The first of the Month(s)

 

We're preparing to head out on vacation with the family.  We'll be celebrating our 18th wedding anniversary on July 1rst where we celebrated our very first wedding anniversary.  This time, it'll be nice to be there with the kids.  Sharing this time and place in the continuation of God's blessings upon us is extremely special to me.  

On August 1rst, we'll be observing the 7th year anniversary of Papi's passing.  On either this day or the 13th, I might want to get out to the Cemetery in remembrance of Papi.  

House repair R-US

-Patio

Before / After

We painted this cement patio floor for the last tenants but we repainted it and then Claudia had an idea to add a different flooring altogether. It's a composite flooring which we think looks a lot more interesting for the patio.

-Electric switch:  I had to saw off the 3rd switch b/c controls one of the exterior lights which double as a camera.

-Wall repair:  While I was trying to repair one drywall patch, I busted another drywall portion of the wall behind... so I had to redo that one too.  :/   Handy-Jav still needs more practice as you can see. 

My old equipment

Selling some old equipment. 

It's been a long time since I've been able to put these to use. Some of these are still loved and used today. I'll be selling these on the FBarket place or Ebay.



An extremely versatile and unique amp simulator. The Zoom 305.



Distortion pedals were never my kind of sound. 



The Alesis drum machine and the Roland drum pad, great sound. 

 

Lord's Day message: Abiding or Apostatizing?

 

Nothing good can come from being unchurched and refusing to gather with the saints.  We are the body of Christ in gathering together. Since He is the bread that came from Heaven, then we need Him daily in order not to be malnourished, and endure in our walk through the wilderness of this present life.  Is Church important?  Yes, because it's life giving and life sustaining physically and spiritually.

(*audio glitches at 21:13)

RIP Tio Jr.

For me, Tio Jr. was always the "MacGyver" uncle who always knew how to fix something; always had the newest technology on something; always wanted to show off something he fixed or figured out.  

He and Titi Ely were always together.  There was a time when you always knew they would show up on holidays and it was obvious they loved Papi so much. 

I was blown away when Titi told me they'd reach 62 years of marriage!  WOW!  

He was an honorable man and did marriage the right way.  His toil on the earth won't be dismissed in the eternal state.  

I'm glad I was able to see Titi Ely and pray for her earnestly now that her hubby and partner in life has passed on to glory.  She's struggling with increased Parkinson's Disease and finding it harder to walk the way Parkinson's affected Papi.  But The Lord allowed these Andemic symptoms to manifest later in her life by His grace just like they did for Papi.   May she be granted increased faith and strength for what lies ahead.

Praying for Cousin Lizzie and Joe who'll continue caring for her in Penn.  

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DR TRIP PICS

 

We had a great time at the Dreams Flora All-inclusive Hotel and celebrated Victoria's 12th birthday.  This might indeed be a place we might want to come back to.  It was smaller than the Lifestyles Hotel (where to get around, you needed to continuously hop on a golf cart) but this was pretty much the same but a lot smaller and more intimate.  Anyone planning a vacation, we recommend it.

:)

DR TRIP 2025

We'll be traveling back to the Dominican Republic next week.  We're headed to an all inclusive spot for about 5 days.  God willing, we'll be back and I'll post some fun pics. :)

Pray for safe travels on our behalf. Thanks.  

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