I forgot to add this one

Love to give kisses to my daddy

Going down the big slide at the Fall Festival

Having fun with daddy

Teaching my baby sister to swing

It was a beautiful day to be at the park


Iliana has been adjusting well to school. She seems to enjoy going. The other day when I went to drop her off, her teacher Mrs. Kim called out to her and she immediately threw herself at her. She seems to like her a lot. I was very pleased to see that reaction. She has been a little bit under the weather the last few days, but was finally able to go back to school today. Please pray that she would be completely well soon.

I have to take a moment to speak something from my heart because my conviction is so strong. You can chose to tune me out or you could read on, your choice. Why has Almighty God chosen to put Iliana in my life or allowed her to be different? Some have said that God is somehow punishing me for some sin because my daughter is not healthy or normal. That this is some sort of twisted payback because I have done something wrong that needs confession. Can I ask you one question? What makes me worthy of any blessing or any good that He gives me? Am I to assume that I am capable of working to earn blessings from God? If your thinking is true on this matter, why didn't God just put an end to all of humanity after the fall of Adam and Eve? Instead, because of His love for us, He sent His most prized possession, His son, to die for me. Me. Because of that love, He has displayed mercy. Am I also to assume that if all is well in my life that I am doing well spiritually, that God is pleased with me? Absolutely not! In fact, my focus on God could be so far off the mark that I may not even recognize His voice anymore, or the Spirit's leading. His word is full of examples of people with a heart for God that had to endure many trials because it was what would bring glory to God. Did He not endure the suffering on the cross because it was God's plan? Am I saying that sin doesn't have consequences? No. The truth is this. I am His. He can do with my life what He chooses because He can. My job is to bring glory to Him in all that I do.

I challenge you to speak to me directly although I know that you lack the courage to do so. Your views and ideas are not from God but Satan. He is a good God who does not seek every opportunity to punish His children, but desires an intimate relationship with each. My daughter may not be perfect by your standards, but your standards are not what I live by.

Let me end with this. Iliana is a blessing, a gift from God to me and I would do nothing to change what He has given me.

at school

On my way in to school. Don't I look like a big 3 year old?