Today is my birthday, the big one! Happy 40th birthday to me! My phone rang around 6 in the morning, to let us know that school was closed for today due to snow storm. I'm the kind of person that absolutely hates being home! I like to keep busy, go out, anything but being forced to stay home, and now here I am....God sure does have a sense of humor, 'cause when I looked at the snow out my window, I laughed, and in a strange way, I feel it was His way of saying, "I am with you always even when you're being a pain in the neck." Until next time, see you soon! Joann

This week, my daughter and I have one week off of school because of winter break. Thursday we will be going to Hershey Pa for a family vacation. Looking forward to being with my family away from home for a couple of days. I'm gonna take plenty of pictures so hopefully you'll get to see them soon.
I don't know why I just thought of this, but tomorrow will be 10 or 11 years since my second miscarriage. I'm thinking maybe this memory came to my mind because of my ob-gyn appointment today. Anyway, it was an emotional and painful time in my life, much more emotional than my first miscarriage because I didn't think I would lose another child, and yet when it happened, it was devistating for me and for my husband. I'll never forget where I was and what I was doing. I was 2 months pregnant, and we were on a carnival cruise. The second day into the trip, I started spotting and knew something was wrong. The ship had ported in Cozumel, Mexico, and after seeing the doctor on board the ship, we hesitantly decided to go to the hospital in Cozumel. The sonogram showed what we'd feared, I was already losing the baby. So here I was in a foreign country, with doctors that spoke spanish, and thank God my husband was able to communicate with them. I had a dnc, in a strange place, and strange hospital. I remember before I went under, praying that God would be with me and with my husband, because I knew that he was probably more afraid than I was at the time. God was so amazing to me. There's a happy ending to my ordeal.
About 2 years later, I became pregnant again, and normally I worry about everything, ask my family they'll tell you. I'm just naturally a worrier, especially after two miscarriages, I thought I would be so scared. Instead, the minute I found out I was pregnant, God gave me a peace that passed all understanding. I knew beyond the shadow of a doubt that the baby inside of me was not going to die. My husband was not as convinced, but I kept telling him "you'll see!"
Sure enough there she was my little miracle Gina born on March 17, now she is going to be 10 years old this March. I can't believe how big she is, and I love her so much! So for those of you going through a rough time in your life, don't fight the fight alone, but run the race set before you with Jesus Christ for He will never leave you nor forsake you! He'll be your shelter in the time of storm! Joann

Hello everyone, and Happy Valentine's Day to all! Today I woke up to breakfast in bed from my daughter, cereal of coarse, she does this on every special occasion. After breakfast we as a family went to church, and enjoyed another beautiful service, than went to my parents house where my husband had a dozen roses delivered . I was surprised because he didn't tell me he was doing this. He also had roses delivered to his parents house. When we got home, there they were a dozen roses for me and my daughter. What a wonderful man I married. It was a beautiful day! Happy Valentine's Day all! Joann

Here is a picture of my beloved family...I love them so much,,,sometimes I wonder if they really know I much I love them. My daughter Gina is the spitten image of her dad, and looks a lot like her dad's side of the family. She's a beauty. I pray for my family each and every day, and always pray that my daughter will walk with her Lord and Savior for the rest of her life.