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Spring Sports Banquet - Pershing Middle SchoolMarizza closes out her swimming career with Pershing with this banquet receiving the "Destined for Greatness Award" from coach Yolanda Hargrove. Her 8th grade girls swim team finished 2nd this year in the zone finals being edged out only slightly by the Johnston Greyhounds. However, Marizza's 7th grade girls and boys teams swept the zone finals

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Spencer makes Safety Patrol!As you can guess Spencer was very excited on his first day as a new "recruit-in-training" He was an alternate last year but did not ever make it to the "big show"! This year however, he was called up to action and on Monday October 13, 2008 he put on the orange harness of safety for the very first time. He was stationed at "C Post" for his first assignment and after

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First Tee Summer Sizzle Scramble Spencer took part in his first golf scramble today and was part of a team in a field of twelve. Although his team did not finish in the top three which received prizes he did have a great time and 5 of the 9 holes played were from his T shots. After the 4 hour marathon scramble was over pizza cold lemonade was served by the parents and First Tee staff. What a

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John and I are calling on you for HELP!!! Serious HELP! As many of you know, we are in the process of buying a home and will be closing on March 25th, and we are beyond excited. It’s definitely a huge blessing. In addition to that, we have entered a contest through gallery furniture wherein we created a Gallery Furniture commercial. To win the contest, we have to get people to vote for us. So, no

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Spencer's Soccer FinaleToday we celebrated the conclusion of Spencer's First soccer season. The team had a great time together at Jax's Grill with a fine dinner and the presentation of trophies. Overall the team record was not so hot, but we were proud none-the-less. Spencer took on this challenge (most of you know he's not athletically inclined) and achieved every goal we set before him. Despite

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Spooky Spaghetti and MORE . . . We had an awesome though action packed weekend. We started out on Friday with soccer practice and Trunk or Treat at the YMCA. Can I just brang for a moment, Spencer is great at soccer, though his team has not won a game this season, he has stuck with it. He played goalie this weekend and did awesome!Saturday was filled with soccer, shopping, and Spooky Spaghetti.

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John Completes The Houston Half!Today my amazing husband took the next step in his journey to complete his first full marathon. Together we woke at the crack of dawn (actually even before that) to get him to The Houston Half Marathon. This was a training run for John and his running buddies of Houston Fit. The ultimate goal is to FINISH STRONG at the Chevron Houston Marathon in January.John has

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Zachary Meets Elmo!I took Zach and Niko to the Health Museum for a visit with Elmo. While the whole experience was "interesting" to say the least, the big payoff was this moment, where Zach got to sit right beside Elmo. He hugged and kissed Elmo like carzy. It was fun to see.Posted by Tia Missie!

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STRIDES FOR CHANGE - MADD WALK Our family enjoyed wonderful weather and a great time at the MADD sponsored Strides for Change walk on Saturday. Together the members of "Austin's G-Unit" raised more than $600. We exceeded our fundraising goal of $500, from generous donations made by our family friends and co-workers.We miss Austin terribly, so taking that grief and turning it into something

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Disney Vacation 2006 UpdateBREAKING NEWS!Many of our friends and family have patiently awaited pictures from our Christmas Disney Vacation. We had the huge challenge of sorting through more than 1,000 photos and have narrowed it down to 95. John and I are now working on our scrapbook with real photos. I can guarantee it will not contain all 1,000 pictures, but it will have many more than our

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Stride 4 Stroke5K Benefit Run/WalkToday the whole family including Gus (our dog) enjoyed a family picnic and participated in a benefit 5K run. The Methodist Hospital hosted it's annual Stride 4 Stroke 5K benefit run and this year they included kids and dogs as participants. The 3.2 mile route took us through the Rice Campus and ended at the south endzone tunnel of Rice Stadium. As rain showers

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Alumni Recital for StringsMark Twain ElementaryTonight Spencer performed at the Alumni Recital for Strings at Mark Twain Elementary. Spencer was 1 of only 4 picked from the schools violin program with over 100 students. What's truly amazing is that he has only been playing since last September. The talents that God has blessed Spencer has amazed us time and time again. The program showcased past,

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Name That Book K-2 CompetitionMark Twain finishes 2nd!Today Melissa and John attended Spencer's Name That Book competition. We have worked with him for two years to get to this point. The first year he did not make the team. This year he made the team and was thrilled the day he found out, (as were the parents). Spencer has overcome alot of challenges to even get to this point and we give God the

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Rodeo Houston 2007Alan JacksonWe took the kids to the rodeo tonight. We enjoyed our share of midway fun and fill of many favorite carnival fare. We satisified our appetites for turkey legs, sausage-on-a-stick, funnel cakes, cotton candy, caramel and candied apples, ice cream, and nachos. The kids had a blast and Spencer announced that he was going to ride all new rides this year. He made real

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Rodeo Houston 2007Tonight Melissa and I enjoyed an evening at the Rodeo. Gretchen Wilson was the featured singer and we had a very good time. We love watching the rodeo clowns who put themselves in harms way to protect the bull and bronco riders. As we watched over and over again these clowns stood in the gap as protection to these riders who were thrown or bucked into potential peril. Much like

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Purim CelebrationSunday evening we celebrated Purim with our Sunday school class. The story of Purim is a great tale. There is a beautiful, courageous heroine, an all powerful king, a loyal cousin, and a villain who gets foiled by his own evil plans. Purim commemorates the story of Esther when King Ahasuerus denounced Haman's plot to annihilate the entire Jewish population of Persia. Purim is a

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Family Christmas 2006Click here to see a larger slide show.

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Tomorrow will be our last day at Walt Disney World. We have been thrilled with so much fun and have enjoyed so many incredible sights, sounds, smells and “magical” dreams. We will post a comprehensive blog complete with pictures when we return to the “real” world this weekend. For now here is our Christmas picture that we used for our cards this year.

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We are on the road on our way to our first Walt Disney World Christmas vacation! Marizza, Spencer along with Nanny and Popose (Melissa’s mother and father) and Melissa and I piled into a minivan on a "fantastic voyage" with a final destination of what many say is the happiest place on earth. We left late on Friday and stayed overnight at the Isle of Capri in Biloxi, Mississippi. The heavy fog

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Our New TraditionWe decorated our tree today. This was something we had put off because we would be spending Christmas break on vacation in Disney World this year and we did not intend to cut down a live tree (as we have the past 4 years) due to the watering that it needed and that we planned on being away from home spending time with our families. However, John woke up this morning and announced

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December 8, 2006Marizza and Spencer had their first piano recital tonight. They both were very nervous having never played in front of anyone besides their piano teacher, Mrs. Rita Widener and our family. 21 students played selected pieces for an audience of family and friends. There were over 40 people in attendance including Grandma Linda (John’s Mother). Spencer went first and played Once A

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LifeGift Memorial Candelighting CeremonyTonight we joined Melissa’s dad, Robert and sister Erin for the LifeGift Organ Donation Center’s Memorial Candelighting Ceremony honoring organ and tissue donors. The ceremony was held at the Arabia Shrine Center in Houston, TX. The service included the announcing of each donor at which the family members came up to light a single candle in honor of their

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M.A.D.D – Take the Wheel InitiativeNov. 29, 2006, 1:29AMMADD pulling out all the stops in Houston areaGroup uses both education and prevention in one area for first timeBy ALEXIS GRANTCopyright 2006 Houston Chronicle After launching a nationwide campaign last week to eliminate drunken driving, Mothers Against Drunk Driving decided the Houston area, with one of the highest rates of drunken driving

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On Saturday John took his nephew, Nikolas, to meet his favorite superstar wrestler, “Batista”.  The four plus hour line wait for a 5 second autograph was well – priceless.  Dave “The Animal” Batista was the main attraction on Saturday (or at least it was for my nephew and the guy in line with us that just happened to be fanatical about everything wrestling) at AutoRama which was held at the

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Today we enjoyed a time of remembrance and celebration for all the blessings in our life. We took time to reflect on the importance of family and traditions that we all cherish. The Thanksgiving dinner was incredible! Everyone made their favorites and some new dishes were made for the first time. Melissa hand painted the serving dish that the turkey was served on. It was a touching reminder

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Second Baptist Married Life Ministry put together a family picnic. There were grilled burgers, music, and even a moonwalk for the kids. It was an affordable opportunity for church members, the price was only $7.00 per family... and for church visitors, it is was FREE! We had a great time and Marizza and her friends posed in the classic "Charlie's Angels" style.

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"INTENTS" campoutMarizza and two friends, Sarah and Emily had an awesome night at Second Baptist Church on Saturday. The night of fun consisted of friends, food and friendly competition at the "INTENTS" Jr. High ministry campout. They spent the night outside "in tents” and enjoyed a barbeque, glow in the dark games, rock climbing wall, a movie outside, smores and who knows what else.While they

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Camping @ Lake Livingston State ParkWe took a quick “getaway” this weekend with some friends from our bible study class. To say we had a great time is an understatement. The weather was wonderful and the R&R was much needed to rejuvenate and enjoy some of God’s amazing creations. Time really slowed down as our busy work schedules and school demands took a backseat to the sounds of crickets and

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Judgment House BlessingsThese past two days have been incredible!  3 members of my extended family made personal decision to invite Jesus into their hearts.  They all accepted the free gift that God offers to those that make that choice.Salvation Is a Free Gift"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one

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la colcha (Spanish for blanket)My mom gave us our Christmas gift early this year. It was truly a labor of love for her in creating this gift. She crocheted us an afghan and has put not only her time but an enormous amount of love into making this one of a kind gift. She called us this week to tell us she was finished with it and wanted to give to us both in person. We made arrangements to meet

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Judgement HouseToday was our second day of Judgement House at White Oak Baptist Church. The story behind how we got involved with Judgement House is a testimony to how God has used me and my family to serve. Judgement House is an eight-scene walk through drama which tells the story of several young people and their daily challenges. A guide leads small groups from scene-to-scene as the story

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Hispanic Heritage ProgramThis morning Spencer narrated the story of The Little Red Hen for his classroom’s performance as the other children acted it out on stage. In the tale, the little red hen finds a grain of wheat, and asks for help from the other farmyard animals to plant it. No one is willing to help. When the wheat matures, she asks for help to harvest it, then thresh it, then mill it,

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Texans vs. JaguarsToday we witnessed something that comes about as often as Haley’s comet. The Texans won another game! Ha ha, anyway we went to Reliant Stadium today with Melissa’s dad and brother-in-law. We had a great time and really enjoyed the beautiful weather God provided as the roof was open and their was a crispness in the air that when you breathed in deeply it made you really feel

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Battle Red RunMelissa and I participated in a 5K run today benefiting the Methodist DeBakey Heart Center. Melissa's longtime friend Jennifer also ran with us. Afterwards, there was a fun after party held inside the Methodist Training Center. There was food and beverages along with music, prize giveaways and the awards ceremony. We also got a chance to get on the astro turf inside the training

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Arboretum and Yadda YaddaToday the girls attended a mother daughter retreat called "Yadda Yadda Junior". Yada Yada Jr. is a one-day Saturday event designed especially for 3rd-6th grade girls and their mothers. The main goal of Yada Yada Jr. is to help girls build a firm foundation in God's Truths regarding worth and healthy relationships before they are sent contradictory messages from

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2 Year AnniversaryMelissa and I celebrated a milestone together on Sunday October 8th. We have been married for two solid, action packed years. Melissa wants credit for the "dating years" to count towards our time together. I tried to tell her that was "bonus" time together but she was not amused. Melissa's parents, took us out for a nice steak dinner and we were joined by Erin and John Garza

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CityFest Houston 2006Today was an amazing day for us. We witnessed changed lives and the power of Jesus Christ moving throughout the festival while we served. Everywhere you looked people were loving on each other, praying for one another, sharing the gospel with friends and strangers alike. One of the best moments happened while watching the extreme motorcross exhibition. When there was a time

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Fish'n with PoposeNikolas, Spencer and Marizza were out of school on Monday so we decided to go on a quick fishing trip to Sylvan Beach & Pier in La Porte, Texas. Joining us were Popose and Uncle Albert. We all enjoyed the nice weather and ate our lunch on the pier. We caught many fish though none were "keepers". We saw amazing things like an eel, a blowfish, and several jellyfish. Many thanks

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