Skiing!

Hey guys!
Yesterday we went skiing with the family, it was a total blast! We left the house at 6:30 a.m. and stopped skiing at around 5:00 p.m., it was a long day!!!! it was awesome! :)
Here are a few pics that we took. It was a gorgeous day! Enjoy!!

Weekly Devotional "Snow"

Dear readers,
I apologize for not posting a weekly devotional in a long time! I finally have some time to share one with you, so here it goes! hope you enjoy it. :)


It was a cold day. The blizzard from the previous day had finally calmed down, and I could even see a glimpse of blue sky in the distance. I didn't feel like going out, even though I always enjoyed going out every morning to do chores, but today I thought that it was way too cold for any sane human being to be outside, but nevertheless I pulled my winter boots on, and the fifty layers of coats and vests that are needed so that you don't freeze, and headed to the barn.
I was half way there, and my face already felt frozen, I was struggling to walk without falling, but the snow was up to my knees. I was panting hard, so I decided to stop for a few seconds to catch my breath, I fell on my back, staring at the sky, letting the snow flakes fall on my face, and thought  how awful and uncomfortable Winter can be, but how the snow makes it beautiful.
After a little while, I stood up, and started to walk towards the barn again, looking around me I was reminded of the verse in Psalms that says: "Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow."
"Wow, whiter than snow?!" I said out loud, and grabbed a handful of snow. I thought how wonderful it would be if the Lord could do that in my life,  "I want my heart to be white as snow" I whispered. "I want my life to be beautiful in Your eyes, Lord, as I see how beautiful the snow is in the midst of the freezing, deadly Winter." After I had finished all the chores, I made my way back to the house, I couldn't wait to go back and have a warm cup of coffee, but instead of heading straight to the house, I stayed outside a little longer appreciating the beauty of the snow, soon, I went inside to get my camera.

I learned that God is in the details, that He speaks to us through Creation, and that there is always something beautiful in the middle of something terrible.

I was inspired to make a video, which I named "Snow":

http://mmcfilms.com/videos.html

Thanks for watching, and for taking the time to read my little experiences, I appreciate it a lot!

God Bless

Happy Birthday to my awesome brother!

Today we are celebrating Esteban's (Tato's :)) 21st Birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG BRO!! ;) 

love you lots!

Having fun in Montana

Hanging out with friends in Montana! :)

Weekly Devotional

"Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and He bringeth them out of their distresses.
 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still."
Psalm 107:28-29

God bless

Happy Birthday, Mama!

Thanking the Lord for my mom today!

I love you Mama!! Thank you for being such a wonderful mom, for caring for both my physical and spiritual needs!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Weekly Devotional 1

Dear readers,
I would like to share with you personal lessons or short messages every week that touch me in a special way, with the hope of someday touching hearts that are in need of encouragement.
I do this, mostly for myself, hoping to draw near to the Lord, as I contemplate His goodness in my life and on this whole Earth.

I would like to start this week with something that the Lord has been putting in my heart lately:
And that is dreams....everybody has dreams! I don't mean the kind of dreams that you have while you're sleeping, those are okay sometimes, except when they're like the one I had the other night where I dreamed that I was losing all of my hair....not nice.
Anyway, I'm talking about the kind of dreams that are more like wishes.
Now that I'm getting closer to the finish line in school, I've thought a lot about my dreams, and things that I would like to do with my life. Well, I came up with a lot of them! I had a huge bucket list of dreams, so I started asking the Lord to show me which one I should choose. I came to a point where I even felt frustrated because I couldn't see how many of them could come true. 
Then one day, as I was doing my morning devotions, I started singing the song that goes: "Take my life, make my life just like you want it to be. Lord, please change me, change me dear Lord."
And suddenly it struck me, instead of asking Him to help me choose one of my wishes, I needed to ask Him to use my life for His wish! that might require a lot, but am I willing to give Him my all?
And so now I want to face adulthood from a new perspective, it's okay to dream, to plan, as long as you're willing to let Him choose what is best for you.

I've learned that if I put everything on the altar, God receives it, and returns showers of blessings. Not always in the way or time that we expect it, but in the best way, in His perfect timing.

I love the Christian point of view from a water cycle illustration:

God bless

Back in Canada

We arrived home safely, thank the Lord! And now are trying to get back to the routine here on the farm.
Sorry for not posting the last days in Georgia, but everything went by so quickly that I didn't find the time! but everything went great, the wedding was wonderful!! I will never forget that day, I'm so thankful to our Heavenly Father for giving me the most wonderful sister in law I could ever ask, and for giving my brother such a wonderful wife.
Here are some pictures of the last days with friends and family:

Gaby and Nico's anniversary

Going back home

GA Aquarium

Today we spent the day with friends that we hadn't seen in about six years! It was great!

We went to the Georgia Aquarium, and had a lot of fun. It's amazing to learn about all the strange creatures which we barely know that live in the ocean, and see all the different kinds!! 

My favorite part was the dolphins, I ABSOLUTELY love dolphins!!! It was incredible to see all the things that they can do!

Countdown to the BIG DAY

Hi folks!

Can you believe that it's only THREE days 'till the wedding?!?!?!?!?!?

It's soooo exciting!! 

We've spent our time doing last minute things for the big day, as well as having an awesome time with my grandparents, and friends!

Shopping

Dinner at the Battaglia's

Georgia here we come!!!

Goooood morning everybody!!!!!!!

Hope you are all well! We are here at the airport on our way to Atlanta, we've had the busiest days of my life lately! But are thankful to go south and enjoy the warmer weather and time with friends and family! 

I'll keep you updated! ;)

Alberta Bound!

We are on our way home everybody!! I'm sad to leave, but happy to go home.....confusing I know! :)

Everything has gone well, and so Lord willing we'll be arriving at the Calgary airport at eight thirty! We made a stop in Chicago, where we were surprised by my brother!! It ends up that he was on the same flight as us!!!! He flew from Atlanta to Chicago, my parents and I took off from New York, but we all ended up on the same airplane to Calgary! You can imagine how excited we were when we saw him!!!! 

This is right after the surprise....so happy together!!

Seminar

Had an awesome time at the seminar! It was about Creation vs. Evolution, I found it very interesting and made me see how great our Creator is, and how little I am.

We also had a great time with friends, really nice to see them all again!!

These pics aren't very good, but they're all I've got right now! :)

Trip to VA

Hey guys!!!!!

Hope you all are doing well! We are having a fantastic time over here, my parents arrived safely yesterday, I'm really glad to see them!!

We left New Jersey today to travel to Virginia for the seminar, we just got here, and are excited to see everyone again!

Here are a couple of pics of the trip....which was a blast, we pretty much laughed all the way! :D

Happy Thanksgiving!

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  Psalm 100:4

  Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name.

  
  

  Happy Thanksgiving everybody!!!!!!

  .....Canadian Thanksgiving that is!

  I thank the Lord for you all!! I don't deserve what He has given me, Lord bless you!!

  
  

  Laura

Apple Picking and Baking