Some Major Heart Warming!

What makes your home run smoothly? What makes you happy when you come home? 

When I came home tonight from a meeting, this is what greeted me and just warmed my heart!

My dear hubby making his new favorite meal - shrimp tempura (with some veggie tempura to make me even more happy)



My middle son, Andrew, working on his last few lessons of math to get ahead. (yes, really, he decided he wanted to have a lighter day tomorrow)

My youngest son, Michael, doing all of his school work for tomorrow, so he can help his "Coach Daddy" paint their football helmets! 

My oldest son, Isaiah, with all his homework done! 

Working-out while watching one of our favorite series with my family. ( me working- out and the rest watching)

Bringing to my mind the verse my dear hubby and pastor preached yesterday,

"Therefore, my beloved brethern, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord." 

1 Corinthians 15:58 

Be Strong and Consistent,



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Mother´s day in Spain

You know, photoshop is getting easier and easier. I wanted to make a special bookmark for our ladies in church, but balked at using photoshop. So glad that it didn´t take all night. 

Happy Mother´s Day in Spain! 

What better verse than Proverbs 31?

Oh, that my boys will be able to call me blessed. 

They sure do like to goof around! 

We went out to play with the dogs and play soccer. It was a riot! So glad we chose to just hang out with the boys at the park. They are growing so fast. 

A gorgeous sunny day with my boys, makes for a happy mommy!

I know it´s not Mother´s day till next week but, Happy Mother´s day to all you Moms out there. Cherish your kidos while you can! What do you hope to do for Mother´s day?

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Choose to be Thankful

I have joined over 7,000 ladies all over the world for an incredible journey in Stressed-less Living, an online Bible study hosted by Melissa Taylor and Proverbs 31 Ministries. I have been following them for a few years now, but this is my first online Bible study. 

 You may ask,

"Why does a missionary need an to join a Bible study outside of her own church led studies?" 

Or maybe not, maybe you totally understand the "stressors" upon missionaries and their families, not to mention, three home-schooled teen boys. (well, one is still pre- teen, but too close for comfort)  This post

isn´t about my "stressors", though. It is about breaking the chain of stress and claiming victory.

I choose to be thankful! I choose not to dwell on the problems I can´t solve. I choose to praise even in the storms of this crazy life. I choose to say more thanks than complaints, more praise than pickiness, more gratefulness than grating.

It is a decision, just like any other discipline. I must discipline myself to think lovely thoughts, thankful thoughts, even if I don´t feel very lovely nor thankful. Often, I don´t even have time to think of our weekly theme verse, but I have been able to cry out to the Lord . Then He brings the verse to my memory or a song that goes with that verse.

Last week´s verse was,

"Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses. He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. O that men would praise the LORD for his goodness and for his wonderful works to the children of men!" 

Psalm 107:19-21

I am experiencing the Word of God coming and speaking to my tired heart. His Word heals and strengthens. We just need to take that first step and cry out to the Lord. Then He can come and comfort you, and calm the storm in you . You can once again hear His still small voice whispering His Word into your heart and mind. 

I prayed for two friends this past week.  Then proceeded to worry that they wouldn´t come to know Jesus. I stopped and heard this verse in my mind,

"Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ." Philippians 1:6  

Has it been a while since you have heard Him through His Word? Do you have "stressors" keeping you from resting in Him? When we choose to be thankful, our situation might not change but our perspective will! 

A New Family Member!

I wanted to surprise the boys for all their hard work these last couple of months.

They had earned a lot of smiles on their smile charts for all their jobs, and this Saturday, they were doing their jobs pretty much without me telling them. It pleased me so much! I just was bursting to my mom on the phone, watching them clean their hamster cage all by themselves, all three of them together.


We needed something special!

Something to show them that Mommy was so proud of them.

It was time for a new member of the family!

May I introduce you to our guinea pig Reeses Pieces - lovingly called Reese.

She is only 6wks old  and is babied and pampered all day long. I wonder how she will turn out?

Bible in 90 days Summer Recap

It has been such a blessing reading through the Bible in 90 days. We are on day 22 already and should be in 2 Samuel. I must admit, I am behind, but I keep reading a few extra pages everyday. I highly encourage everyone to join in on this challenge. (Click HERE to see more info)

As I read through Joshua chapter 14, I was touched to my heart to learn more about how Caleb waited for God´s promise. He wasn´t the one who disobeyed or complained at Moses, yet he too had to endure 45 years of wandering in the wilderness before he could finally follow God´s command. He could have gotten so bitter. He could have even gotten depressed in all that time, but we find him in chapter 14 storming his mountain, taking it in God´s name! He totally destroyed all the inhabitants of that mountain at 85 years of age!His faithfulness, and patience is a great example for when we are asked to wait. Then asked to wait some more. What is often our response? May my response be like that of Caleb´s. May I wait patiently and be found faithful in the end.

Here is one word or phrase for each of the chapters of Joshua:
1. Joshua
2. Rahab
3. Crossing Jordan
4. Memorial
5. Second
6.Jericho destroyed
7. Achan´s sin
8. ambush
9. Tricked
10. Sun still
11. Destroyed
12. Kings
13. Inheritance
14. Caleb´s Mountain
15. Borders
16. Not driven
17. Daughters
18. Shiloh
19. Lots of land divided
20. cities of refuge
21.Suburbs
22. alter of witness
23. Cleave
24. Joshua´s death

How is your summer going? First write me a quick comment and then head on over to the KJV blog to check out some of our summer camp ministry pictures.

Bible in 90 Days Summerize in One Word

It has been such a blessing reading the Bible through in this way! I haven´t read it this fast since being in college for a class. I highly recommend this program!

There is so much support too. Mom´s toolbox.com is where I signed up and she puts an application and helps every few days. We also have the option to twitter with the group on Mondays as well. I also just started to listen to Audio Bible Online just for variety. Great!

I am finishing up Leviticus right now. What I am doing this time that I haven´t ever done before, is putting a one word summery for each chapter to trigger my memory. It´s a great help to look back over it and review what I have read.

My favorite was Day 7. Here are my entries for my reading that day. It´s so climatic. You really see God´s hand and the true purpose for His people.

Exodus 12-21
chapter 12 - The Passover
Chapter 13- Remeberance
Chapter 14- Egypt Overthrown
Chapter 15- Triumph
Chapter 16- Murmuring/Provision
Chapter 17- Smitten
Chapter 18- Counsel
Chapter 19- Sinai
Chapter 20- The Law!
Chapter 21- Judgements

What an incredible account of God´s faithfulness as He brought his people out of Egypt! His plan is perfect!

International Dinner - Catching UP II

Staying with my theme of Catching UP, I take you to South America.

Paradise Falls, anyone?

Or how about Bolivian Food?

Pork leg, white corn, and special potatoes in a spicy rich sauce.

First International dinner of Bible Baptist Center

April 25, 2010

This was a very special day for all of us. We were doing a lot of singing and fellowshipping! We are really growing into a family!

Linking up with Making Your Home Sing Monday.

He´s been ours for a decade!

Here is a quick flashback of the past decade measured by our second son. He is the quieter, pensive, peaceful, playful, sweet, fun loving member of our family. What would we be with out him.

Happy 10th Birthday to our big little man,

Andrew Jay!

 May you continue to grow into a great young man of God. You are already showing so much fruit and growth, living for Jesus daily.

We love you, Andrew!

Make a photo book

Love Mommy, Daddy, and your best buds

Linking up with Friday Photo Flashback.

It´s a Doggy Dog World, but I am Thankful!

This is from an e mail that my mom sent me.

So, as I link up with Making Your Home Sing Monday,

may this brighten your day as it has mine.

Say a thank you ...

THANK - YOU!

I thank God for YOU!

Merry Christmas!

We  pray you all have a wonderful Christmas, remembering the One who came to give us Eternal Life. It is so overwhelming to think that God would come to earth as a baby, live and die as a man condemned so that we might be saved from our sins.

"For God so loved the world that He gave
His only begotten Son,

that whosoever believeth in Him

should not perish
but have everlasting life."

John 3:16

Jesus is the Reason for the Season!

Merry Christmas!

It´s Our Last Week!

Yes, we are almost done with our Christmas Crunch Challenge, but that does not mean we are done with fitness. We have gained some valuable habits that will help us along on our fitness journey of life. Discipline, healthy eating, exercise, and valuable knowledge about our bodies, are only a few things that we have focused on in these last 8 weeks. It has been a wonderful journey!

All of the challenge points will end Dec. 23 (12:00 PST).... BUT .. the blog will stay open! We can post whenever we want. We can chat whenever we want, and use the support system we have already set up. It is such a blessing!

I will be e-mailing all the participants certificates by Christmas, Lord willing! They can print them out, frame them! They desirve it! We should pamper ourselves a little this Christmas, but then get right back at it again after the holidays. We can´t  ruin all we have worked so hard for.

This challenge has been a real blessing for me, and I thank God for allowing me to get to know everyone of our participants better. Some really got into the points and some didn´t. That´s ok. The idea was for the support and to cheer each other on. To pray. To love. To get Healthy and Fit! I believe we accomplished all of these goals. 

They all should all be so proud and thankful to the Lord for His Strength!

I am looking forward to many more challenges and staying fit for life. Maybe, I have found another niche.

10 more days to Christmas, ya´ll!

Crunching and Praising,



PS... if you think you would like to be apart of our next challenge e mail me at dani2spain@gmail.com

Whatever you Eat or Drink or Whatever You Do, Do All in Name of the Lord.

"That ye might walk, worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;  Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power..."

Colossians 1:10,11

This Turkey is Still Gobbling!

It´s not much to the eye...

But it was grilled to almost perfection by the perfect Chef!

The taste test! Caught in the Act.

Thanksgiving night Football party for my men.

Now let´s get geared up for Christmas!

 We can´t wait!

We have so much to be thankful for!

Hope you had a lovely thanksgiving.

Even though we are so far away, we remember our Thanksgiving roots every year. We talk with our family on web cam now and that brings us all a little closer.

What makes your home sing? Join in on Nan´s meme.