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Thursday, June 19, 2008

  • Trying to revive

    Ok so i am trying to XANGA again. I have 2 blogs going on and don't blog on any. STAY TUNED though...and be patient. MY wisdom will be extended to you all once again!! HAHAHA Oh and they had me pick a new background. So I will try to be a little more creative soon.

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! on the 29th

    MY BEAUTIFUL 3 YEAR OLD!                       
    AUDREY AT 10 MOS WITH GRAMPA!
    WE MISS YOU GRAMPA!!
    Audrey got a birthday card from our Mita and it was sad for me because our cards were always signed "To our "beayoutiful" granddaughter (or greatgranddaughter). We Love you Too much! Love Always, Grampa y Mita it was always written by Grampa and he would always put Tucson, Arizona and the date on the envelope.

Sunday, April 15, 2007

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Monday, March 12, 2007

  • Wow it's been awhile! Time to update!! i guess we are done mourning the superbowl now.
       i just wanted to share something on my mind right now. i'm not usually the one for anything real inspirational on here.
    this weekend i attended a memorial service for the father of an old friend of mine. the decision to go to this service was difficult because 1) it is the first REAL funeral service i have attended 2) the friend was someone that i was real close with back in jr high/high school but haven't seen heard from each other in probably 11 years. i am not one to step out of my comfort zone so this was a tough one. and being 33wks along i'm pretty emotional about EVERYTHING again!!
      well thanks to the encouragement and prayers of my wonderful friends i took a deep breath and went in.
      what struck me most was how PACKED the church was! see even though i didn't keep in touch with anita i had seen her father often at the safeway he worked at. he always greeted me and told me to go see anita!! i always said "ok i will" but never did. i don't know why.  i always enjoyed my quick visits with mr. impraim. he was a genuine, quite, kind hearted man. i remember when he subbed for my 7th grade class at Tucson Christian. Anita and i were in that class together. the other kids were soooo disrespectful to him. he was from Ghana and he had a heavy accent. he was also soft spoken. i was so mad at my classmates and i felt so bad for mr. impraim. when i would go over to their house he always greeted me warmly and asked about my parents. he made me feel  so welcomed.
        sitting in that memorial service i heard people speak of him in the same way i remember him, but they also described so much more. he was such a servant of God. he touched so many hearts in just his quiet loving manner. he always had a verse of encouragement ready for those that needed it. he was funny and loving. his children spoke in such high honor of him. he was well loved all over-his career with the mayor of south tucson, his teaching career at TCS and his long time position at Safeway. he touched SO many people-he pointed them to God always. to hear how they spoke of him, i could just see him put his head down shake it and say "nonononono" with a little embarassed smile on his face.
       sitting there going from laughter to tears, i realized a few things.  i missed out on knowing this wonderful man better!! when i walked away from God i walked away from everything from that life. i moved on but i never forgot anita or her family. how i wish i stayed in touch and got to know them all better. i could have learned so much from mr. impraim. i do have another chance of friendship with anita if it God's will. i almost chickened out getting in the viewing/condolences line. i have never seen an open casket for one thing and i didn't know what anita would say when she  saw me. she was crying and so many people were hugging her and talking to her. i felt awkward. i started to cry. it got to my turn and i said "Hi anita, remember me?" she noticed me immediately and before i coud get my words out she hugged me and said "sandra" we just held each other and cried. she asked me how i knew (about her dad) and i told her my mom saw his picture- she hugged my mom. i said i was sorry- for her dad and for not getting in touch with her sooner. she said she was too. she asked my mom if she still lived in the same house- i said that i live there now. we exchanged some other news-it was hard because there was a line behind me of people waiting. i managed to give her my phone numbers and hug her again. she promised to call. it was better than i thought it would be. now i can only hope she calls. i don't have a contact to her anymore-i can't go into safeway and ask mr. impraim where anita is!! i hope it's God's will to be in each  other's lives again because i truly did miss her. i would share random memories with Lee sometimes about her, so Lee already feels like he knows her.  Anita also turned to her step mom and said  "do you remember  Sandra?" -she did and she greeted me with a hug.  i couldn't stop crying.
       the other thing i keep thinking of is how many people said that what they remember about Francis is how he talked of and showed God's love. will i be remembered for that? can people say that about me now. i don't believe so.  it's not a matter of popularity or if can pack a church at my funeral. i want God's love and joy just radiate from my face and my heart no matter what. i feel sometimes all i do is complain and worry.  that's what my kids get to see. i want them to see not how wonderful I am but how wonderful God is-through me. i want my children to "rise up and call me blessed". because i showed them the love of God, i prayed without ceasing, i was joyful. All these wonderful qualities in such a humble quiet servant of God.  
       So thank you Mr. Impraim for being an inspiration even now as you're up there praising the Father.
       

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  • We are the Houstons!! Just a fun-lovin bunch made up of a dadoo LEE and a mommy SANDRA and a 4yr old boy CALEB and 1.5 yr old girlie AUDREY and a black cat named Kittyninja and a big ol' dog named Chico! Sandra is homiemaker and Dadoo UPDATE well Daddoo is employed and we just thanks GOD for that! Caleb's a professional little boy, and Audrey is a homemaker in training.

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