About the Real
Story Making
Mother
MY CHILDHOOD |
When I was born, my mom could
not walk. She rolled around in a wheelchair. She still does. She is a pretty
special lady, and I love her, but she could not raise me. So, I became my
grandmother’s and my grandfather’s little girl. They already had a dog with
my name, and well...they did not want to confuse the dog. So...they changed
MY name! (Tell me, is that fair?) ~smile~ One day, I got the chance to
leave the city. I did not like my neighborhood because it was dirty and
dangerous. When my aunt let me move with her to a place that was beautiful
and had lots of grass and trees, I was happy. Here, the sun shines almost all
the time. It’s a happy place to live and I love it so much that people think
I’m silly. |
MY FAMILY |
I married a wonderful man 16
years ago, and together, we have three great kids. My daughter looks just
like me, except that she’s way better looking. My two boys like to play basketball
and enjoy good stories--and yes, they are cute, too. We all love watching
superhero movies. My husband’s mom is my best
friend. My niece lives with her and she is one of our favorite people, too.
We all go to church together, eat at restaurants together, and pretty much
live like one family in two houses. We are Hispanic (that means we speak
Spanish), and being a close family like this is a special part of our
culture. |
FRIENDS |
I have a great family (REALLY
great) and they are all special to me--they are my best friends. Now, my
other best friend (outside of my family) has known me for a long time, and
she is very special to me, too. We are freakishly alike, yet also
different--I love her a lot. A few other awesome people make me smile a lot—some
of them sometimes cook for me! (grin) See? I told you they make me
smile. I hope they know how much I
love them. |
WORK LIFE |
My church is Spanish, and we all
work very hard to help people learn to love God. I am the secretary and a
teacher. Also, because we all work at the church, my family is almost always
there when the doors are open. I love everything about my church, my family,
and even my job. I answer phones at a farm (plus I do a lot of other things
there) and I think it's a lot of fun! |
WHAT I LOVE THE MOST |
I love Jesus so much. I need him
every day, and he makes me feel special. He is a good Lord and I know that I
can trust him. Other things I love include writing and spending time with
kids. I also like to read the Bible and stories about other people who love
God. Another favorite of mine is my online work--my websites and blogs. We are homeschoolers, too, and that is so much fun
for us, as well. |
THINGS I WANT
TO DO |
In the future, I want to be a
teacher at a school. I think it would be fun to work at a private school, or
even to one day be the principal. I also want to be part of making reading
fun for children, with stories that make them feel special. I hope that I can
eventually make my writing into real books that people will like. I also want
to stop being scared when I stand up in front of groups of people to talk. |
MY STORIES |
I got started making up stories
at age 12 because my cousin was bratty. The way I kept him calm was by
pretending to be somebody different. I acted like the Story Making Mother,
and I entertained him with tales that I made up. Most of the stories had him
as the star. He loved it. (Hey, if you want to be the star of a story, just
let me know.) |
Later, when I had kids, I found
out that instead of yelling at them when they did something bad, I could tell
stories that made them want to be good. They loved the Pumpkin Story and
decided not to let mean kids keep them from doing what is right. They
listened to the Gumball Story and decided not to complain. The Lamp helped
them to see that the reward for their obedience would be wonderful. Each
story I told helped them to work harder to have clean hearts. |
Now, my stories continue to help
kids. I hope they will bless you, too! I love you guys. Keep praying and keep
reading the Bible and great stories like these! |
WHO IS GOD? |
I believe that Jesus Christ was
hurt and then died. I know that his blood was spilled for me. I also know
that he would have done it for you, too, even if you had been the only person
on earth. I believe we have all sinned (that means do bad things) and need
his gift of forgiveness. If you don’t think so, ask yourself if you ever made
someone cry. When I read the Bible, I see that none of us can be good enough
to go to Heaven. He wants to give us Heaven as a gift, and if we try to pay
him for it by being good, it’s rude. We should still be good, though, because
we show him we love him, by being as good as we can. If we have trouble being
good, Jesus tells us we can live well because we have help--the Holy Spirit. |
This sounds hard, but it starts
out easily. Tell Jesus you want to believe him, that
you will serve him all your life. Tell him you want give him all of you and
that you want his Spirit to help you do good things. Then, ask him to help
you to know what you should do. That’s it! |
At least for now…the next step
is to read the Bible, which you can find online at www.biblegateway.com
I like to read
the New King James Version. |
(This is my favorite online
Bible site.) Then, keep talking to God at least a couple of times a day.
Finally, go to church. (Yeah, you knew I would say that--smile!) Make sure
your church believes Jesus is God’s son, in the Trinity, and that the Bible
is the complete written word of God. |
LEARN MORE |
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criticism, send random comments, etc. |
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