Fireproof

If you haven't seen this movie PLEASE go see it, Bobby and I saw it last night it was such a great movie. Life changing and very touching. The movie really made me see that my marriage is worth fighting for in so many ways and that if I fail in that I am not fighting hard enough. This is a MUST SEE MOVIE, I am saying to anyone who is struggling in anyway in their marriage or doesn't have a clue on how to be a good wife or husband go see it. Also there is a book used in the book called The Love Dare Book, Bobby and I are going to start it together and I hope everyone else is compelled as we were to do it as well.

Second Time Around

Andrew is doing his secound year of kindy and I have to say its great so far. Andrew seems like a real kindergardener now, last year was full of fights and fits this year is the complete opposite. Andrew even ate his first hot lunch at school to, and has already made friends on his own. He also got lucky and got another awesome teacher. I actually was able to stay on friday and see how she is with him and I was happy to see that she is very motherly towards him and that was such a relief for me. Everyone keep Andrew in your prayers because as the year progresses so does the work and he seems to be doing great now and I work really hard with him everyday to keep him on track, but I have to say I get worried thinking of all the other stuff I know he doesn't know yet.

The Call

TheCall California Part 1:




They came like waves crashing onto the shores of California. Leaving behind a legacy of glory and apostolic influence, great manifestations of the power and love of God broke in on past generations of hungry saints. Waves of God’s great presence cascaded upon her shores in 1906, 1919, 1947, 1948, 1967, 1971, 1980, and 1994. These waves are California’s revivals. In the midst of unspeakable decadence, corporate greed, cultural trend setting, and global pornographic exportation, there lies deposited deeply below California’s crusty surface gold-there’s oil in her hills. Something continually draws God to the scene. Could it be that God is drawn to her pain? Maybe God sees her shores as hosting planet's lost prophets with misplaced passions or maybe he is drawn to the cry of her wandering masses. Whatever be the case, He comes, and when he does, the entire world is changed. The tongues of fire that erupted at Azusa have lit up the world. The revivals sown in Hollywood loosed great evangelists like Bill Bright and Billy Graham. The Jesus Movement gave us Calvary love songs that have kissed the youth of the globe. The new wine of worship and healing came from California’s vineyards. These ancient songs awaken us from our nightmare and remind us something that was and can be again. Hollywood, the “woman at the well”, could become the great evangelist again in these last days.




In 1946, Franklin Hall launched a fasting and prayer movement out of San Diego with a book called Atomic Power With God Through Fasting and Prayer. Thousands were stirred to enter into extended consecration fasts. Shortly after, the great healing revival broke out in 1947, followed by the campus revivals, and the Hollywood revivals in 1948. In the very same year, across the globe in the heart of the middle-east, by God’s divine mandate Israel was again called a nation. Could there be that there was a connection between what God was doing in California and the orchestrating of His divine purposes in the creation of the nation of Israel? Is it possible that the outpouring of God presence and the igniting of prayer in California were in reality connected with God’s heart to birth an entire nation? I believe it was global Joel 2 moment in which the scripture promises that after the fast, God would restore the land and pour out his spirit on all flesh. I hear TheCall again; “Gather the people, call a fast, and afterwards I will pour out my spirit.”




Now 50 years later, California sits within a fog of Jezebel confusion. Recently the Supreme Court of California disregarded the votes of the people and legalized homosexual marriage. The entire world listened attentively as the mayor of San Francisco boasted, “As California goes, so goes the rest of the nation. Its inevitable, this door is wide open. It’s going to happen whether you like it or not. This is the future, and its now.” The world is looking to California for moral leadership while California finds herself caught in the snare of idolatry and self-worship. Recently I received an urgent call on behalf of hundreds of pastors admitting that California wouldn’t be saved simply political petitioning and confessed the reality of an ongoing spiritual battle within the state and the need to mobilize for mass fasting and prayer. They asked us to bring TheCall to San Diego, not knowing that we received several powerful directives from the Lord a year ago that TheCall was going to go to the stadium in San Diego.




This bill mentioned is a reflection of how far down the line we have come in removing the very moral foundations that preserve society. The moral levies in America are breaking and once marriage is redefined, it will be a matter of time before the entire structure of morality collapses within our nation. In one sense, this bill mirrors our own inward moral concessions as a church to the prevailing culture, and it is the fruit of a compromising silence that has failed to confront the rising spiritual and political contenders. But it is not too late! This is not a time for hiding in caves. This is a time to resist mightily the spirit of peaceful coexistence and apathetic resignation in the face of this prevailing darkness. We are coming to a Mount Carmel moment, which I believe could be the church’s finest hour where she challenges her own compromise and then gains authority through prayer and action which is her true vocation. Then our light will break forth like the dawn and truth will no longer be trampled under the feet of renegade kings and judges. The church is not at the mercy of political decrees of destruction. Jesus is the Lord of history! Though these decrees stand today, they will not stand forever. God is the one who reverses the edicts of man, using the church as an agent of righteous revolution to displace kings and overthrow their decrees through the weapons of fasting and prayer.




Therefore, we are summoning believers from all across the state of California and the nation to gather for a Joel 2 moment. When there is no remedy, when there is no natural hope, God still has a holy prescription. Blow the trumpet in Zion, gather the people, and call a fast. Let the believers of this great state gather and cry out to God believing that California could become the flash point of real change in America not the open door to societal collapse. Let us return to the fasting praying womb in San Diego and seek the face of God on November 1st, 2008 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA.

EVERYONE GO VOTE IN NOVEMBER

AS EVERYONE KNOWS PROPOSITON 8 IS ON THE BALLOT AND OUR VOTE IS NEEDED TO PROTECT MARRIAGE, PROTECTMARRIAGE.COM HAS THIS MYTHS ANS FACT SHEET SO I THOUGHT ID POST IT FOR OTHERS TO SEE

Myths and Facts about Proposition 8

MYTH: Proposition 8 enshrines discrimination in our Constitution.

FACT: Proposition 8 does not discriminate against gays; it simply restores the meaning of marriage and protects it as an essential institution that has benefited mankind since the beginning of time. Every culture in the world understands that marriage is between a man and a woman. Californians from all walks of life and ethnic backgrounds, whether religious or not, agree that marriage is between a man and a woman.

Proposition 8 does not take away any rights from gay and lesbian domestic partners. Gays and lesbians in California can already enjoy all the legal rights and benefits of marriage. The California Family Code says, "domestic partners shall have all the rights, protections and benefits" of married spouses. There are NO exceptions to this. Proposition 8 will not change that.
MYTH: Allowing gay couples to legally marry does not affect anyone else.

FACT: The narrow decision of the State Supreme Court effectively renders all civil marriage meaningless and will result in tremendous confusion for children. The state Education Code (§51890) requires that teachers instruct children as young as kindergartners about marriage. If the gay marriage ruling becomes permanent, teachers will have little choice but to teach young children there is no difference between gay marriage and traditional marriage.
We should not accept a court decision that results in public school teachers teaching our kids that gay marriage is acceptable. That is an issue for parents to discuss with their children according to their own values and beliefs. It should not be forced on us against our will.

MYTH: This proposition is the work of right wing radicals and extremists to attack the rights of gays.

FACT: Proposition 8 is supported by a broad range of organizations and individuals, including faith leaders representing virtually every faith in California – and those who subscribe to no faith at all. People from every walk of life believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. Over 1.1 million Californians signed the petitions to put Proposition 8 on the ballot.

If gay marriage advocates want to change the definition of marriage, they should have to put a ballot measure before the voters to do so. This has never happened. Instead, they have gone behind the backs of voters and convinced four activist judges in San Francisco to redefine marriage for all of society. That is the wrong approach.

Proposition 8 does not interfere with gays living the lifestyle they choose. However, while gays can live as they want, they should not have the right to redefine marriage for the rest of society.

MYTH: The majority of the State Supreme Court said that gay marriage is a "right", so the rest of us should leave the issue alone.

FACT: Ultimately, the legal meaning of marriage is up to the people to decide. Four judges on the Supreme Court declared that gay marriage is a "right" because the traditional definition of marriage did not expressly appear in the state Constitution itself. Proposition 8 overturns the court’s flawed decision by amending the state Constitution to include the common-sense definition of marriage that was previously approved by over 61% of the voters (Proposition 22, enacted in 2000, "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California").

Vote Yes on Proposition 8!
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HONESTLY I REALLY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SEND MY OLDEST SON ANDREW TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL BECAUSE OF HIS DISABILTY, SO TEACHING MY SON ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE IS A HUGE ISSUE FOR ME. I KNOW MY SON WILL BECOME AWARE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE GAY AND ASK, BUT THATS FOR ME TO EXPLAIN AND TRY TO MAKE AS LOGICAL AS POSSIBLE, NOT A TEACHER. SO EVERYONE GO VOTE IT'S IMPORTANT.

FIREPROOF...AN AWESOME MOVIE.

This Movie is so awesome so many marriages are falling apart, and with the elections coming up in November concerning Proposition 8, it's a great movie to touch on the sacredness of our marriages. Go see it it's coming to bakersfield in September.

Carlos Pulido

Carlos was a very close cousin to my whole family even though he married into the family he was one of the family, he will be truly missed. His life was shortened by cancer, and sadly to say so was his life with his daughter who was just entering high school. My heart breaks for her everyday and I just wished he could have came through this. Life sometimes is just so hard to understand, please everyone pray for our family this is a really hard time for all of us.

Carlos Pulido
1958 - 2008
Carlos Pulido was called home to be with the Lord on August 1, 2008. He was born in Tijuana , Mexico and grew up in Filmore , CA , before settling down in Bakersfield . He worked all his life in the oilfields and made many life long friends. Carlos never met a stranger, and was always willing to help anyone in need. His passions were old cars, car shows, fishing, hunting, and most of all his '56 Chevy. The most important thing to him was taking care of his family. He is preceded in death by his parents, Francisco Pulido and Guadalupe G. Pulido. Carlos is survived by his wife, Tammy, and his beautiful daughter, Shelby; mother and father in law, Leon and Ruby Mackey; brothers, Juan Antonio, Frank and Ralph Pulido; sisters, Martha P.Quiroz, Lupe Medina; brothers-in-law, Dennis and Eddie Mackey; several nieces, nephews and many, many, many friends and family. Visitation is Thursday, August 7, 2008 from 4-8pm. Services will be held at the Greenfield First Southern Baptist Church on Friday, August 8, 2008 at 2pm. He will truly be missed. Carlos Pulido Nov. 4, 1958 - Aug. 1, 2008

ELMO

Elmo was just a practice cake, but soon I'll be making a huge cake for my step daughter it's going to be a luau theme and she has asked me to make a surf board. So I have decided to go all out, I'm attempting gum paste hawaii like flowers (which can look very real if I pull it off) Its going to be three layers covered with fondant, which I'm going to imprint it, and put seashells all over it. Then embellish it with many gum paste flowers, and place a surfboard in the front sitting vertical. I only pray I can actually make it look professional looking.

Andrew's many Mood's

Happy
Silly
Upset
MAD

What can I say about Andrew's mood other then he has lot's, and in one situation like trying to get my camara he showed them all. Happy, silly, upset, and MAD.

The Joy of Parenthood

The mess he made and all the partying he did I guess I would have fell asleep like this too.

Andrews 6th Birthday

Saturday was Andrews 6th bday party we had a pool party and it was so fun, Andrew was a little frusturated with the gifts because I said no toys, and he got all clothes. So by the time he got to my sisters helmet and knee pads he was over it, but then Bobby said wait a minute what will you do with the helmet you don't have a bike. Then I said well look in that closet maybes there is something in there, he opened it speechless and then asked what is it he very excitidly says a "BIKE". He loved his bike, is having a little trouble but I'm sure he'll get the hang of it. I wish he could stay six both of my babies are growing so fast. Then we had Cake which by the way I made, hopefully I'll start my own business one day :), he loved it of course becasue it was a guitar, my inspiration was from Ace of Cakes (my Fav show), Thanks Geof!!

Caught in the act

So the other day I caught Noah getting into the Baby bag and my purse and boy did they make a mess, Andrew said Noah did it all. Well two days later I'm going through pics on my camara, and I found pics of the whole process and Andrew said he was innocent.

Tball

This year was Andrew's first year playing Tball, he really liked it a lot. He plays on teams put together by league of dreams, it's such an awsome program. Inky Dinky Doo does all the photos for free, and they get shirts and hats to wear, also in the end they get tropy's. All of the kids get angels which are teens to adults helping them out to do things that aren't so easy. Andrew had a boy still in high school named Brad he loved him he copied every move he made. Brads mom was a total sweet heart, she cried over my kid and on the last day bought him a ton of goodbye stuff. Anyone who want's to get their special needs kid into something this is the program, we do every sport, and Andrew just loves it.

Three Wheeling

A few days ago we went to Tehachapi, and ended up three wheeling and riding dune buggies all day it was Andrew's first time on either. He loved it so much we had a hard time making him take turns. I myself had never been on either, I'm kinda a little scared of stuff like that, but my husband convincd me get on the dune buggie, and promised to go slow. Well needless to say he didn't he went as fast as it could go and we ran over a huge rock, almost ran into a fence. I have to say in the end it was fun now it's all a matter of driving it. I wish I had the courage of Andrew he'll do anything with no fear. We are hoping to buy some for our family, I guess I have to let my boy's be boy's.

Andrew Misses Mrs. Grimes

Since the last day of school Andrew has been asking why can't I go back to school, I miss Mrs. Grimes. It's so funny how kids get attached to people. I've noticed with Andrew to he tend's to hold on to people and his heart grows with love for people who care for him. Andrews teacher was awesome, I really don't think we all realize how our kid's teachers are like secound mom's or dad's. Mrs. Grimes had so much patience with him and especially with some difficult life situations occurring. I really hope she know's how much she has done for him and how much we my husband and I appreciated her. I love the fact that even though I was stressed about Andrew going to kindergarten I felt secure leaving him with her, and any parent with a special needs child knows exactly what I'm talking about. Trusting someone with your child is a huge deal, and Mrs. Grimes was fully trusted. I found this poem and cried and totally felt it fit the situation.

Whose Child Is This

"Whose child is this?" I asked one day

Seeing a little one out at play

"Mine", said the parent with a tender smile

"Mine to keep a little while

To bathe his hands and comb his hair

To tell him what he is to wear

To prepare him that he may always be good

And each day do the things he should"

"Whose child is this?" I asked again

As the door opened and someone came in

"Mine", said the teacher with the same tender smile

"Mine, to keep just for a little while

To teach him how to be gentle and kind

To train and direct his dear little mind

To help him live by every rule

And get the best he can from school"

"Whose child is this?"

I ask once more

Just as the little one entered the door

"Ours" said the parent and the teacher as they smiled

And each took the hand of the little child

"Ours to love and train together

Ours this blessed task forever." --Author Unknown

Cakes

I love making cakes, Every year I make a cake for my kid's Bday parties. Andrew's first cake was a Pool, with blue Jello as the water, and those sour gummies that are round as floaties. then I made him a pirate ship cake and then a Superman cake, and the last cake was Curious George. This year I am going to attempt a guitar cake pictured above and a elmo cake above as well. I wish I had my own Bakery, it's so fun.

Jessica's Baby Shower

Jessica's Baby shower is one of the best Partys I have done, if only my husband would agree to let me start a business doing it. Anyway I made flower arrangements, a diaper cake, I put up a clothes line of really cute Baby clothes, lots of Games and I mean a lot. Some of the prizes were themed i.e Movie night (Look whos talking and Step Mom, Boxed movie candy popcorn, popcorn bags and containers) There was a jewelry Bag with Pearl jewelry, Candle Bag, Pedi Bag, Bath Bag, 2 Starbucks Bags, Photo Bag, and we had a diaper Raffle which the prize was Red Lobster Gift Card. Jessica got lots of Presents, and her cake was so cute. I made a Carriage watermelon fruit Bowl, and we had sandwich rolls, punch, spinach dip, andhomemade Pasta my mom made. I love baby showers and hope I get to do many more.

More shower Pics

Last Day of School

I can't believe Andrew is done with his first year of Kindergarden, he's going to do it again. But not with the same teacher, which is going to really be hard I think. Andrews teacher was very stern with him which is totally what he needed he's so determined but so was she. Kindergarden started out with a lot of fear, but as the year moved on I started to feel totally fine, then he started getting seizures and completly acting out to the extreme. I felt so lost and didn't know what to do, no punishment would work. He would push and push with no thoughts for what's going to happen. The last two days of school went fine, and he seemed to not have anymore seizures. The last day I lost it though, my friend Sarah tried to help me keep my cool, but as we were all leaving the class for one last time, Andrews teacher Mrs. Grimes was speaking with me and said "come find me next year" I kept trying to walk away cause I was staring to ball at this point. I was so sad to leave all the kids and Mrs. Grimes, I really felt I had grown so close to all of them and the kids were awesome with Andrew. I felt I was losing friendships and sons and daughters. My husband thinks Im to emotional maybe I am but I loved that class. I guess to it took so much to get were we finally were with IEP's and then its all over and I have to start again. Im just hoping for great kids like the ones we had and an awesome teacher like Mrs. Grimes.

Andrew and his scriptures

Ok anyone who knows My kid Andrew knows he's pretty funny, so our church had Awards for all the scriptures you learn (which Im proud to say Andrew did 9 out of 12) and anyway they all came from their class rooms and here comes my kid with one shoe off and one on. I go and help him get seated and put it back on. Then when it's their turn to go on stage he's taking his time to get up there and messing around. Well their teacher Mr. Pike starts talking about thier class and who got what awards and my kid starts doing this dance where he is clapping his hands and stomping his feet, Mr. Pike comes over and says "would you like the remote too" of course everyone laughs. Once they are done andrews last to leave the stage and is wondering around so I have to get up and help him get to the right place. Andrew is so funny sometimes, he thinks it's so funny, and during when he was quiet up there he was hugging his cousin Ethan. This is only the beggining, I can't wait for what's in store down the road.

Walk For Life

Walk for life is a fundraiser I decided to do this year, it consisted of a two mile walk/run. Andrew, Noah, and my mother in law did it together. I raised 300$ for the fight against abortion. Abortion is something I'm strongly against and will help in anyway I can. My next thing to help is Cupcakes For Life. On October 9, 2008 anyone who want's to help raise their voice can, all you need to do is make ton's of cupcakes and decorate them for a birthday, then pass them out to anyone. The hard part I know for some is the answer we need to give when they ask who's B-day it's for you say ""It's no ones birthday. These cupcakes represent the 50,000,000 children who weren't allowed to be born, who never had a birthday" The cake in their mouth will become dry and the moment will hopefully become quite somber. Then you say, "If you and I were aborted we wouldn't have a birthday party either." It's all to raise awarness of what a lot of people don't know or try not to know about. All of our brothers and sisters are being murdered everyday and we all just go on living our lives not making a stand for them. If anyone believes in God and his word would fight for his children. LiveOffensively.com Bound4Life.com Abort73.com RockForLife.org cupcakesforlife.com Heres some websites that are close to my heart please check them out.

Noahs First Hair Cut

Noah finally had got his hair cut, and let me tell you it made me very sad to it go. If he had been a girl he would of had the prettiest hair ever. Noah was so good he just sat there and watched Elmo on T.V and played in the car. After it was over he looked like a different kid, we decided though it was way to short and that we definintly want it longer so now hes at the legth we want.

Lakers

One night My husband is frantically trying to reach me, and of course I'm not answering the phone because the boys and I layed down for a nap. Well finally after 20 million calls I get up and answer. He's so excited that I'm confused to what he's telling me. So he slows down and says my boss gave me box seat Laker Tickets and it starts in 2 hrs. I of course run around like a mad woman getting the boys together and myself, race to the stockdale area which is a ways away from me. We got so lucky traffic was gone in LA right, it was like God opened the red sea for us. So we make it but we missed the tip off. Well we park and walk to the Staples center and we go into an area for "SPECIAL" people (people with money) we both are like OK. So we go upstairs and realize we have to open a door to get to our seats. I'm expecting regular seats right, well the door opens and its room with TV's and Food galour it was insane, we got crazy desserts too. I had always wanted to see the Lakers and never had. God was working on this one because not in a million years could we have afforded this. Looking it up on ebay it's in the thousand rage. I'm hoping one day to get a large group to go again it was so much fun.