Long Lost Friend

So after years of searching for my friend from Bethany College (which is now Bethany University), I finally found my friend, Carolina!!!! Actually she friend requested me on facebook! What a trip! My two best friends from college are finally back in my life! I am so, so happy right now! Everyone I've come across from Bethany have asked me if I've seen her and I had to say no because I had no clue where she was. I always searched for Carolina in Bakersfield, but nothing ever came up. I'm so excited to have her back in my life and I pray God always keeps her safe and together. Thank you Lord for my friends. TTFN

Light from the Cliffs

I am a foreinger to my own family, a stranger to my own mother's children; for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me. When I weep and fast, I must endure scorn; when I put on sackcloth, people make sport of me. Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of the drunkards. But I pray to you, Lord, in the time of your favor; in your great love, O God, answer me with your sure salvation. Rescue me from the mire, do not let me sink; deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep waters. Do not let the floodwaters engulf me or the depths swallow me up or the pit close its mouth over me. Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me. Do not hide your face from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in trouble. Come near and rescue me; redeem me because of my foes. You know I am scorned, disgraced and shamed; all my enemies are before you. Scorn has broken my heart and has left me helpless; I looked for sympathy, but there was non, for conforters, but I found none. They put gall in my food and gave me vinagar for my thirst. Psalm 69:8-21 TTFN

The Royal Wedding

Today was the Royal Wedding of William and Katherine. So awesome that I got to see it live. I was only 8 years old when I saw Diana and Charles get married. There were no vcr's or dvr's back then! So got to be a part of an historical moment and loved it! Congrats to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge!!!! I hope your marriage will be blessed and happy!! I hope you will be together for always!! Congrats!! TTFN

Jeremiah

So I've been reading the book of Jeremiah for the past couple of days and writing down some verses that stick out to me in a journal. One of them was Jeremiah 13: 1-11. It was talking about how the Lord told Jeremiah to go buy a belt and wear it and then bury it then dig it up a few days later coming to the conclusion that it was now useless. In the same way, as God's people refuse to listen to the word of the Lord, we are like the belt, useless...good for nothing. I thought that was pretty interesting. I had never read that before. I did like another passage I saw and wrote down. Jeremiah 17:10 - "I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward everyone according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve." Then of course read about the potter's house. How we are like the clay in the potter's hands and God molds us into what we should be. As long as we follow His commands, we shall be like the beautiful pots. Even through the fire, we will not crack or burn or brake. God will be with us. I hope I can continue to read and journal about what I am reading. I need to get back in the Bible and read all I can, because you never know when we will no longer have the privilege to read the Bible whenever we wish. There may come a day when we will be persecuted and punished for being a
Christian. I pray that I will not be here when that happens, but if I am, I pray that I will not leave the word that is hidden in my heart. I must keep your word close to my heart, Lord. TTFN

Where Have I Been?

Where on earth is Carmen Sandiego? That's what I would ask myself. Where have I been? Working. Working. Working. Church. Home. Working. That's pretty much it. I have so much to live for and so much to be thankful for, that sometimes I lose sight of what actually is weighing me down. So much so, that I can't focus on what is the most important, my salvation. I pray that I will always be thankful for the things that I go through because, it's hard. It's really hard to focus on the now and what needs to be done. These past few months have been the most hardest for me and my husband. With him still not working, and now not getting and disability, we are just getting by and that's it. Just getting by. I don't want to just get by, I want to be able to breathe a little easier. But it really is hard to catch my breath. I have been working a lot of overtime this past week and even yesturday, had to work on a Saturday. So, I hope we will be able to overcome all these obstacles that have crossed our path. God knows what we need, it's a matter of us putting our total trust in Him. I am afraid, but I know who my God is and what He can do. I know WHO my God is!!! He IS the most high God!! TTFN

Wow, it's been a while!

Hi there! It's been a while since my last post. I guess I've just been a little proccupied with the fact that my husband is now here to stay with me! I'm so exstatic! So happy! He is doing so much better now. I'm just glad to have him here with me home. That's where he belongs - home. So now it's a matter of trying to get our life back to normal. Hopefully we'll be able to start saving. With all the stuff going on with the car, brakes and tires, it's been a little difficult. But I know, with all my heart, that with God, ALL things are possible! So, it's a matter of faith in my Lord, He is my Lord and my God. I put full trust in Him. Thank you God, for all you have done for me. Through trials and tribulations, good times and bad, you have been with me. TTFN

He's finally here!

He's finally here! My honey is home with me now!! I'm so happy....so extremely happy!! It's all surreal that we are back together again. I have missed him so much! He has missed me too, which makes me happy. It's going to be an adjustment for sure. We're gonna have to get used to eachother again, like as far as bathroom, and putting stuff away. It's gonna take some getting used to. Again. But I'm confident we'll get through it. God has brought us together for reason. We are gonna be ok. I know it. TTFN

Excited but Sad at the same time

Tomorrow is going to be an exciting day!! Fishfest is going to be so much fun!! I can't wait!! I was really sad that my husband wasn't going with me after all. That is our event to go to every year, but he is still up north. So my friend is coming with me. I can't wait!! I'm so excited to watch Toby Mac!!! Yayyyyy!!!! I hope the weather will be good. But I have a hat and sunscreen just in case. I guess you can't be too unprepared! TTFN

Happy and Sad

Ok, so I went to see my husband in Selma this past Memorial weekend and I was so happy to see him! I was excited to be reunited with my honey, but then got some bad news. The eye dr did not like what he saw and made an appointment for him to see a specialist. He may have to have surgery on his eyes. I am so caught in the middle as far as do I stay here at home, at my job, at my church, or do I leave it all behind and go be with my husband, jobless, homeless, churchless? I can't decide. I am so heartbroken to be apart from him. This last time leaving him behind was worse than the first time. I'm trying so hard to keep a stiff upper lip, but I can't help crying for him. I wish thinks could be so much easier, but it isn't. Only God can get me through this rough time as He does with every situation. I can't do this alone. I am so thankful to my sister in law and brother in law for letting me stay in their extra room and helping me out. I couldn't be more thankful. I just wish I knew what to do. TTFN

I'm Tired

So I've been back to work full time for about 2 1/2 weeks and I am so tired! I didn't sleep in or take too many naps while I was taking care of my husband, but it's crazy. I can't seem to catch my breath. But I hope I can catch up to where I used to be at work. Still gotta learn a lot of stuff though. So I really miss my husband. I feel so alone. I miss him so much. I hope these next few days go really fast. TTFN

Miss my honey

I miss my husband so much!!! 2 more weeks and I he'll be done with his dr appointments and I can bring him home!!! Yaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!! I'm so excited and sad that it's not sooner. :( I am happy to be home, but sad he is not here with me. I hope that everything will come into place within our lives as far as marriage, home, family and especially our personal relationships with God. I am so excited about him coming home to me!! I hope we will be alright. I can't thank everyone enough for all the love and support we have received from everyone. Now we just gotta get our butts in gear and get back to full time church!! Thank you Lord!! TTFN

Waiting for Lakers to Win

So we're here at my sister-in-law's house and watching the Lakers play the Jazz. When they win tonight, it will be a sweep and the Lakers will go on to the semi-finals!! So happy about that!! It's nice to be surrounded by friends and family at this time because my husband is still not with me at home. He is still at his parents house because he still has more appointments to go to. But he is doing so much better!! I'm so glad he is walking now! Thank God that I still have my husband with me. Thank God that we are still together and still going strong!! I love my husband very much!! TTFN

Work's getting better

So work is getting better for me. I'm remembering stuff more and more but still have a lot to learn. 5 months is a long time to be off of work. I guess if my husband hadn't gotten the infection in his foot, we would have never found out that he had diabetes. Scary. So I went to church tonight and in a new class for married couples. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law head up the class. There's about 7 couples all together. It's cool to talk about little things. Little things that drive us crazy. But little things that keep us together, even by a thread. I miss my husband so much. The week has gone by fast but the days are long without him. I wish he was here with me. At least I talk to him on the phone or on facebook. But it's not the same. I want him here. I'm sure I will stop crying eventually. TTFN

Here without my love

So I came back home and back to work. The first day was really hard but now it's all coming back to me. I so felt like the new girl. I really miss my husband. He stayed behind in Selma. I'm so sad. Not alone though. I'm staying with my sister-in-law and her family. So I do have people to talk to. I hope that this month will go by very soon. I'm just sad that he will miss my birthday. It's not fair but it has to be done. I hope I can get through all this. It's hard. TTFN

Not so happy

So I never told what happened when we went to see Oceans last week. We showed up at the theatre at 9:30am along with 2 big busloads of 4th, 5th and 6th graders, who raided, I'm talking every line of the concession stand! I stood in a line of adults and did not move for over 5 minutes! I gave up at that point! We ended up watching Date Night, which I have to say was so hilarious!! Then after confirmation from the employees that the school was only watching the 10 o'clock showing of Oceans, did we then decide to watch it at 12:30. It was great! Now I have to wait a whole year to see African Cats, the next Earth Day movie from DisneyNature. But the reason why I am so sad is because I will be going home tomorrow. I should be happy, I know, but I will be going by myself. Not so happy. My husband will be staying here another month. I have to go back to work because one of the girls is quitting from my department. I can't even get a good nights sleep because I am so heart broken! Well, hopefully I can muster up the strength to carry on for that time and keep my head up. Sometimes things don't work out the way we want them to, but it's all in God's hands and whatever He has planned is what will be. TTFN

So excited!

I'm like so excited right now! Tomorrow, we are going to see the new movie from Walt Disney Pictures, Oceans! I love the ocean! I don't know if I could actually like, be on a boat without being scared that it will sink, but I do love to look at creatures and pictures and movies about the ocean! I guess that will have to do! So anyway, I am excited to go see this movie! My favorite animal is the Manatee. A lot of people don't know what it is, but when I went to Sea World in San Diego and I saw the Manatee, I was like, wow! So gentle and slow and big! So cute! I don't know why I like them so much, but I really do! Okay, so I will write about the movie next time I'm here. TTFN

Going Home Really Soon

So, I will going home really soon. My husband will stay behind a few weeks to go to some more dr appointments. I will be sad. He will miss the concert at the church. He will also miss my birthday. I am truly sad about that. It's on a Monday too. Yuk! So, life goes on. That's all I can say about that. Life goes on, sometimes without you. I have to enjoy what time we have left, until reality hits and I will be going back to work. But enough complaining, because God has done miracles for us! Big miracles! Thank you Lord! TTFN

So on Friday, April 9, my husband, in-laws and I headed to Yosemite for the day. It was so beautiful! I can't even describe how lovely it was. The day was perfect! Blue skies, until the afternoon as you can see in the picture, 65 to 70 degrees, no crowds. We got to see several blue jays, some deer, a fox and a bear! It was cool! I kinda wish I didn't have to drive 'cause I couldn't take the pictures I wanted. But my husband helped me out with a couple of photos. My phone took some pretty cool black and white pictures. I was impressed. Now if only facebook would allow me to post them all instead of just a few. I'm so bummed. I tried to rename an album and then pushed delete to take the name out, but instead deleted a lot of pictures I had been posting since January! Oh my! I'm so sad. I don't have those photos on my phone anymore! So bummed! Anyway, we did have a good time on Friday. Wanted to go before we went home. Couldn't go with my husband on the wound vac. That would've been too hard. TTFN

Daddy's birthday

Today is my daddy's birthday! He is 70 years old. Wow! He doesn't look it. Nor does he act like it! But I'm so thankful that I still have my dad with me here on earth. I know that God has us all in his hands and that He takes care of us all the time, but I thank God for keeping my dad in good health, even through the rough times he was in the hospital. God kept him here. I hope he has a good day, and yes, I am going to call him in a while! One of the things I remember about my dad is that on birthdays, he sings 'Happy Birthday' but in a funny kind of way. It makes you laugh! If he doesn't, then you kind of miss it. My nieces and nephews kind of get annoyed, but I always tell them, "Someday grandpa's not going to be here with us anymore, and you're going to miss him calling you every birthday to sing to you." That's the truth. I know I will miss him terribly later on. So Happy Birthday Dad!! Enjoy your day and thank the Lord for another year of life! TTFN