Newest additions to the family. Blessings beyond my belief and I was giving two more grandchildren in 2008. Cadence Evangelina Scellick, born 11/14/2008 and Lucas Arthur Sotomayor, born 12/23/2008. I am so happy to have these children in my life. It just warms the heart when I hear my oldest granddaughter say "Hi Nana". It melts my heart. I cannot wait until these two cuties can do the same thing. All I can say is that the Lord has bestowed upon me such a wonderful gift.
Father, I ask your blessings upon Veronica, Cadence, and Lucas, to provide a hedge of protection around them. Give them a heart after you as they grow up in the world. Keep your arms around their precious lives, guide them, and fill them with the desire for you and your glory. I ask now that you give their parents the wisdom and strength that they will need to raise them in the world today. I ask now Lord that you have them as living examples to their children. I know that my prayer will not go unheard, that you will honor my request. I thank you and praise you for your unconditional love and blessings.

My little man

My new man in my life, Lucas Arthur Sotomayor. On December 23rd 2008 we were introduced. The first boy in the Soto Clan of all the grandchildren born. He is a special little guy. Though he was born early he is doing so well. I look at him and I see the best blend of my son Willy and my daughter in law Adrienne. He is starting to fill out and he is definately getting Willy's chubby cheeks that he had as a baby. He is just so precious. I cannot imagine what my life would be without him. I have been so blessed with this new addition. I now have 3 grandchildren and am loving every minute of it.

A real Christmas blessing

2008 has indeed been a very interesting year filled with a lot of trials and blessings. There have been subtractions and additions. The beginning of 2008 seemed to have come in quite well as I had aquired a job with Wilshire Credit Corporation but found that it was very much like another company that I had worked for, for 7 years. April of 2008 I was informed that I was not going to be converted to a full time employee for Wilshire so the temp agency stated that I was no longer on assignment with them. So off to unemployment land I went. After feverishly looking for a job I found that due to the extremely high unemployment rate in Salem, Oregon it was not looking favorable. In July of 2008 I decided to move back to Arizona to seek employment. A friend had extended an invitation to come stay with her and her husband rent free until I got a job and was on my feet. I sold everything that I owned and pack up my 92 Honda Accord and moved on down, with the financial help of my daughter and son in law, and my youngest son. They blessed me with the funds to get my car ready for the journey and for the long trip. God really blessed me. I was stepping out in faith on this one and little did I know that He had a job for me. Just before leaving I was contacted by Humana to interview onced I arrived.

New place I can call home

A lot has happened since my last post. I moved into my own place as of Nov 1st. It is a one bedroom apartment that is only about 10 minutes from work. Now that is drive time not walk time. It would be a long walk. Believe me I was looking for a place within walking distance but they carried a hefty price tag and I was not willing to use one paycheck for rent. Well, this new place of mine as I said prior is a one bedroom but the monthly price comes with all the utilities included which will be great during the summer. I can leave the A/C on all day so when I get home it will be nice and cool. There is a 2 pools and 2 laundry rooms. It is not the Hilton but it is a place I can rest my head and call home. I am still sticker shocked by the prices of apartments here versus Oregon but that is the way that it goes. I am slowly putting it all together. I now only need a sofa and a bed. Oh, and some kitchen things. I have received some nice things from family and friends so now all I really need is the sofa. I am just waiting to get this all together then I am going to have a house warming party. It will be fun.

Joy in my life

I can only PRAISE the Lord for all that He has done in my life thus far. I have had some trials that have held me back but I know that there is victory and that my Father in Heaven is with me the entire time. Each breathe I take, each step that I walk, He is there. I have found joy in that and I am living in the day He has made and rejoicing and being glad in it. Even though I have had some set backs I still see the joy of the Lord. I want to be filled with His wisdom and peace. I want to be able to see each and everything that is not working for me right now as just another thing that will bring me closer to Him. He is the author and finisher of my faith. In His time I will have my car working, a place of my own, and find a church home. I want to grow closer to Him and realize His will for my life. I am slowly getting there but I know that I will get there. I can only praise Him in the midst of the problems and move on. I pray constantly to have Him fill me with His joy. To protect me from satan from his attempts to defeat me. I know that I will be victorious because I have the Power of the Living God. The creator of the Universe. How can you lose a battle when you have the Lord going before you. The answer to that is....you cannot lose.

Alot has happen since the last blog. I am now living in Mesa, Arizona. I have a job that will be starting on the 18th of August with a company called RightSource RX which subsides under the umbrella of a company called Humana. I will be paid a very good starting wage and am truly excited to get started. I know that this was a door that the Lord opened for me and now I am on my way to a successful life. It will take a bit of time to get all my ducks in a row so that I can get a place of my own. I am anxious to see what more will be coming my way. I need to find a new church home and I want to be faithful to my dedication to the Lord in this adventure He has in store for me. There is alot more but I will have to write that later.

The count down

Down to the last minute...ugh! I hate having to be pushed to the wall when trying to get anything done and I am there again...some how I have to figure out how to get out of this horrible habit. I believe that this time it was not all under my control. I am leaving or shall I say I have scheduled my departure for 2 am on the 30th and tomorrow is the 29th. Well, my car is not quite ready for the trip and I need to have it so that I can get everything packed in it for my move to AZ. I still have things to sort through but I do not know if the things I have boxed up will all fit in my car. You see, I can only take things with me that will fit in my car. Let me set the stage for you. I have a 92 Honda Accord 2 door. If you have any interest in knowing what it looks like you can google it and find that it does create a packing challenge. I have had to sell almost everything I had in order to move. It is a little scary to know that I will not have much once I get there but in a odd way it will be sort of exciting. It is an adventure, nothing like Indiana Jones adventure but none the less an adventure for me. I originally moved from Yuma, AZ Nov. 98 and now I am going back...oh, not to Yuma, to Mesa but it is still in AZ and it is still hot. I have been in Oregon for the past 10 years. I have become accustom to the weather here...there will be a lot of adapting...it may take a few years, so hopefully I will win the lottery and I can move back to Oregon. HA HA!