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Day after day I find that I feel more and more incredibly blessed by the people that God has brought into my life. They are each such an incredible example of love. They each carry God so close to their heart that you feel His presence in them and you cant help but fall in love and want to be around them all of the time.
As the days have gone by, from the time we met until today, we have transitioned from friends to family, and I would like to introduce you all to my family & say a few words to each of them. This is something that God has been encouraging me to do for some time now, but words always seem to fail me as I try and put my sentiments towards these amazing people together.
For all of us this journey has started with God and He has seen to guide us all the way here and then introduce us to someone incredible...
The first amazing person He blessed me with was my incredibly awesome if sometimes hard headed and difficult husband, Michael Domenech. With just 2 weeks away from our 7 yr anniversary, the only thing Michael and I agree on most days is that, God brought us together that day on the beach and through the good, the bad and the ugly, through the moments of complete joy and utter despair, it is God who has kept us together in the times when either one of us, or both of us, have wanted nothing more than to walk away.
We have been blessed to be the parents of 2 amazing children who are such a walking testimony of love day in and day out, a son, Kaleb Amir [meaning Companion, Eternal Prince] & a daughter Kalei Anika [One who works for the king, merciful and graceful] are the 2 tiny people that we love the most and make our family whole.
Michael introduced me to a level of love, faith and trust in God that I had never seen anyone display before. He always trusted that God could get us out of the worse of situations. I never fully understood it and at times I was downright critical of his way of thinking, but... He was right and I was wrong. God is a God that loves His children and He wants to give us all so much more than any of us could ever even hoped to receive or even think of asking for. He is raising Sons and Daughters of The Mighty King. We are his children not his servants.
I have never really told Michael how much I appreciate him and who he is in God. And I don't think he realizes just how much he has influenced me and my search for God. While I still struggle to truly believe that God is not only capable of anything but also willing to give us our hearts desire's Michael truly believes it and speaks in faith every day. People always comment on his luck, but what they fail to realize is that with Michael, its not about luck, its about faith. Its how he lives every day of his life. Believing above all else, that God has every aspect of our lives completely under control. He is incredible and I only hope to have that level of hope and faith and trust in God very soon. Thank you for your love and your faith and your example of a relationship with God. You are amazing and I love you babe!
Jesse Snow... my ever loving, ever patient, always ready with great words of Wisdom little older brother. The best way that I could explain my brother Jesse is as a walking, talking, breathing, testimony of God and His love. Jesse has such an incredible understanding of God's love for His people and he does a better job at loving us all than anyone could ever expect from any one person.
Jesse's patience for me, especially when I don't have it for myself never ceases to amaze me and Lord knows I have tried everything to push him away in times of fear. But Jesse's love for us all is rooted in God and His love for us and so, thankfully, we are stuck with each other. Loving, supporting, encouraging each other through the bad times and celebrating together the good times. Jesse has been a rock and a compass, always pointing me back to God in my times of uncertainty, and I often wonder if he realizes just how much I love and appreciate him always being here for me, especially when I don't want him to be. I wouldn't have made it to where I am today without him.
With Jesse, comes a great friend who is sadly not in any pictures because we haven't had the privilege of meeting in person just yet. My beautiful friend Yara Araujo. Who will never know just how much I love and admire her because words cannot express the immense level of admiration and love that I have for her.
Yara has a heart of Gold. I didn't think any one person was capable of loving so much. She took me in and treated me like a friend from the very beginning, always ready, willing and able to be there for me when she didn't even know me. Always with my best interest at heart.
The thing I love the most about Yara is that for all her amazing gifts of sight, she doesn't see herself very clearly and she never really seems to know just how much I look up to her. It't kind of funny because... I have seen how she trust the Lord to guide her on her's & Jesse's adventures with Him and I always tell myself that I want to be just like them. I want to love people and pray for people and TRUST beyond a shadow of a doubt that God will never let me fall should I ever decide to fly. And I know, as she is reading this that she is thinking that she too is scared a lot of the time and how Jesse is responsible for pushing her but I know, from experience that it is her that makes the decision to follow the path that God has put in front of them. No one can make you do that but yourself.
Ms. Amanda Johnson... in the last few months has gone from total stranger to best friend in the whole wide world. Do you know how much I love you? You keep me sane on a day to day basis. You are always a quick message away, you talk me down from the ledge when I'm ready to scream, cry and commit myself to the mental institution and I honestly don't have a single clue as to what I am going to do with myself when you are gone. But I see the need for this adventure that you are embarking on, it will be a great opportunity to grow not just as a person but grow in Christ. You love those around you, and even though you struggle to find the words to express that love, you are not lacking the actions that express the emotions that words fail you to express. You don't say it, but we all know you love us and you would do anything within your power for us... Find your words honey. Don't be afraid to express your thoughts & feelings to those around you because, anyone who truly loves you and values you, will want to build those bridges with you. Don't be afraid to be yourself and let people see the incredible heart you have. God has not given you fear in life, but courage in Him. Take it and run with it.
Tatiana Cuellar is completely unaware of the fact that she is one of my favorite people ever. She is really quiet at times, and I don't always know how to make ways with her, but I see just how much she loves us all and most importantly to me as a mother, how much she loves my children. Kaleb and Anika both love her more than words can say and she is incredibly loving and patient with them, which is no easy task sometimes. I pray that God gives me the words to help her realize just how much she means to all of us and that our family wouldn't be the same without her.
I thank God for her daily because I see how amazing she is, even when she doesn't always see it for herself and that is ok, because that is why she has us. We can continue to tell her how incredible she is until she sees it for herself. I just know that God has something amazing planned for her and I cant wait to see her destiny unfold! And I know she will one day be blessed enough to be as incredible a mom to a beautiful little boy or girl as she is an Aunt to my children, and it will be my turn to do some spoiling! Yay!! Thank you for being a great person & friend, and for always being so patient with us all. I love you more than you know!!!!
The crazy, beautiful & extremely talented Ms. Tori Ishikawa is the person responsible for my awesome little collage at the top of this entry. She is one of the few people in the world that I can honestly have that much fun with having just met them. Recently, Tori spent a couple of weeks here with us in Texas and I had the privilege of having her all to myself for the day & had a blast! She is so loving and accepting of people, even crazy people like me. Sweet and humble and have I already mentioned talented? I mean seriously, her pics are amazing. I look forward to seeing what will become of her life as God unfolds the path for her. She doesn't know it yet, but I plan on always being on her corner cheering her on!
Last but certainly not least, is Samuel Snow. If you haven't put 2 and 2 together by now, Samuel is Jesse's brother and Michael's coach at Thunder Dome Sports and who we love to call our fearless leader. We look to him for guidance in all things life and God and I'm fairly certain he hasn't noticed. Its no coincidence either, Samuel was born for great things in life and while we may not know what God's plans for him are, we can all sense the leader in him.
Of all the people here Samuel is the one person with whom I don't have the relationship that I would like to have, and that is something I take responsibility for. In a previous blog entry I talked about the nightmares that I was having. The enemy's attempt at keeping me away from both Jesse and Samuel... what many of you don't know is that those nightmares [in many different forms] were still taking place in my life as recently as last week, all meant to alienate me specifically from Samuel and I allowed that to be an anchor of fear in my life. However it is never to late to correct those mistakes and take back control and authority over my life. God has blessed me with so many incredible people and I want them all to continue to be a part of my life in the way God intended for them to be.
Sam, to me, you are an amazing son of God. Someone who I hope to one day grow closer to and learn from and someone who holds a particularly special place in my heart as my friend and my brother and all I can say is that I love you, more than you know and the more I get to know you the more I realize that you have an incredible heart for God and His people and more than anyone else here I look forward to seeing your life and your destiny unfold because I just know that what God has for you has to be nothing short amazing. I hope you know that you have a friend and sister in me that is always here for you.
Thank you, for welcoming everyone of us into your life and your gym and giving us a spiritual place to call home. None of this would be possible if not for you...
