God is good!

YEAH LAKERS!!!!

2008-05-29T22:53:00.000-07:00

ARE THE BEST!!!!

Sorry Spurs' fans!!! =)

IN YOUR FACE....

2008-05-21T20:53:00.000-07:00

SPURS!!!!! YEAH LAKERS! I LOVE THEM. DOWN BY 20 IN THE 2ND HALF AND KOBE GETS IT DONE...HE IS AMAZING!!!!

Sorry Ruby...haha i had to do this because it was a great game...i still love your family though. =)

What an adventure...

2008-05-04T22:19:00.000-07:00

I had with the Navales family and Penny today! All for the lovely Reinna!! Praise God she passed her Cosmetology state boards!! It has been celebration week for her. So today we ended the celebration with a trip to...
SPRINKLES!!! We got there at around 5:30 pm and only to find out there was only 3 Red Velvet cupcakes left...NO!!! So we got the last 3 and the rest were carrot cake. We then took a visit to...can anyone guess where this lovely VEGGIE burger is from??
The Veggie Grill!! It was my first time there and i was very satisfied with what i ate. Once we all cleared our plates we also cleared the table and brought out the Sprinkles cupcakes and...you cant forget the milk! WOW! A dozen cupcakes for just 8 of us...or 6 of us...what are we going to do with all of these?
We are going to EAT EAT EAT!!
My Red Velvet cupcake that i shared with RJ.

It was a huge blessing hanging out with the Naveles family and Penny. Thank you Tito Alex and Tita Lolit for such a wonderful dinner and dessert! I really praise God for that family. They are a huge blessing to me personally.

That is what my Sunday afternoon looked like...oh forgot to mention that it started off with another wonderful small group meeting. Oh how i love those girls. I praise God for them too! I love you all!!! =)

SLEEPOVER!!!

2008-04-26T21:20:00.000-07:00

Ok i do not remember the last sleepover i had UNTIL last night. Last night we had movie night at the Navales residence after hang-out. We watched Hairspray. The movie watchers were: Reinna, RJ, Ryan, Emon, Alex, and me. We had a good time eating ice cream, popcorn, and drinking fresh orange juice. I was the only one who slept over...the boys weren't invited. We slept at 3:00 am and woke up at 8:30 am for small group. It was a lovely time spent with my fellow friends. I love them all!

Small group...

2008-04-14T20:53:00.000-07:00

Oh how i LOVE my small group girls!! They are thee best...Saturday was our very first meeting...oh boy! It was very exciting and a HUGE blessing. My small group girls are: Bianca, Penny, and the crazy Navales girls, RJ and Reinna. It was a huge blessing opening up to them, and vise versa. I have been wanting to start a small group for a while, as well as Bianca, and God gave me these 4 wonderful girls. It was a blessing because God answered all of our prayers. RJ and Reinna have been praying for an accountability partner and God put it in my heart to ask them to join me. Penny has also been wanting an accountability partner, not only did God give them 1 partner but more then 1. Bianca has been wanting to start/join one and here we are! God is sooooo good to us!! He has really shown me His grace in the lives of these girls. Just on our first meeting there was soooo much that happened...it was the best!

I LOVE YOU GIRLS AND THANK GOD FOR YOU ALL!Here is just a little glimpse of our craziness.
This was on her birthday at Laguna Beach.

And finally, here is little Penny with her Sprinkles.

This weekend was just a GREAT weekend for me. I really praise God for such a great weekend and being able to fellowship with others and enjoy God's creation at the beach.

Thank you Lord for being so good to me and blessing me with GREAT friends!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY...

2008-04-10T22:46:00.000-07:00

ELIJAH ROCK TIBAYAN!!! I love you and i thank God for giving you another year. You put a BIG smile on Auntie's face every time i see a picture or hear a silly story. I pray that you would become a man of God. I love you silly boy and i cant wait to see you again! =)

Trials...

2008-03-27T21:44:00.000-07:00

Thank God for trials.
Thank God for reminding us that He is God and not us.
Thank God for using trails to test us. James 1: 2-3
Thank God for who He is...

Thank you Lord for being so good and kind to me in the midst of these trials.

"Auntie"...

2008-03-14T22:37:00.000-07:00

It is 1:30 am in DC. My sister put Elijah to sleep around 8:30. I heard Elijah coughing, hes not feeling to good. My sister goes in the room and was ready to go to sleep, but Elijah woke up and started crying. I hear him crying and calling "Auntie". I wanted to get up and go to the room just to get him and comfort him, BUT i had to stop myself because my sister would kick me out anyways.

I love this cute little boy sooooooooooo much!!!

Here I come...

2008-03-03T22:34:00.000-08:00

I'm on my way...not really, but its almost time. I will be leaving from Cali on March 13 to go to Washington D.C!! Yup i said it...I'm going to visit my family in D.C. I am soooo excited to see Elijah and of course my sister with her BIG belly and brother. I have dreams about Elijah all the time now, well ever since i found out that i was going. When i see a little cute boy i wonder how its going to be when we see each other. Only 9 more days to go...and im also excited that i will have about 1 week off from work...yay! See you soon!!! =)

Deal or No Deal???

2008-02-10T22:40:00.000-08:00

Last Sunday i was meeting with a couple of friends at Starbucks...we're going through a book called, "Spiritual Disciplines For The Christian Life"...very good book. Well i came to realize that i love the internet too much and it takes up a lot of my time. So, i made a deal with some one...the deal was:

I CANNOT GO ON THE INTERNET FOR 6 DAYS...i thought to myself...that is impossible, how am i going to do this? I had mixed emotions. I wanted to try and do this, but at the same time i was thinking that i was going to be soooo bored and i was going to have nothing to do! Oh no! But boy was i wrong...i got to read and spend time a lot more time with my mom.

The other part of the deal was that he could not play the sport that he loves...BASKETBALL. But i gave him an exception...he can only play 1 day.

"DEAL OR NO DEAL?" were the words that came out of his mouth as he watched me think and be bugged by the thought.

I said, "DEAL!"

That night as i was driving home bothered and in disbelief i was imagining my week without my lover...my laptop and the internet (we messed around and called it my lover). As i was on the freeway i started praying to God and asking Him to help me get through this and grow me. I finally felt like i could do this! I text him when i got home and thanked him for this challenge...BY GODS GRACE I GOT THROUGH THE WEEK...SO DID HE!!!

I'm not going to lie...it was very hard at first. I was so tempted to at least check my email, but i didn't even do that. I wanted to learn self-discipline and control and it was accomplished!

Thank you Lord for challenges like these that grow us closer to you!

Thank God for wonderful music...

2008-01-25T12:13:00.000-08:00

I really praise God for Shane and Shane. God has blessed them with the ability to sing and play instruments.

As some of you know...when i get a new CD i keep it in my car playing over and over again and learn all of the songs and i even know what song is going to come up next without looking at the CD...i know im pretty weird, OH and i dont ever get sick of the CD. So i finally decide to change the CD when i get a new CD or until i feel like listening to something else. Well my latest CD was Alicia Keys...that CD has been in my car for the longest time. BUT this week i wanted to listen to my Shane and Shane CD.

Yesterday i was driving home from my sister Brenda's house from visiting my niece Kenedy. This time my car ride was a little different. I was listening to Before The Throne Of God Above, but the Shane and Shane version...wonderful! This verse really hit me:

"...because a sinless Savior died, my sinful soul is counted free;
for God, the Just, is satisfied, to look on Him and pardon me..."

When i sang this part of the song...oh my!...my heart was filled with so much joy. I really started to praise God for sending His son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for ALL of my wretched sin that i commit day after day and He still gives me the free gift of Eternal Life with Him FOREVER!!!! The whole song brings much joy to my heart, but that part of the song made my eyes water. I listened to the song twice in a row and both times i cried, because God is just SO SO SO GOOD TO US!!!! And so many times I take advantage of His love for me, and get scared when i have an opportunity to say something that has to do with Him....why? Because so many of the times we "fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell." (Matthew 10:28) This verse is so scary to me! But i really praise God for my Shane and Shane CD and wonderful music that helps us give thanks to Him.

Thank God for wonderful music.

FINALLY...

2008-01-22T21:52:00.000-08:00

I decided to go to the gym...oh boy i haven't been there in FOREVER and I'm paying for membership...what a waste! Well lets see how long i can keep this up...i want to go at least 3 times a week....the end!

I dont want to say, "bye"

2008-01-16T20:30:00.000-08:00

I don't want you to go. I don't want to cry when i think of you being away. I don't want to get sad when i think of you. I don't want to change my desktop picture at work, but i have to because looking at it will make me want to hold you. I don't want you to forget who i am. I don't want to not see you for 4 months, but Lord knows that this is better than you staying here with "Auntie". I only have 1 MORE DAY WITH HIM! Elijah i don't want you to go. I am going to miss you tremendously. The thought of dropping you off tomorrow after hanging out with Auntie makes me cry...imagine how much more im going to cry when it actually happens. Oh my!! Elijah, will you remember Auntie? I hope you do!

I know that this is all in God's sovereign hands. He is good through ALL of this and must be glorified. I don't want to make Elijah my god and love him more than our God. I pray that God would use this situation to grow me and show me my sin. Lord, help me get through this and love you more than Elijah and my selfishness.

It is almost time to say our farewells. There were a couple of times Yek said to me, "pretty soon your gonna see how i feel." He is referring to Elijah being gone. I told him that i don't want to know how it feels, but God has brought us this far, finally saying bye, for a reason. On the other hand, im excited for my sister and brother, PJ. They are finally going to reunite with their son, Lord willing on Saturday. God has given them the ability of being separated from their son for 19 days. Praise God my sister hasn't went crazy...haha she already is...j/k sis.

Well Elijah i love you very much and Lord willing i will see you in about 4 months when your little Pan Dulce, sister Key, comes out of mommy's tummy.

Elijah, I don't want to say..."bye".

HAPPY BIRTHDAY...

2008-01-15T22:59:00.000-08:00

YEK!!!! Wow...big boy now! I thank God for our friendship and all of the laughs we've had together...you are a crazy man!Who does this crazy stuff?? YOU!! (haha "i wasn't even gonna say it cuz i know you were.")

I praise God for growing you so much while your in MN and still seeking Christ by being an example to your friends out there...but you don't have very many friends...j/k. Keep on seeking God and don't give up! I pray that He would continue to grow you and use you for His glory. Hang in there and enjoy God as much as you can while your away...I know that He put you out there for a reason that we do not know completely and might not understand, but God knows why. I would like to see what God has shown you in the time that your out there when you come back, Lord willing. Happy birthday...again for the 10th time! I hope that you have a nice day out there and be good....haha j/k. I miss and love you and i will see you SOON!!

A Day with Elijah

2008-01-14T19:29:00.000-08:00

On Saturday i got to spend ALL day with Elijah...i picked him up from the Diamond Bar house (PJ's parents house), as I walked in I hear Elijah say, "A-tie!, up up" so i picked him up and he looks at me and gives me nosies and smiles. We came to my house and he played with mama and papa, grandma and grandpa, for a while. Soon after we went to the La Puente Mall and shopped a little. He was such a good boy...usually he wants "up" from his stroller, but praise God he just watched the kids play with the ball in Old Navy, in his stroller. We finally came home and i was supposed to go somewhere with my posse, like my sister would say, but i decided not to go because Elijah was here and i didn't want to leave him...then i got a call from a friend asking me if i wanted to go to a party...woohoo party! j/k...and i said to him, "no, because I'm supposed to go somewhere", but never ended up going anywhere and that is very unusual for me on a Saturday, BUT I wanted to spend as much time with Elijah...and i did. =) we played and laughed and ate all day and night...nothing new. He was so tired, but didn't want to go to sleep. Finally around 10:30 p.m. he wanted to lay on the bed with Auntie and watch what she was doing on her laptop...so i decided to take picture while he lays on Auntie. But all he wanted to do was touch Aunties nose and do nosies...I loved every moment i had with him...soon he was really tired and wanted to lay down...on Aunties stomach...I love him!! =) I'm going to miss him sooooooo much when he leaves me...=( but its ok...God is in control and His plans are much more better than mine. I know God is good in this whole situation, like He was with Yek, my sister, and PJ moving.

FINALLY, it was time to sleep. He didn't want to sleep...just yet...so i had to pretend like i was sleeping so he could sleep, but he just sucked on his thumb and rubbed my face gently. As i was laying there peeking with my right eye i could just see him starring at me. I wanted to cry but held it in...i am going to miss him and all of these times that i spent with him. OH MY!! Elijah slept with me on my bed...boy is he a crrrrazy sleeper...that boy had me at the edge of the bed and was almost on top of me, but i did not want to move him because i didn't want him to wake up. There was a couple of times where he would cry a little and i would rub his back and he would say, "Nooo!" and i would laugh in my head and smile and try to go back to sleep. It was a sleepless night for me, but i had absolutely no problem! It feels good to sleep next to someone you love!

I finally joined...

2008-01-12T20:20:00.000-08:00

The blogging group. I always wanted to create one, but i never did. So, today i decided to actually do it! So welcome to my blogspot...hope you all enjoy reading how God is working in my life and other little stories i decide to tell you all . Have fun!