FINALLY THE END OF THE MONTH

I am so glad the October is finally going to be over, we here are not much about Beggars Night..aka what others may call Halloween, We let the kids dress up if they want and they would rather just pass out candy more then anything else, but Aidan still wanted to show what he would look like with the teeth.

Our final finale of all the pumpkins look like when they are done. I had on insisted that we each get a size that represented us.no not fat ones a bog one for daddy a lil bit smaller one for mama. and so on...I think after realizing I may end up with carpo tunnel (spelling?) from all the cutting I had to do and redo over and over, a lesson was learned there.......no matter what you have heard, size doesn't matter!!!!!!

See here is proof we started at about 7 and ended at 9.pumpkin guts were every where, and so were alot confused looking faces, mine included!

Aidan and I started with the littlest one first for a prerun of what we should make it look like.
It ended up being Gabriel's pumpkin with the generic face of a pumpkin.

Wednesday night we had our annual yearly church Harvest party so this is what the kids were. Aidan a ninja turtle...for about a year now he has ever so wanted to be one, I think if I would let him we would wear this everyday, and watch the movies everyday.

And Gabriel was Zorro, he wasnt to happy about the mask but he stuck it out for a picture.

And now since today is the real Halloween Day, nothing really major will be going on but handy out candy, and some pretty good stuff I might add, popcorn balls little trinkets and candy!!!

So to all who celebrate participate or whatever you do!!!!!

HAPPY BEGGARS NIGHT

WEEKEND REVIEW

This weekend here in our small town was our annual Harvest Festival .
We thought if we got there still in the morning it wouldn't be so bad. We were WRONG WRONG WRONG..because it was HOT.....HOT........HOT.

I for sure thought today was the final day that we were going to feel the fall air becoming cooler. Nope! It has once again fooled us here in Arizona. Here is Safford we have the most beautiful mountain named Mount Graham, no matter where you are in Safford you always get an eye full of the mountain, just today I was saying I can't wait for it to have snow on the top so we can go up there and have a hay day!

No matter the weather or the season every time around this part of the year I love to read and keep in my heart Ecclesiastes 3 1:-8, There is a time for everything and a SEASON for every activity under heaven.

This goes for myself as well as other's these days that the Lord has made for us to Praise and wardship him in, why waste them arguing, complaining, gripping, or being negative. When we can be Thankful to our God for being alive to stop and smell the roses, help others in need, give a compliment, or just give a smile?

Whether I go in the rapture or I go in the death, I want to leave a legacy behind, for my children I want them to be able to pass on things to their children and grandchild, that it all start with Marisa me, I want every morning to start with their kids doing what I do to my children before school pray over them. The traditions we make every year from balloon launching with wishes for birthdays all the way to getting pj's on Christmas eve. I want my Strength and Faith in God to live in my boys to pass on to their wives. Every parent says this "I never want my children to have to go through what I went though" I couldn't highlight that statement any better, because I don't' want them to go through an ounce of what I went through before I was saved.

So starting today I am going to start building my legacy, with a

Thank You to all my wonderful sister's in the Lord who I have met by just simply doing some blog hoping and listening to God and following his direction to find Sunny's blog.....because truthfully that's where it all began!

THAT'S MY BOY!!!

Where's the leak Ma'am?

STARTING POINT 1982 TIL PRESENT

I lead a pretty normal life......I have a husband, two children who I get to stay home with, a mini van, and a dog. And only by the Grace and Mercy from God am I so lucky to be here at this point of my life, I don't really talk much about myself or how I became a christian, but now I feel God leading me to do this.....who knows I just may be able to help someone out there starting with my as a child into my life as an adult. I really am going to narrow it down to as much as possible, but I will not promise that it won't turn into a book. OK here's my timeline. (it may get a little blurry in my child hood...so bare with me.)


Jan. 8,1982-The day that I came into the world.(For any Elvis lover's aka Dad,this is also Elvis' birthday.....go figure)

1983-1984 -Somewhere around this time my parents divorced, and I pretty much got tossed around alot, from my mom to my dad...lots of airplane rides from Arizona to Reno.

1985-1988 My dad remarried, I got lucky with a little sister and a little brother, who are not so little anymore but to me and my heart always will be.

This is the part that becomes a little blurry to me in the years and dates, but my Dad and stepmother divorce the family that I grew to know was taken from me, my brother and sister stayed with their mom and I went to total opposite way and lived with my grandparents (dad's parents) I think it was to be an overnight thing, but my grandma didn't trust my dad to raise me.

so back on the time line...........

in the 90's I was in school, living with my Grandparents and 2 aunts........who later when I was in the first grade took me to church for the very first time in my life, didn't really understand what was going on...but soon caught on I believe I was 7 when I truly wanted Jesus.

1991 Sunday morning in church our Pastor was preaching to the whole church and dies right there in front of everyone, I remember being in like the 3rd grade.

1993-1995- My Grandma whom I lived with and was raising me fell very very ill ended up in the hospital in a completely different town about 2 hours away from here, so when every kid I knew at the time was playing having slumber party's and doing what kids do, I was at the hospital with my family. Around this time my grandma had both of her legs amputated and had a stroke in between there too.

1996- Graduated form the 8Th grade, and pretty much could have been a Nurse myself, from learning how to take care of my Gramma, I could give an insulin shot like no other too.

1996-2000 Did and finished High school graduated in the year 2000, and began to back slide from God that was the dumbest move I ever made, but didn't learn from it.

Worked as a CNA for about 11 months, met William(my husband) started dating got serious, now I was totally back slided but didn't care, had premarital sex got pregnant lost that baby in June of 2001. Was depressed for nearly a year.

Sept. 25, 2002 I had my beautiful Son Aidan, still wasn't married and living in sin.

From 2002-2004 I went through mill with my then boyfriend William, our relationship was awful, did many things that we both shouldn't have, but never learned.

Jan. 17, 2004-We got married we were both saved, so we thought and moved to a little town called Morenci.

May 24, 2005- I had my 2ND Son Gabriel

2005-2006- My marriage was pretty much a joke, we fought all the time, we both physically and verbally abused each other.....I would smoke/drink he would do the same and more. Our life wasn't good for our boys.

July 2, 2006 Everything came to a halt.....without getting into detail........God did what he had to do in order to get the both of our attention, and stop the games because that is what we did for so many years me made a mockery of God because we played the church game.

I will never forget this day ever.........it has drastically changed our lives and our sons lives for the better it has been 2 years and that we have been fully saved and no regrets.

God has completely restored our marriage and given us the love for each other that we both robbed each other of. William is now the man of God that I love to be married to and my life is finally on cruise control, I am not saying we have the perfect marriage because we don't but what he had before was nothing close to a marriage, we both broke our vows and the commandments but God forgave us and has provided for us everyday since then.

HOW TO BUILD AN IDOL

We dislike the unknown, the undesired, the impossible. When we face infertility, unexpected singleness, unemployment, marital conflict or other kinds of suffering, we point faces full of question marks to heaven. When we don't find answers to our perplexities, we may decide God isn't worth it.

Unhappy with the God we've chosen to worship, we may create another. Discontent with God, we make money into our God. Dissatisfied with God, we fashion power into an idol. We replace God- and our gripe-filled relationship with him-with popularity, careers, ministry or even children and hope they'll make us happier then he did. When we are disappointed with God and look elsewhere for what we want, we lay the foundation for idolatry.

How does and idol become and idol? By our choice. But what other choice is there? To immunize ourselves with praise for who God is and what he does: "Whom have I in heaven bit you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and heart my fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever"

I THINK I MAY HAVE EMBARRASED MY SON

Could these be the reason Aidan doesnt want me to walk him to is kindergarten class?

OUR FAMILY.....IN PUMPKINS

We have our pumpkins in the front yard....trying to make it look like fall here in Arizona, it feels like the weather may be cooperating for the moment, but who knows it just might change back to felling like Summer...we here in Arizona are famous for that!! Do I sound like I am whining? I really am trying not to sound that way,just wanting fall to finally take it's place here, but Arizona has a mind of it's own. Halloween is right around the corner, we are not a big fan of the day...will probably hand out candy, with a little bible track along with it. I have I told you about Aidans school, they don't celebrate it, or have anything to do with it....but they celebrate the founder of his school(it's a charter school) isn't that awsome? We will however carve the pumpkins, with messages of salvation on them though. Sorry folks I have to go...High school musical 2, it's lame, and dumb, but I have to watch the ending! Don't do that...........Don't judge me!!!!

GABRIEL'S IDENTITY

When we go around the house and can't find Gabriel, we just know that he is doing something, he shouldn't be doing.....like this for example.
And this two fro example...he has a thing about touching or pulling people and animals ears, we haven't quite figured out why, but it really drives us crazy.
We are not to sure if this is Gabriel or Sugar about to cause more mischief.

This kid has perfect timing, right after dad cleans the room Gabriel the whirlwind, once again has left his mark. Willliam and I just said this morning he is what is going to keep us alive....inlater days......like when we get older, because this kid is a ball of fire, that at times can never be tamed!

MY SUPER SATURDAY....I AM FULLY CHARGED

Well my friends the Lord has once again healed me and I am back to my old self once again, which I am pretty sure my husband will appreciate, because he is in for a good dinner tonight, with all the fix en's..I have to give a shout out to my Aidaypop who is doing excellent, in his kindergarten state...he is such a Super star.
I have a pretty full day ahead of me, like most of my Saturdays are, but today I have to go over lots of things, I need to air the house out, disinfect every nook and cranny here to get rid of them pesky things... first on the list change my sheets, yet again, now that I am feeling better, I don't want them to reoccur, I needs me some nice clean crisp lines, with a nice powder fresh feel to them,(yes strange but true my sister and I after we have new clean sheets on our bed we out powder on them,not really sure why, but hey don't knock it till you try it.)

This is my nightstand/pharmacy has been for the last three days I haven't even seen the bottom of it in a while, and well that's just not right, so this is second on the list...like the pink furry slippers? No they are not mine, they belong to my Build a Bear that I made at Disneyland....Yes I own one...I had to everyone else was getting one, well my kids anyway..and well...let's move on!!!!
Here is my laundry pile, I am pretty amazed that it isn't touching the roof by now, but I will take on the battle and have it down by today...that's right by today I said.....Wow I haven't even started and I am starting to feel light headed, must be from all the typing I am doing....on to the next............
See this Little cutie...this here is Aidan, seems he has caught what Mama had,and I have to get him better by Monday(take this as your cue to add him to your prayer list), he can't miss anymore school, because of the time he has missed (Disneyland trip in September and his Little dupa getting hurt)it has resulted me or my Hubby to visit with the Principle on Monday!!

Wow just typing all this I am starting to getting(cough cough) a little (sniff sniff) tired maybe I should lay down before I try to conquer these battles of House chores...Oh , I better quit doing that with that kind of attitude I am not going to get anywhere!!!

To all my sister in the Lord out there, Thank You for your prayer's!!!!

I'M GETTING BETTER

I can't stand being away from my little blog for so long, it feels like I haven't been here in years. I can say that I am getting better praise to my God, but it seems' the kids are getting the leftover's of what I had, what can I say we are a share alike kind of family. It's finally Friday and since Tuesday night, was the night it all begin.
I started with a sore throat..thinking I it would be gone by the next day........the next day came but the sore throat didn't leave, Wednesday morning came William called in and he became MR. Mom, which didn't start on the right foot because Aidan our oldest got hurt badly in the shower let me spare you all the detail's...but his dupa is doing fine, yes dupa...aka his sitter...you know his butt...he considers it a bad word....
Well it's Friday and I am starting to feel the prayers in full effect......about every hour it seem;s Aidan wants me to lay hands on him and pray, because he knows that the healing is in prayer, hence because we believe in the power of prayer in our Casa!!!
Trust me once I have the strength of a bull I will be back to my regular blog posting until then, I am SO taking it easy!!!
Oh and by the way did I tell you that my husband had to be a house wife for the day....it was hilarious, I don't think he can handle my everyday job, but it sure was nice of him to try though!!!

UNDER THE WEATHER

PLEASE PRAY FOR ME....I AM NOT FEELING THAT GREAT!!

A DAY OF REST

LATE AND I MEAN LATE LAST NIGHT!!

Late last night after the kids were in bed and as I was alone(the Hubby was working graveyards)

I sat there in my room craving more of God and the word, I finally had my quite time so I allowed myself to come before God, and pour out my heart to him, I so wanted to do some "housecleaning" in my heart, and I was stopping myself for a reason even to me that was unknown. The devil has a tendency to make me feel like a horrible mother, because there are times that I have to get stern and discipline my kids, he makes me feel like a failure as a wife, because for some odd reason my husband is getting on my last nerve.

And as A Christian he makes me feel almost invisible........well last night I had, had enough!!!

I bowed my knees and heart before God, and renewed my spirit, for a while it had been in need of one.

Because of God laying this calling on my dear friend Sunny, her lesson's from day one I have written down in my own notebook, I pulled that out and began to reread everything I have ever written down, highlighting, bible reading,and just becoming closer to my Savior.

This morning I woke up with a new heart, and a new spirit, I feel as now that I have color in my life!!

I COULDN'T AGREE MORE!

Every year in the month of October, we have a yearly fair, we are a small town, so everyone close by comes to the parade the next day, and this was one of their floats.....and I couldn't agree more!

When this float passed by everyone was standing up and clapping for them!

YOU KNOW YOUR HOUSE IS COMFY WHEN..........

This is when you know you house is comfy, because on thier break they come and do this.......

You know I LOve you little sister, but come on I had to post this, look how peaceful you look?

TRUE COMPASSION

The truly compassion person hands out compassion in free and generous doses rather then doling it out i careful, scanty amounts. God goes so far as to liken true compassion to a mother's compassion for her child. Who will rise in the middle of the night to hold a child with a fever? Who will run back to the store-for the fifth time that week -to pick up one more item for a child's school project? Who will reinforce discipline by firmly adhering to an unpopular restriction?


A mother whose heart is filled with compassion.

God showed his compassion to us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinner's.He nurses our wounds even when he isn't the one who caused them. When our body's drag and our spirit's sag, it takes a heart committed to God and the infiltrating power of the Holy Spirit to be compassionate.
It takes God-with the heart of a mother-to bring compassion to those who need it.

WONDERPETS GONE NINJA

Gabriel decided that he was going to make the WOnderpets go ninja for a while.

The outcome was The WOnderpets, became Teenage Mutan Ninja Turtles, and he kept buggin me to take this silly picture.

A HEAVENLY HUSBAND

Though out the Old Testament's prophetic writing Israel is referred to as God's wife and God is referred to as Israel's husband. This analogy is carried into the New Testament where God's church is his bride and he is its bridegroom. Where we come to know he sis as our Savior and Lord, in a certain way God Begin's a "husband" relationship with us. He Loves Us. he provides wisdom where we lack it. He is our protector. he fulfills our deepest desires.

For various reason's we may find ourselves without a mate. Mothers without mates. Parents without partners. Whether through death, divorce, single parenthood or simply through emotional abandonment by a husband who still shares our house, we may find ourselves without the husband we hoped to have.

In such a circumstances God can be a husband to us. We can ask him what we would ask of a husband. We can trust him to provide for us what a husband would provide. We can seek from him what we desire from a husband. "For your maker is your holy husband-the Lord Almighty is his name-the Holy Spirit One of Israel is your redeemer."

SOME NEW ADDITIONS....THEY LOVE THEIR NEW HOME

Yesterday started out as any other Monday would have...early and soon to follow boredom.....I had been tugging at my hubby for a while that we needed a new table....the other one he had was kind of "ghetto" one chair was barely hanging on to any life and one chair didn't even match the rest of the chairs, so in my eyes it was time for an upgrade. So there she sits...ain't she a beaut?
I had recently been telling my sister that I so needed a table with a bench seat for the kids, I think she told me to keep looking and I did, it's not brand new 2Nd hand, but NO complaints out of me, it has that country look that matches the rest of our house too. I plan on having some good eaten on this there table, and some pretty wonderful holidays and traditions embroidered by memories.

And as if my table weren't enough my hubby got my my very first china set, to some it may just look like a regular setting, but for me it's wonderful!!!!! Oh the tea I plan on serving with this set and the elegant dinner's and anniversary's that will decorate our table with. I felt as though it was Christmas day for me, I know or about a few hours I was smiling ear to ear.

FEEBLE HANDS, FEARFUL HEARTS

Mothering is such a daunting task! Sure, some days we're completely convinced nothing else deserves our commitment and nothing else returns such rewards. But such day's are more the exception then the rule.

More often, we struggle with the feeble hands, unsteady knees and fearful hearts that Isaiah describes in 35:3-4. Oh, the moments when our feeble hands fail to comfort a sobbing infant! How our unsteady knees bend under the weight of our preteens skepticism. And our hearts fear for the future of our young adult children, facing a world where morals are missing and absolutes are absent.

To these body part struggles, God responds, " Be strong, do not fear; your God will come........to save you. Isaiah 35 goes on to describe the restoration of Israel after captivity in Babylon.

In the same way, you and I can find courage to deal with the challenges of our days as Mom. God comes to save us. He strengthens our feeble hands, steadies our knees and restores our fearful hearts.

WEEKEND REVIEW

We ahd the family over and starting the cool to cold evening nights with a fire.
Brave little pioneers
Cute and sweet little girls
My Husbands ending result

And all of our hard work put to use, a nice warm and yummy s'more

ABOUT A WEEK TO LATE ...BUT I AM GOING TO POST THEM.

I can not believe how bad of a mother I have been, I didn't even post, my son's 6Th Birthday.....how could I have been so misplaced to do such a thing?
His day started out the night before opening the "Birthday Eve" gift, yes we let our kid's open one present the night before our birthday!!
We had a nice little small 6 people party at the park pizza, bread sticks, and cake...everything that a 6 year old would not disapprove of.
Aida didn't figure this out at all but he had only 6 gift's to compliment the year of him turning 6.

For everyone's birthday we get balloon's and put wishes on them, and let them go!!!!!

There I put this in my blog, and now I don't feel so guilty.

SOME NICE LITTLE FINDS

Thursday, before Aidan was due to get out of school, I found my way over to our local thrift store and was amazed at some little finds that I came across. Once I step foot in there I am determined to find something that I don't need but will soon find a need to it. Do I sound to needy? Didn't think so.

The tree topper is just gorgeous, the bobble head turkey is as cute as a button, the jolly Roley poly snowman cookie jar will soon be filled on a daily basis for the kids and nieces...even for my hubby and sister who like to sneak there hands in the cookie jar so often. And my delightful plate to put the sticky buns on , for our traditional Christmas breakfast.

I love this time of year, and here in Arizona it can't get here quick enough, once I go to Wal-mart or any store and I start to see the fall items hit the shelf I to hit them because I can't wait for this time of year to begin.

Aidan is already talking about going up to Mt. Graham and playing in the snow, around these parts, only GOD knows when that is going to happen, but it's OK I am willing to be patient, I mean I have this long, whats a few more weeks/months .....Right?

QUIT QUARRELING WITH GOD

Quit quarreling with God! Agree with him and you will have Peace at last! - Job 22:21


Have you ever quarreled with God? Perhaps you've been angry with Him for one reason or another. I know how that feels because I have been there. But the truth is we need to quit quarreling with God, really become acquainted with Him, and begin to agree with Him. Then we will have the peace in our lives that we all long for.

I urge you today to make peace with God, follow his directions and the words that he gives you, and begin to enjoy life. There are people right now in this world, who want to do so much for god , but say they can't or they don't know how or they don't know where to start, they are prolonging the quarreling with God. Stop and start now, no matter the reason, excuse or fear give it to God.


God, I admit that at times I quarrel with you. Please forgive me. I come into agreement with you, and or will for me, with your purpose for my life. I will start following your directions so that I will have lasting Peace. - Amen

MY SPIRITUAL GROCERY LIST

I had a little bit of some Spiritual Shopping I had to do today......
Care to join??

List

• Bread- We are fortunate enough to have God give us our Daily Bread.
• 3 lbs. of Love- To Show the people in my life the God has given me pounds and pounds of Love.
• 1 pkg. of Salt- Salt is known to melt ice.....and at times there are some icy cries and tears that need to be melted away.
• 1 Box of Band aids- To cover the Boo Boo's.
• 1 Huge heaping of Faith- To know that under those band aids GOD is doing all the Healing of those booboo's.
• 1 bag of Joy- To make every life moment Joyful.
• 1 Humble Pie- Because Humbly we come before God to admit that we are sinner's.
• 2 bushels of Peace- To know that Peace should always be with us, for the hand of God is always over us.
• A nice wonderful Sunday-To be able to go and worship my God with an open and willing heart.....These are the best kind of Sundays.

HAPPY SHOPPING.......I got these at a bargain rate!!

I NEED A KICK START

I have a full day ahead of me......wife duties, mother duties, house duties, but God always keeps his promises..........I woke up this morning early mind you.....Aidan doesn't have school on Friday's, but my internal alarm clock had me up at 6:22, so I started my day with my Internet devotionals and so on, it's 8:14 right now I have my 2 boy's outside playing(before it ever gets to cold to) and my honey doing a mile long "Honey to do list".

And yet again God keeps his promise.

It's going to be a wonderful day.

Why you ask?

I read my Dear Sweet Friend Sunny's blog.

And today I too Choose....

Love

Joy

Peace

Patience

Kindness

Goodness

Faithfulness

Gentleness

Self Control


As Sunny puts it....................I will only be influenced by GOD!!

WHAT A GOD.

What a God we have! HE encompasses every role to meet our needs-even those needs we'd rather not admit having.

Isaiah 9:6 describes four specific roles of God, beginning with "Wonderful counselor". In this role God, as king carries out a royal program for the world. God is in charge of the details of our days, in our homes as well as in our countries and the larger universe.

As "Mighty God" he functions as an omnipotent soldier. God is able to fight and win any battle for his people.

"Everlasting Father" refers to God's role as provider and protector-someone we can lean on and trust.

As " Prince of Peace," God is able to bring about the completion of his will for all time: health and restoration for us individually and for our society.

"Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." What a God we have!!