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I held a moment in my hand, brilliant as a star, fragile as a flower, A shiny sliver out of one hour. I dropped it carelessly. O God! I knew not I held opportunity. - Hazel Lee

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Nelson - Worship

Recently we were going through the whole "donde esta sus ojo's? la boca? la lenga?" ("where are your eyes? your mouth? your tongue?) and so on when I asked him, "Nelson, can you worship?" He looked at me very thoughtfully and a second latter jumped. He then jumped again, and again. My heart was so overwhelmed with joy ... He gets it! On another day I saw him all alone, pacing back and forth across the room. He would occasionally pause, jump, clap, and lift his hands ... 

Today we were still in the car before service when he began saying something weird that he says for "iglesia" (church) and pray ... he said it several times when I asked "you want to go to church to pray?" he said yes. Then during worship he started trying to tell me something as I got closer he said, "papi pray, papi pray ... pray, pray" as he watched the people on the platform ... it was pretty amazing


You have taught children and nursing infants to give you praise.  
They silence your enemies who were seeking revenge. 
Psalm 8:2

Monday, May 9, 2011

Motherhood times TWO! It's wonderful!

It is wonderful! I have no complaints or frustrations! God has blessed us with two beautiful children and it is truly a joy to spend each and every day with the two of them!!! Baby Emma is two weeks old and big brother Nelson is doing his best to take care if her! The first night we were home he brought his quilt to cover her. It was precious! So far everything has gone pretty smooth. Emma is a very good sleeper so that just makes things alot easier.

Friday, January 7, 2011

THE NEW .... relocation

We would like to introduce you to ...

So we got some really exciting news today and wanted to share it with all of you! God is up to something great - as always! We've been going through the process of looking for a location, and all of the paper work with the district for a few months now ... And have now received the "word" ... Just read below ... ;)

Dear Brother Rubio:

You have been approved by the Florida District Board to relocate your church from Cooper City to Miramar. You may consider this email your written permission as required by the Manual of the United Pentecostal Church International.

We wish you the very best in your move.

Sincerely,

C. Patton Williams
Florida District Superintendent
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Friday, December 24, 2010

Merry Christmas 2010

This December has been packed full of fun with friends and family! Here are just a few pictures to keep you up to date. We will have more coming before long! Enjoy and just imagine that you're right here with us! :)
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE 2010!!!!

(by clicking on the slide show you're able to view the photos in their picasa album)

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

The Holidays

I just love this time of the year! We have had a wonderful holiday season thus far, and still have so much to look forward to! Living in Florida has changed the whole holiday "feel" for me (Rhona). Being with all of you for Thanksgiving would have made the day perfect, but thankfully we were able to spend the day with wonderful friends! I just wanted to share the pictures with you all. Just click here to enjoy a Thanksgiving 2010 slide show.



Monday, October 11, 2010

Big News



"The secret is out - I'm going to be a Big Brother!!!"




Wednesday, September 1, 2010

August the Birthday Month

Nelsons 1st and Rene's 31st


Rhona's 25th


you can click on the slide show to view all photos on picassa if you would like to see them larger. we had a great time in august & just wanted to let you all be apart! :) hugs and kisses to the family. miss you all dearly.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Friday, June 18, 2010

Colombia 2010

Here are some photos from our trip to Colombia! What a beautiful time we had there! It was an amazing country to visit. Nelson was able to meet a whole new world one that hopefully we will revisit soon! He seemed to enjoy it very much - all the attention that is :) He's a very active baby so he did great with all of the walking, bus rides, taxes, mountain hiking, and new foods! What a wonderful child we've been blessed with! I hope you enjoy looking through these photos even though most of you will not recognize any faces. :) We love you all dearly!

(click on the photo of nelson to view the entire album)

Monday, February 22, 2010

Beautiful Life

Isn't amazing how full our days can become. So full that at times we forget to see it's beauty. Look for the beauty in every activity that fills your day. Without them life would be dull. :) Here are some of the beautiful moments life has brought our way!
The marriage and family conference was a huge success! Our families were very encouraged and left with a ton of resources! I missed quite a bit of it because Nelson was teething, and I can not wait to get the DVD next week so I can watch all of it! The Orueta's were with us from Thursday - Monday and were an amazing blessing to the church here! Worship & the Word were totally powerful on Sunday! You can pass the service on to any of your spanish speaking friends :) (link)

Nelson is extremely hyper these days! Wow - That's all I know to say. He's sitting up on his own in the high chair which is really cool. He loves to laugh  &  likes his new sippy cup. He jumps when you stand him up and bounces to the beat when he hears music. It's totally cute! :) 

This weekend we have ESL training & it looks like we will have a good turn out! 
Everyone is really excited about kicking ESL off this coming month! 

I hope you'll begin to notice each and every beautiful moment God sends your way!