My Praise Report (Testimony)

 

 

    

    For years now I have been wanting to get a mini-van. I always wanted a Toyota Sienna. Well when it came time to get a van, I settled on a Ford Windstar. Big mistake. That van lasted me not even a year. It blew a rod on Christmas Day 2012. I was pregnant with my youngest son Zane. So in the following weeks we were able to find me another van right before the second semester of school started praise God. 

    I settled on a 2001 Chevy Venture. We had got it through some friends of ours, it was in our budget so we thought we were getting a good deal. NOT. Two months later we started having transmission problems. I took it to the shop (where we were buying it from) and well they didn't want to help us out. I kept driving it the way it was - slipping out of gear and the speedometer fluctuating where I had no idea how fast I was going. Finally when I was not able to hardly drive it anywhere, I took it to another mechanic and they told me I needed to replace the whole transmission. UGH ! Great now I am stuck paying for a van that needs a new transmission. So we bought a transmission and had another mechanic put it in for us. Everything seemed to work great... that day. 

    So after buying and replacing the transmission it was doing the same thing. Aggravated at the whole situation and not being able to do anything about it, I paid it off and continued to drive it in the condition it was in. Fast forward a year and a half - I am still driving it slipping in and out of gears, speedometer fluctuation, and having to put the heater on in the Texas summer in order to keep it from over heating. Yes I am driving around in 100° summer with my heater on. This whole time I am praying for a new van. 

    On Friday  September 19, 2014 while at Bible Study, I asked for prayer on a new van. Guess what! I was prophesied to: I was told I was going to get a new van soon before this baby would be born and it would be in my budget. That was great to hear, but there was one problem. Budget.. My husband did not want to buy me another van.. We already been through two of them in the past 3 years. I did not know how that was going to come about. The next day (Saturday) we were heading to our friends quinceanera, I was backing out of my driveway when we hear this loud crunch and boom. I backed into a truck that was parked on the side of the street. Oh my we cant afford this and what are we going to do. 

    We looked at the damage. The truck I hit only had a cracked tail light and a couple of scratches no bigger than an inch long. My van well the back window blew out and the whole back door was dented in. It looked like I got rear-ended by somebody. Monday morning I was looking on Craigslist and found a really good deal on a van (the one I got). My mom told me she would help me out if I found one I liked. After God (and me) convincing my husband that I need a new van, and that one I had was not worth "fixing up" he agreed to buy me a new van. We spent most of that night looking and trying to find a better deal than the one I had found, but with no such luck.  On Tuesday September 23,2014 I called the guy up who was selling the van, got the loan from my mom, and met the gentleman. After test driving and looking it over, I paid the gentleman and I drove off with a 2004 Toyota Sienna. This van is awesome. The prophesy came true! I got me a new van in my budget.
     Keep believing in God and when he says hes going to do something. He will now matter if you believe it or not. God can do anything. He convinced my husband into buy a new van for me. It took me wrecking it (unintentionally) in order to get the van we prayed for. 

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

What kind of Legacy are you leaving behind?

What harvest, what legacy will your children enjoy from your coaching, counseling, mentoring, sowing and friendship? Work to be the parent of whom your children might say: “Her children rise up and call her blessed” (Prov. 31:28) and “His children are blessed after him” (Prov. 20:7)


My husband and I had a discussion the other day. He asked me why I am wanting to volunteer at the church. He said we are always busy and I wont have time. He stated that not only am I pregnant with baby boy #4, but our two oldest boys are taking Taekwondo. Not only does it help with getting all their energy out, it teaches them Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self-Control, and Indomitable Spirit…What mother doesn't what that for her boys?

My oldest son is starting his second year of Cub Scouts (he bridged into wolf). Cub Scouts is great because it teaches him many things that he will carry into adulthood. My husband said that its too much on me. I don't need to be running around all the time, and being gone all the time. My answer to this statement was: We are going to have 4 boys, who are going to be doing extra curricular activities. If that means I have to be gone everyday of the week than I their mother will do just that. I am not going to tell them NO because I want to stay home and watch TV. My boys are NOT going to do more than they can handle, but I am NOT going to deny them from doing extra curricular activities. 

On volunteering at the Church: I feel it is something that the Lord is calling me into. By me helping the Church not only am I growing closer to the Lord, it is helping me grow into a better wife and mother in what I say and how I teach them right from wrong. In the process I am showing my children that doing the Lords work is equally important. When they are all grown up and out of the house than I will have all the time in the world to sit down relax and watch TV. It is my responsibility as their mother to make sure they grow up knowing they are loved and that they were blessed, but also how to be Men of God.

Leave a legacy for your children. God’s goodness in us prompts us to leave an inheritance for our children (Prov. 13:22). Just as God gives us good gifts, so we desire to give good gifts to our children. Therefore, we must plan the inheritance and legacy we’ll leave. That plan embraces good financial management as well as an intentional teaching of God’s truths to our children.

Our legacy goes far beyond worldly possessions or good memories. It’s rooted in the eternal truths of God that passes on through the generations to our successors. Children benefit financially from an inheritance, but they will more greatly benefit from relational and spiritual blessings. Our responsibility as parents mandates that we sow love, joy, peace, kindness, mercy, patience and self control into our families and the families that come after us.

Baby Boy #4

Even though I am dealing with all these emotions and left wondering Gods plan, I don't understand why I have to go through this pain again. I was fine with having 3 boys and knowing my dream of having a daughter was not going to happen and I was ok with that. Than SURPRISE here is a baby that I had not planned on having.. I was DONE.. We were not wanting 4 kids and here I am with a 1 year old and a baby on the way what am I going to do, abortion was not an option I was going to have 4 kids oh my. I had not planned on that. I was trying not to get my hopes up this time, but I thought maybe this is the girl I wanted, maybe this is the sister my oldest prayed for. Everyone kept telling me its a girl they just know it, and well I got my hopes up.. When the blue balloons and the blue cake revealed that it was a boy I cried. My dreams were shattered once again. I know this baby is going to be love heck he is loved, so I just have to heal my broken heart and understand that Gods plan is better than the one I had for myself. Yes I am human and question they whys and what ifs, but I also understand that God has it all under control. I know there are women out there who can't have children and would love to have any child of any gender. I know there are women who are in the same position as me wanting a child of a certain sex and can't get their desire. I know its a miracle and children are a blessing. Yes hes healthy and that much is wonderful. So give me a few, and I will get over the hurt and deal with my emotions and than it wont matter. I know when I see his face and hear him cry that I wouldn't trade him for a girl for nothing..

CleanStart

Day 2 of taking this 14 day cleanse by Nature's Sunshine. Its called CleanStart, its supposed to help me get rid of unwanted waste and cleanse me. Since finding out a major factor of what was causing my pain and other problems I was having I decided to order this and get started. I got my package in yesterday and immediately took the 1st drink dose (since I got it in a little late.. around lunch time) and when I ate my lunch I took the pill dose. The drink form was not pleasant but it was bearable.

I proceeded with my day and around dinner I went ahead and took my 2nd drink dose 30 minutes before dinner, and when I ate dinner I took my pills. For lunch my Aunt treated me to Sonic and I had the Asiago Caesar Grilled Chicken sandwich -  see grilled a better choice. Yes I did have tater tots and a large soda (that lasted me for the majority of the day). For dinner I made home made grilled chicken quesadillas.  I got today and 12 more days of doing this same routine. I already eat kind of healthy and yes I eat fast food and junk sometimes, but hey I'm human and I love food.... what can I say.

Like I said in my last post I am keeping a food diary of what I am eating and drinking. I am also going to be tracking my results with this cleanse. This process is going to take 14 days and I hope I feel better and see some improvements. I am going to be going back to Dr. Kimberly Vasquez after the 2 weeks to see if there has been any changes.

I will try to update in a few days, but when you have 3 boys the days go by fast and all I want to do by the end of the day is sit down with a glass of wine and relax in front of the t.v.

God sent me to the right Dr.

After dealing with lower back pain in my left hip of what I was told was Sciatica for at least 15 years, and never seeing a chiropractor or any other Dr after that diagnosis. I just dealt with the pain and when I had a flare up I would be out of commission for 3-5 days until I could get around. I also had pain in my left wrist it happen not too long after I had my first son. So I was going on 7 years of pain. I was never diagnosed, but I was told by many people and including my research on the internet that I was dealing with Carpal Tunnel. When I had a flare up I would have to put my hand and wrist in a brace so it would not move even a inch. The pain hurt so bad that I physically could not move my wrist at all. The slightest movement would have me crying in pain. Even when I didn't have a flare up I couldn't bend my wrist as far forward or backwards like I use to. How could I have all these pains and I am only in my 20's.

During one of my Mama Chiks meeting we had a guest speaker who was requested to speak by one of our members. Her name was Dr. Kimberly Vasquez. She was a chiropractor, kinesiologist, and holistic healer. She spoke and I was intrigued to see if she could help me out. After the meeting I was able to talk to her. She did a couple muscle tests on me and found the problem with my wrist. She adjusted it free right there. It wasn't carpal tunnel. I went through the whole winter with having to wear my brace. I was in awe. I told my husband that I needed to see Dr. Kimberly Vasquez so maybe could help me.

I had my first appoint with Dr. Kimberly Vasquez. She looked over all the paper work that I filled out. She proceeded to do a in depth muscle test on me and my whole left side was weak. She did my right side and I was strong. After a few other procedures she did on me she figured out where all my problems were coming from. All my pain I have been experiencing was all related. It was also the reason why I couldn't loose weight. I have been carrying around the weight from my 1st pregnancy. I have had 2 more children since than. She adjusted me to help get me back to normal. She also put me on the supplement that I had to take 3x a day. I kept a food diary so she could see if it was caused my something I was eating. I went back for my 2nd appointment a few days later and I  was already making improvements. Dr. Kimberly Vasquez tested me for a few more things after I tested negative for any food sensitivities, and we found a major culprit. That explained alot of things that was going on.

Stay tuned for an update on what I am doing to help my situation.

Finding Essential Oils.

     

      Being part of Mama Chiks, I have found many useful tips to better my family's life. During a meeting our guest speaker was talking on the topic of Essential Oils. I never heard of these, as I sat there listing to what she was saying on how man made medicine which are chemicals are actually doing more harm to our bodies in stead of good, I was dumbfounded. She went on to say, God made all the herbs and plants on this Earth to heal us and why are we not going back to what is natural? I have a child that depends on breathing treatments, and steroids when the weather change and here in TX its daily.
      Why do I want to hurt my children when I can use what God gave us? After doing more research and hearing other moms testimony's on what helped their family I decided to give it a try. What would it hurt? I started off with a few samples that was given to me. My real test came when my youngest child stated teething his top 4 teeth at the same time. I put some clove on his gums. Than his fever started climbing. The first thing I wanted to do was grab the Ibuprofen and Tylenol and start the regiment of administering it every 4 hrs until it broke. Hey that's what we were told to do.
       I remember I had some other samples and I went to the other moms and asked what should I use. So I applied Peppermint on the bottom of his feet, down his spine, on his forehead and behind his neck. I didn't use them as often as I should and almost gave up. So after a week long fever that got up to 103.2 I buckled down and stuck with it. The fever broke and he woke up like nothing was wrong. I did it. The oils worked and I made it happen with out shoving all this medicine into his little growing body. I bought some essential oils and I am ready to convert my medicine cabinet.