Summer Fun 2010

I can't believe how fast summer is going! We have been having such a wonderful time as a family. We got to spend lots of time at Newport Beach, park dates, summer nights in Oak Glen, movies, dinner, hanging out with friends, bbqs and Big Bear for the 4th of July!

JOhn and I are still teaching at church and are having lots of fun with all the kids, we were so excited that we had 37 kids in our class on Tuesday night! Summer Bible Blast was amazing as always and seeing kids make commitments was priceless. Looking forward to seeing those kids go home and minister to their parents:) Not sure if John is going to be teaching a home fellowship in the fall, he is still praying about it, so we will have to wait and see. God is so good and has continued to bless our family and our marriage, He gets all the credit!

We also are super excited that my little sister is getting married on August 8th. I finally have a brother, who happens to be a great guy, who is perfect for my sister! I look forward to seeing them grow in their own personal walks with the Lord, as well as in their lives as husband and wife! And of course, I can't wait to be an auntie!

I also will be returning to work in August. I have a long term teaching position for 1st grade at my son's school and am super excited! It will be a challenge getting use to at first, but then I will find my grove, and it will be cake!

Having fun reading books from C.S. Lewis
" When a man is getting better he understands more and more clearly the evil that is still left in him. When a man is getting worse he understands his own badness less and less. A moderately bad man knows he is not very good: a thoroughly bad man thinks he is all right. This is common sense, really. You understand sleep when you are awake, not while you are sleeping." Just like are walks with Christ, when we are spiritually awake we can truly understand evil for what it is.

God and His Power!

All scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right. 2 timothy 3:16

Mother's Day

Mother's Day was such a blessing! I was spoiled and got to go to Glen Ivy Day
Spa for my very first time, I had an awesome time! I was especially happy because I had such good company my Mom, sister, and friends. Then I came home to a clean house (which I love) and 3 Clean babies! No work for me! Then we went to church and spent time together as a family. I love being a wife and a mommy, I am blessed beyond measure!

Resting in His perfect Will

We finished our Home fellowship on the book of Philippians. We read Paul's letter to the church at Philippi, and the "Joy" that He had in his life despite his circumstances. This "Joy" that Paul wrote about, the joy he lived out, was based not in his heart, but in his mind, not how he felt, but how he thought. Just is true in our own lives, how we think affects how we feel. Who and what we put our trust in determines what kind of Joy we will have, either the joy that comes and go depending on ones circumstance, or an everlasting Joy that can only come from Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We learned the importance of being single minded, and how true and everlasting Joy comes form the Lord. Through the life of Paul, we learned that the true spiritual man is one who worships God in Spirit, Rejoices in Christ alone, and has no confidence in ones flesh. We learned or shall I say we're learning to be content no matter what state we are in...Yes were going to take some major hits, hurts, setbacks, and disappointments, but in the end He has purified our souls and made us more like Him.

Beyond Rubies....

Oh the Lord is doing a great work in my life! I am so excited to meet with my friends and share my heart with them. This journey of becoming a virtuous woman is going to be an exciting one, but very challenging too! Looking forward to our first meeting March 14th!

Valentine's Day

Had a great day with my first Love John and my other loves Christian, Faith, and Zoe! We went to Church, then breakfast, then the park, read some scriptures, John made candlelight dinner and I surprised him with sending our picture in for the song Happily Married:) Very blessed! Oh and he bought me some pretty earrings!

Today's devotion

Psalm 3:3
If He allows difficulty, setback, or tragedy to come into my life, He will also be my Glory and the Lifter of my head. The Lord is my ROCK and I am so thankful to Him that I never have to be alone. Faithfully praying that the next moment might bring me a miracle for someone I Love dearly.