Rest in Peace Bubby!

On September 29th I spent the afternoon surrounded by my beautiful grandmother, my dad, cousins, and sister. It was a quiet yet surreal spending some quality time saying our good byes to my last living grandparent. It was so sad to know that I will no longer be able to hear her sweet voice, give her hugs and kisses, or receive one of her beautiful heartfelt letters. But in other ways I was truly at peace. I know that she would no longer have to feel pain, no longer suffer and could be at peace with God and surrounded by family and friends that had gone before. I made sure to give Bubby lots of kisses and constantly reminded her of what a great life she lived and how loved she will always be. Even though she wasn't always "with it" I could tell that she heard me and that she was at peace and that was all I could ask for. When I left hospice that day I truly felt that everything was going to be okay. I had a feeling it would be my last time seeing her but I knew that one day we would see each other again and now she could be our guardian angel.

And that she is...


October 1st Bubby passed away. I know that she was ready to go and that she is a much better place. She lived such an incredible life. No it wasn't easy. She had a lot of hurt and hardships like becoming a widow at 35 and followed a lot of other heartache but she preserved. She looked at every thing as an opportunity. Even when she was at the end of her life she gave us that wisdom to tell us to "Be good to each other" "Be Kind", & "Live every day as the PRIVILEGE it IS"

What wonderful insight to be giving as you are laying there for the last few days of her life. I miss her so much already but I will never forget the woman that she was, what she lived for and the kindness and compassion she lived all the days of her life.

Rest in Peace my Dear Bubby, We love you so much!

A new door opening....

Its so amazing to know that when God closes one door another one opens up. It might not be right away, it will take a lot of prayers, dedication and determination but it will happen eventually. It feels like those who are faithful in God's bigger plan will be rewarded. Sometimes I get caught up being human and tend to be selfish and like most people I want immediate gratification. But when I feel like that I am reminded again to be calm and patient and it will all pay off....
Such is happening now in our life, and for that I am so grateful.

A few weeks ago we got news that John had gotten a job for the USPS in Matthews, North Carolina. Its about 20 minutes from Charlotte so we were super excited about this new opportunity for our family. I pray that John is successful in this new job and will be there a long long time. Because of this we are now looking for our next new home. We are hoping we will stay in this house a long time and raise Gabriela and any future children we might be blessed with in the house. So far we have found a few homes that are we are interested in and can't wait to see whats next with that. But once again I am reminded to be patient and everything will work itself out the way its supposed to.

When I was a child I dreamed of all these things in my life and it seemed like it would be eternity until we got there and now I am living that dream.

My life is not perfect(far from actually) but I am determined to look at the best in every situation and live my life as positively as I can. I am so thankful that this is the life that was chosen for me. I LOVE being a wife to my best friend. I LOVE being a mama to the sweetest little girl, I LOVE being a daughter, a sister, and a friend to all my amazing friends and wonderful family.


“Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.”