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I confess…..that I am selfish.Incredibly selfish.  Ashamedly selfish.This isn’t a new revelation. Rather, it is something I have struggled against for years.God has a way of bringing things to the surface.  Things that need to be changed, things that need to be let go….things that have no place…..For me, one of those things is selfishness.Now….IContinueContinue reading “Confession of selfishness”

Love is the greatest gift we can give one another. It can consume a raging fire and melt a heart of stone.It can survive in the most desperate of circumstances.Love is a constant. Always adapting, yet never changing. Love is not just a desire, but a basic NEED.Where Love is, God is.  And where God is, thereContinueContinue reading “During my quiet time today…”

I’m baaaaaaaaaack!Hubs is home safely.We’ve been busy.Transitioning.Organizing.Playing.I’m back. I’m back in school. ( Literally). And I have A LOT to catch up on!

Many of you may not know this, but baking and artistic presentation is definitely my family’s bloodline. From my mother, who made enviably creative and delicious cakes when I was a child, to my sister, Aurelia, who makes beautiful and delicious sweets of her own, to my older sister, Angela, who creates unique and artisticContinueContinue reading “Cupcake cutes”

10:00a.m: Bela and daddy video chattingDinner: Sinigang. A fabulous, amazing, favorite Filipino dish prepared by step mother Evie. Love her.Buttons: Bela is currently obsessed with this little phone.

Day 1: Your view: This is the table in our kitchen. I sit here in the mornings to pay bills, video chat with hubs, do art and crafts with Bela, and to eat our meals, as well. I love my huge fruit bowl!Day 2. Words: I spent all morning Thursday preparing foods to freeze. ItContinueContinue reading “February Photo Challenge”

Well, it certainly has been a while.All is well here in the Stephens household. My oldest sister, Angela, was here for about 3 months, and she left back to California in mid January. We definitely miss having her. She was such a great help and comfort to me and Bela while Chris is deployed.While sheContinueContinue reading “a little update”

I just got done video chatting with my sweet husband.I am so thankful for him, for always supporting me in my dreams, encouraging me, pushing me, and listening to me when I’m down.Like today.I just broke down crying over the video….over things that I cannot possibly control.When we talk, I try my best to beContinueContinue reading “All you need is love”

I have a well of emotion, that is threatening to overflow. It feels like a balloon, inside me. Wanting to burst, but not quite full enough. I can’t just call Chris. I have to wait for him to call me. And he is my best friend. The only one that I want to talk to,ContinueContinue reading “Release”

This blog has been great…for me.It gives me a chance to write about all the random, boring, super serious and super dumb things that go through my mind.I do great at blogging for a while, but then I will go a month or two before I blog again! And yet, people still read my blog….evenContinueContinue reading “December”