"If Worship bores you, you are not ready for heaven." AW Tozer (The Purpose of Man)
13 Sep via web
***BABEE, YOU WERE BEYOND READY FOR HEAVEN!!! YOU LIVED A LIFE OF WORSHIP!
"This world is not my home...I'm just passin thru..."
19 Sep via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***YOU HEARD THIS SONG FOR THE FIRST TIME AT VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH. IT IS A TESTIMONY TO HOW YOU LOOKED AT THIS TEMPORARY LIFE ON EARTH!
Baked chicken w/ potatoes, cornbread & stuffing, and steamed veggies...oh my! All this yumminess = a HOTTER than HOT home that smells goood!
28 Sep via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***WHAT MY BABEE WANTS, HE GETS! YOU CRAVED IT, I SWEAT BUCKETS COOKING IT AND ENJOYED EVERY MOMENT OF SERVING YOUR TASTE BUDS:)!
Has anyone ever used Toyomansi to make Bistek? Did you have to add more calamansi/lemon/lime?
29 Sep via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***HAHAHA! I WAS EXPERIMENTING TO SEE IF I COULD POSSIBLY MAKE A BETTER BISTEK THAN YOU...IT WAS A FAILURE! LOL
on our way to vallejo...LORD HELP ME when I find out who broke-in to my parents home!
2 Oct via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***OK, I WAS WRONG IN MY LAST POST WHEN I WROTE ABOUT HOW WE VISITED MOM AND DAD CUZ WE WERE WORRIED ABOUT THEM AFTER THEIR HOUSE GOT BURGLARIZED. THAT HAPPENED LATER. WE MUST'VE VISITED "JUST BECAUSE" THAT TIME. 10/2 WAS THE DAY THEY GOT ROBBED. JORDAN CALLED YOU WHILE YOU ME AND KEILA WERE STUDYING AT PANERA. AFTER YOU GOT OFF THE PHONE, YOU PAUSED FOR A SECOND, LOOKED AT ME, AND SAID "MOM, DAD, AND TAPIN ARE OK." I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK THEN YOU STARTED PACKING UP OUR STUFF AND TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED. WITHOUT HESITATION, YOU DROPPED EVERYTHING YOU WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF AND WE WENT TO VALLEJO. THE DRIVE THERE WAS HORRIBLE! I CRIED LIKE A BABY AND YOU CONSOLED ME. I DON'T KNOW HOW I WILL EVER GET THRU TIMES LIKE THAT WITHOUT YOU... YOU ALWAYS KEPT IT TOGETHER IN STRESSFUL TIMES LIKE THAT. THAT'S WHAT ATE LANE MEANT BY "QUIET STRENGTH."
Just left 24 after an hour and a half workout w/ the trainer from hell! AKA-my husband!!!! Thanks babe! LoL
12 Oct via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***IT WAS A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP, HAVING YOU AS A TRAINER...BUT MORE LOVE THAN HATE.:)
There's no better therapy for when "life happens" than learning what our Divine Counselor has to say:)! Get in the WORD!
19 Oct via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***YOU INSPIRED THIS REALIZATION OF MINE. I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT WAS SAID, BUT NONETHELESS, I LOVE LEARNING FROM YOU!
Chillin w/ my man at Borders in Frisco:). Where should we go for my CHEAP, but yummy b'day dinner? Hmmmmm?
23 Oct via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***MY LAST BIRTHDAY SPENT WITH YOU. WE DIDN'T HAVE $ TO DO MUCH, SO WE DID WHAT WE LOVED. SPENT THE DAY AT BORDERS! I COMPLETED ALL THE WORK AND QUIZES FOR MY PHARMACOLOGY CLASS, WHILE YOU READ 12 ORDINARY MEN BY JOHN MACARTHUR, AND WORKED ON SOME OF YOUR FIREFIGHTER CLASSES. ITS ALSO THE DAY THE GIANTS WON THE PENNANT! YOU WEREN'T AS EXCITED AS I WAS, BUT YOU LET ME GLOAT:). YOU KEPT APOLOGIZING THAT WE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING SPECIAL, BUT IT WAS SPECIAL BABE! I GOT MY SINGLE RED ROSE (WHICH I STILL HAVE), AND GOT TO SPEND THE DAY WITH MY LOVE. IT WAS BEYOND SPECIAL...
Http://twitpic.com/30l29x - Borders Cafe? In the middle of a Sunday afternoon? Empty? Huh?!?!
24 Oct via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***FUNNY HOW WE WENT TO BORDERS AGAIN THE DAY AFTER MY BIRTHDAY:). WE WERE SHOCKED TO SEE THAT IT WAS PRACTICALLY EMPTY ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON, BUT I'M GLAD WE GOT TO SIT IN OUR FAVORITE CORNER AND GOT TO TAKE THIS PICTURE THAT SHOWS A LITTLE BIT OF YOU...
What an AMAZING resource for those who need it! www.thetreasurebox.org Pass it on... ;)
25 Oct via web
***MEREDITH SHARED THIS LINK WITH US ON FB. IT WAS ANOTHER ON-TIME BLESSING THAT PUT US AT EASE IN REGARDS TO FEEDING OUR FAMILY. YOU WERE SO EXCITED TO PLACE AN ORDER, ALTHOUGH WE NEVER DID GET TO.
"...in Their misery they will earnestly seek me." Hosea 15
25 Oct via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***FUNNY HOW I TWEETED THIS 10 DAYS BEFORE YOU PASSED AWAY. I MINISTERED TO MYSELF BEFORE I KNEW I NEEDED IT!
SO EXCITED for our semi-annual CHARLI (sista) getaway this weekend! (Cabrera.Haight.Aragon.Ruiz.Lail.Ignacio) Wishin FRIDAY would hurry up!
2 Nov via web
***I WAS SO EXCITED FOR OUR UPCOMING SISTAS GETAWAY...WE STILL ENDED UP TOGETHER, BUT UNDER UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES. TILL THIS DAY, I STILL PRAISE AND THANK THE LORD FOR MY FAMILY! I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT I WOULD'VE DONE WITHOUT THEM! THEY TOOK CARE OF EVERYTHING!!! THE VIEWINGS, THE FUNERAL, THE BURIAL, THE RECEPTION, OUR MOVE TO SAC...EVERYTHING! AND THEY CONTINUE TO LIFT THE GIRLS AND I UP IN PRAYER DAILY! I'm NOT LUCKY...I'M ABUNDANTLY BLESSED!!!
Note to self- Never let @keilarenee use my camera ever, ever, ever again!!! Unless I need a reason to get a new one?!? (@MrkArgn)
3 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***I DID END UP GETTING THAT CAMERA TO REPLACE THE ONE KEILA JACKED UP! :)
Wow! It looks like a sea of ORANGE & BLACK in SF!
3 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
There are a ton of kids outta school and employers missin employees all over the Bay today! #SFGiants =)
3 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***THE DAY BEFORE YOU DIED WAS PARADE DAY FOR THE GIANTS. YOU OFFERED TO TAKE ME, EVEN THOUGH THEY WEREN'T YOUR TEAM...BUT YOU ENDED UP HAVING TO WORK.
DON'T WASTE YOUR LIFE! By Jon Piper...FREE download this month only at www.christianaudio.com #DWYL
3 Nov via web
***THIS IS HOW I SPENT MY EVENING BEFORE YOU DIED. LISTENING TO JON PIPER'S DON'T WASTE YOUR LIFE. WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING, I UPLOADED IT TO YOUR MICRO SD CARD FOR YOUR PHONE LIKE YOU ASKED...I'M PRETTY SURE YOU WERE LISTENING TO IT IN THE TRUCK AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION.
I want my husband. I want to hold him & just sit & stare into his beautiful eyes. I should NOT be at a funeral home making arrangements!
5 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***MY FIRST TWEET AFTER YOU DIED. I'll NEVER FORGET THE PAIN I FELT...
@MrkArgn-it's So hard to sleep w/out you...
9 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
@mrkargn I LOVE YOU MORE!
11 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
...missin my baby...
13 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Its so hard to be happy about our new home... Its beautiful and safe, but missing my man:(.
14 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***THE GIRLS AND I STILL FEEL THIS WAY.
I miss how u'd nvr leave home w/o kissing/hugging me, & telling me u luv me... This gives a whole new meaning to loving so much, it hurts...
15 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***TO SAY "IT HURTS" IS A HUGE UNDERSTATEMENT! HOME ISN'T HOME WITHOUT YOU BABEE!
So, it was the girls 1st day at new schools and Isa gets 6 pages if MATH homework! Guess who always helped the girls w/ MATH?!?! :(
16 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***GO FIGURE! THE SUBJECT I STILL FIND FRUSTRATING, YET YOU LOVED! THE GIRLS WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW MUCH YOU HELPED THEM WITH THEIR HOMEWORK.
Quiet Strength...
17 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***LORD KNOWS HOW DIFFICULT ITS BEEN TO DEMONSTRATE THAT QUIET STRENGTH OF YOURS!
@keilarenee-hey sweetie...ur vmail greeting is still papa. Unless u want me to call u 24/7 to hear his voice, u might wanna change it! ;)
21 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***KEILA TOOK OVER YOUR OLD PHONE LINE. NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES SHE CHANGED HER GREETING, YOUR OLD GREETING STILL STUCK! IT TOOK MANY CALLS WITH SPRINT TO CHANGE IT.
"Thank You" by Ashanti-my heart sings this song to my baby everyday...
21 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***"I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I'm THANKFUL FOR HAVING YOU IN MY LIFE...I WANNA SAY THANK YOU, AND I MISS YOU, AND I WISH YOU WERE HERE WITH ME...I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO IF I DIDN'T HAVE YOU IN MY LIFE..."
Mark came home from Mi Pueblo once saying evry1 was lookin at him crazy. Must've been this shirt! ;) http://yfrog.com/5jm8xoj
22 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***WHEN I UNPACKED YOUR PACQUIAO SHIRT, I CRACKED UP SO HARD, I HAD TO TWEET IT! LOL
Just read thru @MrkArgn's tweets. Not too many, but they do tell readers he loved the Lord and his family & friends!
23 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***HMMM...MAYBE I'll WRITE UP YOUR TWEET HISTORY TOO!?!?
1st Grief Share mtg 2nite in Elk Grove. Topic:Surviving the Holidays - I know I need & should go, but denial is so much easier:(. #justsayin
23 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***I'M GLAD ATE SETTE AND ATE LANE BROUGHT ME. WE ALL SPOKE OF YOU AND HAD A GOOD CRY. THE INFO WE LEFT WITH ALSO HELPED US THRU THE HOLIDAYS.
Good morning & HaPPY THaNKSGiViNG to my Twittwer and Facebook families! Have a blessed day full of LOVE & GRACE! ijkl<3M
25 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***THANKSGIVING WAS SO HARD! IT WAS THE FIRST HOLIDAY WITHOUT YOU. NO NEED TO ELABORATE AGAIN THOUGH. I WROTE TO YOU ABOUT IT ALREADY.
Rooted & built up in Christ, strengthened in the faith as I was taught, and overflowing w/ thankfulness.*Col 2:7*
25 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
"Grief is not an enemy or a sign of weakness. It is a sign of being human. GRIEF IS THE COST OF LOVING SOMEONE." (Through a Season of Grief)
26 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***GRIEF SHARE TAUGHT ME THAT MY TEARS OF GRIEF HONOR YOU!
Operation "Get thru Thanksgiving weekend" COMPLETE! It hurt, but we got thru it thanks to the AMAZING family God blessed us with☺! ♥ijkl<3M♥
28 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Adrian & Doris came to visit and gave this gift to the girls...so sweet!!! http://yfrog.com/3mrc0hj
30 Nov via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***I LOVED THAT THE GARZAS CAME TO VISIT! ADRIAN MOUNTED THE TV ATCH BOUGHT US TO THE WALL, WHICH IS SOMETHING I WOULDA KEPT PUTTING OFF. I PROBABLY WOULDA BROKE IT! LOL
"My life was totally flipped upside down emotionally, in every way you could think of"(Through a Season of Grief) Thank God for Matthew 5:4!
1 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
A life-lesson learned from my amazing husband: "Know who's word to trust, and know who to pray for after letting them talk..."Quiet Strength
2 Dec via web
***THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO VERY MUCH FOR TEACHING ME THIS! YOU KNOW I NEEDED IT!
@keilarenee thanks for making me cry at the crack of dawn! Ur post on papa's wall was so b-e-a-u-tiful!
4 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***LALA SPENT THE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS TRYING SO HARD TO BE STRONG FOR HER SISTERS AND I. TILL THIS DAY, THERE'S A LOT OF REPRESSED GRIEF IN HER, BUT IT FINALLY BEGAN TO SURFACE THIS DAY. THE GIRLS MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH...WE STILL TALK ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT IT IS FOR THEM TO EXPRESS IT SOMETIMES.
Now that the internets up, my daily therapy sessions on Marks wall seem to get longer cuz I'm typing on the laptop instead of phone! LoL:)
5 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***DID THEY EVER!!! LOL
I miss my man:(. Http://yfrog.com/e44uh0j
6 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
I miss my man! See the arrow? http://yfrog.com/6xccx012j
7 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***SUBURBANS...FEDEX TRUCKS...GEEK SQUAD CARS...OH MY! THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!!!
"All I want for Christmas is YOU...Baby!"
7 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***ALAS, I FOUND THE MARIAH CHRISTMAS CD. OH, THE MEMORIES...
I became a 32 y/o widow & single-mother of 3 overnight! Don't take your LoVeS or your other many BLeSSiNGS for granted. Remember James 4:14.
7 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***THIS IS DEEP! WE ARE BUT A MIST! HERE ON THIS EARTH ONE DAY, CAN BE GONE THE NEXT. YOUR PASSING AT 32, PUTTING AN END TO ALL THE GOALS AND DREAMS WE SHARED MAKES THIS SO REAL!
I just want you for my own, more than you could ever know. Make my wish come true...ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MY MAN!
8 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
"I miss you...most at Christmas time. And I can't get you-get you off my mind."
8 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***MORE MARIAH LYRICS THAT KEPT ME MISERABLE!
Remembering the days when Christmas music made me happy... The immense impact Mark Matthew Aragon had on my life is immesurable.
8 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***CHRISTMAS LOVE SONGS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU HERE TO SING THEM TO.
"I Just want you here tonight, holding on to me so tight. What more can I do? Baby, all I want for Christmas is you. YOU, BABY!"
8 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***AND AGAIN...MORE MARIAH!
I FINALLY stopped listening to Mariah's Christmas cd. But the girls & I started watching Glee(DVR) & Rachel's "missing u" solo made me sad:(
8 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***GO FIGURE!
On our way to Borders, Keila and I saw a Best Buy and just HAD to go in. It smells like Mark in here:(.
8 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***CALL ME CRAZY, BUT I'll NEVER WALK THRU BEST BUY WITHOUT BREATHING YOU IN! I AIN'T GONNA LIE...SOMETIMES I WALK THRU THE STORE WITH ONLY THE INTENTION OF DOING SO.
1st workout at 24 (since my last one w/ Mark) COMPLETE! It was like a vacation for my emotions! LoL I don't know how else to explain it:).
10 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***IT WAS AN AMAZING WORKOUT! SUPER INTENSE! I LET OUT A LOT OF AGRESSION AND EMOTION.
QT with @keilarenee...missin my baby/her papa. Working on inventing a remote to rewind to 11.03.10!
11 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***I JUST LOVE WHEN THE GIRLS AND I TALK ABOUT YOU. IT, ABOVE ALL ELSE, IS THE BEST THERAPY!
No w/d yet, but @keilarenee & I found a laundromat where its FREE to dry!!! Now, if the clothes could just fold themselves...LoL!!!
12 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***OUR TRIPS TO DO LAUNDRY WERE SO FUN! WE'D BRING THE DOMINOES OR A DECK OF CARDS AND PLAY WHILE WAITING TO FOLD, THEN WE'D FOLD TOGETHER.
At the VBC Christmas concert...It's bitter-sweet bein here w/out my man:(
12 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***IT NEVER FAILS...EVERYTIME WE GO TO VBC, I LOOK UP TO THE A/V BOOTH AND CRY.
So, I know its a FedEx "Office" and not FedEx Express, but right by a Best Buy? Seriously? *LoL* http://yfrog.com/gygyxdj
15 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***I GUESS ITS NOT ENOUGH TO SEE FEDEX TRUCKS AND GEEK SQUAD CARS EVERYWHERE! SMH
it's almost 4:30am...insomnia sucks. :(
20 Dec via web
6:30 am...i'm sooooo sleepy, but I have too much on my mind! praying for peace of mind so i can get some rest.
20 Dec via web
ten till 8:00 am. I think my mind is finally getting as sleepy as the rest of me!
20 Dec via web
***THE GRIEF-INDUCED INSOMNIA IS HORRIBLE!
“@keilarenee: #dearfuturehusband you must be amazing, I wouldn't marry you unless you're the typa man my Lolo is & Papa was” •••*sigh*<3•••
21 Dec via Twitter for iPhone
***GOOD LUCK TO KEILA IN FINDING A MAN THAT ENCOMPASSES BOTH YOU AND MY DADDY!!! LOL TRUST ME-I PRAY ON THAT FOR ISA, JIN AND KEILA DAILY!
Its almost 6am and I'm bout to fall asleep! That's earlier than yesterday by 2 hours!!! PTL!
21 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***WHAT A SHAME IT IS TO BE HAPPY ABOUT FALLING ASLEEP AT 6AM!
1st time out to sushi w/out my man:(. (I'm Grieving! Don't judge!!! LoL)
21 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***ARIGATO SUSHI IN ROSEVILLE W/ LALA. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I ACTUALLY MIX WASABI WITH MY SOY SAUCE NOW!
On the road to Monterey... I love and miss me some him! http://yfrog.com/h7692vj
22 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***I'll FOREVER BE GRATEFUL TO MONSE FOR CATCHING THIS SHOT. IT SAYS SO MUCH!
Laundry time w/ @keilarenee & @monsaaay!!! Can't wait to get our washer/dryer, courtesy of Lindsey & Paul on Christmas Eve! Whatta BLeSSiNG!
22 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***THANKS TO A FB POST, THE CRANDELLS FROM VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH MET OUR NEED FOR A WASHER AND DRYER. GOD IS GOOD!
@keilarenee just bought a mistletoe from these cute kids in front of Walmart. What the heck am I supposed to do w/ a friggin mistletoe? SMH!
23 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***I STILL WANNA SMACK YOUR KID FOR THIS ONE! LOL
Tootsie Pops, Lemon Heads, Apple Heads, Cherry Heads, Boston Baked Beans, Caramel Apple Pops, Sour Punch Twists, a couple toys=GOODIE BAGS:)
24 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***YOU WERE THE ONE THAT GOT US STARTED USING OLD SCHOOL TREATS IN OUR HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS GOODIE BAGS! GOTTA LOVE SMART N FINAL!
A dream, a simple fantasy that I wish was reality. That you'd come knocking at my door, and we'd relive this dream once more...
24 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***I LISTEN TO THIS SONG AT LEAST 3 TIMES A DAY!
Luke 2:11 was needed because of Romans 3:23 & we get Romans 3:24. John 3:16, the reason we celebrate His coming. Merry Christmas! (Tedashi)
25 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***WE'LL NEVER FORGET THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS, BUT THE STING CAUSED BY YOUR ABSENCE WILL ALWAYS BE THERE.
Watchin Madea Goes to Jail w/ the FamBam! HALLELUYER!!!! :)
25 Dec via web
***THIS REMINDS ME OF HOW MUCH YOU LOVED MADEA MOVIES! WE WERE GONNA OWN A COLLECTION ONE DAY.
For inquiring minds...By 2011, my Facebook notes to my man will be relocating to www.markandlei.com :).
27 Dec via web
***MY DESIRE TO WEAN MYSELF OFF OF FB IS WHAT LED TO THIS DECISION...BUT I'M STILL ON FB! LOL THE BLOG/WEBSITE STILL WORKS OUT BETTER THOUGH.
SoCal bound w/ my eldests @keilarenee & @lanafbaaaby ! :)
27 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***THE TRIP TO SOCAL WITH LANA AND LALA WAS MUCH NEEDED AND SO GOOD FOR US! I LOVE MY ELDESTS (DAUGHTER AND GODDAUGHTER):)!
Finally made it to Walnut! The drive was looooooong and tiring, but now that we're here, I'm wide awake!!!
28 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***I WILL NEVER DO SUCH A LONG DRIVE LIKE THAT, WITH TWO UNLICENSED MINORS, EVER AGAIN! AT LEAST, NOT ON 3 HOURS OF SLEEP...
Man, @MrkArgn woulda LOVED the yumminess we're experiencing right now!!! #bittersweet
28 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
At West Covina Mall, reminding myself why I LOVE giving gift cards as presents!!!! LoL
28 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
I wish @MrkArgn was here to help me eat this!!! LoL http://yfrog.com/h8gdpxcj
29 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
I'll Remember You, Atlantic Star #np :(
29 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
I miss my man's snuggie! I can't believe I left it at home☹.
29 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
"It Was Just a Dream", DeBarge #np on repeat status. Prayin to dance w/ @MrkArgn in my dreams... I miss you so much babee!
29 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Check out the view from Pick up Stix! Miss u babee!!! http://yfrog.com/h8vrkyj
29 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Visited friends, ate Pick up Stix, cruised around Aliso Viejo, now at Irvine Spectrum w/ my loves @keilarenee & @LanaFBaaaby. I MISS SoCal!!
29 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Back in Aliso Viejo at Macaroni Grill w/ the Ross family:)!
29 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Chillin at Grand Park, Aliso Viejo. Alone time w/ just me and memories of my baby... Such a beautiful thing! Simply PRICELESS!
29 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
"Baby let's go have that wreckles love-That crazy love-That off the wall won't stop until I get enough kind of love-I need that love..."
30 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
I miss you...there's no other way to say it and I, I just can't deny it. I miss you...its so easy to see, I miss YOU & ME. *L♥M*
31 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Friggin @keilarenee interrupted my depressing slow jam session for "shake it like a salt shaker"!
31 Dec via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***OUR SOCAL TRIP CONSISTED OF THINKING OF YOU EVERY SECOND! HOW COULD IT HAVE BEEN OTHERWISE? THAT'S WHERE WE SPENT MAJORITY OF OUR RELATIONSHIP!
So, who's down to help keep me distracted on 11.11.11? Mark and I were gonna renew our vows before family and friends on that day.#thisSUCKS
1 Jan via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***WE MET ON 3/11. THREE ELEVEN'S. NUFF SAID.
Finally home after a looooong drive from SoCal followed by an evening of fun w/ family in Fairfield. Time to rest-up for another long day:).
1 Jan via Twitter for iPhone
***THE COUNTDOWN TOTALLY TOOK ME OFF GUARD! BUT I TOLD YOU ALL ABOUT IT ALREADY...
Enjoying our last meal out at L&L. Time to get back in the kitchen and cook!
3 Jan via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***SORRY BABE. I STILL HAVE YET TO COOK. BUT THAT'LL CHANGE TOMORROW CUZ GIE IS COMING OUT AND SHE'S BRINGING THE INGREDIENTS TO MAKE MY FAMOUS ENCHILLADAS! WHOA! I JUST REALIZED THAT I GAVE HER THE RECIPE! I NEVER GAVE IT OUT BEFORE!!!
Rest in Peace Uncle Alvin Chung! Tell Mark I love him more, and please bake him a Happy 2 Month Heavenly B'day cake from his girls:)!
4 Jan via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***GIVE MY LOVE TO UNCLE ALVIN. I'm SURE HE'S UP THERE SCHOOLING YOU ON CAL BEAR STATS. LOL
Catchin up on my DVR'd Criminal Minds episodes. Yum! LoL
4 Jan via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***WATCHING SHEMAR MOORE, OOPS, I MEAN CRIMINAL MINDS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME! ;) HA! I BET YOU WISH YOU COULD COVER MY EYES WHENEVER HE COMES ON SCREEN NOW! LOL
I wish I had a "normal" sleep pattern. It's hard to maintain any kind of normalcy when my man is on my brain 24/7! #GriefSucks
6 Jan via web
***NORMAL, SCHNORMAL!
I wish I knew when to this painful grieving process to end! Even an ETA would help! Praying without ceasing...It's keeping me in check/sane.
6 Jan via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***I FINALLY REALIZED THE ETA! ITS NEVER!!!
I will be still and know YOU are GOD!
6 Jan via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***THIS WORSHIP SONG WILL ALWAYS REMIND ME OF YOU.
Had to pull over. @karijobe's Song HEALER started-tears started flowin! HE is my healer-ALL I NEED! HE will carry me thru this painful grief
6 Jan via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***KARI JOBE...WE FIRST LISTENED TO HER MUSIC THRU REFUGE COMMUNITY CHURCH. HEALER, AND REVELATION SONG WERE TWO SONGS YOU LOVED AND PLAYED OFTEN.
Town-bound. P/U @LanaFBaaaby then head to the Warriors game:). Sucks w/out @MrkArgn. He was excited bout Gabbi singin the National Anthem.:(
7 Jan via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***GABBI DID BEAUTIFULLY! I'M SURE YOU WERE WATCHING FROM ABOVE.
Post Warriors win dinner...28 deep at Denny's-just a small fraction of our FAMILY! Feelin oh, so BLeSSeD! :) TooBlessedToBeStressed!
7 Jan via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***WE TOOK UP MAJORITY OF THAT RESTAURANT! IT WAS BEAUTIFUL:).
Must get sleep! 1st Sunday service since La's baptism 11/14/10... Www.fbceg.org (No-the "FB" does not stand for Facebook! LoL) So excited!
9 Jan via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Today's sermon... Lord, please help me keep it together for the next hour! http://yfrog.com/h4jurjdj
9 Jan via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***I ALMOST WALKED OUT IN TEARS WHEN I REALIZED THE SERMON TOPIC. GOD SURE HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR!
She's knocked out! LoL @keilarenee http://yfrog.com/h4r5qizj
9 Jan via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***THIS IS SOOOOO SOMETHING YOU'D DO! LOL YOU NEVER PASSED UP AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOVINGLY EMBARRAS OUR GIRLS!
Had an AMAZING time at VBC! Lots of tears during the baptisms. Lots of "I miss Mark/Papa" moments for the girls and I=even more tears.
10 Jan via web
"Where a man belongs is leading his family to the house of God". (John Piper) This reminds me of my man. This is how he lived.
10 Jan via web
"The Christian husband displays what he thinks of Christ by the way he treats his wife." (John MacArthur) Needless to say-Mark LOVED Christ!
10 Jan via web
If you want to be a Christian husband, you become a servant, not a boss. (John Piper) Mark surely had a true servant heart...
10 Jan via web
Every1's bringin a picture of our lost loved ones to show at GriefShare tonight. I'm wearing this:)! http://yfrog.com/h7h9sdqj
11 Jan via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***THAT GRIEFSHARE MEETING WAS SUCH A COMFORT! HEARING OTHER PEOPLE SHARE ABOUT THEIR LOVED ONES WAS SO HELPFUL.
Some may think I spend too much time w/ @RacheyRuiz but your wives think you spend too much time with your boys.(BJustinR) WELL SAID NEPHEW!
12 Jan via Twitter for iPhone
***JUSTIN TWEETED THIS AND REMINDED ME OF YOU! WHILE WE DID HANG OUT WITH FRIENDS SEPARATELY A FEW TIMES, GIRLS OR BOYS NIGHT OUT WAS NEVER A NECESSITY WITH US! WE ENJOYED EACHOTHERS COMPANIONSHIP TOO MUCH.
No more blackberry for me...I gave it to @jinmeilani and got me an HTC EVO. I LOVE being a Sprint 'PREMIER' customer! Sweet perks/discounts.
12 Jan via HTC Peep
***I ONLY GOT THE EVO BECAUSE IT REMINDED ME OF YOU. YOU WANTED ONE SOOOOOOO BAD! ESPECIALLY WHEN YO BOY NICK MET UP WITH US AT VALLEY AND SHOWED HIS OFF! LOL. I WOULDA BEEN FINE WITH A BLACKBERRY FOREVER! I COULDN'T STAND TOUCH SCREEN! BUT WHEN I ADDED JIN TO OUR SPRINT ACCOUNT, AND HAD TO BUY A NEW PHONE, AND SAW THAT THERE WAS AN EVO SHIFT WHICH HAD A FULL KEYBOARD, I HAD TO GET IT! NOW I'M IN LOVE WITH IT:).
Stacy's "Simply Naked" Pita Chips are my new weakness. They have officially cured me of the late-night sweet-tooth I used to have! :)
13 Jan via HTC Peep
***I AM SOOOOOO THANKFUL TO BE RID OF THAT HORRIBLE SWEET TOOTH!!!
Its 11311. Mark and i met on 3/11. :'( *im Grieving, dont judge! LoL*
13 Jan via HTC Peep
***ITS FUNNY HOW EVEN THE SILLIEST THINGS REMIND ME OF YOU!
Grubbin st Fuji Sushi w/ the Dacpano's! Girls night out:)!
13 Jan via HTC Peep
***ITS SO WEIRD THAT THE DACPANO GIRLS ALSO LOST THEIR DAD ON 11/4 A COUPLE YEARS AGO, AND THEY WERE EACH THE SAME AGES AS ISA, JIN AND LALA! THEIR FAMILY IS SUCH A BLESSING TO US.
"The Undistracted Widow" by Carol W. Cornish -I just read the back cover and other reviews in the beginning an its already hard to put down.
14 Jan via HTC Peep
***I READ CHAPTERS 1 THRU 3 ABOUT TEN TIMES, THEN CHAPTER 4. NOW I'M BACK TO 1! I'M SO WEIRD LIKE THAT!
I'm having one of those nights/mornings where my mind just won't let me sleep. It's consumed with memories of "ijklm". PRAYING for rest.
15 Jan via web
Being the insomniac I am, I was messin w/ my phone and restored it to factory default! So, ALL of the contacts I had are now gone:(. GREAT!
15 Jan via web
***I DON'T EVEN FEEL LIKE THE INSOMNIA IS LETTING UP. AND I DON'T WANNA TAKE SLEEPING MEDS. THE LAST THING THE GIRLS NEED IS A GRIEVING MOMMA DOPED UP ON MEDS! IMMA TRY THIS TEA KRISTA INTRODUCED TO ME. ITS CALLED "CRAZY BITCH TEA"! LOL OH KRISTA! ;)
At Alameda Towne Centre w/ Annah. Not as difficult as I thought it would be considering the amount of time ijklm spent here... #bittersweet
15 Jan via HTC Peep
***ANNAH HAS BEEN SUCH A BLESSING TO US! EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T GET TO HANG OUT MUCH CUZ OF DISTANCE, SHE'S SUCH A PRAYER WARRIOR! I'm SO LUCKY TO HAVE HER!
Bout to get our grub on at Sushi House. Now THIS place makes me miss my babee like crazy!!! This was our special date spot!
15 Jan via HTC Peep
http://twitgoo.com/1tlsp0 ---I would get this in my babee's honor, but i know i cant handle it. So, i took a pic instead;).
15 Jan via HTC Peep
***I CAN HANDLE WASABI NOW, BUT I DON'T THINK I'll EVER EAT THAT SUSHI ROLL! LOL
Now i know why i havent watched much tv in the last couple months...EVERYTHING i watch makes me crazy, always reminding me of Mark, somehow.
17 Jan via HTC Peep
***AS DOES EVERYTHING ELSE IN MY LIFE!
My trainer kicked my butt today! Seriously...got all dizzy and nauseous. Then she had me drink a protein shake and got back to the workout!
17 Jan via web
***EMILY IS A GIRL VERSION OF YOU!
"SORE" doesnt come close to explaining how I feel right now!
18 Jan via HTC Peep
I could really use one of Mark's post-workout massages right about now EVERYTHING hurts! :(
18 Jan via HTC Peep
***NO JOKE! NO ONE GIVES MASSAGES LIKE YOU DID!
Its almost 3:30 and Keila & I are up watching tv. Aparantly, grief-induced-insomnia is hereditary.
19 Jan via HTC Peep
***MY POOR LALA...
"I Only think of you on two occassions-thats day and night..."
19 Jan via HTC Peep
***ANOTHER SONG WRITTEN ABOUT US. WELL, AT LEAST THAT PART! ;)
"Marriage is the most intimate of human relationships. When that relationship is severed by death, INTENSE sorrow follows..." -Carol Cornish
19 Jan via HTC Peep
***AHHHHH...NO WONDER!
Dear Mark, Can you pls come back & change out my headlights? Im sure its simple to figure out, but id rather u do it like u always did. Thx.
20 Jan via HTC Peep
***I'M STILL WAITING...
Mark would not be happy to see this... One of the kids put hello kitty on Nate! *SMH* http://twitgoo.com/1trkg6 @jinmeilani @keilarenee
20 Jan via HTC Peep
***DON'T WORRY BABEE. I TOOK THE HELLO KITTY OFF HIM:)!
"We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, 'Blessed are they that mourn'" CSLewis
21 Jan via Mobile Web
***AMEN! ITS SO HARD TO COMPREHEND THIS WHILE GOING THRU IT, BUT ITS PROMISE IS SO COMFORTING!
When the Good Lord calls me home, I want only ONE memorial service after I'm cremated, followed by a reception at any pizza joint w/ room.
22 Jan via HTC Peep
***NOW EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT TO EXPECT! THERE BETTER BE NO DRAMA WHEN I DIE, OR ELSE! LOL
Someone just asked "Why do u still wear a wedding ring? You're supposed to stop when you're single." I walked away. Oh widowhood!
24 Jan via HTC Peep
***UNBELIEVABLE! AND KINDA SAD...
Its a big day for my car:). 100,000 miles! Full tank, oil changed tires rotated, cleaned inside/out. Http://twitgoo.com/1twqo9
24 Jan via HTC Peep
***I KNOW YOU'RE PROUD OF ME:)!
My kitchen looks like a Vallerios shop, thx to @akopnay01! :)
24 Jan via web
***SHE EVEN HOOKED THE GIRLS UP WITH YOUR FAVORITE! UBE!
LESSON LEARNED! I now understand what it means to miss someone so much-it hurts. Now, can I have my man back? ...I wish it were that simple.
24 Jan via HTC Peep
***EVEN AFTER ALL THIS TIME, I STILL HAVE MY MOMENTS OF DENIAL.
Today's "first" w/out my man...The first horrible day of random problems to exp w/out him here by my side assuring me everything will be ok.
27 Jan via HTC Peep
Aparantly, yesterday never ended!!! Praying for peace of mind... Romans 5:1-5 is on my mind right now.
28 Jan via HTC Peep
I'm an imperfect christian woman. I'm going thru stuff I can't even find the words for. I shouldn't be expected to cope one way or another.
28 Jan via web
***TOUGH STUFF. HAVING DAYS LIKE THESE IS EVEN MORE HORRIBLE WITHOUT YOU HERE TO GET THRU THEM WITHOUT ME.
I miss going out to eat w/ my man...Whenever we'd run outta things to discuss we'd just people-watch and talk bout them! LoL
30 Jan via HTC Peep
***SO FAR, I CAN ONLY DO THIS WITH GABBI! ITS FUN, BUT NOT THE SAME...
Going to the store and seeing Valentines Day stuff all over is depressing! Can it be February first????
30 Jan via HTC Peep
***IT BEING FEBRUARY DIDN'T MAKE IT ANY EASIER...SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE CERTAIN RADIO STATIONS, TV CHANNELS, AND STORES ARE NOTIFIED WHEN I'M THERE AND AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO MUSY-LOVEY-DOVEY MODE!
I left home to avoid watching One Tree Hill. Mark & I talked about the wedding for months. I got home & realized I DVRd it. What a mess. :(
2 Feb via web
***YOU WERE RIGHT. THE WEDDING HAPPENED AND THERE WAS NO CRAZY SITUATION THAT LEFT SOMEONE INJURED OR DEAD OR MISSING LIKE I THOUGHT. THE VOWS WERE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND HAD ME CRYING LIKE A BABY...AGAIN! BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. LOL
On 1/30 I wrote about being in need of a "reawakening". Well, I got it today in my mailbox. A sweet card from a woman I've never met. #PTL
2 Feb via web
***GODS TIMING IS ALWAYS PERFECT. (ATE SETTE) WORD!
We'll be ok babygirl! Just know ur not alone...14344342!-RT @keilarenee: Tmrw marks 3 months since Papa passed. It's starting to hit now :'(
3 Feb via TweetCaster
***IT HURTS TO SEE THE GIRLS HURT. I KNOW YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
"Quality Of a man is proven by his love for Jesus." (Ate Mae)
5 Feb via TweetCaster
***YOU WERE THE HIGHEST IN QUALITY BABE!
Today is my last day of feeling lost...I'm meeting my mentor for some 1 on 1 discipleship tomorrow. I love www.FBCEG.com!
6 Feb via TweetCaster
***I'M EXCITED AND BUMMED AT THE SAME TIME. WEDNESDAYS ARE THE BEST DAYS FOR ME TO MEET WITH MY MENTOR, BUT WON'T WORK FOR HER. NEITHER WILL TUESDAY NIGHTS OR DAYLIGHT HOURS. WE HAD OUR FIRST MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, BUT SHE HAD TO RESCHEDULE. I'M NOT AT ALL DISAPPOINTED IN HER. I'M GENUINELY EXCITED AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HER MENTORSHIP! BUT LOOKS LIKE SCHEDULING IS GONNA BE TOUGH:(.
I just saw a billboard that said The Lord is coming May 21st! I'm so excited to see my babee!!! LoL
8 Feb via web
***TOO FUNNY!
Tweet #1000: @keilarenee @Jinmeilani @sauceebel and @MrsLeiRA miss @MrkArgn like crazy! WE LOVE U MORE BABEE! We're BLeSSeD to have had you!
9 Feb via web
***THIS TWEET IS WHAT STARTED THIS WHOLE TWITTER-HISTORY-MEMORY-LANE THING:).
My sweet @keilarenee got me this for ValDay. It came w/ a heart that says "God will wipe away your tears." http://twitpic.com/3ycvhf
10 Feb via TweetCaster
***OUR LALA! REST ASSURED I'M IN GOOD HANDS BABEE.
Awesome brisk walk while my car was gettin worked on at Maaco! Now I'm no longer a danger to people driving to my left AND I'm energized! :)
10 Feb via TweetCaster
***YOU'RE PROUD OF ME, I JUST KNOW IT! I AM TAKING GOOD CARE OF MY CAR! ASIDE FROM DOING THINGS TO MAKE IT NEED WORK:)! LOL
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WELL THAT'S IT FOR THIS TRIP DOWN TWITTER-HISTORY-LANE UNTIL TWEET #2000! I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT MY LOVE:). 1434
Here's my letter to you, Mark Matthew Aragon. The LOVE of my life, and Papa to our girls, who's Heavenly birthday is 11/04/2010. There's so much I want to say and if Heaven had a phone, I'd call. Missing & loving you more everyday, Lei
Friday, February 11, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
A Trip Down Twitter-History-Lane
Some tweets in my history:
Just marinated a big bucket of chicken...yummmmm!!!!!!
22 May 09 via web
Just finished cooking salmon, rubbin-up some chicken legs & whippin together spanish rice for dinner:) Who's hungry??? ;)
22 May 09 via web
***MY GUESS - MAY 22, 2009 MUST'VE BEEN A "CLUB ARAGON" NIGHT:).
...off To Discovery Kingdom w/ my man and mini-me #1. I hope it doesn't get too hot!
3 Jul 09 via web
Its a shame when a spare tire goes flat on frwy w/ a car full of kids ready for a day at 6 Flags! LoL Finally made it;)
3 Jul 09 via txt
***WE PRACTICALLY LIVED AT DISCOVERY KINGDOM SUMMER '09! FLAT TIRE, THEN FLAT SPARE TIRE, THEN NEW TIRE, THEN DISCOVERY KINGDOM!!! LoL
IJKLM all home at the same time! It's been a hot minute;) Lovin it!!! Thank you Lord 4 blessin me w/ an amazing man & my angel-baby-girls!
4 Jul 09 via web
***EVEN AFTER ALL THAT'S HAPPENED, I STILL THANK AND PRAISE GOD FOR BLESSING "IJKL" WITH THE BEST "M" EVER!!!
I HEART MY CLUB ARAGON CREW:) LoL
5 Jul 09 via web
My man cooked us an awesome b-fast...off to 11 am service...then to Fairfield for a family bbq...then CLuB aRaGoN again tonight;)
5 Jul 09 via web
***THE CREW MAY GET TOGETHER AGAIN, BUT "CLUB ARAGON" WILL NEVER BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU BABE!
We're picking up our new gas guzzler today:) YaY!!! lol
6 Jul 09 via web
***WE WERE SO EXCITED WHEN WE GOT THE SUBURBAN...FINALLY ENOUGH ROOM FOR THE FIVE OF US, AND THEN SOME! BUT AFTER HAVING SO MANY ISSUES WITH IT WE SWORE WE'D NEVER BUY A VEHICLE OFF CRAIGSLIST EVER AGAIN!!!
Home w/ the fam...eating tilapia and jammin to some old-school No Doubt:)
6 Jul 09 via web
***DINNERTIME WAS ALWAYS SUCH A BLAST AT HOME! NEVER A DULL MOMENT.
Sitting at Discovery Kingdom...melting...catchin-up on my tweets as I watch evry1's stuff;)
8 Jul 09 via txt
***I HAD NO PROBLEM BEING THE OFFICIAL STUFF-WATCHER! YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO GET ME ON THE RIDES, BUT I NEVER DID. IF YOU COME BACK, I PROMISE I'll GO ON EVERY ROLLER COASTER IN THE WORLD!!! :(
@mrschefp @suehopwood : mark and i slow-danced to All My Life (K-Ci & Jojo) this morning:) i love me some him:)
10 Jul 09 via TweetDeck
***AAAAHHHHH...FLASHBACK FRIDAYS WITH MICHELLE AND SUE! I SOOOOO REMEMBER THIS EXACT DAY! EVEN THOUGH WE HAD MUSIC PLAYING ALL THE TIME, AND DANCED TOGETHER A LOT, I REMEMBER THIS SPECIFIC TIME WE DANCED TO THE ENTIRE SONG WITHOUT THE LIL ONES CHARGING INTO THE KITCHEN TO BREAK US UP CUZ WE WERE BEING TOO MUSHY;).
Off to 6 Flags (AGAIN) after droppin my man off at work...I hope it doesn't get crazy-hot later!!! ;)
11 Jul 09 via TweetDeck
***DISCOVERY KINGDOM AGAIN!?!?! LOL
...i wanna do some late-night fishing/crabbing at the Berkeley Marina! ;) lol
13 Jul 09 via web
***I'll NEVER FORGET THE FIRST TIME WE WENT FISHING/CRABBING OFF THE BERKELEY PIER. YOU TAUGHT THE GIRLS TO FISH, AND EVEN THOUGH NOTHING WAS CAUGHT, IT WAS SO PRECIOUS!!! IT WAS THE SECOND TIME WE WENT THAT YOU STRAPPED A WHOLE CHICKEN TO THE CAGE BECAUSE YOU FORGOT YOUR KNIFE TO CUT IT UP. IT WORKED OUT THOUGH CUZ YOU CAUGHT A HUGE CRAB!!!
i'll get healthy (lose 100 lbs) by 10/2010 & start workin on a son 4 my hubby-an amazing papa to my 3 girls!
15 Jul 09 via txt
***NOW THIS ONE MAKES ME SAD IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE! IT KILLS ME TO THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT I DIDN’T GET HEALTHY IN TIME TO GIVE YOU A SON…
Mark n Lei plus 8 today...forrealz!!! LoL
16 Jul 09 via txt
***THERE WAS A RAVEN SIMONE CONCERT AT DISCOVERY KINGDOM. BUBS (AKA-THE SURBURBAN) WAS PACKED WITH OUR KIDS, KEILA'S FRIEND, THE CONTAPAY GIRLS, THEIR COUSIN AND HIS FRIEND! MARK AND LEI +8!!! IT WAS A CRAZY HOT DAY AND I ENDED UP HAVING A HEADACHE FROM HELL WHICH LED TO A HEAT STROKE – BP 230/180. I'll NEVER FORGET THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE AT MY HOSPITAL BEDSIDE WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO OPEN MY EYES...I COULD TELL YOU WERE CRYING. YOU TOLD ME HOW HELPLESS YOU FELT AND HOW SCARED YOU WERE. I'M SO SORRY BABEE...
All checked-in in St. Louis 4 the annual YTB Convention;) Settlin down w/ Mark, Gie n Loups after a long morning!
28 Jul 09 via txt
***YTB CONVENTION! MAN BABE...OTHER THAN VEGAS, THAT WAS OUR ONLY TRIP TOGETHER OUTTA STATE!
Sittin at the cardinals vs dodgers game w/ @akopnay01, @killerkic & @loup17;) rained-out 4 a bit-startin back up!
28 Jul 09 via txt
***ON THAT SAME TRIP, WE WENT TO OUR ONLY NON-GIANTS BASEBALL GAME!!!
Retreat's theme is "Come Thirsty"...what better time then when I'm nearing dehydration?!?! AMEN:)
8 Aug 09 via web
About to begin our annual Worship Ministry retreat...So excited!
9 Aug 09 via txt
***THE VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH WORSHIP MINISTRY RETREAT. WE WERE TRULY BLESSED AND ANNOINTED THAT AMAZING WEEKEND!
ok...i'm better now - as I repeat the Serenity Prayer over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over:) LoL
20 Aug 09 via web
***I WAS STRESSIN OVER ISSUES WITH THE OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. YOU CALLED ME DURING YOUR BREAK AND PRAYED THE SERENITY PRAYER WITH ME, AND TOLD ME TO PRAY IT UNTIL MY NERVES CALMED. IT WORKED! AFTER THAT DAY, YOU ALWAYS PRAYED THAT PRAYER TO YOURSELF AND TO ME WHENEVER THINGS BEGAN TO SEEM UNBEARABLE. THANK YOU!
IJKLM having lunch w/ my parents...AWESOME! Having a spiritual conversation w/ pops and sharing scripture...PRICELESS!
21 Aug 09 via txt
***SUNDAY BRUNCH AT MOM AND DADS WAS ALWAYS SO AMAZING! ESPECIALLY WATCHING YOUR FAITH GROW SO STRONG DURING YOUR TALKS WITH DAD;)! I CAN'T EVEN TALK ABOUT THOSE TIMES WITHOUT DADDY COMING TO TEARS...PRICELESS!
Chillin w/ my man, my girls and a bunch of other famz at Jin's school for movie night;) Tonights feature: Glory Road!
21 Aug 09 via txt
***IT WAS SUCH A COLD AND WINDY SUMMER NIGHT, BUT WE STAYED THE WHOLE TIME!
The kids & their papa r at the Rodeo Roundup w/ our church famz...while i'm home w/ an ice pack on my head:(
22 Aug 09 via web
@suehopwood : thanks girl...i finally woke up after falling asleep while mark was diggin his knuckles into my brain! LoL
22 Aug 09 via web
***I HAD A MIGRAINE SO YOU BROUGHT THE GIRLS TO SERVE AT THE EVENT. AS SOON AS YOU CAME HOME AND SAW HOW MUCH PAIN I WAS IN, YOU DID YO THANG AND DUG YOUR KNUCKLES INTO MY HEAD UNTIL I FELL ASLEEP! THANK GOD I DON'T GET THOSE KINDS OF HEADACHES ANYMORE!!! I WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF!
Bout 2 have a family mtg as we walk the 3.4mi around Lake Merritt;) No distractions! (Facebook, Myspace, TV...)
23 Aug 09 via txt
***I MISS OUR LAKE MERRITT WALKS...YOU'D RACE ISA/JIN AND ALWAYS LET THEM WIN! SUCH A SWEET PAPA ALWAYS.
L is off to the bookstore w/ IJK till its time to pick-up M from work:)
25 Aug 09 via web
***WE LOVED CHILLIN AT THE BOOKSTORE! I DON'T REMEMBER FOR SURE, BUT I WOULDN'T DOUBT THAT WE PICKED YOU UP FROM WORK THEN WENT BACK TO THE BOOKSTORE AND CHILLED TILL IT CLOSED! :)
fun night out w/ my mini-me's...had r 1st daily IJKLM Wii session (NOT happy w/ my Wii age!)...wakin-up early 4 r walk round Lake Merritt:)
26 Aug 09 via web
...didn't wake-up as early as i hoped, but that's what i get for bein up till 1am!LoL-IJKLM is off to Lake Merritt to walk the 5k around it!
26 Aug 09 via web
MY MAN CRACKS ME UP! "IJKLM getting in shape together. Soon we'll be ijklm." TOO FUNNY...YET TRUE:) !!!!! GET IT?
26 Aug 09 via web
***IT TOOK A WHILE FOR ME TO GET IT, BUT I FINALLY DID:) YOU WERE SO CLEVER BABEE! IJKLM-ijklm! LoL
Cookin-up an eggplant-zucchini stir-fry...YUM!
27 Aug 09 via web
***THAT STIR-FRY WAS AN ACCIDENTAL CREATION, BUT YOU SAID IT WAS YOUR FAVORITE DISH OF MINE!
We're at Jin's Bungee-Soccer CHAMPIONSHIP game...GO A-TEAM!!!
28 Aug 09 via txt
***YOU WERE THE ULTIMATE SOCCER-PAPA! NEVER MISSED A GAME, EVEN WHEN I WAS LAID UP WITH A MIGRAINE...*SIGH*
Just got home from walkin Lake Merritt w/ my man;) 5k in 1:10-last walk took 1:20...by 12/31/09, it'll take 0:30!!!
2 Sep 09 via txt
At SFO waitin on my daddy's luggage...bout to cry watchin my parents holdin hands cuz they missed eachother...Too Sweet!
11 Sep 09 via txt
***YOU AND I COULDN'T HELP BUT FEEL ALL WARM AND FUZZY INSIDE AS WE WALKED BEHIND MOM AND DAD GETTING ALL SENTIMENTAL AFTER BEING APART FOR A COUPLE WEEKS. I REMEMBER US TALKING ABOUT GROWING OLD AND GRAY TOGETHER... :(
I wish we lived in Hercules! SUN=Church Service(s), TUE=bible study & HS youth group, WED=worship rehearsal & AWANA's, THU-JH youth group
16 Sep 09 via web
***WE LOVED VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH, BUT BEING THERE PRACTICALLY EVERYDAY WAS SO EXPENSIVE!
So JuiCeD bout the CRaZY LoVe study startin 10/16! If you're interested in this weekly study in Lafayette, hit me up! www.crazylovebook.com
3 Oct 09 via web
***IT WAS AT VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH THAT WE MET KIMBERLY AND PASTOR RON. THE LORD TOTALLY MET OUR NEED BY LEADING US TO THEM AT THE CHURCH WE LOVED, TO HELP START REFUGE COMMUNITY CHURCH IN LAFAYETTE! 12 MILES AWAY FROM HOME! CRAZY LOVE, BY FRANCIS CHAN WAS THE BIBLE STUDY THAT STARTED IT ALL...
HaPPY SWeeT 16 to my baby Keila! Girl, watching you grow into the beautiful young lady you've become has been such a blessing. 14344342!!!!!
6 Oct 09 via web
***WE SUPRISED KEILA WITH A BIRTHDAY DINNER AT ELEPHANT BAR THAT NIGHT WITH ALL HER NINANGS AND NINONGS. SHE WAS BYOND SUPRISED!!!
Bible study was amazing last night! I'm ready to fall CRaZY in Love w/ He who is Mighty to Save! www.crazylovebook.com...free Friday nights?
17 Oct 09 via web
The Ruiz Family is playing flag football & making smores @ Henry Ranch Park:) (leave it 2 the aragons 2 bring a fire pit!)
26 Nov 09 via txt
***AHHHH...OUR LAST THANKSGIVING TOGETHER. SUCH A SIGNIFICANT MEMORY I'll CHERISH FOREVER.
Marriage doesn't make u perfect...Marriage gives u someone 2 love & support u thru ur imperfections:)
2 Dec 09 via txt
***SO TRUE! WE LOVED AND SUPPORTED EACHOTHER THRU EVERYTHING!!! GOOD TIMES, AND BAD!
Tonight's the last VBC Christmas Gospel Concert this year. Bring the whole fam (it's FREE) & come jam with us! You'll leave so blessed!
13 Dec 09 via web
***OUR FIRST AND LAST TIME BEING A PART OF THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT TOGETHER AT VBC. BITTERSWEET.
The VBC Gospel Concerts were AMAZING! Last, but not least, is The Christmas County Spelling Bee musical by the VBC kids...12/20 @ 6pm. FREE!
13 Dec 09 via web
***BOTH ISA AND JIN WERE SO EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THE MUSICAL! WE LOVED WATCHING THEM IN THEIR EXCITEMENT.
Join us for a candlelight CHRISTmas Eve service 2night @7:30-Valley Bible Church, 1477 Willow Av, Hercules. Merry CHRISTmas!
24 Dec 09 via txt
Dinner w/ the Magnificent 7 (me & my 6 brothers and sisters), our spouses & our parents...Prepared by Chef Rob (Eustaquio)...Full & BLeSSeD!
27 Dec 09 via web
***ITS NO COINCIDENCE THAT THE LORD BROUGHT US ALL TOGETHER FOR A SIGNIFICANTLY MEMORABLE CHRISTMAS. IT WAS SO VERY SPECIAL IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE!
The scallops and shrimp are cookin in the fridge in lime juice...can't wait to put my famous ceviche together tomorrow!!!!!
30 Dec 09 via web
***I DON'T THINK I CAN EVER MAKE CEVICHE AGAIN WITHOUT YOU TO MIX EVERYTHING IN THAT HUGE BUCKET OF YOURS THE WAY YOU ALWAYS DID!
Check out YouVersion on the BlackBerry... I LoVe iT!!! http://www.youversion.com/bb
6 Jan 10 via API
***YOU INTRODUCED ME TO THE YOUVERSION BIBLE FOR MY PHONE! I STILL USE IT TODAY, ON MY EVO!
...the transmission in our truck just died:(
22 Jan 10 via txt
***THIS HAPPENED DURING ON YOUR LUNCH BREAK WHILE YOU WERE PICKING UP THE GIRLS FROM SCHOOL. LUCKILY, YOU MADE IT TO SKYLINE (YOUR LAST STOP), THEN YOU CALLED YO BOY TO BRING THE GIRLS HOME SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO STAY OUT THERE WITH YOU AS YOU WAITED ON AAA. ALWAYS SO CONSIDERATE OF US!!!
" he welcomes this cancer. He says he feels grateful that God has counted him worthy to endure it" WoW! http://ow.ly/12jQm
31 Jan 10 via txt
***THIS IS AN AMAZING STORY! I CAN RELATE! BUT INSTEAD OF CANCER, THE LORD SAYS I'm ABLE TO ENDURE THIS GRIEF!
M&L=<3!
14 Feb via txt
M & i just had sushi; bout to p/u pops from SFO & take him home; then watch a movie. I luv VDay!
14 Feb via txt
I love that I'm so in LoVe!!! :)
14 Feb via txt
***OUR LAST VALENTINES DAY TOGETHER...
Happy Birthday to the amazing man God created just for me (@Mark Aragon)! I love you baby!
10 Mar via txt
***YOUR 32ND BIRTHDAY...
Http://twitpic.com/26dk2t - FroYo night w/ the fam:)
17 Jul via Twitter for BlackBerry®
http://twitpic.com/26dqo4 - @keilarenee stealing coins from a fountain! (When in Rome) LoL!
17 Jul via Twitter for BlackBerry®
2 people tried breaking the apt above us around 24 hours ago (my hubby was at work)...now i can't sleep!!!!! Lord, please keep us safe...
18 Jul via web
***I HATED BEING HOME WITHOUT YOU! ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT!
@ Bungee Soccer w/ the fam at VBC in Hercules:)
28 Jul via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***YOU VIDEOTAPED EVERY SINGLE GAME OF THE SEASON! SUCH A PROUD PAPA!
http://twitpic.com/2ciy3x - Mark & Lei + 6 on our way to Aloha Fest in Frisco:)
7 Aug via Twitter for BlackBerry®
In Vacaville at my nephew's 16th bday partay!!!!
7 Aug via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***ONE MEMORY FROM THIS NIGHT IS WHEN THE DJ WAS HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AND YOU FIXED THE PROBLEMS WITH SOMETHING YOU HAPPENED TO HAVE IN THE TRUCK! INSPECTOR GADGET! LoL
In Monterey w/ Mark, @keilarenee and Monse...b-fast at McDonalds, then 17-mile drive, then the Warf, then Gilroy Outlets:)!
13 Aug via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***SUCH A GLOOMY DAY, BUT WE HAD SO MUCH FUN! WE GOT TO TAKE SOME OF MY FAVORITE PICS TOGETHER THAT DAY!
@killerkic is a COOTIE KING!!!!!
14 Aug via web
***YOU NEVER GOT SICK, UNTIL YOU GOT A FLU SHOT! HAHAHAHA
Headin home from Tracy:) R&R w/ yummy food and best friends was priceless! Esp when they have a comfy couch for me to crash on all day! LoL
22 Aug via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***WE HAD SUCH FUN TIMES WITH ANNAH AND JEFF...FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP!
Off to Loards Ice Cream & Borders w/ the fam...minus @keilarenee (cuz she's too cool for us). Long overdue fave fam outing:)
28 Aug via Twitter for BlackBerry®
http://twitpic.com/2j76ln - I wonder which one is Papa's?!? LoL @keilarenee, I'd get u ur green tea ice cream, but it'll melt:(
28 Aug via Twitter for BlackBerry®
http://twitpic.com/2j7frx - I'm sure we'll be the last ones here:)!
28 Aug via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Mark just pointed out to me a paragraph on the life of William Tyndale in the book he's "skimming thru". WoW is all I can say! WoW!
28 Aug via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***ALAMEDA TOWNE CENTER. GOOD TIMES!
Just left a bday party in AmCan, bout to visit my parents in Vallejo, then off to Fairfield for a bit! :)
4 Sep via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***I'M SO GLAD YOU GOT TO MEET MY GIRL RIA AND HER FAMILY THAT DAY AT HER KIDS' BDAY PICNIC! THEN WE WENT TO MOM AND DADS HOUSE TO CHECK UP ON THEM. YOU WERE ALWAYS SO WORRIED AFTER THEIR HOUSE GOT ROBBED A COUPLE WEEKS EARLIER.
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Wow hun! That was one nice stroll down memory lane! And I still have post September 4th to revisit! Until then, thank you again for being so wonderful! 1434
Just marinated a big bucket of chicken...yummmmm!!!!!!
22 May 09 via web
Just finished cooking salmon, rubbin-up some chicken legs & whippin together spanish rice for dinner:) Who's hungry??? ;)
22 May 09 via web
***MY GUESS - MAY 22, 2009 MUST'VE BEEN A "CLUB ARAGON" NIGHT:).
...off To Discovery Kingdom w/ my man and mini-me #1. I hope it doesn't get too hot!
3 Jul 09 via web
Its a shame when a spare tire goes flat on frwy w/ a car full of kids ready for a day at 6 Flags! LoL Finally made it;)
3 Jul 09 via txt
***WE PRACTICALLY LIVED AT DISCOVERY KINGDOM SUMMER '09! FLAT TIRE, THEN FLAT SPARE TIRE, THEN NEW TIRE, THEN DISCOVERY KINGDOM!!! LoL
IJKLM all home at the same time! It's been a hot minute;) Lovin it!!! Thank you Lord 4 blessin me w/ an amazing man & my angel-baby-girls!
4 Jul 09 via web
***EVEN AFTER ALL THAT'S HAPPENED, I STILL THANK AND PRAISE GOD FOR BLESSING "IJKL" WITH THE BEST "M" EVER!!!
I HEART MY CLUB ARAGON CREW:) LoL
5 Jul 09 via web
My man cooked us an awesome b-fast...off to 11 am service...then to Fairfield for a family bbq...then CLuB aRaGoN again tonight;)
5 Jul 09 via web
***THE CREW MAY GET TOGETHER AGAIN, BUT "CLUB ARAGON" WILL NEVER BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU BABE!
We're picking up our new gas guzzler today:) YaY!!! lol
6 Jul 09 via web
***WE WERE SO EXCITED WHEN WE GOT THE SUBURBAN...FINALLY ENOUGH ROOM FOR THE FIVE OF US, AND THEN SOME! BUT AFTER HAVING SO MANY ISSUES WITH IT WE SWORE WE'D NEVER BUY A VEHICLE OFF CRAIGSLIST EVER AGAIN!!!
Home w/ the fam...eating tilapia and jammin to some old-school No Doubt:)
6 Jul 09 via web
***DINNERTIME WAS ALWAYS SUCH A BLAST AT HOME! NEVER A DULL MOMENT.
Sitting at Discovery Kingdom...melting...catchin-up on my tweets as I watch evry1's stuff;)
8 Jul 09 via txt
***I HAD NO PROBLEM BEING THE OFFICIAL STUFF-WATCHER! YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO GET ME ON THE RIDES, BUT I NEVER DID. IF YOU COME BACK, I PROMISE I'll GO ON EVERY ROLLER COASTER IN THE WORLD!!! :(
@mrschefp @suehopwood : mark and i slow-danced to All My Life (K-Ci & Jojo) this morning:) i love me some him:)
10 Jul 09 via TweetDeck
***AAAAHHHHH...FLASHBACK FRIDAYS WITH MICHELLE AND SUE! I SOOOOO REMEMBER THIS EXACT DAY! EVEN THOUGH WE HAD MUSIC PLAYING ALL THE TIME, AND DANCED TOGETHER A LOT, I REMEMBER THIS SPECIFIC TIME WE DANCED TO THE ENTIRE SONG WITHOUT THE LIL ONES CHARGING INTO THE KITCHEN TO BREAK US UP CUZ WE WERE BEING TOO MUSHY;).
Off to 6 Flags (AGAIN) after droppin my man off at work...I hope it doesn't get crazy-hot later!!! ;)
11 Jul 09 via TweetDeck
***DISCOVERY KINGDOM AGAIN!?!?! LOL
...i wanna do some late-night fishing/crabbing at the Berkeley Marina! ;) lol
13 Jul 09 via web
***I'll NEVER FORGET THE FIRST TIME WE WENT FISHING/CRABBING OFF THE BERKELEY PIER. YOU TAUGHT THE GIRLS TO FISH, AND EVEN THOUGH NOTHING WAS CAUGHT, IT WAS SO PRECIOUS!!! IT WAS THE SECOND TIME WE WENT THAT YOU STRAPPED A WHOLE CHICKEN TO THE CAGE BECAUSE YOU FORGOT YOUR KNIFE TO CUT IT UP. IT WORKED OUT THOUGH CUZ YOU CAUGHT A HUGE CRAB!!!
i'll get healthy (lose 100 lbs) by 10/2010 & start workin on a son 4 my hubby-an amazing papa to my 3 girls!
15 Jul 09 via txt
***NOW THIS ONE MAKES ME SAD IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE! IT KILLS ME TO THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT I DIDN’T GET HEALTHY IN TIME TO GIVE YOU A SON…
Mark n Lei plus 8 today...forrealz!!! LoL
16 Jul 09 via txt
***THERE WAS A RAVEN SIMONE CONCERT AT DISCOVERY KINGDOM. BUBS (AKA-THE SURBURBAN) WAS PACKED WITH OUR KIDS, KEILA'S FRIEND, THE CONTAPAY GIRLS, THEIR COUSIN AND HIS FRIEND! MARK AND LEI +8!!! IT WAS A CRAZY HOT DAY AND I ENDED UP HAVING A HEADACHE FROM HELL WHICH LED TO A HEAT STROKE – BP 230/180. I'll NEVER FORGET THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE AT MY HOSPITAL BEDSIDE WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO OPEN MY EYES...I COULD TELL YOU WERE CRYING. YOU TOLD ME HOW HELPLESS YOU FELT AND HOW SCARED YOU WERE. I'M SO SORRY BABEE...
All checked-in in St. Louis 4 the annual YTB Convention;) Settlin down w/ Mark, Gie n Loups after a long morning!
28 Jul 09 via txt
***YTB CONVENTION! MAN BABE...OTHER THAN VEGAS, THAT WAS OUR ONLY TRIP TOGETHER OUTTA STATE!
Sittin at the cardinals vs dodgers game w/ @akopnay01, @killerkic & @loup17;) rained-out 4 a bit-startin back up!
28 Jul 09 via txt
***ON THAT SAME TRIP, WE WENT TO OUR ONLY NON-GIANTS BASEBALL GAME!!!
Retreat's theme is "Come Thirsty"...what better time then when I'm nearing dehydration?!?! AMEN:)
8 Aug 09 via web
About to begin our annual Worship Ministry retreat...So excited!
9 Aug 09 via txt
***THE VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH WORSHIP MINISTRY RETREAT. WE WERE TRULY BLESSED AND ANNOINTED THAT AMAZING WEEKEND!
ok...i'm better now - as I repeat the Serenity Prayer over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over:) LoL
20 Aug 09 via web
***I WAS STRESSIN OVER ISSUES WITH THE OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. YOU CALLED ME DURING YOUR BREAK AND PRAYED THE SERENITY PRAYER WITH ME, AND TOLD ME TO PRAY IT UNTIL MY NERVES CALMED. IT WORKED! AFTER THAT DAY, YOU ALWAYS PRAYED THAT PRAYER TO YOURSELF AND TO ME WHENEVER THINGS BEGAN TO SEEM UNBEARABLE. THANK YOU!
IJKLM having lunch w/ my parents...AWESOME! Having a spiritual conversation w/ pops and sharing scripture...PRICELESS!
21 Aug 09 via txt
***SUNDAY BRUNCH AT MOM AND DADS WAS ALWAYS SO AMAZING! ESPECIALLY WATCHING YOUR FAITH GROW SO STRONG DURING YOUR TALKS WITH DAD;)! I CAN'T EVEN TALK ABOUT THOSE TIMES WITHOUT DADDY COMING TO TEARS...PRICELESS!
Chillin w/ my man, my girls and a bunch of other famz at Jin's school for movie night;) Tonights feature: Glory Road!
21 Aug 09 via txt
***IT WAS SUCH A COLD AND WINDY SUMMER NIGHT, BUT WE STAYED THE WHOLE TIME!
The kids & their papa r at the Rodeo Roundup w/ our church famz...while i'm home w/ an ice pack on my head:(
22 Aug 09 via web
@suehopwood : thanks girl...i finally woke up after falling asleep while mark was diggin his knuckles into my brain! LoL
22 Aug 09 via web
***I HAD A MIGRAINE SO YOU BROUGHT THE GIRLS TO SERVE AT THE EVENT. AS SOON AS YOU CAME HOME AND SAW HOW MUCH PAIN I WAS IN, YOU DID YO THANG AND DUG YOUR KNUCKLES INTO MY HEAD UNTIL I FELL ASLEEP! THANK GOD I DON'T GET THOSE KINDS OF HEADACHES ANYMORE!!! I WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF!
Bout 2 have a family mtg as we walk the 3.4mi around Lake Merritt;) No distractions! (Facebook, Myspace, TV...)
23 Aug 09 via txt
***I MISS OUR LAKE MERRITT WALKS...YOU'D RACE ISA/JIN AND ALWAYS LET THEM WIN! SUCH A SWEET PAPA ALWAYS.
L is off to the bookstore w/ IJK till its time to pick-up M from work:)
25 Aug 09 via web
***WE LOVED CHILLIN AT THE BOOKSTORE! I DON'T REMEMBER FOR SURE, BUT I WOULDN'T DOUBT THAT WE PICKED YOU UP FROM WORK THEN WENT BACK TO THE BOOKSTORE AND CHILLED TILL IT CLOSED! :)
fun night out w/ my mini-me's...had r 1st daily IJKLM Wii session (NOT happy w/ my Wii age!)...wakin-up early 4 r walk round Lake Merritt:)
26 Aug 09 via web
...didn't wake-up as early as i hoped, but that's what i get for bein up till 1am!LoL-IJKLM is off to Lake Merritt to walk the 5k around it!
26 Aug 09 via web
MY MAN CRACKS ME UP! "IJKLM getting in shape together. Soon we'll be ijklm." TOO FUNNY...YET TRUE:) !!!!! GET IT?
26 Aug 09 via web
***IT TOOK A WHILE FOR ME TO GET IT, BUT I FINALLY DID:) YOU WERE SO CLEVER BABEE! IJKLM-ijklm! LoL
Cookin-up an eggplant-zucchini stir-fry...YUM!
27 Aug 09 via web
***THAT STIR-FRY WAS AN ACCIDENTAL CREATION, BUT YOU SAID IT WAS YOUR FAVORITE DISH OF MINE!
We're at Jin's Bungee-Soccer CHAMPIONSHIP game...GO A-TEAM!!!
28 Aug 09 via txt
***YOU WERE THE ULTIMATE SOCCER-PAPA! NEVER MISSED A GAME, EVEN WHEN I WAS LAID UP WITH A MIGRAINE...*SIGH*
Just got home from walkin Lake Merritt w/ my man;) 5k in 1:10-last walk took 1:20...by 12/31/09, it'll take 0:30!!!
2 Sep 09 via txt
At SFO waitin on my daddy's luggage...bout to cry watchin my parents holdin hands cuz they missed eachother...Too Sweet!
11 Sep 09 via txt
***YOU AND I COULDN'T HELP BUT FEEL ALL WARM AND FUZZY INSIDE AS WE WALKED BEHIND MOM AND DAD GETTING ALL SENTIMENTAL AFTER BEING APART FOR A COUPLE WEEKS. I REMEMBER US TALKING ABOUT GROWING OLD AND GRAY TOGETHER... :(
I wish we lived in Hercules! SUN=Church Service(s), TUE=bible study & HS youth group, WED=worship rehearsal & AWANA's, THU-JH youth group
16 Sep 09 via web
***WE LOVED VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH, BUT BEING THERE PRACTICALLY EVERYDAY WAS SO EXPENSIVE!
So JuiCeD bout the CRaZY LoVe study startin 10/16! If you're interested in this weekly study in Lafayette, hit me up! www.crazylovebook.com
3 Oct 09 via web
***IT WAS AT VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH THAT WE MET KIMBERLY AND PASTOR RON. THE LORD TOTALLY MET OUR NEED BY LEADING US TO THEM AT THE CHURCH WE LOVED, TO HELP START REFUGE COMMUNITY CHURCH IN LAFAYETTE! 12 MILES AWAY FROM HOME! CRAZY LOVE, BY FRANCIS CHAN WAS THE BIBLE STUDY THAT STARTED IT ALL...
HaPPY SWeeT 16 to my baby Keila! Girl, watching you grow into the beautiful young lady you've become has been such a blessing. 14344342!!!!!
6 Oct 09 via web
***WE SUPRISED KEILA WITH A BIRTHDAY DINNER AT ELEPHANT BAR THAT NIGHT WITH ALL HER NINANGS AND NINONGS. SHE WAS BYOND SUPRISED!!!
Bible study was amazing last night! I'm ready to fall CRaZY in Love w/ He who is Mighty to Save! www.crazylovebook.com...free Friday nights?
17 Oct 09 via web
The Ruiz Family is playing flag football & making smores @ Henry Ranch Park:) (leave it 2 the aragons 2 bring a fire pit!)
26 Nov 09 via txt
***AHHHH...OUR LAST THANKSGIVING TOGETHER. SUCH A SIGNIFICANT MEMORY I'll CHERISH FOREVER.
Marriage doesn't make u perfect...Marriage gives u someone 2 love & support u thru ur imperfections:)
2 Dec 09 via txt
***SO TRUE! WE LOVED AND SUPPORTED EACHOTHER THRU EVERYTHING!!! GOOD TIMES, AND BAD!
Tonight's the last VBC Christmas Gospel Concert this year. Bring the whole fam (it's FREE) & come jam with us! You'll leave so blessed!
13 Dec 09 via web
***OUR FIRST AND LAST TIME BEING A PART OF THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT TOGETHER AT VBC. BITTERSWEET.
The VBC Gospel Concerts were AMAZING! Last, but not least, is The Christmas County Spelling Bee musical by the VBC kids...12/20 @ 6pm. FREE!
13 Dec 09 via web
***BOTH ISA AND JIN WERE SO EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THE MUSICAL! WE LOVED WATCHING THEM IN THEIR EXCITEMENT.
Join us for a candlelight CHRISTmas Eve service 2night @7:30-Valley Bible Church, 1477 Willow Av, Hercules. Merry CHRISTmas!
24 Dec 09 via txt
Dinner w/ the Magnificent 7 (me & my 6 brothers and sisters), our spouses & our parents...Prepared by Chef Rob (Eustaquio)...Full & BLeSSeD!
27 Dec 09 via web
***ITS NO COINCIDENCE THAT THE LORD BROUGHT US ALL TOGETHER FOR A SIGNIFICANTLY MEMORABLE CHRISTMAS. IT WAS SO VERY SPECIAL IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE!
The scallops and shrimp are cookin in the fridge in lime juice...can't wait to put my famous ceviche together tomorrow!!!!!
30 Dec 09 via web
***I DON'T THINK I CAN EVER MAKE CEVICHE AGAIN WITHOUT YOU TO MIX EVERYTHING IN THAT HUGE BUCKET OF YOURS THE WAY YOU ALWAYS DID!
Check out YouVersion on the BlackBerry... I LoVe iT!!! http://www.youversion.com/bb
6 Jan 10 via API
***YOU INTRODUCED ME TO THE YOUVERSION BIBLE FOR MY PHONE! I STILL USE IT TODAY, ON MY EVO!
...the transmission in our truck just died:(
22 Jan 10 via txt
***THIS HAPPENED DURING ON YOUR LUNCH BREAK WHILE YOU WERE PICKING UP THE GIRLS FROM SCHOOL. LUCKILY, YOU MADE IT TO SKYLINE (YOUR LAST STOP), THEN YOU CALLED YO BOY TO BRING THE GIRLS HOME SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO STAY OUT THERE WITH YOU AS YOU WAITED ON AAA. ALWAYS SO CONSIDERATE OF US!!!
" he welcomes this cancer. He says he feels grateful that God has counted him worthy to endure it" WoW! http://ow.ly/12jQm
31 Jan 10 via txt
***THIS IS AN AMAZING STORY! I CAN RELATE! BUT INSTEAD OF CANCER, THE LORD SAYS I'm ABLE TO ENDURE THIS GRIEF!
M&L=<3!
14 Feb via txt
M & i just had sushi; bout to p/u pops from SFO & take him home; then watch a movie. I luv VDay!
14 Feb via txt
I love that I'm so in LoVe!!! :)
14 Feb via txt
***OUR LAST VALENTINES DAY TOGETHER...
Happy Birthday to the amazing man God created just for me (@Mark Aragon)! I love you baby!
10 Mar via txt
***YOUR 32ND BIRTHDAY...
Http://twitpic.com/26dk2t - FroYo night w/ the fam:)
17 Jul via Twitter for BlackBerry®
http://twitpic.com/26dqo4 - @keilarenee stealing coins from a fountain! (When in Rome) LoL!
17 Jul via Twitter for BlackBerry®
2 people tried breaking the apt above us around 24 hours ago (my hubby was at work)...now i can't sleep!!!!! Lord, please keep us safe...
18 Jul via web
***I HATED BEING HOME WITHOUT YOU! ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT!
@ Bungee Soccer w/ the fam at VBC in Hercules:)
28 Jul via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***YOU VIDEOTAPED EVERY SINGLE GAME OF THE SEASON! SUCH A PROUD PAPA!
http://twitpic.com/2ciy3x - Mark & Lei + 6 on our way to Aloha Fest in Frisco:)
7 Aug via Twitter for BlackBerry®
In Vacaville at my nephew's 16th bday partay!!!!
7 Aug via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***ONE MEMORY FROM THIS NIGHT IS WHEN THE DJ WAS HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AND YOU FIXED THE PROBLEMS WITH SOMETHING YOU HAPPENED TO HAVE IN THE TRUCK! INSPECTOR GADGET! LoL
In Monterey w/ Mark, @keilarenee and Monse...b-fast at McDonalds, then 17-mile drive, then the Warf, then Gilroy Outlets:)!
13 Aug via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***SUCH A GLOOMY DAY, BUT WE HAD SO MUCH FUN! WE GOT TO TAKE SOME OF MY FAVORITE PICS TOGETHER THAT DAY!
@killerkic is a COOTIE KING!!!!!
14 Aug via web
***YOU NEVER GOT SICK, UNTIL YOU GOT A FLU SHOT! HAHAHAHA
Headin home from Tracy:) R&R w/ yummy food and best friends was priceless! Esp when they have a comfy couch for me to crash on all day! LoL
22 Aug via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***WE HAD SUCH FUN TIMES WITH ANNAH AND JEFF...FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP!
Off to Loards Ice Cream & Borders w/ the fam...minus @keilarenee (cuz she's too cool for us). Long overdue fave fam outing:)
28 Aug via Twitter for BlackBerry®
http://twitpic.com/2j76ln - I wonder which one is Papa's?!? LoL @keilarenee, I'd get u ur green tea ice cream, but it'll melt:(
28 Aug via Twitter for BlackBerry®
http://twitpic.com/2j7frx - I'm sure we'll be the last ones here:)!
28 Aug via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Mark just pointed out to me a paragraph on the life of William Tyndale in the book he's "skimming thru". WoW is all I can say! WoW!
28 Aug via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***ALAMEDA TOWNE CENTER. GOOD TIMES!
Just left a bday party in AmCan, bout to visit my parents in Vallejo, then off to Fairfield for a bit! :)
4 Sep via Twitter for BlackBerry®
***I'M SO GLAD YOU GOT TO MEET MY GIRL RIA AND HER FAMILY THAT DAY AT HER KIDS' BDAY PICNIC! THEN WE WENT TO MOM AND DADS HOUSE TO CHECK UP ON THEM. YOU WERE ALWAYS SO WORRIED AFTER THEIR HOUSE GOT ROBBED A COUPLE WEEKS EARLIER.
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Wow hun! That was one nice stroll down memory lane! And I still have post September 4th to revisit! Until then, thank you again for being so wonderful! 1434
1000th Tweet:)
After having my Twitter account since 03/17/2009. I sent my 1000th Tweet tonight and it said: "Tweet #1000: @keilarenee @Jinmeilani @sauceebel and @MrsLeiRA miss @MrkArgn like crazy! WE LOVE U MORE BABEE! We're BLeSSeD to have had you!"
I know, I feel like a teeny-bopper making such a big deal out of my 1000th tweet...but I can't help it! You make me all mushy and corny like that:). LoL
So, It’s 2:04am and I’ve been working on this blog post for about 3 hours. It’s taking much longer than I thought so I’m gonna finish it up later. I hate to leave you all curious and stuff, but you’ll have to wait till later to see even what is already complete. 1434 babee love! Na-night…
I know, I feel like a teeny-bopper making such a big deal out of my 1000th tweet...but I can't help it! You make me all mushy and corny like that:). LoL
So, It’s 2:04am and I’ve been working on this blog post for about 3 hours. It’s taking much longer than I thought so I’m gonna finish it up later. I hate to leave you all curious and stuff, but you’ll have to wait till later to see even what is already complete. 1434 babee love! Na-night…
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Things I Dislike (AKA-HATE! But I dont like that word, so I'll go w/ "Dislike") Part 2
21. Being alone. I was rarely ever alone before, and even when I was it wasn't for long. I didn't have to spend that alone-time having to comprehend the fact that I'd never see you again.
22. Being around friends and family to kick-it. We did everything together! Being around the very people we spent soooooo much time with together just intensifies my grief.
***In other words, being alone sucks...and being around people sucks. I can't avoid either so I know I must get thru those moments of weakness. Grief sucks!
23. Bookstore cafe's. It's just not the same without you with me/us.
24. Candy!!! OK babe - you'll think I'm crazy but when you left, you took my sweet tooth with you! SERIOUSLY! I went from craving sweets 24/7 to finding foods/desserts/drinks TOO sweet! I wonder if my cravings had anything to do with the fact that you always brought me sweets, often times to suprise me. I practically quit sweets cold turkey. That's probably why i've been losing weight:).
25. Pretty pink skies, sunrises/sunsets, and all other pretty views. I can't see them for what they are anymore. All I see in them is you...and that makes me painfully miss you.
26. Quiet. I can't concentrate on anything when it's too quiet. I need noise to drown my random thoughts and keep that roller coaster of emotions from coming out.
27. Watching TV. Criminal Minds, Law & Order, CSI, The Closer - we'd always talk thru these shows. Debating what would happen next and acting like we know better than law enforcement! LoL
28. Movies. I've tried to watch movies, but I just can't. Even movies that we never watched together before. I don't know why...maybe its my attention span?!?! I understand not being able to watch mushy love stories, or movies that we've watched together, but ALL movies? I just don't get it.
29. Driving. You did 99% of the driving when we were together. It was a "man thing". Even when you'd be super tired and I'd be too paranoid to fall asleep so I could make sure you'd stay awake.
30. Sleep. It doesn't come easy these days. It has to do with the quiet, not having you to tuck me in, and the fact that my brain refuses to rest!
OK - I think it's time to stop w/ the DISlikes... Imma go and try to sleep, even though I'm not yet delirious. I really need to get myself on a normal sleeping pattern! The earlier I sleep each night the closer I'll get to it. :) Goodnight hun. 1434
22. Being around friends and family to kick-it. We did everything together! Being around the very people we spent soooooo much time with together just intensifies my grief.
***In other words, being alone sucks...and being around people sucks. I can't avoid either so I know I must get thru those moments of weakness. Grief sucks!
23. Bookstore cafe's. It's just not the same without you with me/us.
24. Candy!!! OK babe - you'll think I'm crazy but when you left, you took my sweet tooth with you! SERIOUSLY! I went from craving sweets 24/7 to finding foods/desserts/drinks TOO sweet! I wonder if my cravings had anything to do with the fact that you always brought me sweets, often times to suprise me. I practically quit sweets cold turkey. That's probably why i've been losing weight:).
25. Pretty pink skies, sunrises/sunsets, and all other pretty views. I can't see them for what they are anymore. All I see in them is you...and that makes me painfully miss you.
26. Quiet. I can't concentrate on anything when it's too quiet. I need noise to drown my random thoughts and keep that roller coaster of emotions from coming out.
27. Watching TV. Criminal Minds, Law & Order, CSI, The Closer - we'd always talk thru these shows. Debating what would happen next and acting like we know better than law enforcement! LoL
28. Movies. I've tried to watch movies, but I just can't. Even movies that we never watched together before. I don't know why...maybe its my attention span?!?! I understand not being able to watch mushy love stories, or movies that we've watched together, but ALL movies? I just don't get it.
29. Driving. You did 99% of the driving when we were together. It was a "man thing". Even when you'd be super tired and I'd be too paranoid to fall asleep so I could make sure you'd stay awake.
30. Sleep. It doesn't come easy these days. It has to do with the quiet, not having you to tuck me in, and the fact that my brain refuses to rest!
OK - I think it's time to stop w/ the DISlikes... Imma go and try to sleep, even though I'm not yet delirious. I really need to get myself on a normal sleeping pattern! The earlier I sleep each night the closer I'll get to it. :) Goodnight hun. 1434
Monday, February 7, 2011
Things I Dislike (AKA-HATE! But I dont like that word, so I'll go w/ "Dislike")
1. Having to depend on my alarm clock. I am not a morning person at all, so I miss you waking me up when it was time or giving me a wake up call when you were already gone for the day. Oh, and calling me every 5 minutes to make sure I got up.
2. Not having your hand to hold. We always did! It never got old like it does in some marriages. We held hands in the car, walking around the store (except grocery stores...it woulda been hard to maneuver the cart, so you'd just hold me from behind while I pushed the cart unless you were off walking around the store), we'd even hold hands while sitting on the couch watching TV!
3. Not being able to talk to you. Its just me now. I'm responsible for making all personal and parenting decisions on my own now. I cant talk things thru with you when issues arise and when it comes to having talks with the kids, its just me! You're not here to help explain when I'm not getting thru, or simply to have my back. And aside from parenting, I dont have you to bounce ideas off of anymore! All I can do is try to make decisions based on what I think you would do if you were here. Thats not always easy, especially since you were able to help me see things from a perspective other than my own when I needed a reality check!
4. Sitting in church alone...and not having you to talk about the sermon with afterward.
5. Not being part of the Refuge Community Church planting team anymore. We served as a family! You handling the A/V stuff, me on the worship team, Keila teaching in the childrens ministry, all 5 of us hustling Sunday mornings to setup before service and tear-down after. I even miss the "rush hour" Sunday mornings just trying to get to church in time! And the drive there blasting the worship songs we'd be singing that day and all of us worshipping. Weekly rehearsals and Friday bible studies were things we looked forward to also. I miss RCC altogether! It hurts just thinking about how much we're missing out on. And of course THE PREACHING!!! Not every Pastor out there can have us craving more JESUS like Pastor Ron!
6. Not having you here to handle car issues. I dont know squat about cars, other than how to drive and fill up the gas tank! Go figure-I've been having car issues I've never had to deal with come up lately. I'm a mechanic's dream! They could probably sell me services I dont even need.
7. Not feeling safe and secure. Just having you around made us feel safe. At home, out at night, even when I, or the girls and I, would come home by ourselves at night all we'd have to do is call you and we'd feel safe to walk from the car to the apartment.
8. Not being able to cuddle:(. I miss your hugs sooooo much! A simple hug from you made me feel so loved! The tender strength of your arms around me is a feeling I'll never forget.
9. The girls homework! Math was your thing. You always helped them with it, and I'm not good at it at all! You remembered all that algebra and chemistry lingo...my way of helping is usually to say "google it!"
10. Not having you as my crazy personal trainer. Dont get me wrong...Emily kicks my butt too! But at least with you, I'd get a massage the next couple of days after because I would ache so bad.
11. Grocery shopping!!! I dont like shopping AT ALL! Not for groceries, or clothes, or gifts...none at all! Especially when it comes to loading the trunk with everything we bought, and putting the groceries away when we got home. You always used your FedEx skills and packed everything just right. You'd even take the time properly place the items in the cart while shopping! Even when the cart wasnt full, you'd rearrange everything a certain way. ;)
12. Not having our own personal Geek Squad agent. Once any techy issue comes up, you're not here to fix it, or to ask what to do.
13. Having to leave restaurants with leftovers! LoL
14. Speaking of restaurants, whenever I wanted to try something new, you'd order something you already know I liked in case I didnt like my meal. I dont think you had taste buds! You could eat anything!!!
15. HEADACHES!!! Especially because you're not here to dig your knuckles into my scull to relieve the pain!!! Kinda like the one I have right now! :(
16. Family gatherings. OK, so I dont dislike the gatherings themselves...just not having you there. Even with the noise, kids running around, trying to have a conversation while a game is blasting on the tv and the guys are yelling at the players, and food coma - your presence is still missed. I see the little kids and think of how you always loved holding and playing with them. As the camera flashes go off I get sad cuz i know you're not gonna be in any pictures. The food...my goodness THE FOOD! You know that makes me think of you!!! LoL
17. Quiet! I cant stand QUIET! Its so hard to just be still for me...my thoughts and emotions take over and I end up a mess!
18. Mushy love songs! Although I torture myself with my Mark&Lei playlist all the time!
19. Lovey-dovey couples! Now I know how others felt around us!!!
20. Disrespectful couples. It makes me sad to see or hear about couples taking eachother for granted. We made it almost 7 years (since we met) without ever speaking a harsh or disrespectful word toward one another!
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Wow. This is pretty therapeutic! But this darn headache is making me nauseous...I'll be back later babee. 1434
2. Not having your hand to hold. We always did! It never got old like it does in some marriages. We held hands in the car, walking around the store (except grocery stores...it woulda been hard to maneuver the cart, so you'd just hold me from behind while I pushed the cart unless you were off walking around the store), we'd even hold hands while sitting on the couch watching TV!
3. Not being able to talk to you. Its just me now. I'm responsible for making all personal and parenting decisions on my own now. I cant talk things thru with you when issues arise and when it comes to having talks with the kids, its just me! You're not here to help explain when I'm not getting thru, or simply to have my back. And aside from parenting, I dont have you to bounce ideas off of anymore! All I can do is try to make decisions based on what I think you would do if you were here. Thats not always easy, especially since you were able to help me see things from a perspective other than my own when I needed a reality check!
4. Sitting in church alone...and not having you to talk about the sermon with afterward.
5. Not being part of the Refuge Community Church planting team anymore. We served as a family! You handling the A/V stuff, me on the worship team, Keila teaching in the childrens ministry, all 5 of us hustling Sunday mornings to setup before service and tear-down after. I even miss the "rush hour" Sunday mornings just trying to get to church in time! And the drive there blasting the worship songs we'd be singing that day and all of us worshipping. Weekly rehearsals and Friday bible studies were things we looked forward to also. I miss RCC altogether! It hurts just thinking about how much we're missing out on. And of course THE PREACHING!!! Not every Pastor out there can have us craving more JESUS like Pastor Ron!
6. Not having you here to handle car issues. I dont know squat about cars, other than how to drive and fill up the gas tank! Go figure-I've been having car issues I've never had to deal with come up lately. I'm a mechanic's dream! They could probably sell me services I dont even need.
7. Not feeling safe and secure. Just having you around made us feel safe. At home, out at night, even when I, or the girls and I, would come home by ourselves at night all we'd have to do is call you and we'd feel safe to walk from the car to the apartment.
8. Not being able to cuddle:(. I miss your hugs sooooo much! A simple hug from you made me feel so loved! The tender strength of your arms around me is a feeling I'll never forget.
9. The girls homework! Math was your thing. You always helped them with it, and I'm not good at it at all! You remembered all that algebra and chemistry lingo...my way of helping is usually to say "google it!"
10. Not having you as my crazy personal trainer. Dont get me wrong...Emily kicks my butt too! But at least with you, I'd get a massage the next couple of days after because I would ache so bad.
11. Grocery shopping!!! I dont like shopping AT ALL! Not for groceries, or clothes, or gifts...none at all! Especially when it comes to loading the trunk with everything we bought, and putting the groceries away when we got home. You always used your FedEx skills and packed everything just right. You'd even take the time properly place the items in the cart while shopping! Even when the cart wasnt full, you'd rearrange everything a certain way. ;)
12. Not having our own personal Geek Squad agent. Once any techy issue comes up, you're not here to fix it, or to ask what to do.
13. Having to leave restaurants with leftovers! LoL
14. Speaking of restaurants, whenever I wanted to try something new, you'd order something you already know I liked in case I didnt like my meal. I dont think you had taste buds! You could eat anything!!!
15. HEADACHES!!! Especially because you're not here to dig your knuckles into my scull to relieve the pain!!! Kinda like the one I have right now! :(
16. Family gatherings. OK, so I dont dislike the gatherings themselves...just not having you there. Even with the noise, kids running around, trying to have a conversation while a game is blasting on the tv and the guys are yelling at the players, and food coma - your presence is still missed. I see the little kids and think of how you always loved holding and playing with them. As the camera flashes go off I get sad cuz i know you're not gonna be in any pictures. The food...my goodness THE FOOD! You know that makes me think of you!!! LoL
17. Quiet! I cant stand QUIET! Its so hard to just be still for me...my thoughts and emotions take over and I end up a mess!
18. Mushy love songs! Although I torture myself with my Mark&Lei playlist all the time!
19. Lovey-dovey couples! Now I know how others felt around us!!!
20. Disrespectful couples. It makes me sad to see or hear about couples taking eachother for granted. We made it almost 7 years (since we met) without ever speaking a harsh or disrespectful word toward one another!
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Wow. This is pretty therapeutic! But this darn headache is making me nauseous...I'll be back later babee. 1434
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Thankful
On July 27 at 10:22pm, you posted as your FB status:
"Francis Chan, author of Crazy Love, was asked by his wife, 'What do you love most from me'. He responds...'of everyone on this earth, you bug me the least.' - HAHAHA that's love..."
I soooooo miss listening to sermons with you! My heart would melt everytime you'd get all excited over something said. What Christian wife wouldn't love, appreciate and admire her husband for desiring to be a Godly man??? I think that of all the things I miss about having you here, your contagious desire to be an image-bearer of Christ is at the top of the list! You took Mark 10:45 ("For the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve…") to heart, and lived like it! You revealed your heart well on August 11 at 3:19pm when you updated your FB status to:
"God, direct me towards mentorship. Give me discernment as I weigh choices in my life. I pray for Your leading so I can read words written by Men of God, listen to the lessons and emulate those that live righteous and Holy. I long to be the man you created me to be."
Another thing at the top of that list is that you were so FUN to be around!!! Anyone who knows me, knows that I LOVE TO LAUGH!!! A couple weeks ago, I wrote about how we made whatever time we spent together QUALITY time...well, that quality time was usually spent with a lot of laughter:)! You taught me not to stress as much as I used to over things that just weren't worth it! The Serenity Prayer comes to mind because you're the only person I know who memorized the whole thing, and would recite it to me whenever I needed to hear it!
I was a paranoid wreck when you met me, and I thank God that you impacted my life in such a way that I now know how to choose my battles better. The battles of my mind, and of the world. I'm still not as good as you were at it, but I'm getting there. :)
One more thing I wanna mention before I go to sleep (or at least attempt to) is how thankful I am that you weren't only an amazing husband/papa in private...you were the same amazing husband/papa in public too! No matter who was around, you took pride in loving us with all your heart, mind and soul! I was talking to Ate Sette about this earlier...about how lucky I am that you were so REAL at all times because no one would believe me otherwise! LoL Thank you for being my very own "Fairytale Lover" in real life!
Goodnight my babee-boo-boo-head. 1434
"Francis Chan, author of Crazy Love, was asked by his wife, 'What do you love most from me'. He responds...'of everyone on this earth, you bug me the least.' - HAHAHA that's love..."
I soooooo miss listening to sermons with you! My heart would melt everytime you'd get all excited over something said. What Christian wife wouldn't love, appreciate and admire her husband for desiring to be a Godly man??? I think that of all the things I miss about having you here, your contagious desire to be an image-bearer of Christ is at the top of the list! You took Mark 10:45 ("For the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve…") to heart, and lived like it! You revealed your heart well on August 11 at 3:19pm when you updated your FB status to:
"God, direct me towards mentorship. Give me discernment as I weigh choices in my life. I pray for Your leading so I can read words written by Men of God, listen to the lessons and emulate those that live righteous and Holy. I long to be the man you created me to be."
Another thing at the top of that list is that you were so FUN to be around!!! Anyone who knows me, knows that I LOVE TO LAUGH!!! A couple weeks ago, I wrote about how we made whatever time we spent together QUALITY time...well, that quality time was usually spent with a lot of laughter:)! You taught me not to stress as much as I used to over things that just weren't worth it! The Serenity Prayer comes to mind because you're the only person I know who memorized the whole thing, and would recite it to me whenever I needed to hear it!
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.
--Reinhold Niebuhr
I was a paranoid wreck when you met me, and I thank God that you impacted my life in such a way that I now know how to choose my battles better. The battles of my mind, and of the world. I'm still not as good as you were at it, but I'm getting there. :)
One more thing I wanna mention before I go to sleep (or at least attempt to) is how thankful I am that you weren't only an amazing husband/papa in private...you were the same amazing husband/papa in public too! No matter who was around, you took pride in loving us with all your heart, mind and soul! I was talking to Ate Sette about this earlier...about how lucky I am that you were so REAL at all times because no one would believe me otherwise! LoL Thank you for being my very own "Fairytale Lover" in real life!
Goodnight my babee-boo-boo-head. 1434
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