Aune's Adventures

Ezra getting ready to preach... Preaching and Bro. Ricky interpreting Pastor Santiago in the blue shirt.. some of the congregation.... more of the congregation.. We had the privilege to meet and minister to this beautiful congregation. A sweet spirit was in the house and the Pastor was so kind and humble. We were invited to come to this church and little did Ezra know he would be preaching that evening. The Pastor walked up to him after song service and asked if he would deliver the spoken word of God. Ezra was pleasantly surprised but honored that he would ask him. He did an awesome job and the altar call was wonderful. We had a GREAT time in service with them and hope this is just the beginning of a wonderful friendship!

Dad in the hospital.. I got a call from my mom that my dad had just fallen from a ladder and she wasn't sure how bad the injury was, she said, she would call me once she arrived at the scene. A few minutes went by and I couldn't stand it so I called my mom and she was crying saying my dad was on the floor and there was puddle of blood near his head. I asked if he was breathing and she said, yes that he was able to talk to her and the ambulance was on its way. The paramedics arrived and placed a neck brace on him and whisked him away to the ER. Early that morning my grandma had asked my dad to fix something on the roof at one of her units. As he was coming down from about 7 feet the ladder went one way and he went another hitting his head very hard on the pavement. He passed out and when he came to, one of my grandmothers tenants was standing over him asking what he wanted her to do. He said, to call my mom Flora and that is exactly what she did. My dad's brother was called...

Josh and part of his heritage, the Mexican Man... Josh, Ez, Jojo and Judah making the gingerbread house... Josh, Jojo and Judah...look mom what we did.... Josh, Jojo and Judah...hey wait a second you can't eat it yet...its for decorations right now... I had to run a few jobs for the banks on Saturday so Ezra and the boys wasted no time at all. He made sure Josh finished his heritage doll for his school project that was due on Monday. Then he had the boys help him make the gingerbread house. Usually just Josh and Ez make it together but this time he let the twins help them. I snapped a picture of them before I left and it was so cute to watch them tell me that they were making the house. When I returned from running my jobs, Ezra had given them all haircuts and they were pointing at the gingerbread house and were so proud of it. The boys all wanted a bite of the gingerbread house but I said, they had to wait! One of them opened up his mouth to take a bite out of it and then they...

We love to play Mafia- Nathaniel, Mom, Mary Nora, Ez, Michelle, Phil, Alyssa Ez getting ready to preach for dad.... Andrew playing for Jesus.... Great altar call.... Back at Grams...got a hold of Gram's powder...cleaning up before they got caught...Judah and Emily.... Uh...oh....we got caught by Gram's Leslie and Stephen....hmmmm. either he's growing up way to fast or I'm getting OLD! We love to play games...musical chairs...Gina, Ez and Masis....Gina won! B-I-N-G-O!!! Joshie won! The real MAFIOSO'S! We'll shoot your eye out! Jojo and Judah! Pie eating with cousins...Isaiah, Matt, Josh, Andrew, Mia Rose.. Emily, Ella, and Judah...found a rock...this could be dangerous! Cousins...Alyssa and Jojo.... Look we can climb the rail...Judah and Jojo... meanwhile back in the kitchen...Tamale time!!! Rita, Sandra, Michelle, Me, Alyssa, Mia-Rose and Alyssa..family traditions... We had a WONDERFUL time with our family up in Sanger! It was a BLAST! We love to spend ...

Happy Jojo, my joy! With Thanksgiving starting tomorrow, I thought I would blog about some of the things I'm thankful for. 1. I'm thankful for Jesus, my Lord and Savior. 2. I'm thankful for the Blood of Jesus that covers my sins. 3. I'm thankful for Repentance, when I do sin I can ask for forgiveness and He truly does forgive and cleanses me. 4. I'm thankful for the the Holy Ghost that guides me and leads me into all Truth. 5. I'm thankful for hope, faith, and love. 6. I'm thankful to be called the Bride of Christ. 7. I'm thankful to be in the body of Christ. 8. I'm thankful for for the Word of God. 9. I'm thankful for the miracles that I was able to witness this past year. 10. I'm thankful for Upper Room Pentecostal Church of Bonita, and the beautiful saints! 11. I'm thankful for the ones that the Lord filled with His Spirit in Bonita and continues to fill. 12. I'm thankful to be a Sunday School teacher to the best kids in all the w...

Marines worshipping the King of Kings and Lord of Lords! I was privileged to go to the Marine Depot this past weekend with Ezra! He has been asking me to go for some time now but trying to get everyone ready for the service would be quite challenging. So with the twins out of town, I had no excuses. I was so glad I went. These Marines sure know how to worship. It was so beautiful to see them raise their hands and shout to the Lord. I'm not sure how many of them were filled with the Holy Ghost, but I will get the number and post it later. The best part of the service for me was watching them just flood the altar with out anyone inviting them down or begging them to fill it. And boy did they go after it once they got down there. I saw Ezra praying for one young Marine and he was shaking like a leaf. It was so awesome to witness many more being touched in that same manner. I wanted to take pictures so bad of the altar call but Ezra asked me not to because he didn't want to distur...

Mom is here to take the twins back home with her because they are having grand kid withdrawals. Josiah and Judah have told her since she got here that they are ready to go to her house. I'm so thankful for these withdrawals that they have because it gives me a little break and I get to spend more time with my baby doll and my Joshie too. The boys are so demanding I feel sorry for Josh sometimes, but I must say he has adjusted better than I thought he would. What would we do without grandparents? I can remember the times grandma would call at midnight and say get ready because we're going to the bay area, I'll be there in 5 minutes. I enjoyed those times with just me and grandma Irene. She was always fun to be around and boy she would take me back in time. She would tell me how she met my grandpa, then about his murder and how hard she worked as a widow. She would go on to tell me about her second marriage and talk about the love of her life. We made so many wonderful memori...