You Just Never Know...

You never know what will happen at the office. Today my dad is giving instructions on how to butcher a deer....where the different meat was on an animal. You can tell the employee's are totally into it....that's cause they are BOYS. It stinks in here right now so I am gonna leave.

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Just a Typical Day In The Office

I know, you aren't quite sure what this is all about....that's what I am here for...We don't have hot water at the office right now because of some remodeling. When we wash dishes we have to heat the water up. Well my Dad being who he is likes to use these HUGE coffee pots. When they are filled with water they are too heavy for me, but since he was here, he wanted to use them and he would pour it in the sink....okay....so far so good....it's kinda crazy how it happened....so here goes....See this little cutie?

Well I took the blue lid off and used the soap inside the last time I washed dishes. The lid was upside down in the sink and my dad put that huge coffee pot in the sink and filled it with water. The lid suctioned to the bottom of the coffee pot. We didn't notice it and he just sat the pot on the burner. I was sitting at my desk and I kept looking at the stove and I thought to my self, wow, that fire is high. (It is a gas stove) It just got bigger and bigger and then I realized something was wrong. So I calmly said, "Dad....whats on fire in here?" He rushed in and blew it out and it took us FOREVER to figure out what that burnt blue thing was....

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Bossy Big Sister's Will Run Your Life

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Artist to Dj and Everything In Between!

Carlos has been getting after it the past couple of months. Yesterday he was painting a sign for a friend of his. The past 3 weeks, he was at a local church and he did their back drop for a sermon series called "Bling" and then he and his turntables were part of the Sunday morning worship band (3 services). Thought you might like to see one of my favorite pieces he has done and see a clip of practice for the worship service.

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All Up In Your Personal Space!

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This is how we do it.....

This is what we do - all the time - all of us. Aren't Carlos and Victoria cuties? We all just pass around the lap tops and lay around all day....ahhh, Saturday afternoons!!! Love it!

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This is so weird....

SO there is this guy names Chris who is in Iraq right now. He is a marine. He is maybe 19, I can't remember. Anyway he has a myspace and every time I go on his page to leave him a comment one of his friends Josh has posted like 3 or 4 other long ones....and they are SO weird, I had to share. They are playing some video game and I think the best part is just that they are soooo serious!!! Here it is:

u serious, i am at midgar healing up from my wounds. after omegas tetra break, i need to heal up as much as possible

well right now im in Costa Del Sol with Barret. i just told him what happened and he's cussing up a storm. come by and get us and we can make a plan together or something. o yeah i thought i learned a new limit, but when i jumped in the air to start it, all the energy i felt dropped. so i just turned it into a Braver.

Josh, I don't know what happenedWe were fighting the Zolom's, with ease i might add, and a massive shadow crosses on the ground. When i looked up, there was only a bright flash.now i don't know where i'm at, its probably going to take 7 days to figure this out.

alright we just made it to the marsh..... its gonna be a while before we get there. its like they're having a meeting of the Zolom's or something. there's like...... I don't even know how many herethis should be child's play, we'll probably have to rest at the Chocobo Farm after this.Is Cloud still with you?????

he just left, i was tryin to ask him a question, but he just left, he said something about "finishin what he started"

alright, we'll take a boat and make our way there. hope i see the Midgar Zolom too.

man finally im backi ended up in darkness again. the tempered windows were underneath me. heartless and nobodies were coming out of nowhere. i didnt have any promblems taking care of them. but then this gigantic heartless comes out of nowhere. it had this big axe in its right hand. i wouldnt of had a promblem with it, but i was already tired from all the other heartless and nobodies.the big heartless overwhelmed me with its strength. i got blasted in the air by a shockwave from the axe. then it hit me back down with its other hand. i was already done when i hit the ground. the big heartless' axe was coming down to finish me. right before it hit me POW!!!!!...... it was block by a Gunblade.I look up and someone with two keyblade's was tearing apart the heartless. The heartless was defeated. I looked at the person with the keyblade's. At first I thought it was Sora but.... the guy told me i was foolish. I looked harder, it was Roxas. my vision was super blurry and i was still on the ground. then i let me head fall, then i said"thanks Leon"then someone said"WRONG""that's not Leon, y'know"After that it got all black..... then i woke up back at the Chocobo Farm.Wierd...huh, where you at Josh, let's meet up and destroy Omega.....together.

??? that sounds like Omega. But since i was on the verge of death, it took me 12 days to fully recover, but right now i am back to training, but i need more X-Potions because i am down to 4869 HP, i use to have 754,798 HP until the omega encounter

alright im here at " island closest to hell". that's crazy news....how are we suppose to stop a force like that. and i still haven't perform a limit since that Ifirit looking thing attacked me.o and good news i found a gold chocobo. it was there chillin when i woke up at the chocobo farm. but nobody else was there, and no sign of Barret either. hurry up and get over here.

i have been following omega around, i am at full health, but i am not taking a chance right now. i spotted omega heading toward the "land of supreme happiness" yep u guessed it, he is heading toward the promised land, and u will never guess who is summoning him, i look through my binoculars and i couldnt belive myself. Sephiroth was standing, holdin his hand out wanting omega to go to him. i have a real bad feeling about this, wat we must do is meet each other on "the island closest to Hell" and train a little bit more. with the power of them two combined, we are gonna need it.


i am here, i just got done summoning all my guardian forces and trained against them, they tried to hit me with an amazing combo, eden used eternal breath while bahamut used terra flare and knights of round tried to attack me as well and so on and so forth, BUT, they made a mistake, by taking tooooo much time to try to attack me, a got my gunblade/ultima weapon, and i was about to do what i think was omnislash, but there was a strange glow coming from me when i tried, a bluish glow was upon me and i learned a new limit, its called the "earth saver" and it was like omnislash, but it seemed like all my limits combined into one big attack, and when i finished, my guardian forces were all out of HP. it was an amazing energy man

YOU'RE HERE!!!!! i was wondering what all that noise was. just when i was about to check. that Ifrit looking thing, showed up again. This time he told me something,"Crisis the day will come when I will return your power.....but the only way that will ever happen is to defeat me. hahaha"then he flew off. why's this thing always got to laugh.i'm heading your way right now.and good job with your new limit.

i was born ready, u?

its alright, put ur chocobo on board of my ragnarok and we will get there with ease

alright, its done when we gonna go. i'm getting all excited.....maybe i shouldn't though. this could be it y'know.

i know, something tells me that this might be the last time we fight... together

i am here, wake up, i cant fight all these Dark Summons by myself.

Sorry bout that, i was having a great dream. I was in this country, with a lot a sand. and i was wearing this gear and...... well forget it its not important.WHAT!!!!! HOW MANY DARK SUMMONS ARE THERE!!!

from valador to ANIMA, the hardest of all dark summons

hey, u kno what i found weird? when we were fighting against the dark summons i heard a voice, and it said "go to the promised land" we have to destroy the dark summons first mayne y know

I've learned a limit, but its weak.Its called the "Fallen Crow"I ran up to the enemy and POW!!! throw a smoke bomb on the ground and jump in the air. While the enemy is still confused, I come down behind them and, SLASH!!! right down the middle.

impressive, i also learned a new limitits called "heart of a Lion" what i do is a throw about thirty gernades at the enemy, and i run towards them and slice and dice them up yknow, and right before they all explode, i roll out of there

I've got some bad news.. when we got seperated again, i was walking along and went to Balamb Garden, and what i saw was something horrible. Squall or Leon.. was destroying Garden, and Zell, Irvine, Quistis and Selphie were helping out. Rinoa is in timber right now and we got to go protect her first, then destroy squall and the others, and then omega and sephiroth. we have alot to do in a short amount of time.where are u crisis, i cant do this... alone

Where I'm at isn't important right now, i'll meet you at Timber.i never thought it have to be this way. he said he change his name because he was to weak, and now he wants to destroy what he worked so hard to protect. Zell, he suppose to be my other partner in crime, (so to speak). and i think i might be the one to take him out. Leave Zell to me Josh.Quistis one of the strongest minds, how could she..... this truly saddens me.I'll be there soon Josh....now where is that darn chocobo at???

that chocobo no longer exists because... Irvine shot it down with his pulse ammo. idk how it happened, but this really does sadden me too. first me and u will deal with quistis and irvine and selphie, then we will take on our RIVALS, i take Leon, u take Zell. Sorceress Rinoa said she wants no part of them so i am leaving her with tifa at the pub.

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I Can't Hear Yoouuuuu!

Someone is outside my front door. I know who it is too. I am not going to answer. They are still there and have been out there for about 5 minutes. I can hear them sneezing, talking to themselves and playing. I JUST got home and I am sooo tired. I just don't think that I am ready for my little friend. If I don't answer she will knock on every door and window of my house. Maybe I can out last her.

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YOUR BLOG HAS BEEN HACKED... by your husband

Hey Val, Im probably in bed and your awake.. (SO DONT WAKE ME UP! lol!!!) and YES I hacked your blog. Its your birthday today and I stayed up allllll night till 3:30am working on JUST your blog. I didnt even touch my site. I also listened to about 5 of your old teachings i took from your player... lol.. so this creation is probably "annointed" ;)

Anyways. I didnt have any money to buy you anything for your birthday (i tried though) but then God showed me that I could give you this... A HACKED BLOG!!! I know you'll love it cause you always are telling me to make you something... but I never know what to make... THANK YOU LORD!!!

I hope you like it and I love you sooo much. You make me happy. I put a tree on the blog header thats glowing cause I also got a verse that reminds me of you...

Jeremiah 17:7-8

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I'm so lucky to have you in my life. I know the Lord loves me cause he gave me you... he sure does give good gifts!!! YOUR MY FAVORITE!

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Yucky Turkey

I know, I know, it looks beautiful doesn't it? I hear everyone talk about how much they love the Thanksgiving meal....but I think its gross. Seriously. There is nothing on the main menu that I like. Turkey? Yuck? Cranberry sauce? I don't even know why you would eat that. Dressing? That is just wet bread. Yams/Sweet Potatoes? Those are weird, orange things....what else? Pumkin Pie - more mushy orange stuff....so I eat the corn, rolls and mashed potatoes. Wonderful for my low carbing. Haha! Thankfully Carlos' mom makes this great fruit salad and everyone takes pity on me and gets a ham...I usually survive. You know what though? I would love a good PIZZA. Or how about a Thanksgiving lasagna? WHY WHY WHY do we have to eat TURKEY?? Another thing, why do people only make that meal on Thanksgiving? It its sooooo good, why don't you cook it later in the year as well? Whatever. I can't wait for Christmas. That's more my style.

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Duck Tales - Wooo Hooo!

Tonight Carlos and I stepped back into time and watched DUCK TALES! I remember when my brother and I would come home from school and watch this....for like years this was a favorite show. I think it still is....it was fun to watch it with Carlos, it brought back a lot of memories. :-) Carlos is actually not really watching itwith me...he is playing with some dj program on his computer...but you know, its still fun.

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A Mighty Heart

I knew how this movie ended. I make it a point not to watch movies where I know that the lead character dies. I hate it when I accidentally watch movies like that - but this one, I watched on purpose. I have no idea why. It was an excellent movie - and it left me devastated. The only other time that I felt like that was when I watched City of Angels. It affects me when terrible or hard things happen to people and they have absolutely no one or nothing to call on. They survive. But they don't live. Because it takes so much to simply MAKE IT that once they are years past the event, they are often just a shadow of what they were before. I watched interviews of Marianne Pearl right after her husbands death and then with Angelina Jolie 5 years later and you can see how hard it is still. Of course it is - but my heart is broken because I felt like she was still all alone. I can't imagine what it would be like for me if I lost Carlos, but I know I could immediately turn to my Father in Heaven and I EXPECT healing and comfort and I do not feel alone. I know that I am speaking from a place that I don't know anything about but I can't shake the feeling of utter despair when I watch her. I came away with an "awareness" of two things after watching the movie - I am so very blessed in the relationship that I have with my Father in Heaven - and there are those who are carrying a burden that no one should ever have to walk with alone and they don't even know it.

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Home Business Expo

My sister in law Victoria and I took our wares to the Home Business Expo held in our church gym on Saturday. We left after 2 hours because NO ONE came. Plus, we weren't selling Pampered Chef stuff and that was the only thing that sold....and it was selling only to the other people working the booths there. But it was fun to do and I had a great time with Victoria....sitting there freezing my butt off, starving and being bored out of our freaking minds....on a more cheerful note, she made me some AWESOME signs. Got another artist in the family.

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They're Baaaacckkkk!

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Photo Shoot With My Stuff...

Yesterday I did a photo shoot with my jewelry. I think God gave me the idea of how to do it. It turned out really great I think - these are going in the STORE!!

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The Scariest Web Site - EVER

I found this web site on my cousins blog. And it is the scariest thing I have ever seen. It really is. Like I totally hate going there. I don't know why I ever do. Sometimes I think that I am going to see something awesome on there but really - its freaky. Its Post Secret. I honestly don't want to know that someone has these dirty secrets and most of them really are gross or weird. Basically you can send in a home made post card to them anonymously and write your secret on there. uhhh....yeah. I don't have any secrets so maybe that is my problem but really....I am just not getting it....some how people feel better knowing that they told someone - but keeping your name secret when telling your secret is still keeping the secret so it doesn't count. Sorry to bust your bubble people....I just feel better now that I have told everyone how much I hate that site....I didn't even have to send it in on a post card!

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Same Old Drama

Life is good. But it just never stops. My friend sent me a text message today and asked what was going on. My reply? The same old drama. It's really true too, because life just keeps happening to me. And it happens all at once. It's a good thing that I can handle drama - since its almost every day. If its not happening in my life - its happening in someone else's life that I am really close to and therefore I am involved by default....being a child advocate involves me in three other families drama - THE REAL STUFF. And our neighbors electricity is cut off and CPS is involved....life...just keeps happening. And on another note...our neighbors next door have someone living in a pop up trailer in their back yard...its really kind of weird...but yeah, I am fine and I guess in the end I would rather have life happening to me - otherwise I would be dead and that would just be drama for everyone else....which would NOT be fine.

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I Can't Help It!!!! Dumbledore and The Golden Compass

I resist for the most part getting involved in any kind of controversy like this - so much so that the emails that I have gotten regarding the movie The Golden Compass have been deleted with out reading them.

Starting this morning though, I was really hit with it - myspace is covered in The Golden Compass and I got yet ANOTHER email telling me how evil the movie was - honestly it really just made me want to throw up.

Don't get me wrong, I don't LIKE movies where evil is prevalent and made to some how appear right and good and heroic. It's sooo typical of Christian groups though, to get on this band wagon - just for "certain" things and talk and talk and talk - they put the people that create these things down and treat them like dirt. I don't think that these people for the most part are TRYING to be evil, but even if they are, can you "correct" them in love?? Could you possibly deal with an issue in love instead of looking down on them??

Try this: if you are going to be that hurt and upset over all of that "evil" stuff, hold yourself to that standard in everything!! It's always those that are the loudest in attacking something that usually have something to hide...you look like a fool and those that produce the movies and write the songs and books know just what you are going to say. THEY CALL YOU OUT!!

How about this?

One fan asked whether Albus Dumbledore, the head of the famed Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, had ever loved anyone. Rowling smiled. "Dumbledore is gay, actually," replied Rowling as the audience erupted in surprise.

and then

Not everyone likes her work, Rowling said, likely referring to Christian groups that have alleged the books promote witchcraft. Her news about Dumbledore, she said, will give them one more reason.

Of course she was totally right and about two hours after that article was out, Carlos sees a post on a Christian artists website about it....

I know I am ranting and that I am making that much sense....I would like to see some REAL people stand up for what is right - all the time. Not just when something huge like this comes along. This movie didn't jump up out of nowhere. (the guy wrote the BOOK in 1996) We have been prepared and courted and groomed for this movie in thousands of different ways for YEARS. It's kinda like trying to say that being "gay" is sooo wrong, and you lying on your taxes is OK. So today or yesterday or last week, if you lied to someone don't say a WORD about that movie. No one wants to hear it. When your life reflects Christ and you can talk to someone in love and explain to them why the movie or the books might be negative then you can say something but till then, hush and please please please, don't embarrass me....don't call yourself a "Christian" and scream and yell and get stupid about this....because there are a million other things that need to be dealt with before you attempt to take a stand about a freaking MOVIE.

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From the Ghetto!

These are the girls that we took to a MOPS (mothers of preschoolers convention) in Dallas this past weekend. Although I didn't go to it I heard a lot of stories. I believe this pictures is the girls and the founder of MOPS. I was a little worried because lets be honest, MOPS is basically white, upper class women. Most of them don't have a clue about anyone "urban". I was afraid that these women would look down on the girls and be rude. During some of the talks they mentioned reaching out "minorities" which made our girls laugh cause they were already there! Some of the speakers were moved to tears when the girls talked about their lives and how they have changed for the Lord. I think it was an AWESOME learning experience for both groups. Our girls learned new things about being leaders and the women there learned...those ghetto girls are pretty funny...honest and dealing with real things....maybe they found some common ground.

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My Date at the Zoo

Carlos and I took 5 girls to a Mothers of Preschoolers Convention in Dallas. Ours was the "urban group" (more on that later). While they were there Carlos and I decided to visit the zoo. At first I was like lets just chill but when we got there I decided we should make the most of it and see ALL the animals! We really enjoyed hanging out with each other and stuff like going to the zoo is totally something that we would do. It worked out and ended up being a great date! Thank you Carlos for taking me!!! The last group of animals that we saw were the giraffes. And I think it was a mom and baby and they were gone playing!! IT kinda looked like fighting. Here is a video of them.

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I have a big head and little arms....

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I sooo totally love this movie! It is really funny and I caught a lot of deep meanings all through it...I know, I know...its a kids movie, but you know! Anyway, its a great movie and I ranked up there with Incredibles! The clip above is my favorite part of the movie!!

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I want you to learn how to speak SPANISH!

One time I got this comment on a post and it was all in Spanish. I thought that someone from another country had found my blog and was commenting on it. SO I went to the Google translation thing and I translated the comment. It was spam. An ad for cheap tshirts....but I am ok. I decided my fan base in other places that don't have the internet and therefore can't comment is much more important! (Hi Lynn) Anyway, I....well CARLOS is helping me change my look....kinda like my hair color...but it's all in Spanish currently, so brush up on your spanish people or use a translater! Adios! hahahha

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You know you wish you could....do the CUPID SHUFFLE!

Doin' it at House of Faith - The Refuge! Didn't know we had so much fun did you? LOL!! I was on the stage making sure they did it right - you know....

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Nobody likes a bully and a murderer....

I really don't like a bully that murders....I have given him chance after chance and he continued to bully everyone else. Finally today when I got to work I had enough. So this is what I did:

Don't feel sorry feel him. Feel sorry for the other guy who has half a tail and for all the other poor souls that died because he BIT them.

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My fans....in prison...

A girl who used to go to House of Faith when she was in high school got put in prison a while back. She started writing me and I write her back.....After a while there is not much to say....so I thought, I will just send her copies of my blog...it has pictures, etc and I already wrote about what is going on. So I started sending them to her and I get a letter back from her that informs me that I am a DORK! That all her friends in prison think that I am a dork....but she said they loved to read my blog....I wanted to write back that I wasn't the dork in prison reading a blog...but I didn't. I did tell her in my last letter that I was going to write about all of them reading my blog! So yeah, I have a fan base....female prisoners in Texas. Life is good.

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Big Fat LIAR!!

Well, that big fat liar is ME! I noticed in many of my previous postings I always mention what awesome, wonderful and interesting things that I am doing and PROMISE to post more about them soon. And of course I never do. So I apologize for lying and will now keep my word!

FIRST: www.tableturners.com/shop VISIT!!! I have been making record bracelets and have sold quite a few at different shows that Carlos has done. Last year I designed some shirts based on Mat 25:1-13, the parable of the 10 virgins and keeping watch.

SECOND: I took on two more cases with CASA http://www.childadvocates.org/ and I think that EVERYONE should be one. Obviously I can't talk about those, other than to say that all is going well and under control.

THIRD: I got sick on Monday and was throwing up. I think I caught Carrie's sickness, thanks ever so much and always wash your hands after reading a sick persons blog! www.thekateeffect.typepad.com

FOURTH: I am working out every Mon-Wed-Fri and have been since May. I look cute.

FIFTH: The house that we are going to be moving into will hopefully be finished by December.

SIXTH: I know there is more but right now I have to go make some totally cute and interesting kool aid coin purses. Yes, I will post pics next!!!!

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I Almost Died

Lesson 1:
Always SCRUB your hands after touching a jalapeno.

I cut up two jalapeno's to put in this salsa and I thought to myself, I should wash my hands...no, I was in a hurry, I will just make sure I don't touch my eye cause that junk burns. I boiled some water for my tea, and was putting the pot up when I sneezed. Then I rubbed my nose and then I almost died. I swear I snorted a seed or something up my nose! I was yelling and blowing my nose and rubbing it....the juice was still on my hands (I am a dummy) so I washed my hands really fast but it was too late....one nostril was all red and burning! So for like an hour I kept a wet paper towel on my nose. Dang. So right now my nose is a little sore, but no more burning. That was not a good start to my week but at least I am alive.

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Alexis

Well Victoria left for Florida and Carlos and I got Alexis. We weren't too sure at first how she would do. Everyone always says how hard she is, but we never had any trouble with her. She got bossy sometimes but usually when she was tired. Today she got kinda whiny so off to bed we went for a nap. She knocked right out. She turned TWO today, so we are going to have a little celebration after her nap. Carlos just came in while I was typing this and started talking, she heard him and woke up! I patted her and she went back to sleep. We are hoping for at least an hour nap before we go so that she won't be cranky when we go watch her cousin Chris play football. As you can tell.....we've been teaching her things....hope her Mama doesn't get mad....LOL!! You gotta give 'em a little something to take home you know!!!

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Calvin and Hobbes

Heehee! This was Carlos today man...you should have seen him when he came home from getting HIS haircut....he shaved it two minutes after he walked in....LOL

Hmmm....that sounds so familiar...but it came out of the mouth of a 15 year old female.

Too bad they don't stay dead.

I like how no one learned their lessons from back in they day the just keep sending crap like that....emails....bulletins....CELL PHONES!!!

Calvin is a under-ground b-boy!! Who would have guessed??

Calvin as an adult would be one of those chronic myspace bulletin posters!! WHO CARES that you are going to go blow your nose? DUDE!!

So basically Carlos is painting and I have nothing to do....I must say that I just LOVE weefee!

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I love you even when you don't love me.

Saturday I was outside with our neighbors and I could tell it was one of those days. A day where something had happened and you couldn't put your finger on it but everyone was in a bad mood and picking on each other. Ashley and I had a battle of wills. She was really mad at her brother and picked up this piece of chalk and was about to throw it. I told her if you throw that chalk and break it Ashley you are going home. She and I stared at each other and she tossed it to the grass. It didn't break. She and I both looked at it and I was trying to decide if I should send her home. I decided I would at the same time she decided I was mean. She took off to her house and cried and cried and cried. I told her she could come back the next day. So on Sunday I was outside and she came over and we were having a snack and I called her to come stand in front of me. I looked into her eyes and I said, I love you Ashley, do you love me? She said she did. I told her that I loved her yesterday even when she was mad at me. Did she love me yesterday? Nope. But you love me today? Yeah. I told her that I loved her even when she didn't love me. Little did I know what a huge deal this was going to be. We now tell each other we love each other all the time....even when we are mean and mad. She checks to make sure that I love her brothers too. She tells me that she loves ME even when I am mean. (although I am not mean and Adrian totally sticks up for me telling Ashley that I give them snacks so that's not mean) But yeah.

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So about the nail polish....

I just want to say that I think that black nail polish is hot. What's better than that though? Pure Ice Scandal. It's made by Pure Ice and is like $1.73 at Wal-Mart and a super deep dark purple black. I got a Seventeen magazine in the mail and they were showing all these girls with black polish...it was the new thing...blah blah blah...I was totally onto that waaay before Seventeen was....but if Carlos has anything to say about it he would ask me WHY was I paying attention to ANYTHING that magazine had to say when I was about be twenty-SEVEN??? This would be my reply: I don't know. It was in the mail box so I read it. Whatever. Black nail polish is hot.

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So, do you still cut hair?

No. I don't cut hair and I never have. But she thought I did. And has thought I cut hair for years. Every time I saw her, she would ask me to cut her hair. I would be like, no....I don't cut hair. But you know, I am different these days. And while I was rinsing off the drive way last night she pulled up and asked me, "So, do you still cut hair??". NO!! I don't cut hair, but I will cut yours. This morning I went to Wal Mart, got me some PINK scissors and NEON clips cause you know, if I am gonna do it, I am gonna do it cute. I also bought some new nail polish which I will talk about in another post. Anyway, she came over and I hooked her up. Well, it went like this: What do you want me to do to your hair? Layer it. I can't do layers. Oh. Well just do a "v" cut. I don't know how to do that. I don't cut hair. Oh yeah. Well just trim it to here. Ok. In the end, we both looked cute.

Seriously though, I am practicing spiritual principles:

Matt 10:4242 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward." NIV

Matt 6:19-21
19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. NIV

Jer 17:10
10 "I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind,to reward a man according to his conduct,according to what his deeds deserve." NIV

It's fun.

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I want my bolt back!

Yesterday I watched this clip on Extreme Prophetic:
http://extremeprophetic.com/videoplay.php?id=http://www.propheticmedia.com/video/video_email_media/8_22_07_Weblist_BobbyConner_RestorationHIGH.wmv

Bobby Connor talked about declaring things and he also told a story about losing his pocket knife and then saying that he wanted he knife back and it appeared. Hmmm, well I thought a lot about that and I decided it seemed like sound teaching.

Later that evening, Carlos and I were doing lawn work and while he was in the shed working on the weed eater, he dropped a bolt to it. I was still mowing and he was looking for it, pulling weeds looking all through the grass. I went over there and I sat down and just said, I want my bolt back. Carlos took over the mowing and I still sat there. I looked at the grass and I said, I want my bolt back. Then I told Jesus that I didn't know where that bolt was, but He did, and would He show me. I picked up the weed eater and moved it out of the way and walked up to shed squatted down, moved the grass out of the way and there it was. HAHAHAHAHA!!

LOVE IT!

God is just too much fun!!

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How could this happen in my neighborhood?

Wall across from San Jacinto school before

Big government: The term is mainly used to evoke criticism of a government which is believed to be excessively large and costly, with too many programs that interfere on too many areas of public life.

http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2007/aug/22/council-plans-will-curb-graffiti-vandals/

“I was so devastated,” she said. “I actually became physically ill. I felt nauseated. My first question is, ‘How could this happen in my neighborhood?’”

Physically ILL?? How could this happen in my neighborhood? The worst part of that statement is that its focusing on PAINT. Not on the root issues that are causing and allowing someone to go and paint someones fence with “gang related” graffiti.

So the real issue is that there is gang activity in San Angelo. After several years of it being down, it is starting to resurface. I would say that is where you target all your time and energy.

Instead, there are LAWS that are trying to be passed like, “anyone without legal guardianship who provides aerosol paint to a minor — whether it’s a retailer making a sale or a friend passing a can — faces the same fine.” and “Under the law, private-property owners must sign the form and let the city clean the vandalism or clean the graffiti themselves within the 10 days. Otherwise, the city can declare the property a nuisance, levy a fine of $200 to $500 against the owner, and abate the graffiti anyway.”

Those are laws that make me as a private citizen nervous. What is considered graffiti? When is it ART? What is legal graffiti? What if I get permission to paint something on a wall and I choose to paint in a graffiti style?? I am now in trouble, I get fined, and my art is painted over. And why is it going to be against the law to allow someone under the age of 18 to use an spray can???? As a property owner if I choose to have something on my property I can be fined for not “cleaning” it up.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t like bombings on buildings anymore than the next person, but I think that instead of trying to deal with it in that manner, we need to attempt to deal with it in another way.

Also, ask yourself this, what are you so afraid of? Fear of anything gang related has already given them power. Become a force in your neighborhood. What kind of neighbor are you? Are you the type that peeks out your window all day and watches those little “thugs” walk past your house? Do you shake your head at them in disgust? Are you the kind who looks the other way when they walk past you in the mall? Be a positive force in you neighborhood. Here is an idea, go by a 12 pack of sodas and put them in your fridge. The next time those kids walk by, ask them if they want a soda. Then ask them their names. Wave at them as they walk by. Let them know that you see them and are watching them. SMILE at the kids that you pass in the mall. Rather than disgust, why don’t you think about what they must be dealing with at home if they are out running the streets. Make a difference in a positive life changing way instead of being a whiner.

Before we start making rules and regulations lets make an effort to curb this stuff with different tactics like paying attention to the things that going on around us. And yes, by all means, PAINT OVER any vandalism on your property and remember: Darn kids?! Were you never a “darn kid”??

Wall across from San Jacinto school after

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That Thin Line....

It was a cool day in August….yes, it really was, and I was sitting on the front porch with the kids across the street. We were eating sunflower seeds and drinking sodas. Adrian found a cat and had been holding it prisoner in his house so that it wouldn’t run away. He and I were talking about how cats don’t like to be held prisoner…and that if he would let it go and keep food out, it would come back. Now this cat was very good natured. It let Adrian just flop it around all over the place. He decided that he would let it go. So as we were sitting there watching the cat walk away, Adrian asks me THE question….”So how do cats have babies anyway??” I sat there and I stared at the cat…and I shrugged my shoulders and said, “I don’t know, I guess they just hang around boy cats.” I sat very still and didn’t look at him……and we watched Suzie the cat play…..I could hear the sound of crickets suddenly…and the wheels in his head turning…..and then the loud slurping of his soda….and then Ashley showed that she had drawn spunch bop with her shalks.

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Just one of the perfect days.....

Today the rain from hurricane Erin has been hovering all over us. Nice, easy, peaceful rain. It's one of those days that makes you not want to do anything. When Carlos and I woke up this morning it was all we could do to get out of bed! It has gone from a drizzle to a heavy rain. Just one of those days that make you feel lazy! Right now I am watching an old movie called The Blue and the Gray and drinking tea!! I am about to eat a bacon, tomoato and swiss cheese wrap.

I wrote that yesterday....well, it basically never stopped raining. When we got up TODAY, the ceiling above the bathroom was totally dripping water. We poked a hole in the sheetrock and all this water poured out....we actually don't know where the hole in the roof is and Carlos couldn't look for it cause he had to come finish this room he is painting. It's all good. Hopefully we can get it together before Hurrican Dean hits on THURSDAY!!! The pics I posted are of the park flooded. When Carlos got home at like 2AM all he said was, "ALL of San Angelo is flooded!"

Meanwhile, I am making all kinds of awesome things. I will post those soon.

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Hot Tea

While I was in Nashville I was RE-introduced to hot tea. It sounds weird, but I never really liked hot tea. I love coffee with heavy cream and splenda. I drink that every morning and I adore it. Most of the bridal party were tea drinkers and my new friend Sindi offered to make me some. I was thinking to myself, oh my gosh, I will drink anything with some caffeine in it right now. So she made me this chocolate mocha tea, put some creamer in it and it was SOOOOOOOOOO good. Wow! I could feel the caffeine slowly seeping into my brain and I sighed with pleasure. I was now addicted to hot tea. Later I found out that there was no caffeine in the tea I had been drinking. It scares me because I now think I have a serious problem, but I think I will just ignore it. Anyway. Then my friend Verna gave me a gift from South Africa. Tea. Rooibos tea. When Carlos came back from South Africa he was ALL about that tea. We tried to make it but it just never tasted right to him. He kept saying it just wouldn’t taste as good unless it was made from the hands of a South African woman. Oh my gosh. Whatever. I can sooo make good tea now….although maybe it was just that I was influenced by two South African women….

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Day Star Tribe I am NOW available

SO the past few days Carlos and I have been painting a baby room. Yes, ME TOO!! You would be surprised to see me, I know it, but I really did help. It’s a safari room and Carlos drew it all and then drew it on the wall. Then I go in and paint all the main parts and he comes back and does all the shading. Who knows, maybe I will be a great artist some day! I will make sure and show the latest pictures, but for now, here are the ones as we progress. We are videoing it so as soon we are done and Carlos puts the video up, I will make sure and show you. I have discovered I have a huge talent in matching paints. For real. I totally can mix them right on. I don’t know what that means…maybe a job at paint store?? What does this newly discovered talent mean? We shall see. I do think that I am going to talk to the members of Day Star Tribe and let them know that if they want me to be a part of the crew I am open to it.

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I'm baaacckkk!!

I really thought that while I was in Nashville, I would be able to blog, but no I was waaay too busy. It was a lot of fun. I liked Nashville I thought that is was a nice place to be and I didn't even see any "sights".

Getting there was so great. I was nervous the closer it got, then I just told the Holy Spirit that I wanted Him to go with me. I decided to be very symbolic and make sure that on the drive over there, nothing was in the passenger seat and when I had an available seat next to me I was thinking that He was there. I made all the connections and even got the rental car with the GPS navigational system in it. Oh my goodness, that was sooo awesome. I just put in the address and it took me straight there.

God really was just there the whole time for me. I was taken out of my comfort zone but in trusting in the Lord, I was fine. I was stretched spiritually and the Lord blessed me.

There was so much GODLY fellowship there. I don't have that here in San Angelo with anyone. Not like that. It was the kind of time where you don't have to say anything and you can sit together and it still be fellowship. Our conversation was Godly, about Him, flavored with Him and it was so Good. I didn't have to be anything for anyone, just be myself and was uplifted in it. It was so refreshing.

The Groom's dad prophesied over me at the rehearsal. Then he stopped by the house after the wedding and preached to the group of us that was there and prophesied over Carlos, and two other people there. It was just awesome. We went and prayed for a friends mom who is in the hospital with cancer. We declared freedom and healing over her. Just this group of us who don't even know each other, but we all have the same spirit in us and we were UNIFIED through it.

Carlos and I got to spend some really great time together. I came home refreshed and that is saying alot for being gone for 5 days for a wedding.

I have a couple of other things that are going on, but I will post them up later. If you want to see the pictures of the wedding, go to geocities.com/vernasbridalshower. I will post them up as I get them, there is also going to be a video of the wedding.

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What have yoi been doing Rooobbeerrtt?

That is a line off of the Incredibles that Carlos, Celeste and I always repeated to each other.

So right now...dang...I am sitting on my bed about to finish packing for my trip to Nashville but my back is sun burned...or tanning bed burned. I wanted to even out the color a bit on my back for the wedding that I am going to be in and I got burned in the tanning bed. I have light bulb lines on my back now. LOL!! It's ok, I think that it will even out by Saturday, but it was truly an experience.

Carlos left on....Friday and I really missed him. I had a family reunion on Saturday and that was a lot of fun. And since then, I have been running errands and tying up all my loose ends before I leave. You should read Carlos' blog cause he is at a camp in San Diego...omoteach.blogspot.com.

I hope that I will have some time to blog while I am in Nashville. Well...till we meet again!!

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Snowflakes in Summer

Sooo, its stinking hot outside and I thought that a moment of winter might be nice for us all. So I went to http://snowflakes.barkleyus.com and made a snow flake. You should too. It will make you happy.

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