian, practice what you preach. Don't lie, cheat, or wish wrong for others. Finally, don't be someone whom you are NOT!! It's worse to do wrong knowingly!! People can see right through you, even though you think they only see your outer shell...I still love you but wish you would stop. For the sake of us ALL!!! PLEASE and Thank you! Ok, I feel better now...bye.

OMG'sh

Soo, today was a crazy day!
I went to bed about 11:30pm, 20 min later Brianna came to my bed with a cold, so I have her some meds and tried going back to bed. Well, when I was falling asleep I heard ppl (girls)screaming outside frantically!! Then there were 3 gun shots! A car drove off while there were still ppl screaming. My heart wanted to stop and I didn't know what to do, so I got up and checked to make sure my door was locked and kids were asleep. I looked out Vianney's window and seen a girl sitting on the curb, crying, uncontrollably and a guy was by her. He called the police and I heard him say they killed his friend!! I later seen the emt and police cars arrive. This happened at the house to my immediate right, the one I shared (b/c we finally got the fence put in to separate last yr) the back yard with. Anyways, just wanted to let you know what happened last night I would have never thought would happen so close to home. So because of this my whole day was off...then we had elections at church tonight and I was chosen to be one of the deaconesses from our extension! What a privilege to serve the Lord in this way! I am also the new ext. Missionette coordinator...so it will be an interesting busy year :)