Angels???

Well... something very "weird? beautiful? terrifying?" happened two nights ago...

Ok... here is what happened:
That night I was about to put Natalia in her crib... so, we have our routine and we followed it... Natalia seemed to be tired... but... when I was in the rocking chair... all of a sudden she was completely awake... and not only that... but she was looking at "something" in the dark of her room.... she started smiling SHE EVEN STARTED GIGGLING, LAUGHING and making all sort of noises she had NEVER made before and she seemed TOO excited and trying to "grab" something in the air.... I REALLY REALLY REALLY got scared... she was acting like she had never acted before... not even when she is really happy to see me or when I am dancing for her.... I had a very weird feeling... and I started praying that if she was seeing "something" it would be angels from God.... I kept praying and trying to put her to sleep and even turning her head in another direction but she wouldn't want that... I got so scared that I went downstairs where Josh was watching TV and I told him what happened and that I was really scared.... (Too bad! Because I should Trust GOD MORE I KNOW... but the whole thing was just weird) .... Josh looked at her and Natalia seemed "back to normal" now... in fact... she wasn't excited at all... She fell asleep right away so I was going to put her in her crib but I asked Josh to go with me to her room so we could both pray for her (I always do that, but this time I felt I needed Josh there) ... So, we went upstairs, put her in her crib, prayed and left the room... I closed the door (as I always do so the cat won't get in) and that was it... I went downstairs to wash her bottles and turned on the monitor in the kitchen so I could hear her....

when I turned the monitor on... I just heard her SCREAM!

I looked at Josh so he would come upstairs with me again because I still was feeling very unsettled... he followed me upstairs and when I got to the door of her room.... the door just WOULDN'T OPEN! ... Natalia's scream was just a "ONE TIME" thing... no more crying... I couldn't hear her at all... and the door WAS JUST LOCKED! ... THAT WASN'T POSSIBLE! THOSE DOOR KNOBS we have don't even have a way to lock! they have never locked! The door knob is one of those that are just so the door will close but not lock.... I felt the blood rushed down to my feet... I felt cold! and I just looked at Josh (I can imagine my face) and I said: "It won't open!" HE looked at me (scared too now) and he tried to open the door... IT WOULDN'T OPEN! I just started praying! IN SPANISH! I couldn't stop saying: "Senor Jesucristo por favor que se abra esta puerta!" I can tell you something... Josh looked terrified too! .... he tried to calm me down and he tried to seem peaceful and just said "This is weird!" ... He ran to the basement to get some screwdrivers.... He tried everything... he even removed the doorknob and NOTHING... THAT DOOR WAS COMPLETELY SHUT! .... I at least wanted to hear her cry! It wasn't possible she wasn't crying! she usually gets scared even with her own yawning ... even when I leave her room the noise of the wood under my feet makes her cry a little bit... we were making so much noise trying to open that door and NOTHING! I could hear nothing! ... I prayed that at least I would hear her cry... and there she was ... some "whining" but NOTHING MAJOR... but I had heard her.... Josh ran downstairs for the drill ... and he was drilling trying to do something... THE NOISE WAS SO LOUD... And Natalia wasn't crying... just that little "whining" once in a while... Josh ended up REMOVING THE FRAME of the door... and we could finally get in there after about 30 minutes that seemed the longest in my life!

In a very weird way the thing that "works" to "close the door" was "locked" ... the door knob had broken (who knows how!) and even when we removed it... that thing was still stuck....

Natalia was very peaceful, kind of smiling and with her eyes open but very sleepy...

I KNEW IT! SHE HAD BEEN SEEING ANGELS! some of you might think I am crazy... But I knew it wasn't normal the way she was acting before all that happened... I am sure the angels "knew" what was going to happen.... and they were there even before all that so she would be happy and peaceful during all that crazy moment!

I could barely sleep that night... My heart was still jumping out of my chest for a while.... I praise the Lord because I KNOW HE is always protecting us! and even Natalia was fine and everything was OK His angels were there with her so she wouldn't get terribly scared with all that noise (drilling, kicking, pushing etc.)

I had to share this... I can't stop thinking about it all...

By the way... Natalia had a very peaceful night... after Josh installed the door frame back and a new door knob she was back in her crib sleeping.

... Do you think I am crazy thinking she was literally seeing angels? ... Do you think it was all just a coincidence?

I have still been trying to see if she acts like that again ... and nothing.... she is just all smiley and some panting here and there... that's it...

Hugs!

Paloma.

"The angel of the LORD encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them." Psalm 34:7

GIVE THANKS!

Well... This month we celebrate THANKSGIVING.... But we should Thank everyday for all the Blessings from the LORD, for those things we receive and we don't receive... we should GIVE THANKS!

Are you thankful with GOD? Take this opportunity and think about all those things that God did for you this year...

Please post a comment and share with us all those things that you have to Give thanks for! We want to rejoice with you!

I want to give thanks for:

1. Salvation! (That's always the greatest! This and every year!)
2. My husband! Praise the Lord for another year together!
3. This year my daughter was born! What a great and wonderful blessing! God has provided everything we've needed for her and even more!
4. My family in Mexico, Thank God I can always be in touch with them and that God allowed us to travel and be with them the beginning of the year.
5. For my mom and brother who could visit us before Natalia was born.
6. God saved our house! We were about to lose it and God saved it!
7. My Husband's family! They are all so loving with me! Thank God!
8. My friends! I thank God because they are wonderful! And for all those new friends I've met (Thank God for the C-moms!!!)
9. Church! God has provided with a wonderful church, great pastor and wonderful brothers and sisters there!

There are so many more things... I will probably keep adding... But that is my initial list! ;)

What about you???


"You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever." Psalm 30:11-12

When will HE come back?

Listening to the Radio the other day, I heard a great analogy about Jesus coming back... and I want to share it with you...

The person talking said that Jesus is of course coming back for His church... one day, we don't know exactly when. Some people debate about it, many think He will take His church BEFORE the great tribulation, some others think it will be during, and some others think it will be after....

This has been a topic of discussion for many many many years... and I know we will never really all agree on this....

Here is the analogy:

"There was a family and they were all fighting... Someone arrived to their house and saw them all arguing with each other, the visitor asked: -Why are you all fighting? What is this all about?- And one of them answered:
-You'll see, William, our oldest brother, has been gone for many years and we are waiting for him, we know he is coming back but my mom thinks it will be next month, my sister says he will be here next week, my dad thinks he is coming back with some friends, and I think he is coming back on his own and it will be until next year... so, that's what we are discussing about because we want to be ready when he comes- The visitor left them arguing so they continued, fighting with each other when all of a sudden the door opened and there he was: William! he was back and he found them fighting about his return"

It doesn't sound very smart, huh?

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I really liked this analogy, I think neither of us really know when HE is coming back.... but we should be ready all the time... we don't know if He is coming today... I remember I asked my ex-pastor many years ago: "When do you think the end of the world' will be?" He said: "I don't know but for many people the end of the world is today"... yes... we are so worried about knowing "Dates and times" and we don't even know we will live tomorrow.... we don't know if we will make it the end of the day....

So, How do we want HIM to find us? let's all be ready for HIS return... Today!

"Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh."Matthew 25:13

President Elect: Barack Obama

Well... as we all know Obama won.... did America win though??

What do you feel about Barack Obama being elected as President of the United States? I know there are different opinions about it...

In my case ... I felt sick yesterday when I heard the news.... I know we have to trust God with it... so ... I have much praying to do...

So, please post your thoughts here.... I want to know how most of my friends, contacts and whoever reads this blog feels about Obama winning...

In my case I can say: "Help us Lord!"

(Special message for the c-moms: if you already gave your opinion in the forums, feel free to copy&paste it here, I would like some of my other contacts to read about it and give their opinion too)

Paloma.

Are you checking your ounces???

Yes, that's right.... I didn't make a mistake with the title.... I am asking YOU... are you constantly checking your "ounces"?

What do I mean? Let me explain...

Some days ago, my handsome husband ;) got home and seemed a little bit "down" ... he said: "I know I shouldn't worry about money but I do! ugh! I don't like it but I just started thinking about money and I got frustrated" ... we needed to buy bottles for Natalia and we had no money... so, he seemed aggravated, but trying to have a good and Godly attitude about it.... he told me about his "frustration" while I was feeding Natalia.... So, it just came to my mind... like a flash.... "Can you imagine Natalia worrying about the ounces of formula she eats?" ... NO! that is my problem and she doesn't even worry.... she just eats! she does her work (cry and open her mouth!) and that's it.... there is nothing else she can do... the rest is my responsibility... she just "trusts" the food will be there! she doesn't know how and doesn't need to know how.... but the formula will be there whenever she needs it! so, she eats! I can't imagine how it would be if she kept checking the bottle to try to "administer" the ounces she has! ... she would be always worried! she would hardly eat because there are only "two ounces left!" so she would try to make it "stretch" as much as possible... she would be always wondering.... "What if I finish my bottle right now and there is nothing left for later?" it doesn't sound right... does it? ... So... If I take care of my daughter ... How much more our GOOD GOD will take care of us? of course I am not talking about spending like crazy and irresponsibly... But... He will definitely take care of our needs! when there is nothing you can do... and you think the resources are low... God is there... even when it seems that the "bottle is almost empty" ... Don't worry HE has more... Don't try to figure out HOW HE does it! HE just does it! .... I don't know where He keeps the formula! ... but I don't need to know! as long as I do what I can do... He will do what I can't ... :D

So, I invite you... to have peace about it... even in the Lord's prayer He teaches us to pray only for TODAY... "give us today our daily bread" ... not for next month, not even for tomorrow! ... Don't check your ounces... if we do the math... we will realize that it doesn't even make sense... we have much more than we could've ever had with our own resources... HE is the one who has provided all the time!

:)

So, enjoy your bottle!


"Then Jesus said to his disciples: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his lifeSince you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?" Luke 12:22-26

Paloma.

They are succeeding! Where is my stuff?

I just want to share with you yesterday's sermon at church (06/29/08) - Paloma K

Preacher: Joshua K.




Click:
http://rapidshare.com/files/157767117/01_Track_1.wma.html

And then just click the button that says "Free"... and that's it! the download will take about 4 minutes to do it... and then you can listen!

God bless u!

Paloma.

A testimony!!!

Wow! What can I say??? I am just amazed everyday by the things God does!!! In this case I want to share with all of you something God (and only Him) did for my husband and me....

Well... some of you know that.... our house... well... it's a long story... Josh was working in Target when he got this house... was making good money and could afford the payments of the mortgage, interests, etc... then... he lost his job and the money was gone! when the savings were gone too.... we knew we wouldn't be able to continue living here! Josh... started working for the Bank "as a coincidence" that owned his house (or at least the loans) ... - Josh had never worked in a Bank before, when he started working there... he explained the situation with the house and they said the loan had been sold to another bank, so, there was nothing they could really do to help. Even with the new job we wouldn't be able to afford the payments, so the bank gave us some options: Foreclosure , surrendering the house or selling and that way the bank wouldn't lose as much (Banks never want to foreclosure or to keep your house because there are so many administrative costs involved and they would have to deal with the sale of the house on their own...) ... We, well... the house was for sale... and GOD gave us so much peace through all of it... as a wife I can say that the only pain losing the house caused me... was all the work that Josh had put into it.... But we both knew anything would be for our good.... So, we were of course ready to lose this house and live in an apartment (we would try to find a cheap one of course)....

After 3 months of the house being for sale... nobody is buying it! The price has gone lower than what the loan with the bank was ... so... it wasn't looking great! at least for us... since the difference between the price the house would be sold and our debt, we would still pay (of course in a reasonable amount of time) Well... to make this story short.... Josh..... Received a phone call from a guy from lending dept. in the bank and the HR manager (last week).... they were asking about his situation and stuff.... Then they asked... "Josh... do you want to stay in the house?" ... Josh said yes!.... they said: "Here is what we are going to do... we will buy your loan back from the Federal Reserve.... and... instead of paying about 7.8% - this number I am not sure of - for your loans, and interests... you would be paying 3% ... but not only that... since you can't afford even that.... right now you would only pay the interest (not even the house payments) ... which is 600.00 USD a month! is that ok???" OMG! We couldn't believe it! Josh was shaking and ... of course said yes! (600.00 USD would be the same amount we would pay if we rented an apartment) ... and ... we will be able to keep the house... I want you all to know WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING... WE DIDN'T call everyone to try to keep the house the only person we called for help was GOD... and that's the ONLY one who could help us!... even Joshua's boss said: "I can't believe it... they never do anything like this for employees" ... AND JOSH has been working for the bank less than a year! so... IT IS GOD... People who knew about our "problem" said there was no way around it... even Realtors who came to show the house to people who were interested... said it was so sad we would lose it... and they tried to figure out a way so we would keep it ... but the numbers and well... NOTHING HUMAN made it possible! ... There was no way out... but God could open the Sea... and he could keep us here!

We are staying in this house... (as long as God wants us to!) and if tomorrow we were to lose it... well... we would know anyways HE IS ABLE! ... To do anything...

As soon as Josh got back from the Bank that day... he removed the "FOR SALE" sign out of our house...

It is such a great miracle! the "big bosses" in the bank made the decisions.... when... we didn't even ask them to... but we believe that God moved everything.... and all the Glory is HIS...

I hope you rejoice with us... not for the house... that ... well.. of COURSE we are so happy!!!! But for having such a powerful God.... that teaches us how to trust Him in every circumstance...

"The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases." Proverbs 21:1