MY HUSBAND, PAOLO, JESUS, THECLA (IF SHE REALLY EXISTS,, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTION FOR HER...), BENJAMIN BRATT (HE IS SO HOT..)
Brazil.... Cuidade de Deus...A journey never to be forgotten.. I believe its one of the most rewarding adventures I have ever gotten myself involved with.. traveling the amazon river way up north to find a desolate island filled with natives wanting to know about a selfish culture... (AMERICA) Meanwhile I felt so priveledged and so undeserving at the same time. Our mission was to assist in rebuilding a community where they can seek God freely, we left monetary donations in each village but not enough to leave satisfied.. I can't wait to go back and do more for them... Waking up every morning in 120 degree weather that i will not miss, however watching these kids play freely without a care in the world, not needing to lend their bodies for money, not having to be beat and neglected at home... i would give anything to grant them this as an eternal gift.. Esther... thanks for making this possible for us gringos.. to experience the wonders of a third world country...Leah don't kill me for the pics.. lol.. eu te amo muito Brasil....
ANYTHING WRITTEN BY PAOLO COEHLO.. The Warrior of Light knows how to lose. He does not hold defeat as something indifferent, using phrases like "well, it wasn’t all that important", or "to tell the truth, I did not really want that". He accepts defeat as a defeat; he does not try to change it into a victory or an experience. He suffers the pain of his wounds, the indifference of his friends and the loneliness of loss. At such moments he says to himself: "I fought for something, and I failed to get it. I lost the first battle.†This phrase will give him strength. He is aware that nobody wins all the time – but the courageous always win in the end.Believing in perseverance The Warrior of Light never forgets the old advice about accepting trials and criticism humbly. Injustice happens. He also suddenly finds himself involved in situations that he did not deserve, at moments that he has no means to defend himself. At such times the warrior remains silent. He does not waste energy on words, because they can do nothing; it is better to use his strength to resist, be patient and know that Someone is watching. Someone who saw unjust suffering and cannot accept that. This Someone gives the warrior what he needs most: time. Sooner or later everything will once again work in his favor. A Warrior of Light is wise; he does not comment on his defeats.-----Paulo Coehlo.
JESUSTHE BIBLE..11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. Psalm 51: 11-12