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i love this man…
Posted by Kathy Ri on 11 Dec 2008 | Tagged as: Hubby, Life, Love
because he is my best friend in the whole wide world…
because he makes my world a better place to live in…
because he loves me with a love that could make time stand still…
because he makes me feel safe…
because he is makes me giggle….
because he is funny…
because he is smart….
because he is HOT…
because he never gives up on me…
because he is the prince who rescued me…
because he is so like me in so many ways…
because he gets me, in ways no one ever has…
because he loves God…
because he is so opposite of me in so many ways…
because he has a good heart…
because he is gentle…
because we are in this journey called life together…
because he is so talented at capturing “reality” and “life” so beautifully…
because he makes me want to be a better person….
because he encourages my stregnths and does not judge my weaknesses…
because he calls me his sweetie…
because he loves UNCONDITIONALLY…
because he puts up with my me…
because he wants to have a family with me…
because he never compromises what he believes in…
because he is strong…
because he wants to grow old with me…
because he is who GOD made him…
I love this man because he is my Husband!
2 years ago we said i do at the happiest place on earth…and since that day, i have grown more and more in love with jon every day…i have learned more, accepted more, gained more, and loved more…without him, i don;t know where i would be today..for this gift i have with him, i am forever grateful and abundantly blessed by God!
Happy 2 year anniversary!!!! Leta keep trekkin’ on our life journey together…
I cannot wait for what’s next!
I LOVE YOU WITH ALL OF MY HEART!!!!
your sweetie….
BOOOOOOOOO….
Posted by Kathy Ri on 13 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Family, Family planning, Grad School, Holidays, Life
that is my attitude right now…
wanna know why?
well i will tell you anyway…
TOMORROW, I officially start back to work…subbing! arghhhhhh…this is my 4th year of consistently substitute teaching…and although its been work, i have not enjoyed it much…i finally figured out what to do, get married and go back to school, so , i did, but i am still subbing…
YUCK!!!
I got a long term position at the high school i sub at every year…so, i figured, take it, its a guaranteed job every day…so, that means money, which was scarce a bit over summer…
so, today i did lot of cleaning, sorting, preparing my mind for subbing…yeah, yeah, i cleaned today…i did it cuz i wont get to during the day for the next month…and, i like my house clean…it relaxes me! and i like doing it when no one is around… i know, im weird…
on one hand, let me make something clear…i am not complaining about working…im very grateful for the job i have…it allows me lots of flexibility, and good money…i am truly blessed with this job and the “in” i have at this high school, i never have to worry about not working…and i always know where i am going when i work, cuz i never go to any other schools…
on the other hand, this will be my last year subbing though…no more high schoo students and lameness…PRAISE JESUS!!!! after all, i am getting my masters degree right now, and planning to start a family, and you know…so subbing is NOT in the cards after this school year…i plan to either have a job teaching with my degree, probably online courses or at a JC to start…and hopefully, with Gods planning for our family, we will have started that process of becoming a family of more than 2…either thru our own child, adoption, whatever God chooses to give us and how, i know we will be blessed…so, this is the year of preparing…hmmmm
so, i guess the BOOOOOOOO above is really a WOOOOHOOOOOOO when you think about it…so, WOO HOO!
just some thoughts!
sissy’s belly baby…
Posted by Kathy Ri on 15 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Family, Life, Miracles, adoption
so, for you all who dont read everyones blogs on everyone else’s bogs, here is link to the most recent post about my sister’s baby…
im crying right now…big surprise!
Daniel…
Posted by Kathy Ri on 05 May 2008 | Tagged as: Family, Holidays, Life, Love, adoption
My aunt mary and her husband josh, along with their daughter katie, have traveled to Chongqing to bring home the newest addition to the family…his name is DANEIL…they blog about their journey here…they say he seems like hes has been with them all along…GOD is so good…their family is so very blessed…we all cant wait to meet him…here are some pictures mary posted of their new family…isnt he cute..
maryanne and her children…katie and daniel
(she looks so happy)
katie and hew new baby brother…
(proud big sis)
josh and the kids…
seriously, im so happy for them…GOD is so good…
Still Glowing…
Posted by Kathy Ri on 02 May 2008 | Tagged as: Friends, Life
ash ‘n’ me in october 07′…
rememebr way back in october when i announced my friend ashley was prego…well, i havent done an update in a while…well, she is still prego, and is due on june 17th…YEAH!
ash ‘n’ me april 08…um, ashley looks no different…
she surprised me last night with a visit…we havent seen eachother in like 3 weeks…we work together most of the time…i usually have a lunch buddy, but not lately…our schedules have just been too opposite…anywho, it was so great to see her…
she is doing great…still has that heartburn, but crushed ice is the trick she says…she looks wonderful, and she is still glow-ow-owing! as we sat on my couch last night and chatted, i got to rest my hand on her belly and feel “baby” (still no name) moving and kicking…it was AMAZING! i told ash that was the first time id ever really sat and had my hand on a pregnant tummy before…i mean i have felt tummies with babies in them, but last night i got to sit and have a whole conversation with her with my hand there…it was so magical…im so excited to meet him…anyway, it was so nice to see my friend…ash is someone i know i can always count on to lift my spirits, just with her presence, her smile, and her energy…she is an amzing friend and is going to be an AMAZING mom…
isnt her belly cute? 
love you ash…
memories…
Posted by Kathy Ri on 20 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Change, Life
i was reminded today of a certain “song”…
it was over 10 years ago when i first heard it…wow, im getting old..any who, i looked at the lyrics tonight and realized that a very highly possible reason why i heard that song 10+ years ago was to know i had some huge challenges ahead in my life back then…that ine day i would be the girl who is in this first verse…
and, i am proud to say, I AM!
so, here are the lyrics from a blast from my past…love song for a savior, by jars of clay:
“Love Song For A Savior”
In open fields of wild flowers,
she breathes the air and flies away
She thanks her Jesus for the daises and the roses
in no simple language
Someday she’ll understand the meaning of it all
He’s more than the laughter or the stars in the heavens
As close a heartbeat or a song on her lips
Someday she’ll trust Him and learn how to see Him
Someday He’ll call her and she will come running
and fall in His arms and the tears will fall down and she’ll pray,
“I want to fall in love with You”
Sitting silent wearing Sunday best
The sermon echoes through the walls
A great salvation through it calls to the people
who stare into nowhere, and can’t feel the chains on their souls
He’s more than the laughter or the stars in the heavens
As close a heartbeat or a song on our lips
Someday we’ll trust Him and learn how to see Him
Someday He’ll call us and we will come running
and fall in His arms and the tears will fall down and we’ll pray,
“I want to fall in love with You”
It seems too easy to call you “Savior”,
Not close enough to call you “God”
So as I sit and think of words I can mention
to show my devotion
“I want to fall in love with You”
“my heart beats for You”
so much of the paat 10 years of my life have been a series of ups and downs…now, not just little whoosh ups and downs, im talking WHOOOOOOOOOOOOSHHHHHHH ups and downs…partly my own fault…but i know now that without those “whoosh” moments, i wouldnt be who i am today…and who i am today is far more balanced, happy, and in “awe” of God daily…i know my struggles were for a reason…i thanked Him in the midst of them…i learned we need to thank Him in those times…we need to praise Him, and amazing things always end up happening…
i never thought i would be where i am at…so that goes to show you, God’s plans continually trump our own…
okay, enough spouting…just remembering where my path to HIM began…
i sugarcoat…
Posted by Kathy Ri on 14 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Life, fear, uncertainty
don’t you? i mean in this blog…
you see, my thoughts, my inner most ones… i really dont share on this thing (blog)…for a lot of reasons…that are really not that important…well, to me they are, but whatever…
i was speaking briefly to a friend the other night, micah e. about really writing your thoughts down sometimes…now whether or not we were on the same page of what we were talking about,i dont know…but thats beside the point…my point is, that i came to realize i never write down “important” stuff….like about God, or issues, or hurts, or concerns, struggles…why?
i have wrestled with this question now for a couple days…i always tend to stay on the cushy stuff…when really there is always so much more goin’ on in my head…what keeps me from writing? well, i think i have narrowed it down…
its FEAR…
let me just say…MISINTERPRETATION has happened so many times in my life thru so many ways and so many issues have evolved from them…so i guess writing my “real” feelings down sometimes freaks me out…cuz you never know whos gonna read something…but this is what i say to that…THATS CRAP!
they are my feelings, and so many people who read this blog i trust with those feelings…becuz there are those i find solace in knowing they will not JUDGE me, HURT me, or MISTREAT me…i feel like this is a place for outlet, for support, another way for me to express myself…so why am i afraid? i hate this…
i mean, i go to GOD with my stuff all the time, and it is where i find the most comfort…then there is my amazing husband, who is always just “there” to hear my sob, to hug me, to help keep me strong…i know i have a support system out there that rocks…i just wanna know that i can be free to speak without persecution…BUT I KNOW THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! it does happen, it will continue to happen, and i am okay with that…Jon reminds me that Jesus was persecuted daily…and those who follow HIM will also be persecuted…its that simple…
does this make me sad? YES. do i have any control over God’s plan for me…NO…so, i trust…i trust HIM to help me pull thru the bad moments…which happen so frequently to me…of wich i never talk about on here…i mean, i know we all have crap…DUH! im not looking for sympathy…im just simply hoping and praying God can help me with this fear…and my friends can lift me up too…so thanks to those of you who truly do not judge me, my past, or my present. we are all tainted, unperfect, and afraid…this i know…
so i apologize for not being totally honest alllll the time…i avoid that persecution…which i shouldnt…
micah e. wrote this today after having some struggles within…thanks to her i felt confident enough to post this enry…
my problems are not all solved, but i have someone to give them to.
i can have rest because i have a capable God.
i can let go of worry. i can lay down my stress.
i can sing praises because God is loving, providing, understanding, forgiving, active, humorous, creative, consistent and eternal.
this is a true hearted person who completely captured my thoughts right now…so thanks escamilla…
we all sugarcoat…or at least i know i do…i just know i sucarcoat becuz im afraid…
today…
Posted by Kathy Ri on 13 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Dogs, Family, Hubby, Life, Sabbath days, adoption, fun times
was a good day…
jon and i slept in til almost 10…thats amazing! we enjoyed our morning coffee, of which we took photos of us and the pups lounging on the couch…but im a dilbert and deleted most of them on accident…here is what was left…
me and bella enjoying the mornin’…
jon and bella lovin’ it up…
toby chillin like a villian…
bella boo looking crazy and cute….
after our little morning chill time…we got ready to drive out toward claremont…
got there early to walk around “the village” near the claremont colleges…i love this place…had a great sandwich at a little dive for lunch, then some walking, and then some boba from another cute little place…still had some time to waste before the shower, so we went to the park…and we swung like 5 year olds…
isnt my honey cute?
then off to the shower…
here is josh, maryanne, and katie making an announcement before gifts…
i am so happy for them..
sooooo, that was our sunday …
its back to work tomorrow for me…
A little piece of CUTENESS and THE OFFICE…
Posted by Kathy Ri on 11 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Friends, Life, fun times
tonight we had the pleasure of meeting baby Audrey…words dont describe how precious she was…i was so excited mike and holly let me hold her for as long as they did…i was nice hanging out with her and them that i didnt even remind my husband to take a picture…DUH? well, other folks took pics…i steal theirs…thanks escamilla…these photos are so sweet…hope you dont mind i borrowed them…
arent they precious? holly looks amazing and mike is just so proud…awesome family, those rodrigos…
…anyway, that was one reason we went to the Rodrigo’s tonight…we also went to watch THE OFFICE!!!!! (thanks guys for invitin’ us over)
Ahhhhhhsoooooome! It was great to see our pals back on the screen…its been torture..ok, well, not torture, but you “Office” folk understand…i need not further explain myself…sigh…
the best part of the show for me tonight was getting to hold the wee one while we all laughed in awkwardness…(if you watched the show tonight, you understand)…anywho…that was our evening…
got home and settled in to bed when we see helicopter lights outside and lots a noise…got our robes on, went out to check out the chaos…and see cops csrs zooming back and forth….apparently, according to my neighbor across the street, steve, there was just someone crazy romin’ around the neighborhood….hmmm, all that ruckus for a crazy person, please!
well, now i am blogging, and oh yeah…watching, well, you know!
Day one, spring break!
Posted by Kathy Ri on 07 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Life, Simplicity
Well, folks…its Spring break time for me…well, not from grad school, but from “work” school…HOORAY!
today, i:
1. dropped the boo off at work, then spent a huge amount of time preparing for tonights acting class for CAT…we will be covering “how to prepare for auditions” and doing some cold readings…should be fun…we will be collaborating with another acting class for tonight…
2. Lounged in my backyard by the pool and caught a nap…ah, its that time again! toby lounged too…
“ah, the life” toby says…
3. showered
4. lounged some more and blogged while waiting to leave for my class…
when i get home, i plan to take a walk with the hubby and the pups, spend some time on the back porch swing, and watch HOUSE of course…