New Look!

I don't know when was the last time that I got a haircut but it has been a long time.  So I decided that it was time for a new look and a different haircut.  My hair was getting pretty long and I wanted something that I could get up, wash it and go.  Here is a picture of what my hair looked like before I went for my new look:

This was taken with Becky.  See how long and hard to take care of.

So 1 week ago on Saturday April 2 was the day that I said goodbye to my old look and hello to the new look in this picture.

Now it is a little bit smaller because it was taken by my sister Amy on her phone who had to keep Rita updated.  It was a fun day because it was spent first by going to eat at The Olive Garden with my mom and sister Amy (sorry Rita wish you could have been with us, considering we were at your favorite place to eat).  Then my hair appointment was with Amy's hairstylist Richard @ KeLani's who can look at hair and know just the right way to cut it to make it look wonderful.  I just told him that I want it about shoulder length, layered and east to take care of and the picture above is the end result.





High School Graduation

It is hard to believe that in 2 months that Becky will be graduating from high school.  I have to admit that it is a little scary to have to let go of the little girl and trust that I have done my job and raised her with a good head on her shoulders that she will be able to make the right decisions.

It just seems like yesterday that she was graduating from preschool, in the picture below:

I remember her preschool days and not knowing if she would ever get this preschool diploma because for the first several weeks when I dropped her off, the teacher would have to pick Becky up and carry her down do the classroom.  I remember the day when she actually got out of the car and walked downstairs by herself without having to be carried and it amazed both me and her teachers.

Then it came time for the first day of kindergarten and I took her and remember having tears in my eyes when I dropped her off at school.  I did a pretty good job and made it to the graduation day in May of 1999.

That was two graduations down and I had a little bit of a rest from graduations for a while and just got to enjoy doing things with Becky as she went through her Elementary years.

The next big step was the move from Elementary to Middle School because that means that she was growing up and will soon be in high school and will have to make a lot of decisions in what she wants to do with her life and knowing this little girl that depends on me will become more independent and will not need me as much.

The next big graduation that was hard to get through was her 8th grade graduation in May of 2007. 

It just doesn't really seem possible that she will be graduating high school in 2 months and ready to move on to the next level of her education.  I don't think think that all of this had really sunk in with me until the college visit with Becky on Tuesday March 15, which was the eye opener that her high school years are coming to an end, and the next step in her life is just around the corner.





How much does God love us?

Have you ever wondered just how much God Loves everyone one of us?  I have wondered that myself but really didn't realize it until I came acrossed the book "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan.  This is the first that I have heard about this book but since I have started reading his book I have a clear picture about God's Love.

In the book Francis Chan has several references from the bible but his favorite books of the bible from what I get in the book is Luke and Revelation.  If you want to take a look at just a short preview of this book go to the webpage http://www.crazylovebook.com/ because he has short videos describing each chapter in the book.

Also on the webpage he as other videos.  If you want to know just how much God Loves Us check out the video "Awe of God" it is a short one but puts a perspective on things.  I have included a video that will take about 15 minutes of your time but I think that it is worth the time because it to gets you to think about things in your life and that God really does love us.  Notice the title "Just Stop and Think" and that is a good title because it does get you to stop and think about things in your life and beyond.


I hope that you took the time to watch the video above.  What did you think about it?  I have watched it more than once because it gets me thinking that you don't have to have a lot of material things if you have God in your life.

New Beginnings in 2011

As we end the year of 2010 we are all done with all of the holiday celebrations and time to start the new year on the right foot with all of those New Year's Resolutions that rarely make it to the end of the year. 

I know that 2011 is definitely going to be a new beginning for me because to end the year 2010 I became a first time homeowner and time to leave the past behind me and move on with the future.  No I didn't move to a new house I still am living in the same house but in 2011 I can make it mine.  It is the house that I grew up in and has many good memories.  It was my Grandma and Grandpa's house so I have called it home for many years.  For my daughter Becky this is the only home that she has ever known because we have lived with my grandparents most of the years of her life so I felt it my goal that after my Grandma passed away in May of 2009 to buy the house.  So in 2010 I set out to do just that and let me be the first to tell you I thought that it was going to be quick process and yes it tested my patience because just when I thought that we were going to finally close on the house something would come up that would set me back there was a time that I thought that it wasn't meant for me to purchase this house and I even thought about giving up and looking for another place to call my home.  I prayed to God everyday since I started this process to purchase the house in hoping that he would send me a sign that yes it was the right decision that I was making so I just left it in the hands of God and my Faith in him would let me see the light at the end of this tunnel and let me finally put the end of a stressful year.

So here is to new beginnings in 2011 all I have to say is hang in there when you think that a decision you are making isn't going to happen all you need is a little faith and patience and if it is meant to be it will happen.