Pretty soon, I will mourn the loss of my very wonderful church family at Emmanuel Christian Church.
I will definitely miss being the Mission's Deacon at Emmanuel. I will most definitely miss each and every church goer there also. I will miss watching my children playing with the other children at the church. I will miss watching my sweet 3 1/2 year old run to see if Miss Kathy is there to teach her Sunday School.
I will miss going down to the river to pray for my family and putting all my needs on the banks of the mighty three rivers of Pittsburgh, PA. I will miss those nice country drives with my children sleeping in the back seat of the van or car. I will miss so very much.
All that I may miss, may have some wondering, "If you are going to miss all that, then why are you giving it up? Why move?" Well, for one, I am moving closer to my husband's immediate family which is where my husband feels the need to be. Second, we are moving so that we both can have better job opportunities.
But most importantly, we are moving to hopefully better provide for our girls and assist in giving them a stable home.
As much as I will miss this wonderful place, I find I am following God's will. How do I know this? Because door are being opened that are not possible for me to do by myself. God has already provided me with assistance in finding employment in New York, NY by way of a temp agency. I am doing all I can to trust in God, that He will provide. For months, I have felt the calling to leave Pittsburgh, PA where I am comfortable with life to go to Staten Island, NY where I am constantly challenged. New York is a place I am completely out of my comfort zone. It is extremely different from where I grew up in California.
Please keep our little family in your prayers as, we adjust to a new way of life. Please know that if I don't blog for awhile it is because I'm busy with working, children, and our internet availability will be sporadic until we get settled into our own home.
Monday, July 29, 2013
Thursday, February 28, 2013
GPS Joannie
Joannie has been growing up so very fast lately. It makes me wish for the simpler days of when she was an infant and was content to just lay in my arms until she fell asleep. But instead, I have life now, with a back seat driver who is constantly trying to tell Mommy how to get from point A to point B. I laugh now about it because I'm not in my car driving somewhere or hurrying off to some appointment. But when I am in the moment and she's trying to get me to go a different way, I'm not laughing. I very seriously tell her, "Joannie, you can't drive. Please don't tell me how to drive. Okay?" Quietly from her carseat, she'll muster up "Okay Mommy. I sorry."
If Joannie was my GPS, the following would most definitely be true. I would be in a lot of car accidents. I would drive the opposite of how I drive now. I would break many traffic laws. But you want to know something, she does not know these traffic laws or why I drive the way I do or anything about major car accidents. Why? Because these are lessons in life that she is just too young to learn.
How often do we not give God the credit He is due? Maybe God is telling you, that it's not your time to drive. If the Bible is our GPS, then shouldn't our lives be following it. I know for certain my life hasn't always followed Biblical principles. But now, this is what I strive for and live for. Am I ashamed of my past or what I have done? No, because without those mistakes I would not be the person I am today!
If Joannie was my GPS, the following would most definitely be true. I would be in a lot of car accidents. I would drive the opposite of how I drive now. I would break many traffic laws. But you want to know something, she does not know these traffic laws or why I drive the way I do or anything about major car accidents. Why? Because these are lessons in life that she is just too young to learn.
How often do we not give God the credit He is due? Maybe God is telling you, that it's not your time to drive. If the Bible is our GPS, then shouldn't our lives be following it. I know for certain my life hasn't always followed Biblical principles. But now, this is what I strive for and live for. Am I ashamed of my past or what I have done? No, because without those mistakes I would not be the person I am today!
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
When you gotta go
We have been working on for the last 1 to 1 1/2 years potty training Miss Joannie. Well, she has finally gotten it, for the last week plus, she has been pooping and peeing on the potty. Last night, she even pooped upstairs on the big potty with her seat insert and step-stool. Needless to say, we are super proud of her. Because we believe in positive reinforcement, we have been telling her "Yeah!" "Good job!" "Way to go!"
I think we may have gone a little to far in doing this. Because if we are out and about now, Joannie proudly proclaims so all can hear "Yeah Mommy!" "Good job, Mommy!" "I knew you could poop/pee!" I'm blushing when I come out but she's so happy that she's encouraging me, just like I encouraged her in order for her to go potty.
Her treat for doing so well with her potty training last week, was going to the store and getting Tinker Bell big girl underwear. The day I planned on doing this was last Saturday. This was also the day, my husband decided to fix our family vehicle. Not once did she ask me on Saturday about going to the store to get her special treat. I was so proud of her, so when her daddy came inside for his' shower because he was finished with the car. I told her to put her shoes on because we were going on a special trip. She knew when we got to the store aisle that holds the big girl socks and underwear, the reason for our late night trip to the store. She was so proud of them, that she showed them to her Aunty in Washington state on Skype!
This so reminds me of what a sweet, sweet child I have. I love her to the moon and back!
I think we may have gone a little to far in doing this. Because if we are out and about now, Joannie proudly proclaims so all can hear "Yeah Mommy!" "Good job, Mommy!" "I knew you could poop/pee!" I'm blushing when I come out but she's so happy that she's encouraging me, just like I encouraged her in order for her to go potty.
Her treat for doing so well with her potty training last week, was going to the store and getting Tinker Bell big girl underwear. The day I planned on doing this was last Saturday. This was also the day, my husband decided to fix our family vehicle. Not once did she ask me on Saturday about going to the store to get her special treat. I was so proud of her, so when her daddy came inside for his' shower because he was finished with the car. I told her to put her shoes on because we were going on a special trip. She knew when we got to the store aisle that holds the big girl socks and underwear, the reason for our late night trip to the store. She was so proud of them, that she showed them to her Aunty in Washington state on Skype!
This so reminds me of what a sweet, sweet child I have. I love her to the moon and back!
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Life Unexpected
As Gabriella is getting older, Joannie sees her little sister's many firsts. She has a tendency to get upset over how much attention her little sister is getting instead of her. We try an explain to her, that sometimes in life it's not all about what I want or having the attention all on me. Instead things are about others. I've started telling Miss Joannie bedtime stories, that are about my earliest memories of her. Tonight, she wanted to hear about when she was her sister's age. So I told her that her favorite word to refer to any food when she was 18 months old was "Cheese! Please!" I asked her, "Is this still your favorite food?" With a Cheshire cat grin Joannie's response was, "But of course!" But then again who doesn't like Cheese, right, unless of course you are lactose intolerant or allergic.
I then told her the story of the first laugh, she ever did for me when she was awake. She has always had this infectious laugh, that could make anyone smile. At first she would only laugh in her sleep. Then one day, she laughed as one of our cats was sniffing her bare toes and the other was sniffing her head. I swore that on that day a million fairies must of been born.
These are the moments I treasure and share with my beautiful girls. While, I do wish the rest of my heavenly children were here. I find myself excited about what is yet to come. I honestly never thought, I would ever get married after my string of not so great luck with men. I had resolved to never marry and on my 30th birthday, go to a sperm bank and have a child that way. But when I was 25 years old I believe, my doctor told me to quit trying to have children because I would never have any children of my own. Life did not turn out the way I had planned for it to turn out. No, I believe God's plans were far more amazing than the ones I could foretell.
I then told her the story of the first laugh, she ever did for me when she was awake. She has always had this infectious laugh, that could make anyone smile. At first she would only laugh in her sleep. Then one day, she laughed as one of our cats was sniffing her bare toes and the other was sniffing her head. I swore that on that day a million fairies must of been born.
These are the moments I treasure and share with my beautiful girls. While, I do wish the rest of my heavenly children were here. I find myself excited about what is yet to come. I honestly never thought, I would ever get married after my string of not so great luck with men. I had resolved to never marry and on my 30th birthday, go to a sperm bank and have a child that way. But when I was 25 years old I believe, my doctor told me to quit trying to have children because I would never have any children of my own. Life did not turn out the way I had planned for it to turn out. No, I believe God's plans were far more amazing than the ones I could foretell.
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