Poem to ponder...

Words are Wonderful Things

Keep a watch on your words, my darling,
For words are wonderful things;

They are sweet like the bees’ fresh honey,
Like the bees they have terrible stings;

They can bless like the warm, glad sunshine,
And brighten a lonely life;

They can cut, in the strife of anger,
Like an open, two-edged knife.

- Mrs. E. R. Miller

I am working on teaching my kids to use nice, kind, sweet words, especially to each other, what a hard thing to do! This poem will be read to them often and would like for them to memorize it also, let see how it works!

~Lore~

Funny video

I thought it was cute, and the kids had a nice laugh with it!
~Lore~

Thursday Family Night!

We missed daddy! We had to celebrate Thursday Family Night the three of us. We went to grab something to eat after I picked up Dami from his painting class, we got some new pets and had a nice time!

Here are some pics...

 Dami and his new doggy, Pie (since he has another doggy called Pumpkin, so now he has Pumpkin Pie!)

 Pie and no name yet!

Mia and her new pet, no name yet!

Had a great TFN! Next week with daddy!

Love,

~Lore~

Happy Bday Gio!

Twenty-six years ago my brother was born. I remember clearly when we went to the hospital to meet our little brother. Years have passed by and now he is a handsome young man, but still my little brother. I love you Gio, hope you have a nice day! God has given you another year for you to use it wisely and enjoy it fully. I get sad on these dates when my loved ones are far away but my prayer is for you to be happy and healthy, and for us to be able to see you once again soon!

Love you much,

~Lore~

We called you earlier and left a message singing happy bday, well, here is the video version...hope you enjoy it!

Back!

I have decided to use the blogger again. I stopped because it takes lots of time to post pics, and things, but I love the fact that this tool is a way to store all those moments that maybe as time passes we forget. I have been reading posts from 2, 3 years ago and it makes me want to start again! I treasure the little things I do with my kids and family so I am back! I will not post daily because of time issues (we are very busy now that homeschooling is more structured) but I will try my best. Whoever reads this I hope it can be a blessing for you but especially I want my kids to have a way to look back and see how their lives were many years ago and the happy moments we shared as a family!

Love,

~Lore~

Must needed update!!!

It has been a while since my last post. So many things going on...well, we are finally in Ecuador after an exhausting move but finallly here. God has been so good to us! We have settled down in a rented house close to my parents, which is always good, getting used to the new place, enjoying the beautiful landscape and weather, seeing family members and loved ones we have not seeing in years, and trying to get into a new routine as a family. I am recovering from surgery (I had a hysterectomy done because of my recurrent ovarian cysts) feeling good with menopause, no symptoms with the hormonal treatment i am on. I had the blessing of having my cousin as my oncologist so he took care of everything, I was in great hands! All the results of the pathology from the cyst were negative which was something we were concerned about but I keep saying it, God has been with us all the way in the good and the bad. The kids are happy, have lots new friends, Dami lost his first tooth, Mia is hoping to lose one too!!! Not me, seeing Dami lose his teeth made me realize he is growing and is a bi kid now, it brought tears to my eyes!
We are going slowly but surely, no furniture yet, no car yet, but we have each other which I am thankful for everyday!
Will update soon!
Staying positive,
~Lore~

Us again!

I know, it has been a W H I L E since we have posted anything. Well, it has been crazy since we moved to our new home here it TN, the moving, organizing, getting to know our neighbors, meeting new people, visiting beautiful places etc., had taken lots of our time and I decided to put our blogging to rest for a few months. Also, we don't have internet service so we connect when we really need to through our cell phones. 

Now that we are settled down, God has opened a door for our family, a door that we have been knocking for years. We are moving to Ecuador! Rick has always wanted to move down to South America and now we have the blessing of him taking his "job" down there, so he will be working his same job but from Ecuador. We prayed for a long time trying to figure out what to do and God has answered every single prayer showing us that moving to Ecuador is what He wants for us. I was, and kind of am, a little scared since it will be a big change but after seeing God opening door after door I trust that He will lead us in our new journey in life. We are sad to have to leave this house, which we learned to love in such a short time, this beautiful state that has provided for many great experiences especially the change of the seasons, so many people we have met, family that we love, etc. etc. But one of the big reasons why we are excited is because we will have a chance to do some missionary work. There are so many people in need not only physical but spiritual needs that as a family we want to make a difference in their lives, the mission that God gave us to take the good news to all the world. We have some plans and ideas but God will decide how He want to use us, wherever we are. We are willing...

I will post some more soon...

Blessings,

~Lore~

Mustache

We had a game of who would make the biggest mustache after drinking our morning fruit and veggie juice. You can decide who won...

God Bless,

~Lore~

Zoologico

El Domingo fuimos a el Zoologico de la ciudad. Tuvimos un lindo dia en familia.

Nuestra guia....Mia y su mapa....

con el panda rojo, este lugar es famoso por ser el zoologico con mas crias de pandas rojos en EU

Estas tres fotos siguientes fueron tomadas hace casi 2 meses cuando fuimos por primera vez al Zoologico, para que puedan ver cuan hermosos son estos pandas rojos...



Fuimos a una seccion que es como un pequeno museo donde puedes hacer actividades manuales, entre ellas jugar a los disfrazes...
Nuestra abejita Mia

Y quisieron que la mami se vista tambien de abeja, lastima no entre en el vestido!!!

La zebra posando para la foto

Me encanta la mirada de estos pequenos animalitos...

Mucho amor,

~Lore~

Parque de la Semana

En nuestra nueva ciudad hay muchos parques que tenemos planes de visitar. Decidimos empezar por este. No pude tomar muchas fotos como podran ver. Para la prixima semana tendremos mas.

~Lore~

Playing time

Kids have so much imagination and I enjoy seeing creativity blossom in their lives. This time they used their "teacher role" to pass on their knowledge to their toys. Dami had a drawing and painting class, while Mia had a reading class!

Dami and his students

Mia reading to her class

Also Mia had an art class going on....

Here she made a photo frame with rocks as decoration...

and a mobile for her baby koala
up close of the mobile...

I love to see them having fun...cleaning up is coming after!

~Lore~