A Year In Review & In With The New!!

So much happens in a year that going into every detail would cause for hours of reading. So, we will hit the highlights and go from there.

First, I want to start off by Thanking God for all the blessings we acquired this year. We continue to be amazed by his love for us and the ways he continues to bring things to us at His exact time. We can't wait to see what lies ahead of us in His plan.

The year started off kind of rough with Jason being laid off since April of the previous year. Life kept on though, we just kept our heads held high and continued to enjoy life as best we could. There was a total of 8 months of unemployment. Which is a long time to be without a job. By the grace of God, we made it through that rough patch. As you know things like this can cause strain in the household and thankfully, we didn't have any bad days. Faith kept us going and knowing that God's plan was at work kept us at ease. In March, Jason was pretty determined to find a job and after tons of applications with little to no phone calls for interviews, he took a different approach. He just opened up the phone book and started calling to ask if companies were hiring. A few calls later and he saw a glimmer of hope. He immediately got his resume turned in and received a phone call the next day for an interview. At the interview he was told to give a drug screen which usually says something positive but we remained in the same state of mind. Not wanting to get too anxious. He was told to bring the results back and within a couple of days, he had a solid offer. We were thrilled and felt so blessed that this door had opened up for us. Jason absolutely loved this job. I had never seen him so determined and eager to work as he had witht this job. I refer to this job in the past tense because Jason recently had another door open up with Union Pacific Railroad. You can read more about that in my previous post. I couldn't be more happier and proud for husband!!!!

Now that Jason had a great job, things were just trucking along. We were able to attend the Vegas trip we had planned for quite a while and had the best time. It was nice to get away and escape for a bit and was very much needed after the previous 8 months!


This year, we also attended our very first Larry Joe Taylor Music Festival with the best of friends. It was 3 days of pure Texas Red Dirt Music and quite the country woodstock. Good times for sure!


Throuout the year, we lived life as we wanted. We celebrated a lot of great things that went on. Our second wedding anniversary was at the top of the list and all the good things that went on for family and friends. We had Birthdays, Weddings, Births, Showers, etc. We are thankful that we were invited to share in all these joys. I mean not only are you celebrating wonderful things but also getting to be with those you love most. Can't complain about that!

This is where I get a little personal. As many of you know, Jason and I started fertilty treatments this year after failed attempts at conceiving. Although the journey has been quite the roller coaster and quite hard at times, we have kept our faith. We know that at His exact time, things will happen. We have such a big support system not just within each other but within our family and friends. We have felt more prayers than ever and have recieved so many wonderful messages and encouraging words from so may people. Out of all these messages, there is one that will forever be set in my heart. This past weekend on Saturday, December 18th, I got a special text from a very special friend. His text stated that he had heard a song on the radio that morning that made him think of us and that he felt the need to tell us that he was praying for us and that he loved us. He said he couldn't help but get chocked up. I immediately called him after reading this text as I was eager to find out the name of the song. He said he couldn't remember and so I asked what it said. He said that there are just words in a song sometimes that stick out and make you think of certain people. I immediately knew what he meant as I find the same joy in music. Before he could finish sayin what he was saying, he began to sob, thus leading me to do the same. What courage it took for him to allow himself to weep. Anyways, he began to tell me about how he just felt for us because our desire to become parents has not come to be. I just told him that in time, things will happen if they are meant to be. He went on to talk about how deserving we are of being parents and how he desires for it to happen too. I sobbed even harder at hearing his kind words. I was almost speachless but I responded with being thankful that we have our wonderful family and friends who let us share in the joy of being around their children. Jason and I have found a kind of comfort that we need with being able to be around all these little blessings. The experiences have in a lot of ways prepared us for our own little blessing(s) and have taught us a lot about the kind of parents we hope to one day be. After several minutes of getting really personal and emotional, my dear friend and I chatted a bit more about everyday life and then ended our call. For an hour or so after, I couldn't help but feel such a presence of love and faith. Although I wasn't really crying, the tears just streamed down my face for a very long time. To me there are tears of joy and love. The kind that make you feel to the depths of your soul. That phone call and text will FORVER remain in my heart and in my times of sadness, I will recall the very words he said. Especially because it was something he didn't HAVE to say. He could of just kept it to himself. However, he felt in his heart that he needed to let us know and didn't let his pride get in the way. I love when people aren't ashamed to express exactly how they feel when they are moved to such personal depths. Love it!

Along with the above, I heard a sermon on Sunday that really touched me. It was about "God's set timing"....The pastor talked about how we so often wonder why things take so long to happen. We pray, we believe but we don't see anything happening so we get discouraged and start thinking that its never going to happen. He said that the moment that God puts the promise in our hearts, at that same moment, He sets a time when it shall come to pass. I knew at this very moment God was speaking directly to us. The pastor stated that as long as we stay in faith and believe, we will understand that EVERYTHING comes at the exact time it is suppose to and not a second late. God knows exactly when the right time for us is and by believing and keeping faith, it WILL come. During our wait, He prepares us and from this we learn and develop. Not just us, but the other person who God has ordained to us; He prepares them too. As I listened, tears streamed down my face because I thought of that little blessing that will one day come. How perfect he or she will be and how loved!!!! Whether it comes naturally or by adoption, we will be prepared for them and them for us. This goes for everything that will come to be. People we meet, doors that are opened to us, they will all come at the exact time and at the time that God has prepared us to recieve it. Pretty powerful, huh? I think so. At least for us, it is.


For the vision is yet for an appointed time and it hastens to the end [fulfillment]; it will not deceive or disappoint. Though it tarry, wait [earnestly] for it, because it will surely come; it will not be behindhand on its appointed day. ~Habakkuk 2:3~

As we bring this year to a close, I can honestly say that it's coming to a very good closing; full of hope and faith, just as it started. I am so thankful that God is putting things before us and allowing them to happen at His exact time. We know in our hearts that He is preparing us to receive what He has in store. Whether its a child or some other blessing. All the Glory to Him for EVERYTHING! To our family and friends, thank you for being part of our lives. We are so thankful that God has placed your in our lives. We wish you all wonderful blessings this new year, faith during trials and tribulations and most importantly, that you always feel God's love. We love each and every one of you. God bless.

Happy New Year and keepn on dreaming!!!!!!!

Blessings,
Cecilia