Thanksgiving Thursday! :)

IM BACK!!!!!........Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!! I Hope each and everyone of you are having an amazing Thanksgiving and may God bless you and your families on this special day! :) My Thanksgiving began at 6:30 this am when my alarm went off!!! BLAH who wakes up at 6:30 in the morning on thanksgiving?.....On an average Thanksgiving day you sleep in just long enough to get to where your going and enjoy a big meal ending with a big nap! But not this girl! This year my family, well my dad, step mom, brother and I decided instead of having a dinner we would go down to the Salvation Army and help serve Thanksgiving Dinner/Lunch to those in need. It was so much fun!!! Its sad to say but so true that those people say thank you and seem to appreciate you more than some of the people I serve in Chili's everyday! The very first man I saw come in today sat down at a table all alone and when his food arrived he instantly bowed his head to pray! I was almost in tears as i looked over to my dad and said "He knows who to thank for this". This convicted me hard core because this man who has nothing takes time to pray for this one meal that may have to last him all day or a few days and I have trouble thanking God for even the bigger blessings in life. :( So today was def. a refreshing much needed day for me. Even if part of me still missed that huge sit down with your family Turkey Dinner! But this was def. fulfilling spiritual which was needed far more than a physical fulfilling. :)

Deut. 15:7. If there is a poor man among you, one of your brothers, in any of the towns of the land which the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand to your poor brother; but you shall freely open your hand to him, and generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks.





So Thanksgiving 2010 What 3 Things Am I Thankful For.......

1. First and Foremost I Am thankful for the God I serve. He is my hero, my best friend, my savior, my healer, provider, giver and taker, the most loving faithful man I know. I am here on this earth today all because of his protection over my life 5 and half years ago. I am saved and reborn because of His forgiveness and love for me. I am who I am today because of His life and His word given to me. I am strong and content because of his strength and peace He gives me. I am blessed beyond even my own understanding because He give me more than i deserve. His grace and mercies are what make me new each and everyday, even when I don't deserve them. My life is nothing without Him!!! <3

2. Second, I am thankful for my family and friends. First I have the most AMAZING dad in the WHOLE WORLD!!!!! He is the smartest man I know and gives me far more credit in life than i deserve. He shows more love and encouragement over my life than anyone I know and pushes me constantly and makes me want to do so much better in life!!!! :) I have an amazing step mother who loves me as her own and is one of the strongest women i know. I have the most amazing brothers and sisters one could ask for. Ha ok when we were younger maybe not so much but now that we are older and they all have kids i love them even more! :) They have blessed my life with the most amazing babies ever!!! And my sister has been like a mother to me for the last 6 or 7 years and I love her so much for it. :) I Love you All!!! My Friends get combined in family because i love each and every one of them as if they were my family. I never take relationships lightly (which can be bad at times) but for the most part its good because I have so many people i can count on, have fun with, learn with and to turn to when im in need. God has blessed me with the most fun, outgoing, caring, loving friends a girl could ask for and i wouldn't give a single one of them up! :)

3. And last but not least I thankful for my job. Ha yes call me crazy, but i freakin LOVE LOVE LOVE my job! Most may see the fact that i work as a waitress at a restaurant as a negative place to be at 26 (ok im only 25, but im ALMOST 26 :).....But I have been offered full time positions at 2 different places now and have turned them down because 1. I Make really really good money doing what i do and 2. I dont have to work full time hours. So more money in less hours, plus they let me make my own schedule? and i love it!.....u cant beat that. And im debating on school next Fall so right now in life this is my best bet. :) But anyways I love doing what i do. Serving people doesn't feel like a job AT ALL to me. I always tell me people its like i get paid to be nice to people. :) And i LOVE LOVE talking to people and i will talk to anyone so i love it when i get customers who wanna talk! ;) So thank you Jesus for blessing me with such an AMAZING Job!!!! :)

Ok So thats my top 3 things! I could go on and on because I'm so thankful for so much in my life right now but thats the just of it. I hope each and every one of you and your families have a safe and happy Thanksgiving and dont spend to much money tomorrow!!!! ;) Love you all!!!!



Psalm 107:1- "Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever."

Oh The Love Of Being A Woman!

“When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.” – Alexander Graham Bell




Happy Happy Happy Wednesday Everyone!!! Can I start by saying that I am so HAPPY its finally starting to roll into fall/Thanksgiving/Cold/Christmas Season!!!!! I love this time of year more than any other season. Its jam packed one after the other with family, friends, lots of happy moments and in some cases lots of cuddling because its so cold out! :) 


I have not blogged in almost 2 weeks I think due to the fact that my mind was else where for about a week and then spent the next week trying to get back on track. But don't worry were finally there. God had to do some butt kickin and opening my eyes to a lot of things but as always He did his thing and now im better than ever! I just recently decided......ok yesterday....... that I was going to get back on my vegan kick and start running again every morning. I have learned through my season of when I was vegan I feel so much better physically/emotionally and mentally! And the running it just plat out is fun and releases a lot of stress which i definitely need right now!!! Im not really that stressed right now I just have 1 thing in my head bugging the heck out of me that I cant seem to shake!!~


I am a naturally problem solver/people pleaser!!! This has its ups and downs to it.....But I guess all thing do don't they? Well for me these characteristic traits I carry about myself have come to be somewhat of a bad thing in my life here lately. If conflict arises which in this life it always does because this world is a mess and were not perfect, especially me! :) I am a flat out hard headed pain in the rear end!!! Seriously! But anyways when conflict arises with ANYONE in my life (i don't care if i've known you 5 minutes or 10 years) then I am going to fix it!!!! I have lived my life with WAY to many broken relationships with my family that I refuse to let people just walk away that mean of any significance to me and that I actually love having in my life! So as most of you know specially those who have ever had any kind of conflict with me which is few but far between, then you know I do not go down without a fight and I DO NOT wait to fight for you! This is good because I like fixing things before they just die and never rekindle. But its bad because sometimes I tend to make them worse before they get better! Ugh, frustrates me but its so hard to just let people walk away. My past has a big part to play in why I am this way. I'll share a bit of my story for you to better understand.....


About 6 years ago I dated a guy who I had been with for almost 3 years and this was not a good thing at all! This was a very unstable and unhealthy relationship and before I was a christian obviously! (id hope a few people would smack me if I did that now) Anyways, for probably a year solid this guy would come and go out of my life.....come a few days and then leave a few days, and what did Cecilia do in this time.....sit and wait for those days when he would be back! Literally I just worked and slept!!! Makes me sick to think about but makes me realize also how strong I am because this little woman is still here today and refuses to let ANY man come and go as he pleases! So basically during this time I never knew waking up each day if I would hear from him or if I would spend the whole day hoping I might then be torn apart that night because I never did. I personally hate being ignored more than ANYTHING haha and many of you may be laughing because you know it drives me nuts! It is one thing I WILL NOT deal with! It think its rude and disrespectful and immature and personally I think if ANY person thinks they can just ignore you and then come talk to you when THEY are ready they need to get their head checked because the world doesn't revolve around  you!! You should never make someone sit and wait on you when you know its hurting them that things are messed up. Now you can stop and take the time to explain what your thinking and feeling and if your like me you will understand that space is needed BUT never is just ignoring and saying you will ttyl considered respectable! :) This is NOT a fun way to live life! No guy is ever ever worth sitting around and waiting on. It does not matter who he is and what you did wrong never ever waste a moment of your time hoping some guy who doesn't even have enough respect to just say its over or explain what's going on even step foot in your life or mind! Its not worth it. And trust me its not easy I still tend to do it but only for a day or two then I throw up the deuces!!! And this is not just for me but many close friends dealing with the same issue!


Ladies please please hear me out on this!!! All i think of when I think of my past or even the future when it comes to guys is that same little quote I heard a very very long time ago comes dancing around in my head....."No Guy Is Worth Your Tears And The One Who Is Won't Make You Cry"!!! Can I please get a few hundred Amens!!!!! Now crying bc he does something sweet or because your so happy is ok, but because he is mean or hurt you over and over is a bunch of waving red flags!!!! 


This can all be hard at times to do because myself and SO many of my close friends are at points where were just sick of having the run around with the wrong guys but because you want so badly to be loved and cherished and taken care of sometimes we tend to settle for the mean ones because 10% of the time they are sweet. Well guess what YOURSELF and ME are way better than that. I found a quote once that I have wrote really big on my kitchen wall and it says "God Knows Best, And He Will Not Be Late"!! So good! We have to remind ourself that in Gods right timing, if we just let Him take control, that He will bring us what we need because no matter what a man can show you about himself only God knows what's really inside his heart! Can I please say that again.....No matter WHAT a guy can show or revile to you about who he is as a person, only God knows what's really inside his heart and knows all the things he will do and become!!! So trust me we want to trust God in this area not the man!!!! So ladies if this guy is not knocking at YOUR door begging for attention from you and sending you sweet messages and just dying to be a part of your life kick him to the curb cause its time to move on!!!!!!! YOU and I are worth Fighting for!!!! ....And thats my soapbox!!!!....we all must "Bow Out Once You Have Given It Your Best" :)


I have a very close friend who wrote me a letter of encouragement because I let a guy who is not even worth my time get the best of me and im gonna share a bit of it with you because i think it not only was written to me but can be for you as well......


"I look at you and I see a woman of God. You are so beautiful. But your beauty is not because of your face or your hair or your perfume or clothes or body. This is not what makes a woman beautiful. No, its your modesty, and your generosity, and joy, and humor. It is your tenderness and your gentle spirit and your sweetness and your child like faith and your respect that makes you beautiful. And it is the gorgeous Jesus living inside you that makes you beautiful.  Beauty lies within you and not on you. Women are a mystery. Rob Bell says this and it is so true. He says that women are mysterious and their mystery is to be reveled only to their husbands. There is something within all of you women that makes men go crazy. It makes us do insane things. We fight for you and die for you. We go to war for you. You are a treasure meant to be sought after. You are a mystery waiting to be revealed. The more skin women show the more the mystery is revealed.........:skipping parts of the letter: ....Only your husband can have your touch or your affections or your heart and that is ONLY after he FIGHTS for you. He must show you how much you are worth before he can have you. You are not a trophy to be won but a QUEEN to be fought for and honored. It is your character and integrity that gives you beauty." ......And thats the good part that I believe should be said to all WOMEN. (And side note this guy is not one i dated just been my best friend for a really long time ha-ha no romantic side to all of that pure friendship and encouragement, which has been the one thing that I read over and over because its so true and right!!!)


Its not easy being single but it is a gift from God and once you find that one person you will never alone get to just be God and you!!! ha that makes me never want to get married!!!! Not really but it does cross my mind! :) 


Ladies Jesus wants us to learn to love Him as a husband for He loves us as His bride. You are His daughters but at the same time you are His wife. We understand this but cannot fully comprehend it. But you must surrender all your desires for a husband and affections to Him. Be willing to never get married or have a family so that you may love Him more. Do not be confused. We must love God more than we love our dreams to get married and find that ONE perfect guy. Love God with all of your heart, affection, thoughts, trust, desires.....Love Him with your time and dreams. Love Him with your beauty. Love Him with your tears. And show others how to love the same.


Happy Wednesday!!!!!!


I have read SO many books on Women & the Love of God......you think i'd be perfect at this whole thing but I'm not haha im just getting better at realizing things faster (thank God) oppose to letting them get to me for long periods of time. :) So heres a few recommendations. :)


1. "When God Writes Your Love Story" - Eric & Leslie Ludy
2. "Lady In Waiting" - Jackie Kendall & Debby Jones
3. "Beautiful Things Happen When A Woman Trust God" - Sheila Walsh
4. "Kissed The Girls And Made Them Cry" -Lisa Bevere
5. "Captivating" -John & Stasi Eldredge
6. "Inside My Heart" -Robin McGraw
7. "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" -Joshua Harris


Ha-Ha sorry I was gonna put just 3 but these are ALL soo good and if you need more let me know! I have a lot!! Yet somehow still am not perfect at this whole thing!!!! :P