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Blessings & Joys
1. Celebrating Ann & Brent's engagement.
2. Being thankful for 2010
3. Expectancy for 2011.

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Blessings & Joys

1. HEB's freshly ground Honey Roasted Peanut Butter
2. Lin, who works at the Sushi Bar at HEB, giving me extra sauce on my sushi...for free
3. All of this rain in December!
4. New workout clothes

Used To Do It To

Who said Christian Rap isn't any good?

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Blessings & Joys

1. Dinner with the girls
2. Chuy's Lite Taco Plate.
3. Watching onething from the comfort of my office and Andria's room
4. ZUMBA with Catherine

~D~

New Years Eve Outfit

This is what I would like to wear for NYE.
I already looked up the shoes at Forever 21 and they don;t come in my size :(.

I will be wearing my new purple heels and something cute!

~D~

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Blessings & Joys

1. An unexpected early day
2. A clean office
3. Ingrid Michaelson's music
5. The Sound of Music

~D~

Oh Lord You´re Beautiful

A fave right now

Give You Praise

"All my life I've dreamed of You For Someone who would love me, and take off all these chains. So God of Glory, speak Your word, And the sun shall rise and the mountains, they will melt And the King of Glory shall come in, and I will lift my voice"

James Mark Gulley
Antioch Community Church

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Blessings & Joys

1. Lolita's Tacos
2. Cleaning the Office
3. Buying new Purple High Heels
4. Getting a nap in yesterday and going to bed early.

~D~

The men of my family

My Great Grandpa(Little Grandpa) dressed-up for a charity football game
My uncle Elezar
My daddy in 1st gradeMy dad in 2nd grade....we all have our awkward years.
Here is my grandpa relaxing



I love these men with all of my heart.

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Blessings & Joys

1. Telling Isabella about Jesus
2. Laughing at old pictures of family members
3. Playing games with the family....and then having to apologize for being competitive.

~D~

"Sometimes people have to potty and sometimes they don't. Isn't that an inspiration?!"

Bella, my 4 year old cousin

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Picture from the Boston Herald

Blessings & Joys

1. Celebrating the Birth of Jesus. May your Christmas be full of love, joy & hope! Being reminded God gave us his only begotten son. The best thing is, he would have done it just for me or you.

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Blessings & Joys

1. Being in San Antonio
2. Catch up time with Trenty
3. Celebrating my grandma's birth
4. Baking with Aissa

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Blessings & Joys
1. 244 Blessings & Counting
2. glitter nail polish
3. Sissy Visiting me at work
4. letting Jesus guard my heart.

Evermore

Of the Father's love begotten
'Ere the world began to be
He the source of all that has been
And all the future years will see

Evermore, evermore
He shall reign forevermore
Humble King, Sovereign Lord
He shall reign forevermore

Oh that birth forever blessed
When the chosen virgin go
By the Holy Ghost conceiving
Bore the Savior of our world

Evermore, evermore
He shall reign forevermore
Humble King, Sovereign Lord
He shall reign forevermore

He is found in human fashion
Death and sorrow here to know
That the race of Adam's children
Doomed by law to endless woe

My not henceforth die and perish
In the dreadful gulf below
But forever rest in beauty
In the lights of Heaven's glow

Evermore, evermore
He shall reign forevermore
Humble King, Sovereign Lord
He shall reign forevermore

And evermore
He shall reign forevermore
Humble King, Sovereign Lord
He shall reign forevermore

Forevermore

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1. Wrapping over 50 presents in less than 2 hours!
2. Seeing people give so generously in my sections. Over 1,000 raised to help families have Christmas
3. Catching up with Andria
4. Free wrapping supplies

~D~

I'm dreaming tonight of a place that I love, even more than I usually do...

Wishing I was here this Christmas.........


Okay, I just really want the snow. My heart is leaping with joy to be in San Antonio. I can't wait to see Trenty, Michael, cousins, aunts, uncles, sissy, daddy, and GRANDMA!!

I'm looking forward to celebrating another year of life with my Grandma,Tamales Christmas Eve, Christmas Eve service at the U, Christmas Day at uncle Eli's, Baking with Aissa, Playing with Bella Bear, movies with the family!!!! AAHHH!! It's Christmas Time!

~D~

Chrsitmas Card

Lovies,

D

The Meaning of Christmas

Bids and I read Charlie brown's Christmas last night. I love this book. We then finished singing 'Hark, The Herald Angels Sing" about three times.



~D~

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Blessings & Joys

1. Talking to my cousin Aissa
2. Seeing the Madrazo's
3. Hugging on Bids and LK
4. Getting loved on, prayed and encouraged by Lu
5. Seeing the Lunar Eclipse
6. Sharing the couch with Michele & Josh

~D~

THE DIGITAL STORY OF THE NATIVITY

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Blessings & Joys

1. Tamales
2. Rosati's with the Family
3. Visiting with Melanie and Nicholas
4. A Memory Foam for my bed.....thanks sister and brother bear

Prep Work

"The LORD will indeed give what is good,and our land will yield its harvest.Righteousness goes before his and prepares the way for his steps"

Psalm 85:12-13

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Blessings & Joys

1. Shopping for people other than me
2. Shopping for 20 kids in 3 hours
3. homemade chili
4. blackberries
5. Gilmore Girls
6. Going to Rosati's with the family

~D~

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Blessings & Joys

1.Getting a new lunch box
2. The Biggest Loser with commentary
2. Holly
3. Lady A Christmas music - thanks sis

~D~

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Blessings & Joys

1. Watching the Dawn Treader with Anne
2. Celebrating Steph M. with Pei Wei and a movie
3. Meeting Ajay Barry Moore. The cutest small man of God.
4. Rufus Wainwright's voice
5. The promise of Getting to "Aslan's Country" one day


~D~

Renewing Your Mind

"The Impossible becomes probable"

Steve Backlund

Twins?

My opposite twin at my Lifegroup Christmas Story
~D~

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Blessings & Joys

1. Plaid PJ's
2. Being a Passenger on the Polar Express
3. Friends who get ready together and cry together
4.Seeing Mekay smiley in the morning

~D~

Alright With Me

My FAVORITE SONG on Kris's album!



Enjoy his cuteness!

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Blessings & Joys

1. Roasted Pepper Hummus
2. Watching Joshy play in the band
3. Feeling like a big sis
4. Baking Christmas desserts

~D~

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Blessings & Joys

1. Caroling with friends
2. Hot Chocolate
3. Surprising Jenny at work
4. The Hartsock's

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Blessings & Joys

1. Being in San Marcos
2. U.T.A.H or is it Utah
3. A Ellis sister hug
4. little italian
5. Catching up with Juanzy
6. Feeling completley safe with friends who will always be there
7. Being finished with FPU
Lunch with Sissy and the Horton sisters!

~D~

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Blessings & Joys

1. Finding my rings in the trash that was supposed to go out this morning!
2. Crystal bring coffee to work
3. Sleeping with the Christmas Tree lights on
4. Brooke Fraser's music

~D~

Diligence

This is one of my Favorite Picture from Peru

women for the indigenous tribes of Peru will come and stay for about 3 weeks in Arequipa and work at Alpaca World. The women will make these beautiful tapestries. Alpaca is a cousin of the llama and have VERY soft hair. I have 2 scarfs.

~D~

Word of Encouragement

I found this note on my computer & it made my day

"Deidra ------> Honor, Honor, Honor. There is a peace in you that surpasses understanding and a joy that is misunderstood here in this world. You are a woman of God. He has marked you with His character(specifically the character of the person Jesus).


~D~

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Blessings & Joys

1. Baris lunch specials
2. Getting together with Cece
3. Falling to sleep with Christmas lights on
4. Buying Christmas gifts


~D~

Ways God Speaks

1. Pictures - images in your mind
2. Dreams - God talks while we sleep
3. Visions - pictures like a photo or moving like a video
4. Bible - a scripture verse or reference comes to mind
5. Impressions - feelings or emotions when you are near or touch someone
6. Numbers - different numbers mean things in the Bible
7. Hearing - God Speaks words to your mind and you can actually hear the voice of God
8. Smells - Sometimes you might smell something that is meaningful (my persona favorite)
9. Words of Knowledge - Speaking Information about a person or situation that you had no idea about.

This list was given out to the kids at our church. I love how the kids are being trained to hear the Lord. Starting at a young age and then cultivating the gift is what the church needs. I love hearing the voice of God and how he speaks uniquely to each person. Throughout the Bible we read how God spoke to his people, and its no different today.

May you hear the sweet voice of your heavenly Father today for you and someone else :)

~D~

Dancing Dress

I love this dress!I saw it at Anthropologie. Blue + Lace = Love

New Design

So I changed my background after a whole year. I'm trying to figure out how to get the line out of the way. How do you like it?


~D~

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Blessings & Joys

1. Welcoming people into the family
2. Talking about Heaven
3. Discovering Santa lives in Waco.
4. Sitting on a roof talking to Tony, Andria, and Jenny

~D~

Slow morning

It's a slow morning at work, hence the photo editing. You like?


~D~

Oh Christmas Tree

Don Pablo made another visit this year on my tree. MK helped decorate Sunday night. She said "this is tree is magical". I liked her response.

I feel like this month is going to FAST! I lost one of my stands, so a journal is helping the tree stand. Ghetto or resourceful? ha

Merry Christmas.

~D~

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1. Decaf Chai
2. Convos with Mich
3. Popcorn Encouragement Time with Shettle and Missy
4. HEARING GOD! I mean I still find it incredible that he loves to talk to us so clearly. I love he communicates to us through verses, words, pictures, dreams. He is such a good God.

~D~

Christmas Decor

I finally decorated for Christmas this week. My first project was my cute little office.Okay, I try to make it cute.

Sorry for the quality of the picture I took it with my Blackberry.I made this little arrangement for my desk. I would add more, but when you I'm the only girl in the office, it's not very fun.


MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

What's in a name

I found this outside my door on Friday




This made my little heart warm and toasty inside. I felt like the people I manage really do care about me as much as I care about them. So thankful for Jess and Zac.

~D~

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Blessing & Joys

This weekend was busy. Only reason I didn't post because I was living life with people who are blessings and joys. I find it so nice when I'm too busy to blog, because has given be so many good things.


1.Breakfast Sandwiches
2. Saying bye to Erin for an hour
3. Family time at IHOP
4. Celebrating Marquito
5. Toy Story with Han & Jay
6.Encounter
7. Taking communion with my LG

~D~

O Come, O Come Emanuel

I love this version by Phil Wickham




During thing Advent Season May God be with you. May you experience the true joy of his love. As we remember, the birth of our Savior, let us not forget what happened next. When he died on that cross he took away all of our shame,guilt, and broke chains so that we may have ETERNAL life with him and his Father.

~D~

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Blessings & Joys

1. Christmas on 5th
2. Phil Wickham......play Christmas music
3. Hot Apple Cider & cookies
4. Getting a hug from the Meest.

~D~

Wish List

For Christmas I really want an iPad.

I would like it for personal and work. Now that I am the....GENERAL MANAGER, I have a Company phone. So I may be out running errands, get a call, and will have to schedule a job. I keep all the job on Google calendar, and it would be so easy to have it at my fingertips at all times.

I love this cover for the iPad by Cambria Cove.


Anywho, back to work.


~D~

Bowls and Bowls

I found these cute bowls, @ Pier 1, and LOVE them!
I would use them to hold my keys, bobby pins, and rings. I wish I had a house and apartment to decorate. I am however blessed where I live right now. I need to put up pics!

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Blessings & Joys

1. Waffles
2. Laughing with my guys
3. Peppermint Mocha creamer
4. sweet plums.

~D~

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Blessings & Joys
1. Chik Fil A
2. WoodWick Candles
3. Salmon with Basil
4. Being able to laugh at myself