Thought You Knew

I was so blessed to get this award from one of my sweetest bloggy friends, Dani Joy over at Gospel 2 Gijon. She and her family are missionaries in Spain and living for Jesus. She is a remarkable homeschooling mama, raising warriors for Christ and I am blessed to call her my friend!



The rules for this award are to share 7 things about myself that you wouldn't know, then pick 7 'kreativ bloggers' to do the same.


1. I have some serious pet peeve's and if these things happen around me, I start to feel physically ill!
-Anyone cracking their knuckles
-Someone popping their gum
-People that put their feet up on the dashboard in the car...ewww!
(This is just to name a few. I am sure my husband could list a few hundred for me.)


2. I hated to drink milk until I became pregnant with Miguel, my firstborn. Now, I drink milk like crazy and crave it with everything from cookies to steak. However, it has to be in a glass with ice.


3. My first 2 babies, Miguel and Karizma, wore cloth diapers for their first year. Only at home and during the day, but it still saved us a ton of money.


4. My Dad took me to a barber shop, just around my first birthday, to have my head shaved. I was a totally bald baby, as in my mom would have to tape bows to my head bald, and he thought that if my head were shaved, it would stimulate growth. (I have heard this a lot in mexican circles.) Well, I don't know if it is the shaving that worked or not, but my hair has been thick and long ever since.


5. I wanted to be a cop when I grew up. My Dad was a police officer when I was a little girl and I just thought that would be so cool and that I would become instantly 'tough'. I became a young mother and never took it any further than just a dream, however, when I became a single mom, I did look into becoming a border patrol agent. I seriously considered it, and had I remained a single mom, I might have tried, but God had much different plans for my life.


5. My first name is not Veronica, it is Noemi. Pronounced No-eh-MEE, accent on the last syllable. I think it is such a beautiful name. I totally wish I could have gone by that name instead. I did not even know it was my first name until I was in the first grade, when the teacher kept calling a 'Noemi' and no one answered, so she then called out my last name, and we pieced it together. Boy, was I shocked! I did try to go by it each year, but it never stuck, or whenever I started a new job, but no one could say it right. My sister also went by her middle name, Rocio, until at 8 years old she very boldly told everyone in the family that she did not want to be called that anymore. She wanted to go by her first name, Amanda. She had hated the nickname an uncle of ours had attached to her middle name (Chio, Chio, Chion...which was a way of calling her a crybaby) and left it behind, and Amanda she became at 8 years old. I always envied my little sister's boldness and miss that about her so much. She went home to be with Jesus at 25 years old.


6. Sticking to the theme of Amanda and I, we used to have burping contests in bed at night and 9 out of 10 times I won.


7. I am a big Dog the Bounty Hunter fan and am always telling Tim we could totally be friends with them. Sometimes I so want to go to Hawaii just to be able to go to the Da Kine bail bonds office and hang with them all and say a prayer with them as we all stand in a circle coming before Jesus. Tim and I love watching this show together and often pray for the people that are captured on the show.


I could have totally found lots more to reveal, but I don't want to let you think any worse of me than you already do... a neurotic, ex-lactose hating, semi-granola mama, balding, cop wanna be, going through an identity crisis, burping, bounty hunter stalker. And you thought you knew!

Oh, and yes, I realize I added two #5's....guess, I can add that another thing you might not know about me is I can be a total dunce sometimes and be forgetful.



The 7 bloggers I nominate to receive this award, in no significant order:

1. Natalie over at Raising Miracles..my loving SIL. She keeps her blog 'kreativ' by always having a new background when you visit! I am never bored when I visit her blog! This is her holding Isabella on the day she was born.





2. Corinna at the Brownlie Bunch. She takes such gorgeous pictures of her modern day gerber baby, Jacob.





3. Is Cynthia over at Cynthia's Thailand Blog. She is a dear friend of ours from church that just relocated to Thailand for 2 years to be a teacher. Her blog will inspire you!





4. Susan over at God, My Savior Forever, whom is another of my SIL's. She keeps it 'Kreativ' by always having a good balance of things on her blog. Plus, you probably will never meet another 'blogger' that is more caring, compassionate, and understanding, than Susan is. I always tell people that Susan is so sweet I could totally get cavities from being around her! She is just THAT NICE! You won't be disappointed if you make her a bloggy friend of yours, too. Here she is with my little brother, Manny.





5. Amber over at Striving For 31. Her blog will keep you laughing, seeking the Lord, and you will be amazed at how honest she can be!




6. Jessica over at Working On A Full House. This mama loves the Lord mightily, and has become such a sweet friend to me! I adore her Proverb's 31 heart and I know you will, too! Here she is with her sweet girl, Gracie. Aren't they too pretty for words?



7. Oh, it is so hard just picking 7, and I realize I can only pick one more...so, I am just going to close my eyes and choose one from the LONG list of others I wanted to include... and the winner is...Janee over at The Lockwood Family. She is a missionary in Mexico/homeschooling mom of 12/wife/and daughter to the King of Kings. She is a Godly woman that I admire so much!

To all the women mentioned, I thank God for bringing you into my life. There were so many others I wanted to mention, but I stuck to the rules! I understand you are all very busy women, and may not have time to add a post about this award on your blog, but I wanted you to know you are loved and recognized for the wonderful way you share Jesus in your posts.

Have a blessed day!!!