Home Sweet Home

We're MOVING! 

.... again...

Last night Willie and I went to have Pho for dinner over at Riverside. We found our favorite Pho place over here in the desert! Quite exciting!

So about this move... After Pho we went roaming around this cute part of Riverside. Absolutely beautiful, it has a small village type of feel. There are a ton of trees which gives it a woodsy feel. Any who we relentlessly searched through the neighborhood and jotted down phone numbers of apartments. We called those numbers and looked at a few apartments. We narrowed our search down to 2 apartments. Both built in the 70's one with 150 units and the other under 20 units. We chose the one under 20 units. It is nice cozy and very spacious! Plus in a very good neighborhood!

 We are very excited! We move mid January!

grateful...

 

10 things I am grateful for...

1. the assurance that the Lord is my Savior

2. my husband who is so patient with me

3. my family who loves us

4. doing ministry with my favorite ministry partner: my husband

5. my church family

6. having a roof over our head

7. always having a meal to eat

8. having a job

9. have a car that takes me around

10. having holidays like thanksgiving and Christmas to share with my husband

adelphai!

I first would like to apologize for my absence... Unfortunately I have been battling with my health recently.

But with out further a due..  Adelphai!

So a few friends of mine a year ago decided to start a company of crafts I guess you can say. It has been in the back burner but still is in existence.. i think! haha! Well this is a new addition to my collection...

 My blogspot is being silly and wont upload my picture in the right direction but there it is nonetheless.... a bookmark! This lovely bookmark is going to a lovely friend of mine... as we venture on to a new adventure.

Here are past creations...

adelphai!

Christmas in November!

Merry Christmas (in November)!

We are starting Christmas this year. Willie thinks that we are going to get our money's worth out of Christmas this year.. meaning he wants to decorate like today! It's going to be hillarious! Stay tuned as I log our Christmas in November! Merry November Christmas everybody!

My Battle...

ECZEMA.... This is my battle. I have had this skin disease for as long as I remember.  For the past 3 months I have had a really rough time fighting with my Eczema. As silly as it sounds it gets pretty draining both physically and emotionally. Lately I have had pretty bad outbreaks, mostly at night. It is as if I am ringing a cow bell saying "come on down Mr. Eczema!" ( I gave it a gender just because) But lately I will wake up in the middle of the night with hives. So what I have to do every night before I go to bed is take an allergy pill (loratadine) or if I am really not up for the fight Benadryl. But let me go through the routine for you...

When I shower I have to use a cleanser (not soap). Then I have to "pat" myself dry out of the shower. Then I have to immediately (I mean ASAP) apply my special ointments or creams. Then apply my special lotions....

Specifically Cetaphil but without the SPF because guess what??? I am allergic to SPF on my face! Fun!

Having Eczema also means I am allergic to a ton of chemicals... for example chemicals found in lotions, makeup, lipsticks, lipgloss, etc.

Eczema flare ups are related to an allergic reaction. So I do not know what I am allergic to or what is causing this uncomfort. So recently I have been researching foods or special diets. Basically I learned that I practically can't eat anything. See for yourself...

Please pray for me in regards to my eczema. It really isn't fun. I am constantly itchy 24/7. I wish I was exagerrating but I am not. Honestly I am really frustrated with it. :(

Good Read

Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ by John Piper

Read this book!

Today I went to Cornerstone Fellowship Bible Church. I there today because Willie had his Phlebotomy class. I thought I should check out a local church out here where we live. I went to the Masters Seminary alumni list and thankfully it was divided by the city in which the alumnus are at. So I clicked Moreno Valley and then Riverside. Then a name that was very familiar popped up "Vincent Green". Well the funny thing is that this pastor, Vincent Green has visited the church I attended (South Bay Christian Alliance Church) before I got married, then a year later he visited the church I currently go to (First Fundamental Bible Church). So I checked out the church and it was a guest speaker Pastor John Koh from Faith Bible Church. Any who all in all I was really blessed today. It was a great Lord's day! Even though I went with out the hubby it was good. I am glad I went, and as a visitor at Cornerstone Fellowship Bible Church I received this book as a gift. This book could not have come at a better time. I am glad the Lord moved me to open this book and begin reading it. It took me back to the first time I fell in love with the Lord. I am very blessed that the Lord has saved me. This book is a good reminder of my first LOVE, Jesus!

Validation

This is validation that I live in the desert!

When the hubby first took me here to Moreno Valley this is one of the first things I saw. He said not to worry it only occurs every once in a while. Little did he know that he was wrong. I see these dust devils quite often!