My Unique Creations

What advice will you give a graduating senior this year?  I know I’ll make sure to let them know that it’s a cold world out there and before they bolt out the door they might remember these few things:

1.  Don’t be quick to judge someone.  You haven’t lived your life yet.

2.  Don’t talk about someone who’s done something “bad”, pray for them.

3.  Don’t be so quick to anger because things happen that you will regret later.

4.  Watch what you say to others because you’ll never be able to take back what you’ve said.

5.  Remember everyone has their time on this earth.  Some have their time in high school, college or later in life but you will have your time so be patient and make God proud.

6.  Rely on no one but yourself and God.  There are people out there seeking self gain and will hurt you, throw you down and use you.

If you run into a life lesson and you feel rejected, alone, betrayed, used, empty…DON’T!  No one on this earth is perfect and we all have done something we are not proud of…if you run into someone who says they are THEY ARE LYING…No one is perfect.

Never feel like you don’t matter….YOU MATTER!  We’ll lose our way in life but you don’t have to be alone and lost remember there is one who will always be with you and that’s GOD.  You will never be lost!

I love you if your an addict.  I love you if you are a victim.  I love you if you are betrayed or used. I was once hurt too but I belong to God and he will love you just like he loves me and puts these words down for you through me.

God Bless!

Is it your time?  Time to shine, time to sing, time to be glad or time to move on.  Life carries on and somehow I feel like I stayed behind with my thoughts and emotions for my grandmother who passed away in March.  I know that she is gone but not too far from my heart.

As a little girl I remember standing on the tallest part of my house with my arms stretched out to the sky hoping to feel God’s hug.  My sister would run outside and ask me what I was doing and I would say, “nothing” because I didn’t want her to ruin my special time with God.

As life carried on, with it came hard times, rudeness, hatred, and coldness, which made me, question why didn’t God just break in.  I was always told that you needed to ask God into your heart but why doesn’t he just break in.  I wish he would pull a Chuck Norris and bust into our hearts when we need him the most.

When I would get into trouble with my mom, school or friends I would run to my spot and climb to the highest part of the house and stretch my hands in the air hoping for God’s hug.  I ran to him for comfort and protection.  I still do this once in a while when I’m feeling lonely or sad.  I’ll sit in my room and reach my hands into the air like a baby reaching for their parent.  It’s comforting to know that God can hold you at any age.  I sit quietly and say to myself, “Here I am”.

I believe that God puts us on this earth to help one another and be one another’s angels.  What is our automatic reaction to something exciting or devastating? We reach out our arms to embrace someone just like Shiloh Savas who embraced her daughter and all the kids on the Special Olympics team.  Shiloh is the reason behind Alpine’s first Special Olympics team.

We need to reach out to someone who has a drug problem not talk about him or her.  We need to hold someone’s hand when they’ve lost someone not spread rumors about that person’s behavior.  We need to embrace our elderly not stash them away in a room.  We need to smile at someone and welcome him or her into the church not question his or her faith.  We are not perfect but the most perfect thing we can do is love one another and be kind.  You’ll be surprised how far that will take us.

When it comes down to it.  I miss my grandmother’s embrace but I remember it and will treasure every moment of her love with those I meet and those I love.  She passed down God’s embrace and so I will continue to pass it down to my children.

I stopped questioning why things were the way they were and started living.  I put everything aside and continued to embrace life and make the most of all the talents God gave me.  Be good to each other, Alpine and embrace your talents.

REMINDER:

I’LL BE TAKING SOFTBALL PICTURES TODAY AT 5:30 p.m. at Kokernot Park by the softball field.  I will also be taking pictures on Thursday, May 3 at 5:30 p.m.

Hopefully it won’t rain!  See you out there!

Here is a copy of the price sheet.

ALPINE COWBOYS

INVITE  YOU

TO THEIR MEET & GREET

DATE: MAY 3, 2012

TIME: 6:00 P.M.

PLACE: GRANADA in Alpine, Texas

SPONSORED BY: THE SADDLE CLUB

Coach Ryan Stevens will be introducing the 2012 baseball team.

Bring your family and friends to meet the team.

For Questions please contact Kristin Cavness 432-386-3402

Getting organized is quite a job.  I am on the Cinco de Mayo Association committee and we have been meeting regularly trying to get things in order for the people of Alpine and the surrounding area but we are a small group of six people.  We are going to make mistakes and we are going to forget things because we are human and it is in our nature to not be perfect.

We are only human after all and speaking of being human we meet at Mary Ann Lujan’s daycare center, ABC Playschool.  We sit in these itty bitty little chairs made for little people for hours and try to brainstorm, make decisions and create an event for all.

It was a week after I lost my grandmother and I walked into the daycare and saw my friends sitting in those little chairs and the first words were, “I’m sorry about your grandmother.”  Letty Gonzales gets up and hands me a card from the committee and gives me a kiss on the cheek and hugs me like there is no tomorrow.  Alpine, that’s love.   There were no words to describe the feeling of comfort they gave me and it gave me strength I needed to face each day.

Unfortunately, we are now facing the same situation with the loss of Letty’s sister Carmen Gonzales.  We sat at the table again and wondered how our friend Letty was doing and preparing to help in anyway possible with the funeral.  We gradually started opening up about losing someone.

Mary Ann Lujan told us about losing her mom at the age of four and how hard that has been for her through her life.  When I see Mary Ann she is always a cheerful and lively person but that night I saw her in a different light as she told me her story and sitting by her side was her grandson Malik who listened to her stories too and gave her smiles in return to comfort her.

Frankie Betancourt told me the loss he endured when losing his mom and dad.  He explained how hard it was for him and losing his parents was a changing life experience for him.  It made him a stronger person and if you know Frankie he is hilarious and always laughing and enjoying life but he too has faced loss.  He shared with me pictures of his parents and told me little things about his parents that were special to him because after all we are human and it’s the little things we hold on to.

Chris Muniz explained to me having to care for her niece and at times it becomes scary and frightening when things go wrong but we as humans always seem to know what to do without really knowing what to do.  She showed me that the human race is remarkable when it comes to hardship.  We face things and handle things even during loss.

We will all face something hard in our life regardless if we are prepared or not.  It’s a hard thing to do but we must do it and we will all do it in our own way because after all we are human and unpredictable.  Enjoy life and tells those around you that you care and appreciate them because one day things may be different but know that you have someone around you who has faced it too and you don’t have to be alone.