How blessed are you?

Today is gorgeous.  The sun is out, the cool wind is blowing and all I can do is sit back take it all in and accept the fact that I am truly blessed. No matter what tried to tear me down, I can not sink. Ive had my share of downfalls, disappointments, heart breaks and yet I am still on top. I was listening to music earlier and I almost started to cry and I thought to myself, I haven't cried in soooo long!  Man isnt that a good feeling? No pain, no hurt...how blessed am I? I'm very blessed. I thank God for every single thing I have had to deal with to allow myself to be this strong.  So whatever you are going through just remember you win! Pain is just an illusion. Soak yourself in your blessings before it bypasses you. Never be to caught up in your hurt..there's so much to be thankful for. Stay Blessed xoxo~

It's ok to cry..

Time after time we are taught to get up when we fall, brush things off, stay strong. We are taught to conquer the things that try to bring us down.  Face the struggles in the eye and believe you can overcome anything. Toughen up! I think I've done all of that the majority of my life with every obstacle that has approached my path. I taught myself to stay positive and to trust that God will be in control of the things I cannot control alone. I have learned the true meaning of faith through this. But I have also learned that maybe I believed in myself so much that I became my own God and that i could figure things on my own. I forgot to pray, I forgot to be appreciative, I forgot to call on his mighty name.  And when things didn't go as "I" planned then I would question God.  Despite what religion you are, despite what you believe in, there is no doubt that there is a God. He is what you make him to be. People stop believing in God because they limit his power or they limit their minds to experiment or maybe because he didn't do what they asked of him. In my experience he has used the things I Love the most to snap me out of my selfishness so that I can learn to trust that I truly am not alone. And no matter how strong I am, how confident I am about all my battles.. it's ok to cry. It's ok to feel alone,  it's ok to give up. It's ok to be angry. It's ok to feel the way I do sometimes, because I am human. They say things that don't break you will absolutely make you stronger, and it's true. It's true if YOU make it true. It's true if YOU believe.  It's true if YOU know that this is a bump in the road that we have to get over it to get to the straight, smooth road. God is so awesome that he gave us the ability to move mountains. So  next time you want to give up, don't hide your weakness with a fake smile, don't brush it off, don't let your pride/ ego take control. IT IS OK TO CRY. Crying can be a good thing sometimes, feeling at your lowest could even be the best thing thats happened because eventually you want to make a change, you want to do something about your situation. I too have flaws, I'm not perfect and I'm far from it.  I have my good days and my bad. Life isnt easy, and yea this is my first time crying out, this is my first time giving up, this is my first falling to my knees and praying for answers. But that's all I had to do, GIVE IT ALL TO GOD AND TRUST.. God will never leave your side.  And sooner or later everything will be ok =) just never forget to pray .....sorry I had alot on my mind.

Dinosaur Park in Kaiserslautern, Germany

If you are ever in Kaiserslautern,  the Dinosaur Park is a great attraction. It has a skate park, small golf course, concession stand full of yummy Ice cream and other snacks, gorgeous flowers,  a few play grounds to choose from, and a tons of area to sit for a picnic or even lay in the grass and enjoy the sun!  It's €7 for adults.  Children under 3 are free.  Such a relaxing place to go to.

What weight loss program do you use??

I haven't been able to get quite situated here in Germany.  We finally received our household goods and I've been busy unpacking, organizing, cleaning all day for the past few days. Until I finally realized I'm so out of shape!  I don't have any energy to do anything, I'm getting tired quickly..I haven't worked out in maybe 2 or 3 months. And ironically my scale stopped working. It was depressing unpacking my long mirror and looking at my body. Double chin??! When did I grow that?! And my stomach! Where did that come from! So yeah it wasn't pleasant. I have to get back to treating my body right. I deserve it. I had 4 kids but I don't wanna look like it. This time I'm motivated to get back to being fit and staying committed to it! I'm totally hyped about changing myself in and out, so that I can feel great when I'm out touring all of Europe. So that I can be super proud taking pictures of myself in front of all the beautiful views here! And lately I've run into a few diet "tricks" on my news feed.. The famous Wraps, HerbaLife, Shakology, and about 5 others. I want to try something to help my weight loss but also workout daily and eat clean. I mean regardless of what program I do, my goal is to workout and eat healthy no matter what. So what works for you? What supplements do you take? What motivates you to achieve your goals? 

Definitely don't know how this works and I'm no author but being a stay at home mom, gotta find some kind of hobby to keep me sane. I'm a 28 year old Hispanic, short, postive, happy, caring, outgoing, adventurous Christian, and mother of 4, born and raised in Houston, Texas.  Been married twice, gone thru hell and back with both marriages but luckily I grew up and learned how to handle my man haha jk. I just never lost faith. 😜😉 I married my Soldier 3 yrs ago. And if you know anything about military you'll know that moving is a routine. He was stationed in Ft. Hood for 6 yrs, next station was Lewis.  We spent the last year and a half in Washington State..loved the summer! So much to see and do, oh man it's breathtaking! We weren't lucky enough to stay long because well when duty calls..Germany was our next destination. We've been here approximately 2 wks and no I have not tried any German food yet haha. OK maybe I lied a little about myself. I'm pretty quiet at times only because I like to avoid drama and toxic people plus I feel I'm better writing than talking face to face. And I don't like to try new foods lol! All I've ordered since we've been here is ..pizza and hamburgers. I know. That's no fun. I procrastinate so much, one day I want to lose weight, the next day I'm ordering extra cheese on my pizza haha. Hey I need motivation. Someone to really push me! Anyway so yeah ill close up my first blog and I hope you check in on my Journey in Germany. Pics coming soon!