We Will Count It All Joy!

That is our life statement right now! James 1:2 &3 We have gone through many a trials in the last months...well years! haha! But it truly has been a true refiners fire for us. We are happy and proud of the many obstacles in life we have over come. It has produced much patience (still need more!) and confidence in our walking this thing out...in our pursuit of finishing the race. Even though we have gone through the seizures, hospitalizations...haha! We will continue to laugh in the face of adversity! God has allowed us to go through things not because we are doing anything wrong but because we are doing everything right! At least to the best of our ability. We have much more to conquer and much more to sift through, but our hearts remain un-offended and focused on the One true hope, our God and King!

We know He is smiling down on us!

Grandpa

So where do I even start, what do I even say?


I have been procrastinating on this forever...maybe because of the mass emotions I/we have gone through the last few months. The unexpectedness of ones death is emotional. My grandfather Randolph Q. Moore passed on Feb 5th 2009. Just 16 days before the 7th anniversary of my mothers death. So this was tough...even though I know without a shadow of a doubt I will see my grandfather again and that my mother was the first to greet him, it still has its emotions. My two beautiful cousins and I stayed at our grandparents house while out in Cali for the services and to be of help to our Uncles in this time. We were truly unsure as to if we were going to be able to do this, but it ended up being huge healing for us all. We truly had what the bible says that God does. He turns mourning into laughter! We bonded in every sense of the word. We spent some true time together as cousins. We rarely wanted to be apart at all...we stuck by each other like Peanut Butter and Jelly! lol I will miss the only grandfather I have ever had. The interest he had in my life and always wanting to know that me and the kids were happy. I have had to also mourn my grandmother at the same time. With her Dimentia she is truly not her self and looks at you like, I know you dont I? But nothing...I love them with all of my heart. They will always be in my thoughts and in my heart.

Christmas time!!

So Christmas Eve flies in...feeling like we just had Thanksgiving the week before! I have to say we are truly blessed being down here. You have all maybe heard me say this in previous blogs but I truly mean this. Even in the days I am miserable with life. We have some family out here and have been on a true roller coaster watching such loved ones go through some of the most challenging of times and trying to be there and be an encouragement for them when you are dealing with your own junk. But in this God is like "its OK...trust my leadership. Look at what I have put before you." He has given us some amazing friends that have already been such a support system for us even in the small amount of time we have known them.

So moving on we to Christmas Eve...we had of course Gabe, Des, Sam, Martina and Titi here at the house and invited our friends Chriss, Steven and there son Brett over for food and a night of games. We got to do a lil exchange of presents and just enjoyed each others company.

On Christmas day itself we really just did last minute cleaning up the house and preparing for my dad and step-mother that would be coming the day after Christmas. So much excitement as we prepare!

Another end to a begining

So we are officially done with our Internship...can I say mixed emotions??? We feel so excited, nervous, confused(mostly me), happy, scared..the list goes on. I mean all in all it was an amazing experience but while taking a deep breath and exhaling I am kinda glad it has come to an end. We have made so AMAZING friends that I hope will be with us for quite a while. Here some of our moments....





We truly love these people and are so blessed to have them in our lives. Thankfully there is quite a few families like our and even singles that are permanently here at least for a while like us also. That makes this continuous transition a little easier.

So for Ismo he will be starting a Media Apprenticeship which will next year become a school here at FSM. He will be full time and is really looking forward to it. I am so proud of him...God is doing so much for him! As far as me...I am still trying to work out all the kinks. I believe I will be doing either Part-time staff and hopefully taking a class at FSM. Also for my service time I would like to be apart of a prophecy team. So God willing it will all work and our schedules will flow. But we truly are blessed no matter what we do...if we just did this move just to see our kids grow the way they have, it would be worth every sacrifice ever known.

Old Blog thought was fitting for our now season in Life!

So this is something I wrote about our transition from Tracy, CA to Pleasanton, CA. Who would have know that we would be where we are at now in Kansas City, God preparing us all along...so I just reread it and thought I would post it.



Thursday, May 31, 2007

Transitions of Life Current mood: determined Category: Life
Soooo....we have entered what I believe is a new season in our lives. We have moved out of the comfort of our own home where we found our peace, our tranquility. There is nothing like your home it is yours and your families santuary. Sometimes though God moves you out of what we would call our comfort zones. He wants us to reach farther to go deeper in our faith.
Some people think it is cruel or you have to be doing something bad to be put in certain difficult situations. But I beg to differ...God puts those that He has really great plans for through really great fire and testings.
Some people run to God more when they are having problems and fall farther away when everything is great. I have found myself to be the opposite. I find it harder for me sometimes when I am going through what sometimes are the hardest things in life. I still seek but feel alone even though I know with all my heart I am never alone.
As a mother your mind is so hard to find a down time or rest it never stops. What if my kids get sick, what if something happens at school, how do there friends treat them, am I doing enough, what can I do to be a better mother/wife? All these questions go through the mind of a mother day in and day out. So with life getting at you in every direction life is sometimes so harsh.
But through all of this transition I look at my husband and children and know that I am working towards a bigger and better future. And no I am not just talking about a nice house, picket fence and an RV. I am not even talking about the day when my kids graduate high school, bless me with new son in laws and daughter in law. Or even the day my babies bless me even more with my precious grandbabies...tear, tear. I am talking about the day I see Jesus face to face. When I know this race I have run, the blood, sweat and tears I have shed where not all for nothing! This is the day I truly have my home!
I don't care (even though there is days I do :O) ) if I never own a home or if I never see the other side of the country. But as long as I know that I have been the best wife, mother and daughter I could be and have instilled all the values that my heavenly Father and earthly mother and father has tought me. Then and only then I know that I have done my job.
We will get through this transition in our life...there is nothing impossible for those that love the Lord. For His yoke is easy His burden in light. So I give it ALL to Him. The One that can carry it all that has carried the sin of the world on His shoulders, My sweet Jesus. We will get through and move on to our NEXT transition in life.
We just have to believe that we will succeed!! And above all trust and love with all our hearts.

OM Goodness its snow!!

So we woke up on Sunday morning with the ground completely covered in snow. The kids were freaking out this being there first time actually seeing snow. They ran outside to just run back in realizing this is not just a picture this stuff is cold and so is it outside! lol We could barely get Keilani back in the house to get ready for church. Then after we did get ready they were all out there throwing snow balls at each other...including Elijah pegging me in the neck with one. It is much funnier now then when it happened. :o) Well here are some pics from it...otherwise we are trying to stay warm and gearing up for more family coming this week, Will just leaving a few weeks ago and that was a really great time. He said he is forever wrecked by what was poured into him while he was out here! God was hitting him with word after word of confirmation!! Love it!

Thanksgiving...was actually great!

We truly had an enjoyable time on Thanksgiving. Even though we were a lil sad that we were not with all of our family we had the Maldonado Fam here so we were not completely with out. We also had the privilege of opening up our home to some new friends. Had a blast with the one couple we have probably become the closest to. Steven, Chriss and there son Brett have been a blessing to us. We get along great and have stuff in common. Chriss also helped me cook and did most of the baking...she makes some amazing pie's!!
So needless to say it was great. We are truly blessed! Can't wait for my sister in law to come in two days then more fam the end of December!!