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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Inspirational Sunday!

I am so sorry I didn't wrote my post last Sunday, but on Saturday morning my BIL (my husband's brother) passed away and it wasn't a good time for me and my family. Specially since we are far from them in PR. I know death is the only thing secure in life, but it's still a shock to lost someone you love. Specially since he was young and also left three daughters (the youngest one with cancer) and I was really sad for them.

I am hopeful that we will see him again, since he accepted Jesus in his life, but when you realize that someone you love it's not going to be here anymore, it's normal to be sad, right? so that was the reason I didn't post last week.

Today I want to take this post to ask you to think about your life, what are you doing with it? where are you? do you need to fix your relation with your Father? Sometimes we think we have a lot of time to do what we have to do, so we wait for a better time, we are so busy right now, but what will happen if you don't have more time? what will happen if someone you love it's not going to be there anymore and you didn't do what you have to do. Think about all those things and look deep inside you and fix the things you need to fix, I know we all have things that needs some adjustments, things we need to change, things we need to confess, do it now while you still can and be the one He wants you to be, the one He creates you to be! He has a purpose for you, trust Him!

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Siento mucho no haber escrito mi mensaje el pasado domingo, pero el sábado por la mañana mi cuñado (el hermano de mi esposo) murió y no fue un buen momento para mí y mi familia. Especialmente ya que estamos lejos de ellos en Puerto Rico. Sé que la muerte es lo único seguro en la vida, pero aún así es un "shock" perder a alguien que uno quiere. Especialmente que era joven y dejó tres hijas (la más joven con cáncer) y estamos muy triste por ellas.

Tengo la esperanza de que lo volveremos a ver de nuevo, pues él aceptó a Cristo en su vida, pero aún así cuando te das cuenta de que alguien que quieres no va a estar más aquí, es normal estar triste, ¿verdad? pues esa fue la razón por la que no publiqué nada la semana pasada, estaba muy triste para poder escribir algo que hiciera sentido.

Hoy quiero aprovechar este post para pedirte que pienses en tu vida, ¿qué haces con ella? ¿dónde estás? Qué necesita para arreglar tu relación con el Señor? A veces pensamos que tenemos mucho de tiempo para hacer lo que tenemos que hacer, así que esperamos a un mejor momento, estamos tan ocupados o preocupados en este momento, pero que sucederá si no tienes más tiempo? ¿Qué pasará si alguien que quieres no va a estar ahí más y no hiciste lo que tenías que hacer, esperando el momento perfecto. El momento perfecto es ahora, cuando aún tienes tiempo de hacerlo. Piensa en todas esas cosas y mira profundamente dentro de ti y corrige las cosas que debes arreglar, sé que todos tenemos cosas que necesitan algunos ajustes, cosas que tenemos que cambiar, cosas que tenemos que confesar, hazlo ahora mientras puedas y se la persona que Él quiere que tú seas! Él tiene un propósito para ti, confía en Él!

Love,

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Sunday, January 08, 2012

Inspirational Sunday!

Another week ahead of us, a week that will be full of blessings I am sure!! This past week was a very busy one for me, but I can't tell you how excited I am about it, been busy means just that He is with me, that I am alive, that I am blessed!!

Sometimes we just feel so bad, so tired and want to scream and run, lol!! (I am sure I have those moments from time to time!) but now less than ever and the reason is that I have decided to say thanks to God for everything, the good, the bad and the ugly!! and I know that sometimes it's not going to be easy, but more often I find myself giving Him thanks even for those not so good things!! and I also find myself receiving blessings I don't deserve. Give yourself the blessing to praise Him and thanks Him everyday for everything!! you will see Him closer to you and your life will be more rich and abundant!! Believe that He has something big for you, because He made you the exact way you needed to be for the plans He has for you!! You are creative and you will have success if you have faith in Him and have the mind set to succeed!! I know that He loves you and wants the best for you, do you believe it? now live it!!

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Una semana más por delante, una semana que estará llena de bendiciones, estoy segura! La semana pasada estuve super ocupada, pero no puedo describirles lo emocionada que estoy por ello, estar super ocupada sólo significa que Él está conmigo, que estoy viva, que soy bendecida!

A veces, simplemente te sientes tan mal, tan cansada que lo que quieres es gritar y salir corriendo, jeje! (te aseguro que tengo esos momentos de vez en cuando, jeje!), Pero ahora menos que antes y la razón es que he decidido dar las gracias a Dios por todo, lo bueno, lo malo y lo feo! y sé que a veces no va a ser fácil, pero más a menudo me encuentro dándole las gracias, incluso por aquellas cosas que no son tan buenas! y también me encuentro a mí mismo recibiendo bendiciones que no merezco. Date la bendición de alabarle y darle gracias todos los días y por todo! verás lo cerca que sentirás Su presencia y tu vida será más rica y abundante! Cree que Él tiene algo grande para ti, porque Él te hizo de la forma exacta que debías ser para los planes que El tiene para ti! Eres creativa y tendrás éxito si tienes fe en Él y tienes la mente puesta en lograr ese éxito! Sé que Él te ama y quiere lo mejor para ti, ¿lo crees? ahora vívelo!

Love,

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Sunday, January 01, 2012

Inspirational Sunday!

Sorry I didn't post last Sunday, I was getting ready to celebrate Christmas (on Saturday night, hmmm it was really until Sunday morning!!) then on Sunday I was playing and having fun with the girls, so I completely forgot and I am sorry about that!!

So today I want to just give thanks for your support during the past year, yeahhhh HAPPY 2012!!! It wasn't an easy year, not at all, I move to the USA, TAC closed their doors and I start a new business "Latina Crafter". Thanks God, it was a joyful one! not easy but joyful! I can tell you when we were ready to move I started to think about it twice, we planned it for about 5 years (you know it, right?) but those last months were sooo difficult for me, I didn't want to leave my beautiful Puerto Rico, my family, my friends, but in the other hand I want the best for my girls (not for me!! for me I thought that PR was the best for me!!) but I did what I thought was right but it wasn't without fighting, crying, doubting and everything in between but I did it! here I am now thankful to God that was with me all the time and He never stop believing in me and trusting me about what I will do in the end!

Today I just want to tell you that you should believe in Him and know that He has good things for you this year, that even when things doesn't look the way you expected to be, there is a tomorrow and He has a plan for you, the best plan is His plan, so believe in Him and move toward that sometimes you will fight, cry and doubt, but NEVER doubt that He has something special for you, that way you will go through the path He wants you to go, even after fighting trying to go the other direction, you will do what is right! I will be here praying for you, that no mater what happen you will stay close to Him and you will move in His path!!

Many blessings to you and your family this year that just started!!

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Siento mucho no haber publicado el domingo pasado, estaba preparandome para celebrar la Navidad (el sábado por la noche, hmmm fue realmente hasta el domingo por la mañana!) y el domingo estuve jugando y divirtiéndome con las chicas, así que me olvidé por completo y lo lamento de verdad!!

Así que hoy quiero sólo dar gracias por su apoyo durante el año que acaba de terminar, siii FELIZ 2012! No fue un año fácil, en lo absoluto, me trasladé a Estados Unidos, TAC cerrá sus puertas y comencé mi pequeño negocio: Latina Crafter. Gracias a Dios, fue de mucha alegría! No fue fácil, pero sí divertido! Les cuento que cuando estábamos listos para mudarnos empecé a pensarlo dos veces, aún después de haberlo planificado por alrededor de 5 años (ustedes lo saben, ¿verdad?), Pero los últimos meses fueron tan difíciles para mí, no quería dejar mi bello Puerto Rico, mi familia, mis amigos, pero por otro lado, quiero lo mejor para mis hijas (no para mí! para mí pensé que era quedarme en PR!), pero hice lo que pensé era lo correcto, pero no lo hice sin luchar, llorar, dudar y todo lo demás, pero lo hice! y aquí estoy agradecida al Señor que está conmigo todo el tiempo y nunca deja de creer en mí y confiar en mí, en lo que finalmente haré!

Hoy sólo quiero decirte que debes creer y confiar en Él y saber que El tiene cosas buenas para ti este año, que incluso cuando las cosas no se ven de la forma en que esperas, siempre hay un mañana y El tiene un plan para ti, el mejor plan es Su plan, así que confía en Él y muévete en esa dirección, aún cuando luches, llores y dudes, nunca dudes de que Él tiene algo especial para ti, de esa forma irás por el camino que Él quiere que vayas, incluso después de luchar tratando de ir en otra dirección, vas a ir por el camino correcto, si confías en El y vas con El! Yo estaré aquí orando por ti, que no importa lo qué suceda te puedas mantener cerca de El y estés siempre en Su camino!

Muchas bendiciones para ti y tu familia en este año que acaba de comenzar!

Love,

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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

{TAC} Chicks Day: The last ONE!!

I remember the day Christine posted about a TAC Chick DT to keep TAC alive!! I applied inmediately, I was sooo excited and I can say It was a fabulous Journey! thanks to the DT girls it was a pleasure to work with you in this specTACular project, so sad to say goodbye, but I know we will always be together, once an Angel, always an Angel, and that's what all of you are in my book, my Angels!! I am so happy to celebrate Mischelle's legacy and she will always be a Big Angel for me!

I couldn't do anything special for today, every time I started something I have to leave it and today is the day and I have nothing done!! I have to tell you I have been very busy with Latina Crafter and planning everything for 2012 so I didn't have a lot of time either! but I want to share with you the last post so here I am showing some of my favorites cards using TAC stamps, at least from what I have in this computer,lol!

Hope you enjoy them! and don't forget to visit the rest of the team, I am sure you will love what they have in store for you!!

Diana Maldonado <--- You are here!!
Debra Miller
Carol Norby
Laura Nehring
Christine Pennington
Donna Thielke

















































Love,

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Sunday, December 18, 2011

Inspirational Sunday!

Just 8 days to celebrate Christmas!!! how awesome is that, right? but for some people this time is not good, specially if you are having some problems and you see everyone enjoying their time, or if you are faraway from your loved ones (like me!) and everyone is enjoying with their extended families, I know you don't feel good about it and thanks God you don't feel good, because that means that you care for them and surely they care for you! if you have problems I am sure you will find the solutions because you are there fighting the battle!

But remember that there is time for everything in life, time to smile, time to laugh, time to cry, time to be sad, time to enjoy, time to sleep time to eat! The most important thing is what you are going to do with all those different times in life, are you going to seat down and cry all the time or are you ready to move forward? No one said life was going to be easy, you know is the opposite, life is hard, is a road full of stones, but with our Lord everything can be easier, He is the one, and the ONLY one, that can get you through all the difficulties and get you through them! Trust Him, trust Him with all your heart and you will see that there is something better for you! I beleive it and I know it's true! as I say to my daughters "ask me how I know?" Trust Him and you will see great things coming to your way, give Him your heart and your life and He will do amazing things!!

I am truly grateful to celebrate CHRISTmas, that means He is with us, He came to us and we have to celebrate!

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Faltan sólo 8 días para celebrar la Navidad! que maravilloso verdad? pero para algunas personas no es tan bueno, especialmente si estás teniendo algunos problemas y ves a todo el mundo disfrutando de su tiempo, o si estás lejos de tus seres queridos (como yo) y todo el mundo está disfrutando con sus familias, sé que no te sientes bien por ello y gracias a Dios que no te sientes bien, porque eso significa que te preocupas por ellos y seguramente ellos se preocupan por ti también! Si hay problemas, hay soluciones y eso significa que estás ahí dando la batalla!

Pero recuerda que hay tiempo para todo en la vida, tiempo para sonreír, tiempo de reír a carcajadas, tiempo para llorar, tiempo para estar triste, tiempo para disfrutar, tiempo para dormir, tiempo para comer, etc, etc! Lo más importante es lo que vamos a hacer con todos esos diferentes momentos de la vida, si vas a sentarte a llorar todo el tiempo o estás listo para seguir adelante? Nadie dijo que la vida iba a ser fácil, ya sabes que es lo contrario, la vida es dura, es un camino lleno de piedras, pero con todo eso si tenemos a nuestro Señor puede ser más fácil, El es el único que puede llevarnos a través de todas las dificultades y conseguir que pasemos a través de ellas y salgamos adelante! Confía en Él, confia en Él con todo tu corazón y verás que hay algo mejor para ti! Yo lo creo y sé que es verdad! como les digo a mis hijas "pregúntame cómo lo sé?" Confía en Él y verás grandes cosas vienen para ti, dale tu corazón y tu vida y Él hará cosas asombrosas!

Estoy verdaderamente agradecida de poder celebrar esta Navidad! aunque estoy lejos de mis padres, mis hermanos, mis sobrinos, mis amigos! estoy feliz porque el Señor está con nosotros, El vino y debemos celebrarlo!

Love,

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Saturday, December 17, 2011

{TAC} Blog Hop: We LOVE Soft Pencil Studios & Phyllis Harris

Thanks for visiting today for our {TAC} Chick Blog Hop: We LOVE Soft Pecils Studios and Phyllis Harris! This first card was made using one of my favorites Soft Pencils Studios sets, have I told you I LOVE SOFT PENCILS STUDIOS, specially Elizabeth! she is an amazing lady, BTW today is her birthday go to ther blog and leave her birthday wishes!!! I am sure she will love that!

For this other card I used the set that a wonderful winner will get from this BLOG HOP: You're my cupcake! It's designed by Elizabeth from Soft Pencils Studio for Latina Crafter the Stamp Company I started 6 months ago and with your support we have been growing little by little!! This set contains bilingual phrases in English and Spanish!! If you want to see Elizabeth's designs for Latina Crafter go over here to check them out, I am sure you will love them!



Here the details for our last {TAC} blog hop from December 17th at 8 am and it ends Tuesday, Dec 20th at 11:59 pm.

We would love it if you joined us. Please use a Soft Pencil Studios or Phyllis Harris stamp set that appeared in The Angel Company catalog. Add your creation using the linky below and add a direct link to your blog.

Two lucky winners will be randomly chosen from hop participants!

Prize 1: Softpencil/Latina Crafter

Diana Maldonado {Latina Crafter} is donating one rubber stamp set {a new release, Hello Cupcake} and Elizabeth Pujalka {Softpencil Studios} is donating 2 sheets of her stickers!

Prize 2: Phyllis Harris

{Phyllis Harris} is donating the new book she illustrated - My Book of Prayers and “Brandy and Emma” and new “Happiness Is” girl stamps are now available at Unity Stamps!

Go check what the amazing girls did to inspire you!

Diana Maldonado <--- You are here!!
Debra Miller
Carol Norby
Laura Nehring
Missy Owoc
Christine Pennington
Donna Thielker




Love,

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

{TAC} Chicks Day #5

I am sooooo sorry!! I scheduled this post for last Wednesday and when I found out it was supposed to be this Dec. 14 I changed it but didn't hit the publish and was here as a draft!

For today's post I did a simple clean card featuring a sweet set that I love and didn't have the chance to buy it!!! I have this stamped images from Seminar where we were allowed to stamp images to create!!

I have some news to share for those TAC lovers!! TAC's inventory and images were bought from a fellow angel and in January they are going to open an online/retail store, so be on the look for that!!! Congrats to Pam for acquiring this wonderful company and keep them alive!!

But sadly that means we only have 2 more posts for the {TAC} Design Team. A blog hop (Softpencil & Phyllis Harris) Saturday, December 17th and the last post will be December 28th. The goal of this design team was to keep Angel Company's images out there.

So go and check the rest of the team creations, you will love what you will find!!!

Diana Maldonado <--- You are here!!
Debra Miller
Carol Norby
Laura Nehring
Christine Pennington
Donna Thielke

Love,


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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Inspirational Sunday!

I had a special weekend!!! it was my birthday and DH's birthday!! soo it was fun and fun!! and we even have some family time with my BIL and his wife!!! what a blessing for us!!

So I want to ask if you have be in touch with your love ones that aren't close to you? have you send your Christmas cards already? Remember this time we celebrate that Our Savior was born and that's the reason we give to others, because the one who LOVES us the most, comes to give Himself as a gift for US! so it's not time to celebrate something, it's time to celebrate the BEST thing that has happened to us. I have a spirit of giving always sometimes my DH called me Santa (and NO I don't celebrate Santa, but he tells me that because if it was for me and if I have the money, I will be giving to everyone that cross my path!!) I love to give because I have received SOOO MUCH!!! My message to you today is to choose someone (or more, but at least ONE person) to give something this Christmas, not your son, not your husband, someone that it's not in your list, someone that you know that needs to be taken care of! Of course I know you have your family members in your list so that is why they don't count, lol!!! Think and you will find someone, it will be fun if you share with me!!!

Have a bless week!!

Love,

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Sunday, December 04, 2011

Inspirational Sunday!

December is here!!! I love this month sooo much!!! because we celebrate our Lord came to give us the gift of Salvation!! He was born so we can have communion with Our Father! what an awesome miracle, right?

I love CHRISTmas time, I really do! so this month is very special for all of us that believe in Him, not because what the world celebrate, but because of Him, Jesus is the Reason I celebrate and I rejoice in that fact! and this month we should just think of this beautiful miracle and what does that means for us in our day by day.

I invite you to look at all the blessings you have and rejoice in them looking at them as miracles, because everyday is a miracle from the Lord, celebrate that He was born to give us Salvation!

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Diciembre está aquí! Me encanta este mes, porque celebramos que nuestro Señor vino a darnos el regalo de la Salvación! Él nació para que podamos tener comunión con nuestro Padre! lo que es un milagro maravilloso, Cierto?

Me encanta la época de Navidad, de verdad! por lo que este mes es muy especial para todos nosotros los que creemos en Él, no por lo que el mundo celebra, pero por Él, Jesús es la razón por la que celebramos y me gozo en ello! y este mes sólo debemos pensar en este hermoso milagro y lo que eso significa para nosotros en nuestro día a día.

Te invito a ver todas las bendiciones que tienes y a regocijarte y gozarte en ellas mirándolas como milagros, porque cada día es un milagro del Señor, celebremos que El nació para darnos salvación!

Love,
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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Inspirational Sunday!

As we celebrate Thanksgiving Day! this past week, I took sometime while washing the dishes, lol! To think about me and my family. Sometimes I say to myself stuff like, "I wish not to cook today and grab some food", "I am tired of the kitchen already", "Why we can't go eat outside" and sometimes I even get mad about it, but the truth is that I LOVE to cook for my family, I LOVE that they ALWAYS are thankful that I do that for them. Sometimes we are running errands and it's late and we are hungry and when is time to decide what to do, most of the time they want mom's food! What a blessing, right? (I know I sometimes don't see it that way, lol) but it's a true blessing that they love what I do for them and that they are always thankful about it, even when I was thinking about it washing the mount of dishes, lol, but know what? I love to wash the dishes too, not as much as I love to cook, but I do like it!!

What I want to share today is that we need to look at everything through different angles, through different eyes, things you complain about might be a real blessing for others, I know people that would love to receive the praise I received when I cook for my family, so I want to be thankful for the blessing of cook to my family, it's the little things that can transform our lives IF we decided to look at them in different ways! Go and take a look of those small things that can be BIG blessings in your life and thanks God for them!

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Al celebrar el Día de Acción de Gracias! esta semana que pasó, me tome algún tiempo, mientras lavaba los trastes, jeje, para pensar en mí y mi familia. A veces me digo a mí mismo cosas como: "Ojalá no tuviese que cocinar hoy", "Estoy cansado de la cocina ya", "¿Por qué no podemos ir a comer afuera?" y, a veces hasta me da coraje por eso, pero la verdad es que me encanta cocinar para mi familia, me encanta que siempre están agradecidos de que lo hago por ellos. A veces estamos haciendo diligencias y ya es tarde y tenemos hambre y cuándo es el momento de decidir qué hacer, la mayoría de las veces quieren comida de mamá, jeje! ¡Qué bendición, ¿no? (Yo sé que a veces no lo veo de esa manera, jeje) pero es una verdadera bendición que les encanta lo que hago por ellos y que siempre estén agradecidos de ello, incluso cuando estaba pensando en eso mientras lavaba una montaña de trastes, jeje, pero saben qué? Me encanta lavar los platos, no tanto como cocinar, pero me gusta también!

Lo que quiero compartir hoy es, que tenemos que mirar todo a través de diferentes ángulos, a través de otros ojos, cosas que talvez nos quejamos pueden ser una verdadera bendición para otros y para nosotras mismas, sé que hay gente que le gustaría recibir los elogios que recibo cuando cocino para mi familia, así que quiero estar agradecida por la bendición de cocinar para mi familia, pues son las pequeñas cosas que pueden transformar nuestra vida si nos decidimos a verlos en una forma diferente! Ve a echar un vistazo a esas pequeñas cosas que pueden ser bendiciones en tu vida grandemente y da gracias al Señor por ellas!

Love,

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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Just a little note to say "Happy Thanksgiving day!! May the Lord continue blessing you, I am thankful for all His blessings and that includes you!! You are a blessing to me and I wish you a very awesome day to you and your family.

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Solo una notita para desearte un "Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias", que el Señor te continue bendiciendo hoy y siempre! Doy gracias a El por todas Sus bendiciones incluyéndote a ti!! pues eres una bendición en mi vida. TE deseo un lindo día para ti y toda tu familia.

Love,
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

{TAC} Chicks Day #4

This is the last day for November {TAC} chicks team posts!! but the team is getting ready for December already and we have everything lined up, so be sure to come back in December to check what the team is working with, I am sure you will love it!!

For today's card I used a color combo that I {love} Pink & Brown! The image is from a set called "Spanish" Seasonal cuties or "English" Seasonal cuties since it was available in English and Spanish as well. It was the second "Spanish" set from TAC since I was with the company, they had another one before but I wasn't by that time, so for me this was the second!! The sentiment in this card is again from "Mis frases favoritas" (My favorite phrases) by Latina Crafter

Don't forget to visit the chicks!

Diana Maldonado <--- You are here!!
Debra Miller
Carol Norby
Missy Owoc
Christine Pennington
Donna Thielke


Love,

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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Inspirational Sunday!

***OMG I just noticed that the post didn't go live yet!!! I wrote it in advance but it seems like I didn't hit the publish button, I am sooo sorry!!!***

This week we celebrate "Thanksgiving Day" but for me everyday is a day to give Thanks to the Lord for all His blessings! I am so thankful to Him, because of everything He has done in my life. Sometimes I just seat in my bed to think how merciful He is, sometimes I just feel so shame for the things I have done and even with those He accepts me and forgives me! What a wonderful Lord we have.

I invite you to take a moment to be thankful, even when we need to be thankful every second, be sure to give Thanks now! Try to at least take a moment every day to be thankful, I am sure you will feel His love every time you do it! I can tell you that because that is something I started a few years ago, be thankful as much as I can and I have feel His love more now than ever, be thankful to the ONE that gives you everything you have.

Wishing you a wonderful week!

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***Acabo de darme cuenta de que el mensaje no había salido todavía! Lo había puesto en automático y parece que después no le di a publicar, lo siento mucho***

Esta semana se celebra el "Día de Acción de Gracias", pero para mí cada día es un día para dar gracias al Señor por todas sus bendiciones! Estoy muy agradecida con El, por todo lo que ha hecho en mi vida. A veces me siento en mi cama a pensar en lo misericordioso que es, a veces siento tanta vergüenza por las cosas que he hecho e incluso con todo eso El me acepta y me perdona! ¡Qué maravilloso Señor tenemos!

Hoy te invito a tomar un momento para agradecer al Señor por todas sus bendiciones, aún cuando tenemos que estar agradecidos cada segundo, por lo menos saca este momento para dar gracias ahora! Trate de tomar por lo menos un momento cada día para dar gracias al Señor, estoy segura de que vas a sentir Su amor cada vez que lo haces! Les digo pues, hace algunos años comencé a hacerlo, dar gracias tanto como puedo y he sentido Su amor ahora más que nunca, da gracias al Señor, pues es El quien te da todo lo que tienes.

Deseándote una maravillosa semana!

Love,

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Saturday, November 19, 2011

{TAC} November Blog Hop: We LOVE Nina B!

Thanks for coming by today!! The {TAC} Chick team is having another Blog Hop!!! This time we are featuring Nina B designs!!! Nina B is an amazing designer, I am sure you are going to like this hop!! For my card I used the Vintage Rides set!! I love, love this set, it brings so many cool memories!! The sentiment is from a new set from Latina Crafter, Mis Frases Favoritas (My favorite phrases!) it means something like I alhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifways believe you can do it! Hope you like my take, I decided to use bright colors and I really like how they looks together!

We would love it if you joined our {TAC} blog hop! Entries must use a Nina B set which appeared in the 2011 TAC catalog. To join our hop, link in using the button below and the full address to your blog post. One lucky hopper will win the Nina B set “Katy”! {Thanks SO much Nina!} The winner will be chosen at random; design team members are not eligible to win. This challenge is open until 11:54 pm (CST) Tuesday, November 22nd, so please join us!

Don't forget to visit all the chicks and have fun!!

Carol
Christine
Debra
Diana <-- You are here!!
Donna
Laura
Missy





Love,
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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Inspirational Sunday!

Another Sunday here!! This month is sure going fast, right? I am not sure if is because I am sick or what, but it's certainly going too fast!! Today I want to praise the Lord for the friends I have made through this blog, I am sure that I don't know personally most of you and of course you don't know me either, lol! But even tho we feel connected in some sort, right? That's something I am thankful for! I praise the Lord every time I receive an e-mail from any of you, it's so nice to receive a message from you and I write here because I think you feel the same way when you read my posts, that's one of the reasons I do it, sometimes I just know that you need to read something from someone and I seat here to write to you and I am thankful for that time and the words the Lord gives me for you! Take some time now to praise the Lord for those little things that sometimes we just don't see them, He enjoys to receive our praise too! I know He loves to be praise because He created us so we can glorify Him and enjoy Him in everything we do! I am thankful that He created me and I praise Him for everything He has made in my life! Are you? Let Him know, even when He knows everything, it's good to take the time to say it!

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Otro domingo aquí! Este mes de seguro se ha ido super rápido, ¿verdad? No estoy segura si es porque estoy enferma o qué, pero está llendo super rápido!

Hoy quiero alabar al Señor por las amistades que he hecho a través de este blog, estoy segura de que no conozco personalmente a la mayoría de ustedes y por supuesto ustedes no me conocen personalmente a mi tampoco, jeje! Pero a pesar de eso,nos sentimos conectadas de algún modo, ¿no? Eso es algo por lo cual estoy muy agradecida! Y alabo al Señor cada vez que recibo un correo electrónico de parte de ustedes, es muy bonito recibir un mensaje de esas personas especiales que forman parte de nuestras vidas y yo escribo aquí porque creo que ustedes sienten lo mismo cuando leen mis posts y esa es una de las razones por las que escribo, pues quiero reciprocar la misma alegría que recibo de parte de ustedes! a veces simplemente siento que te necesitas leer de algo sobre alguien y me siento aquí a escribirles, y estoy agradecida por el tiempo y las palabras que el Señor me da para ustedes! Tómate un tiempo ahora para alabar al Señor por esas pequeñas cosas que a veces simplemente no vemos, pues a Elle gusta recibir nuestra alabanza también! Yo sé que le encanta nuestra alabanza, porque Él nos creó para que podamos glorificarle y gozarnos de El en todo lo que hacemos! Estoy agradecida de que El me creó y lo alabo por todo lo que ha hecho en mi vida! ¿Lo estás tú? Déjale saber pues incluso, cuando Él lo sabe todo, es bueno tomarse el tiempo para decirlo!


Love,

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Wednesday, November 09, 2011

{TAC} Chicks Day #3

Another {TAC} Chicks Day!!! I love when these days come!! so happy to still sharing our love for {TAC}. Today I choose a set that I love very much, I love it because it brings me happy memories! Christmas is one of the most special seasons for me, I celebrate that our Savior came to us and I celebrate the memories I have from my childhood, my grandmas, my sister and my brother, my parents, my cousins, my extended family and my special friends! I enjoyed that time so much that it always bring a smile to my face!!

I invited you to check the girls, I am sure you will love what they have done!

Diana Maldonado <--- You are here!!
Debra Miller
Laura Nehring
Carol Norby
Missy Owoc
Christine Pennington
Donna Thielke


Love,
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Sunday, November 06, 2011

Inspirational Sunday!

As you know this past week I was sick, oh well I still sick, but today is a new week, lol! Instead of feeling completely down, I took that time to give thanks to God, because He is taking care of me. I have feel sooo blessed this week, my girls and my DH have been there for me, I know they miss the "real" me, but I trust God that I will be better soon. This week was supposed to be a great week, I re-stock inventory in Latina Crafter PLUS I received **NEW** designs!! and that was nice, I still enjoy to get the happy mail, even when I felt like crap! see there is nothing wrong to be sick (I don't like it, but that wouldn't stop me) and shouldn't stop you either. Be bold about your faith in the Lord and He will help you go through all the moments you have no energy by yourself, He will give you the energy you need to keep moving, trust Him with all your heart and be faithful, because He is always faithful. It might not be that you are sick, it might be something else, but anything that is stopping or bothering you, you should give it to Him and trust Him, He will get you out of there, in His time! It has been a week, oh no!! I don't even remember the last time I felt like this, but I know He is with me and in a short time I will be back to normal, trust in Him and you will see that whatever is bothering you, it will be a past thing for you too!

For a great week, full of health and love from above!!

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Como ya saben la semana pasada estuve bien enferma, pues sigo enferma, pero hoy es una nueva semana, jeje! En lugar de sentirme completamente "down", me tomé este tiempo para dar gracias a Dios, porque Él cuida de mí. Me he sentido tan bendecida esta semana, mis hijas y mi DH han estado ahí para mí, sé que extrañan la "verdadera" yo, pero confío en Dios que me recuperaré pronto. Esta semana se suponía que era una gran semana, me llegaba inventario de Latina Crafter y recibí **NUEVOS** diseños! y estuvo fabuloso, pues saben que me gusta recibir "happy mail", incluso cuando me siento mal de salud! ven? no hay nada malo en estar enferma (no me gusta, pero eso no me detendrá) y no debe detenerte a tí tampoco. Demuestra tu fe en el Señor y Él te ayudará a pasar por todos los momentos en los que no tienes energía por tí misma, Él te dará la energía que necesitas para seguir adelante, confía en Él con todo tu corazón y sé fiel, porque El es siempre fiel. Talvez no estés enferma, puede ser otra cosa, pero lo que te está deteniendo o molestando, entrégaselo a Él y confía en Él, Él te sacará de allí, en su tiempo! Ha sido una larga semana, ni siquiera recuerdo la última vez que me sentí así, pero sé que Él está conmigo y en poco tiempo voy a volver a la normalidad, confía en El y verás que todo lo que te está molestando, será cosa del ayer para tí también!

Por una gran semana, llena de salud y amor de parte del Señor!

Love,

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Friday, November 04, 2011

A very Special Card!

I have been sick since Monday and my dear daughters did this card for me!! It is very special to me because my lil one colored the image and my oldest did the card, aren't they just special? I love my girls sooo much. They were really worry about me so they did the card to cheer me up and I can tell you they did it!!

Both stamps are TAC!

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He estado enferma desde el lunes y para mi sorpresa, mis hijas me hicieron esta hermosa tarjeta!! Lo que la hace más especial es que las dos trabajaron en ella, la chiquita la pintó y la grande hizo la tarjeta! no son simplemente especiales? Amo tanto a mis hijas y en estos días no he podido ni abrazarlas por temor a que se contagien!!! ellas han estado sumamente preocupadas por mi e hicieron esta tarjeta para levantarme el ánimo, les aseguro que lo lograron!

Los dos sellos son de TAC!

Love,

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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Inspirational Sunday!

Sometimes I seat down here to write my message, but there are a lot of other things that come to my mind to write about it. I know that the Lord has a purpose and there are some of you that need to read what I write, even those messages that has nothing to do with what I plan to write when I start writing. I really appreciate your e-mails because it's a way for me to know that God has a purpose with what I write and there is always someone that read the message and get something about it, I praise the Lord for giving me that opportunity! Everything has a purpose, God has every detail in place for us, even those details that seems that doesn't fit there, those has a purpose as well. Sometimes there are things that make you sad, mad, feeling empty or full of whys, but those are meant to make you stronger, those are there to remember you that He has the control over your life, if you trust Him, He will do those moments just an experience to get you where you should be, to give you what He has in store for you, don't get discourage for those things, just look at them and give Him thanks because you know He has something better for you, trust Him and wait for it. It may take days, weeks, months, years, but someday you will understand why. Give Him thanks now because you know He is with you!

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A veces me siento aquí para escribir mi mensaje, pero me vienen a la mente otras cosas para escribir sobre ellas. Yo sé que el Señor tiene un propósito y hay algunas de ustedes que necesitan leer lo que escribo, incluso aquellos mensajes que no tiene nada que ver con lo que planeaba escribir cuando empiezo a escribir. Realmente aprecio sus e-mails, porque es una manera de saber que Dios tiene un propósito con lo que escribo y siempre hay alguien que lee el mensaje y necesitaba leerlo, le doy la gloria al Señor por darme esa oportunidad! Todo tiene un propósito, Dios tiene todo los detalle en su lugar para nosotros, incluso aquellos detalles que parece que no encajan allí, también tienen un propósito. A veces hay cosas que te ponen triste, molesta, con una sensación de vacío o llena de porqués, pero esos son o para hacerte más fuerte, o para recordarte que Él tiene el control sobre tu vida, si confiamos en Él, Él hará esos momentos sólo una experiencia para llegar a donde debemos estar, o para darte lo que Él ha preparado para ti, no te desalientes por esas cosas, sólo observalos y dale gracias al Señor porque sabes que El tiene algo mejor para ti, confía en El y espera. Puede tomar días, semanas, meses, años, pero algún día entenderás el por qué. Démosle gracias ahora porque sabemos que Él está con nosotros!

Love,


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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

{TAC} Chicks Day #2

Welcome back to another {TAC} Chicks' Day!! I love to play with my TAC stamps!!! I just love them and miss them soooo much!! but I am not going to cry is time to celebrate sharing my love for them. That is the reason for the {TAC} Chicks, honor and celebrate TAC all the time!!

This time I used an image designed by Soft Pencil Studios that was in the last catalog! Sentiment is from Latina Crafter and papers I am not sure, I just used some scraps I have on my stash, yikess!!! There is so much crap, excuse me SCRAPS, that I need to use asap!!! For the special touch I added a bit of twine!!! ohhhh, I am in love with this thing now!! so much that I am carrying it in my Latina Crafter's site!!

Hope you like my card and now I invite you to visit the rest of the team for more inspiration and more love!

Diana Maldonado <--- You are here!!
Debra Miller
Laura Nehring
Carol Norby
Missy Owoc
Christine Pennington
Donna Thielke

Love,

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