The Empty Womb

Well the long awaited time is reached its final week, Chris will be leaving on August 7th and we wont see him again until his graduation from boot camp. If all goes well that will be in November. He begins his journey into one of his first paths of his adult life and I know that in many ways this boy that I have seen grow into a young man will be a different man when he returns, but no matter what changes he may take on he will always be my son whom I love and respect and am truly proud of. It will be very hard and emotional for me to see him leave. I can’t begin to imagine what Maria is going through at this time. As a man I cant begin to understand the emotional and physical connection that a mother has with her children from the moment that life begins in her womb life takes on a whole new meaning something that as a man I will never get to experience yet alone understand. From that moment on everything begins to change and when I look back and see the changes that begin to take place it is truly amazing I look back and remember the many things and changes that seemed a bit odd at the time but now somewhat make sense, like how much she hated pizza and how Chris loves it! How the smell of anything spicy just made her sick and Chris cant get enough of the spicy foods, She loved tomatoes and Chris can’t stand them. There are so many things that you never put stock into and as time goes on you begin to see your children grow up and develop and you can see why the connection between a mother and her child is truly amazing from that first moment in her womb she was not only caring for another life but unknowingly taking part in the development of that life she was already living it, The likes and dislikes that would become evident later in life. She cared for him in her womb for nine month and even though she knew him already she would meet him for the first time! Can you imagine knowing someone only to meet them for the first time? Nineteen years later she finds herself once again in a similar experience just as he left her womb empty nineteen years ago so that she could meet him for the first time, he will leave her arms empty, It will be much like the first time she knows him and has cared for him and she knows that when she see’s him again it will be like meeting him for the first time again. So I can only imagine what she will be going through I witnessed how painful it was for her when she met him for the first time and know I will witness how painful it will be to say goodbye for the first time.



1 Corinthians 13

1 Suppose I speak in the languages of human beings and of angels. If I don't have love, I am only a loud gong or a noisy cymbal. 2 Suppose I have the gift of prophecy. Suppose I can understand all the secret things of God and know everything about him. And suppose I have enough faith to move mountains. If I don't have love, I am nothing at all. 3 Suppose I give everything I have to poor people. And suppose I give my body to be burned. If I don't have love, I get nothing at all.

4 Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not want what belongs to others. It does not brag. It is not proud. 5 It is not rude. It does not look out for its own interests. It does not easily become angry. It does not keep track of other people's wrongs.

6 Love is not happy with evil. But it is full of joy when the truth is spoken. 7 It always protects. It always trusts. It always hopes. It never gives up.

8 Love never fails. But prophecy will pass away. Speaking in languages that had not been known before will end. And knowledge will pass away.

9 What we know now is not complete. What we prophesy now is not perfect. 10 But when what is perfect comes, the things that are not perfect will pass away.

11 When I was a child, I talked like a child. I thought like a child. I had the understanding of a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.

12 Now we see only a dim likeness of things. It is as if we were seeing them in a mirror. But someday we will see clearly. We will see face to face. What I know now is not complete. But someday I will know completely, just as God knows me completely.

13 The three most important things to have are faith, hope and love. But the greatest of them is love.

Monday, November 24, 2008

So Cute!!!

Autumn

Thanksgiving Humor!!








Saturday, November 22, 2008

The Hanging Tree

My Prediction!!!

Texas Tech vs Oklahoma

Don't Forget to tune in today 8:00 pm. It's the big day Red Raiders vs The Sooners soon to be aka the Laters... lol lol lol, Ya Baby once Tech takes care of them Okies the only ones left in the way will be Baylor as their last stop before that big National Championship!! will this be the Year when we get to see what could turn out to be a No.1 Texas Tech Red Raiders vs No.2 Texas Long Horns at the big show? man that would be just awesome sounds like a possibility so tune in and cheer on them Red Raiders and after we stomp them Sooner the the Okies can Re-name that River the Red Raider River!!!
Go Big Red crush then Sooners......Yeeaaaaaaaaaaa!!!>

Kings of Leon - Use Somebody

Jack White & Alicia Keys - Another Way To Die

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Chris Is Happy

Chris passed his driving test today he scored a 90.... he is one happy nappy boy. oh man now is time to look for him a car.


below is what he want's!!!!!!

Ford GT Cobra V8

Chevy Camaro Z28 V8

Dodge Challenger Hemi V8


and then there is what i say he is getting...here we go again.

Chevrolet Aveo 4 Cyl.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Lets Get Ready To Crumble!!!!!

Well I have been a long time follower of Oscar De La Hoya's boxing Career, but I must say for the first time I am truly disappointed. Based in his decision to fight Manny Pacquiao I cant see the sense in this match up what so ever, Oscar has the fame, the money, the beautiful wife, his promotion gig, and all he has done for the sport of boxing is just amazing he is truly one of the greatest fighters of all time. So why take this fight and why now? Maybe he felt that as a Mexican fighter it was up to him to put an end to the sour taste Manny Pacquiao has left in our mouths after beating our top contending Mexican fighters, could it be that since his redemption fight with Floyd Mayweather, Jr. would never happen since Floyd's retirement, All I know is that I will watch this fight and for the first time I wont be a De La Hoya fan in fact I will be a Manny Pacquiao fan cheering him on and stirring up everyone of my friends and family members that for the first time we will be opposite of each other in this fight. Even if Manny looses this fight he will look better losing to Oscar than Oscar will ever look winning against Manny. This is just a small and brief comment about this since there is 18 days and counting until fight night, that leaves me more than plenty of time to find other things to say or people to get everyone all twisted up, lol lol lol

David vs Goliath

Corona La Cerveza Mas Fina





I'M Feeling Mexican Today





Tacos De Pastor

Tacos De Asada y Pollo

Enchiladas Con Frijoles y Tacos

Carne En Salsa Roja y Frijoles y Aroz

Gorditas Con Frijoles y Aroz

Gorditas De Asada y Corona

Quesadillas De Asada

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Borrowed Time!

The only true guarantee in this world is that one-day we will die! I know it may sound harsh and crude, but why sugar coat the one thing we have no say or control over, after all it is single handedly the one thing that we all have in common, it is our inheritance regardless of age, gender, race, culture, financial position and even our beliefs. Nutrition and fitness are essential for a healthy lifestyle but even that wont stop the inevitable. Here in the last couple of months I have been reminded about the important thing that we take for granted daily, Back in September one of the families that works for me had two of their loved ones hospitalized, their brother in-law Larry was admitted for pancreatitis and shortly after their father Francisco had back to back Strokes, since then their brother in-law has been released from the hospital and is doing better and recovering their father however still remains hospitalized and he’s recovery will be a very slow and long one. With all that this family has gone through in such a short time I cant even begin to imagine how they must feel. In October I got a email from Diane she is the account manager for one of the facilities that I service she had emailed me to tell me about Verlen another friend that works for them he was diagnosed with cancer and he was going to undergo chemo therapy, I stopped by and visited with him a week after he had his first chemo treatment and it brought back memories, for anyone that has been through chemo or has had a loved go through it know the horrific affects that the body takes not to mention how it demoralizes you. And this month just a few days back last Thursday night to be exact our next door neighbor Justin was struck by a vehicle as he was walking back home from the store just around fifty feet from his house and right in front of ours he died from internal complications at the hospital that night, the pain this family has been through in the last three years is unbelievable Justin is the third family member to pass away around the same time this year. These past month have been rather sobering to say the least. Why do we hide the joy of life if only to understand that we may never get another chance, what I mean is we often here that coined phrase live today like it’s your last so why don’t we? We are not immortal we will never be! Not in this flesh anyway. If we knew today would be our last what changes would we make about the way we live our life? Why should we have to wait for someone that we love to become hospitalized or diagnosed with a deadly disease or even death before we come to them and say how much they mean to us or even show them our love and compassion in a perfect world we would wake up every day thanking god for the opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life, but not in this life we always think of what we don’t have and who we don’t like until that moment when we no longer have the chance to make amends.


Today I lost my breath you called my name I did not hear, your tears poured down like heavens rain I could not wipe them all away, no sun insight the time ran out it was not planed like this, tomorrow is here only the memories remain what will your life be like? make it count before you sleep, now you lay me down to rest I pray the lord your soul to bless for I am gone but you must stay, live today hold no regrets in everything until it’s time to pay the debt, don’t waste a tear but live and laugh someday will reunite…
By Felipe

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Axe Dark Temptation

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Chris Is Sad Today!!!!!


Chris had his iPhone stolen yesterday while playing football with his school mates.... and he is a very very sad!!!! the phone was password protected and he sent a text to his phone asking whoever took it to meet him at the same field but what good that will do i don't know maybe next time he is playing football with his mates he will take more caution and not assume that living it inside his shoes when he was clear across the other side of the field while others were around was the most cleaver thing to do!!!. oh well guess he will just have to get over it very quickly as the chances of him recovering it are 1 in 1,000,000...... ya i think ill wait for the sting to wear off for a couple of more days before i heckle the biscuit's out of him...