Happy New Year

Hello everyone I truly pray that you all had a wonderful blessed Christ filled Christmas, I know we did and im tuly so grateful for that {Thank you Jesus} but most importantly my 4 year old son understood why we celebrate Christmas, He understood we were celebrating Jesus's birthday and that is awesome.
Now I have to admit I started putting some Christmas decor away! the day after Christmas but to be honest I want my house back! I cant be the only person thats thnking this right?
Wow can you believe it already going to be 2012! boy this year went really fast for my family,I was thinking about all the (new years resolutions) Iv heard these past few weeks from friends and family, So I started thinking about what mine were and I have to say I could only think of just one That really mattered, sure there were a few other things that popped into mind but only one that really mattered in life! and that was a deeper, stronger relationship with Christ, and thats when this beautiful verse popped into mind ~Take dilight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart Psalms 37:4  isnt God promises awesome ! not only will he give us the desires of our hearts, but he gives us the peace as we wait or the strenght to get where we need,  As we put God first in our lives everything else seem to fall into place! of course in his timing, but He is so faithful to get us where we need to be as we call on to him  Jer 33:3 Says  Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. Amen

Happy Birthday Jesus!!!

Happy New Year !!!!!

Christmas Card banner

when we were little my Grandpa use to hang all are Christmas cards on a string going down our wall it was something he did every year and I loved to watch him do it!! So I made one of my own this year except I turned it in to a banner I love the way it came out! A friend of mine over at Delightful Creations made a banner of pinecones not so long ago and thats were I got the sweet idea to put pinecones at the ends. I just thought Id share it with you all
God bless

God bless you all Merry Christ~mas

Thank U Jesus! Baby #3

Wow we have been so blessed this week to find out that we are expecting another beautiful precious baby words cant express the feeling of joy we are feeling right now, we are so very happy.When I hard the words come out of the Docters mouth  it totally took me by suprise I started crying right on the spot. I couldnt hide it very long from my sweet husband I wanted to suprise him but he knows me so well he seen right away that something was up  when the word came out of my mouth,tears of pour happiness came down his face:) later on when I put the kids down to sleep I Told him he has an early Christmas present to open lol he thought it was the funniest thing when he opened the box !!!

Yup Diapers ! were in there thats for sure

and some very special things iv saved from both my sweet babies

a cute outfit Tom bought me when I was pregnant with lil Tommy

and some of there new born outfits as well

a cute lil nuetral blanket, nursing covers and Tommys first
Chrsitmas outfit :)

We sat together and prayed for one another looking back on all that God has done these last few years and we are so grateful, Thank You Lord ! for the Gift, the blessing and the privilege of experiencing this sweet miracle ~pregnancy~ watching and feeling this sweet miracle grow inside me...... Amazing
Id like to say thank you to my sweet friends who have been praying for us  you all know who you are :) and I ask all of you to please pray for us during this pregnance that it would be smooth and our sweet baby will grow healthy and strong

Ok so here I am Just starting Ill be sharing you all my Growth I have to
worren you I get big quick lol but totally worth it all totally

All because two people fell in love with each other but
most importantly  JESUS !

Glory to God

Christmas lights !

Hey, hope your weekend is totally blessed here are a few pix of today our sweet saterday we took the kids out for the day and then went to see Christmas lights, they were all so beautiful today was an amazing day with my family I couldnt ask for anything else in life :) My cup is over flowing with the joy of the Lord

Cheese!!!

I want to take a funny picture daddy

this was an amazing village we were blessed to see
when we went out to see the lights

this sweet couple were letting us see every decoratin inside and
out they were awesome and totally felled with
the Christmas spirit

They have been doing this since there kids were little
Wow! right!

Happy Birthday JESUS

Thankful Thursday

Wow there is so much to be thankful for today and everyday but today I'll share the following
I'm thankful for Jesus and him loving me always
I'm thankful for family my sweet husband and children they are the best I'm totally blessed to have them
Thankful for all the wisdom God word has
I'm thankful for the ministry of U- turn for Christ
Thankful that my kids don't ever go without
Thankful for sisters in Christ
Thankful for our home
Thankful for our fireplace
The sweet fellowship with other mommies I was blessed to
Have yesterday
our Chrsimas tree
all that God is providing for me to homeschool next year yay he is so awesome
Thankful for Gods peace during this season
Thankful for all you
God bless you all and Merry Christmas

Blessing our neighbors

Hello everyone hope you all are having a blesse day! I just thought Id share yesterday was our neighbor gift giving day :) the kids were so excited about it and it truly blessed our neighbor Allisons heart, her and her husband or very nice people who have been so nice to us since we'v moved in here. she has 2 girls and 2 boys and they are such sweet kids
 I just wanted to put together
Hello every one hope you all are having a blesseday! I'd just thought Id share yesterday was our neighbor gift giving day :) the kids were so excited about it and it truly blessed our neighbor Allisons heart her and her husband or very nice people who have been so nice to us since we'v moved in here. she has 2 girls and 2 boys and they are such sweet kids
I just wanted to put something together that was sweet and simple so I found these cute little countainers at the dollor tree ( love the doller tree lol)  and feeled it with so chocalete candy ~who doesnt like chocalete candy right and I also clipped some hello kitty hair bows that I made for her 2 girls

God bless

Wordless Wensday

²⁰ But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. ²¹ And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.” 


Hello every body pray your monday was a grate start of this week, and was just wondering what are some of the things you do during this Christmas season  with your famiy to glorify and celebrate the birth Jesus, now I know we do alot of crafts and activitys etc... but im talking about thoughs sweet traditions that just glorify the birth of JESUS
I would love to know and learn and hear about some sweet ideas:)  and of course share some pretty cool things we enjoy doing as well


Here are a few of them

• interactive nativity set, we have them take turns everyday opening one box and my husband explains and reads to them who each person is and there importants 
• We do a study on the real  meaning of the Candy Cane  

Look at the Candy Cane

What do you see?

Stripes that are red

                                             Like the blood shed for me 

White is for my Savior

Who's sinless and pure!

                                 "J" is for Jesus My Lord, that's for sure! 

Turn it around

        And a staff you will see

  Jesus my shepherd

  Was born for Me

• We make gifts for neighbors and friend and as we make them we explain that we are showing a small bit of the love of Jesus
• we also make a nativity set out of Popsicle sticks Ill be sharing on that on my other blog this week 
• We read some very special childerns books about the Birth of Christ 
• When we pray we Thank the Lord that we Get to celebrate his beautiful birthday 
• And last but not lest my personal fav we make a birthday cake for Jesus every year so that on Christmas day we lite the candals and sing Happy Birthday to JESUS!!!!!!! Yay I love~love ~love doing this, last year was our first time but thats because we moved and my sweet hubbys grandma made that cake every year and we would all sing happy birthday to JESUS I loved it since the first time I seen his family do it, I asked my Thomas do you all do this every year??? He said of course ever since I could remember It- is -JESUS'S- birthday :) Thank you Jesus

God bless you all

A candy holder

Ahhh have you just been super busy so far this month I sure have but it all been  a grate kind of busy :)  both my little kido have been having a blast and thats all that matters hope you all are having a blessed time as will. 

Ok so I seen a set of 3 of these on pinterest they are so cute I loved them! Except I don't have 3 holders but can't wait to make a set of 3, here is the one I made just to try it out and field it up with bubble gum I love bubble GUM;)

what you need
candle holders
and a salsa bottle
I used fabric for the lid but spray painting them are great also
and i did not glue the bottle on the candle holder! but you can if you want
  God bless you all and remember Jesus is the reason for the season!

Just want to share some poems I found ;) so pretty

If...
If the world were full of Christians
who studied their Bible daily,
who really did believe
God’s commands applied to them,
who put what they learned
in God’s Holy Word into practice,
their actions reflecting that Word,
then earth would be close to heaven.
If the world were full of Christians
who knew that being a Christian
is more than going to church,
who lived their lives according to God’s will,
service to Him their main purpose,
who practiced Jesus’ teachings
every day, with everyone they met,
loving and helping their neighbors,
then the earth would be a place
of heavenly harmony and peace.
By Joanna Fuchs



I’m Trying, But…
I’m trying, but…
what I want to do,
I don’t do enough of,
and what I don’t want to do,
I do too much of.
I know the rules for a Christian life,
according to the Bible,
and I’m trying; I really am, but…
heaven and eternity seem so far away,
and the rampantly materialistic world
presses in so close
from every direction, every side,
that I get distracted.
Focus, focus, focus!
I need to focus, laser-like
on a simple, God-centered life.
Do I really need
to make that frivolous purchase,
instead of giving the money
to someone who needs it
so much more than I do?
Can I watch that TV show,
read that book, listen to that song
that contains (and promotes!)
even a little bit
of what the Bible forbids,
without being corrupted?
Do I do enough
to love and help and encourage others?
Pride always hovers,
eagerly waiting
to subdue and conquer humility,
so I think too much of myself.
I know the rules;
the Bible makes everything clear.
Forgive me, Lord;
I’m trying, but…

Romans 7:15
Matthew 6:19
Matthew 22:39
Philippians 4:8


Hope U liked them as much as i did they blessed my heart
Have a blessed weekend

My first Leibster Blogging award!

Thank you Jesus Im excited to share that I've been awarded my first Leibster blogging award!
From a friend of mine Named Eva Rocha over at Delightful Creations It truly blessed my heart! Iv known her for a few years now she is one Crafty Lady you should totally  go check her out! shes a blessing.....

Below is a little more information about the Liebster Blog Award if you haven't heard about it already...

The Criteria: The Liebster is meant to showcase bloggers who have fewer than 200 followers. This is all done in the spirit of pay-it-forward.


The Rules: You must mention and link to the person who awarded you the Liebster, and mention 5 other blogs with fewer than 200 followers who you think are worthy of the Liebster!


'Liebster' means "favorite" or "dearest" in German. This award, which originated in Germany, recognizes up and coming bloggers. In accepting this award, I agree to:
Thank the person who gave me the award, and link back to their blog
- copy and paste the award to my blog
- reveal the 5 blogs I have chosen to award and let them know by commenting on their blog
- pay it forward by awarding it to bloggers they would like to honor


Okay so here are the 5 blogs I have decided to pass the award to:


My daily walk in His Grace


Oh that mom agin...

Christian Girly Girls


The humble homemaker

Rambling of a wife and mommy

Cute beanie Idea

Is your little Girls Beanies to plain just add some ribbon and a cute little bow like I did here with Izzys I had this plain brown beanie for some time now and iv been wanting to spunk it up now for awhile but Just didnt know what to do with it, this was so easy and fast I made it early this A.M and Thank God I did to because By the time they woke up it was time to run out the door ans gets some  errands done! I dont know about you but it has been one thing after the next here in the Mendez home lol
so its small things like this little beanie Idea that make things so much easier in life just put it right on her little head and nobody knows whats really going on under there :) lol
Cant wait to get more of these lil beanies in every color the possibilities are endless

A sweet give away!

My sweet friend over at Joy-n-Jesus is having a give away! you sould totally check it out :) specially if your a Crafty Lady :) God bless you all have a blessed day

Hey every one Id like to share that a sweet woman that loves the Lord Gave me a (Tell Me About Yourself award) her and her blog are a sweet blessing 

Here is what the recipient is supposed to do....

1) Thank the person who gave you the award

2) Reveal seven things about yourself, and

3) Pass the award on to 5 other bloggers, leaving a comment on each blog telling them you've nominated them for this award!!!

So....here goes!!!

1)Thank you so much Jeremiah 29   for this sweet award it totally blessed my heart!

7 things about myself

1. I am a Daughter of a King! who I adore with all my heart He saved my life 6 years ago and for that I am so greatful .He is an amazing God and I adore him with my whole heart Iv seen so many mircals in my walk with him and I am one of them!

2. I am a wife to a wonderful husband,pastor, bestest friend who knows me like the back of his hand lol, iv been with him since i was 18 years old I love him with all my heart he gives me butterflys in my tummy  and I am so blessed to have him

3. I have 2 beautiful childern who I adore and charish with all my heart a 4 year old boy and a soon to be 2 year old girl! who took way over a year to get pregnant with TRYING but God is awesome and  answered prayer and im so blessed to be able to be a stay at home mommy  and enjoy these years that they grow so fast in :) i dont take any of this for granted there is nothing that I want to do other then what im doing today .

4. Now even tho I am a stay at home mommy I cant stay in doors for longer then 2 days at most! lol I will go crazy Just cant do it. I was snowed in last year for a week I CRIED LIKE A BABY! lol yup sure did. 

5. Things I love to do when my babies are sleeping :

Blogging, Scrapbooking making headbands and hair clips  :) and anything crafty if I have a chance 

6. I recently lost 12 pounds and still have 10 pounds to go but God has been my total strenght and I feel amazing whoo! whoo!

7. Im totally not Girly, wish I was :-/  But then agin not really lol :-)

so theres my 7

as for my list of blogs Im totally blessed  nominated them for this award!!! I truly love going to these blogs they are great blogs

Joy-n-Jesus

Rambling of a Christian mother

moments of sweet surrender

This moms heart

Delightful creations

Pictures

Ahhh! I dont know about you but it seems like it takes forever to get a good Family Picture LOL , specially with to little ones who can not stay focused very long at all I think this year was harder then last
But i truly pray next year wont be so hard :) my little boy tommy loves to make faces at the camera and of course show off his spider man moves, as for my sweet Izabelle she loves to look everywere else BUT the camera and dance her little feet around all over the place,  my dear husband and I were practically working! sweatin just trying to get a good Chris~mas  picture lol
after all this I wondered does anyone else struggle like we do to get a good picture! ;-)
Here are some of the pictures we took Just some lol God bless you all this December

Did you read your Proverbs Today?

Today is the 3d of Dec and this is the one that I picked this morning :)

⁵Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
⁶In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths
Pro 3:5~6
I love these verses dont you ! his word is so strong so amazing Thank you Lord


31 Proverbs
31 days in the month
1 Proverb a day !

God bless