Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some. ~ Charles Dickens

OMG!?!! What in the world!?!? I know... I know, go ahead and say it.... It has been way to long to even try and explain all that has gone on in the last 7 months of my "BIZZY" life and some of life's lessons I have learned. Since it has been a while, I will reflect on the blessings and all the good things that the Lord has so graciously given me.

1) Being my salvation and the mercy of a loving and forgiving Savior. Because I have that ALONE, I have everything. I have realized, I have always thought of things that I could change but lacked to think of changing myself first. So I have made a few conscience efforts to do so this year. I started working out eating better and trying to just change some really nasty attitudes that had developed in my heart and life. ME!?!?  ATTITUDE!?!? YEAH RIGHT!!?!  LOL

2) Would have to be my husband. This year I will be married 10 YEARS!!! Oh my! Can you all believe Gilbert has put up with me that LONG!?!?! He is my all time BEST FRIEND!!!

I have really learned this year that TRUE LOVE does not come by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly..... and INCLUDED in 2) would be my 2 wonderful children that God has entrusted me with.  (THAT'S A SCARY THOUGHT!!!) I cannot even imagine the love of God for us because I love my kids soo much it hurts.  I have come to realize that you can give your kids anything and everything they may desire in material things but the most important is a few minutes of your time.

Lissy, Uziah, & Me

Gilbert & the kids ~ Water Park

3)True Friends... yes I said true. I am sure that we all have "friends" but they are really not FRIENDS just aquintances or people that have a few similar interests, but TRUE TRUE friends are very rare and hard to find. I have also come to realize that in the last few months. A true friend may find it difficult, but can & will when necessary tell you things you don't want to admit or tell yourself. They also will take the same constructive love and correction when given back and STILL BE YOUR FRIEND.

4) Time.... You can NEVER NEVER get it back once the moment is gone!  So I am making the most of it!  The kids are getting big so fast and this world is changing into something more and more ugly by the day.  How you spend your time is more important than how you spend your money. Money mistakes can be corrected, but time is gone forever. .  I found this and laughed and cried at the same time:

It seemed like just yesterday....

Well enough of my life's lessons.... wishing everyone lots of love and blessings.  Take care!

Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, and now.... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Hello, my name is Beatrice Martinez!! Haaa haa ha, I know I should reintroduce myself being that it has been 3 months since I have blogged. I FB (Facebook) more now, which could be a good thing or bad.... but anyways. Lots has been happening and happened since I last checked in! My son will be 10 months coming up and `Elysiana turned 7. Geez, how time goes by! I am still working on school and trying to get done before May. I can do it (that is my mantura). I am getting geared up for a new year with new goals and promises to myself and to the Lord that I intend to work on to live out: (1) to better myself as a person and (2) for His glory! I have been truly blessed this year and have grown so much in so many different ways. I am finally starting to trust God with everything. It is soo much easier said than done, but it is truly awesome to see the things that He can, will, and does take care of if we let Him. I will try and stay more on top of the blogging thing, but I wanted to say a SPECIAL HELLO AND I LOVE, MISS, and PRAY FOR LEAH!!! She is truly a good friend and someone that I think about more often than not, but don't tell her enough!

Here are a couple of pics of the kids and life in general!

Me & My Luv at the Christmas Banquet


Uziah with his beloved lion hat.... HE LOVES IT!


Is this not hilarious!? It's the hat

Uziah and his famous hat

Oh, If I could just get my hands on that ornament without getting smacked!


Couldn't hang on anymore...


Lissy being herself


Me & Gil, Dad & Mom, Lisa & Gabe (Christmas Banquet)

Man oh man... this candy tub tastes good!


My Honey Luv


Sisterly Love...

The 3 Amigos... Me, Mom, and Lisa (Sis)

Christmas was a blast... especially with the kids!!! The tradition is: Christmas Eve is spent at my mom's because that is my dad's birthday, so we make him a party with all the family. We party and celebrate until mid-night and then let everyone open presents.

Helping Uziah with a package
Dad keeping Uziah away from tearing all the other kid's presents open
I don't know what this is all about!?!


Well that's quick update for now, but I hope to be back in a few... (hopefully days, not months)

Have a Happy NEW YEAR!!!!

Okay... okay, I admit, I am the worst blogger!!!

I know it has been like forever and a year since I posted last! Steph, please don't give up on me yet! Ha haa ha!! Well, let's see... where do I start? We had our Chandler Conference and that was really good and even better for me because the biggest announcement was that my Sister and her husband have come back to our church to assist my dad! So I was way SIKED about that. YAY, now I get to have my nephew & niece back!! Then the rest of the month blew by with `Elysiana starting 1st grade. Check out her first day of school pics...

Life has definitely been on the "Bizzy" side for me lately. Uziah is good, just growing, growing, growing.... No teeth yet, but we can wait. That will just be a sign he is growing up and we don't want to rush that at all.

I just wanted to check in and let you all know that I was INDEED alive, just busy with life in general. Just as an FYI, I am getting better at scheduling my day, so maybe I am going to have to slot some time in for blogging!?
Here are some random pictures for you all to enjoy! Much love to my family and friends!

Catch Up Time...

Hello, Hello to my wonderful family and friends! I have been soo busy since I last posted... Let's see, I had Prescott July Conference, then I came home to a friend having a baby (she wasn't supposed to come until August 10th!!), so then that meant multiple hospital visits. Then the friend that had the baby bought a house and was in the process of moving (she had a c-section by the way) and is not supposed to be moving anything (but she is) so I have been trying to be of service to her as much as my schedule allows. In the mean time Uziah is teething, we have gotten a new dog (the weekend before Conference), I am trying to get `Elysiana ready to start 1st grade on August 10th (WHICH IS THE WEEK OF CHANDLER CONFERENCE!!!!!), and trying to get some of my own homework done in the middle of it all!? Do they make Calgon anymore!?! :) No, but really in all honesty, I love it! I just wanted to say HOWDY to all of you in my blogging world and share a little of what has been going on. LOVE YA!!! Here are some new pictures for you all to enjoy:

Words to ponder:

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not shouting 'I'm clean living,' I'm whispering 'I was lost, Now I'm found and forgiven..' When I say... 'I am a Christian' I don't speak of this with pride. I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide. When I say.. 'I am a Christian' I'm not trying to be strong. I'm professing that I'm weak and need His strength to carry on.. When I say.. 'I am a Christian' I'm not bragging of success. I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess. When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not claiming to be perfect, My flaws are far too visible, but God believes I am worth it. When I say... 'I am a Christian I still feel the sting of pain... I have my share of heartaches, so I call upon His name. When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not holier than thou, I'm just a simple sinner Who received God's good grace, somehow!

I know... I know, it has been a long time!?!?

Finally, I get to say hello to my blogging buddies!?! It has been a whirlwind of activity in my house for the last 4 weeks. I think I blogged last the day that my parents left for Malaysia (a lot of responsibility left with me when they are gone), they came back a week, we had a church wedding (`Elysiana was their flowergirl), then a bababyshower, then my parents left again for Chicago! THEY FINALLY GOT BACK YESTERDAY (my mom's birthday)!!!! I am so thrilled. Now I have to get my house in order and packed for Prescott Conference, and we are fasting this week taboot. Geez, I think I am really going to find a part-time job to rest!

No, but in all honesty, I am really am having a blast. I am thoroughly enjoying being home and watching my son grow and spending summer break with my daughter and nephew/niece. My daughter is still happy to have me home even though she says I am meaner when I stay home with her all day! HA HAAA HA

Uziah is not rolling over yet, but is learning to giggle. He sounds very cute, so I spend a lot of time with him just making him giggle to hear him. I call him my little Gus Gus (the litte fatty mouse on Cinderella). He is eating the 1st foods Gerber baby foods (only at night) and loves all his veggies. He is probably going to be a lot like `Elysiana (she is not a big sweets eater) because he is not really big on the fruits.

I am really going to have to make me a daily schedule for when I get back from conference, because I got through the orientation on my schooling and that has been it so far! I KNOW LEAH IS PROBABLY SHAKING HER HEAD RIGHT NOW!! :-) But hey, I want to spend as much time with Lissy before she goes back to school, because this year she will be in all day. She starts school August 10th I think. That is the week we start our Chandler Conference. Also on my "to-do" list is to start working out. I am looking into the T Tapp excercise program. I say that only because I will feel responsible to do it (eventually) because I told someone. Have you girls ever heard anything good, bad, or ugly!?!? I hear that they are made specifically for people who cannot lift or jump!?! I will have to let you know....

Anyways, I better sign off for now and do a little school work while the kids are still sleeping. Can you believe my kids are still asleep at 10:30 a.m.!?!
LOVE YA.....

Happy Hump Day!

Well good morning everyone in my blogging world! Today is another day and I am excited to get started on it, so I can see what gifts it brings me....
My parents left to Malaysia, so I am a little bummed about that, but it gives me time to do stuff around my house (YEAH RIGHT!?!) My close friends have said I have A.D.D. but my goal today is to prove them wrong and complete one task at a time. I have come to realize one problem in my life is, I never stay on one project. I have TONS of stuff going on at once, so I am constantly all over the place. Like right now, I am supposed to be separating clothes and getting ready because my husband invited me to lunch, but what am I doing!? Oh well, that is what makes me - Bea! Well I don't have anything eventful to talk about yet, so I will just sign off for now, but I may be back a little later. I have posted a couple of current pictures of my little puppy and kids/videos for you all to enjoy. Have a good rest of the day!