**Paintballing** :)

Hello :) 

   This past Saturday our youth went Paintballing. We meet up with some of the Whittier youth. The word I'm searching for, to best describe it, would be..EPIC! :) it's been too long since I've last shot someone with a paintball flying at vicious speeds. Lol I hope we get together again soon! We were all pretty bruised up. Nothing says a good time with friends like welts! haha

Whittier Youth

Our Instructor, THE BEST

Battle!



Marvin, Never misses an oppurtunity to adverstise. Lol



Gary Molina

Jason

Okay so I rarely whear hats, but this was a bears hat!

The Last Stand

Done for the day

If you've never tried it, please do!

Have a good one :)

-Elias

20110526-1

Schools out!

Hi there :)

Okay so the month of May is wrapping up, were almost half way through 2011. Just in the past 4 months so many events have occured. From tsunamis to Bin Laden's capture. It's pretty crazy. lol Pacific Coast Camp is around the corner *BREAKING NEWS* Looks like I won't be able to make it. :( :( I'm still working on getting to go, say a prayer for me! Lol :)

Tornados....

  -There causing all kinds of damage in the mid west. Pray for the families who have been affected by them. I listened to sound clip of a family that hid, in gas station's walk in freezer, while a tornado tore that gas station to bits. I heard as one person just kept saying Jesus, they all survived. :)

                    

Schools out for the summer...

  -I'm so happy for my brothers! Lol They have endured another school year. They should recieve the resilient followers of the month award. haha But really tho, I'm glad they took care of business. Now they can have a little fun ;) To all you that will be enjoying a break, I say congrats!

                                      

Follower of the Month...

  -I've been behind schedule when choosing the follower of the month. Picked up a bad habbit of announcing them at the end of the month, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Oh well, It's the thought that counts. Lol :) I do have my next follower of the month, which you will all find out tomorrow. *Sneak Peak* she's from California.

Kyle Busch..

  -He's a NASCAR driver, which up until yesterday, I had no idea who he was. He was pulled over in NC. For what? you guessed it...Speeding. But this wasn't your normal 10-15 miles over the speed limi..He was going 83mph over the speed limit! 128mph in a 45mph. 0.o?? FAIL!

                         

Yahoo Pulse..

  -When it's not busy flashing error messages, it actually is quite usefull. Lol

The Mavericks..

 - They will probably win it all.

Jenny Craig...

  -Okay I'm not using this plan but it's practically synomous with the word diet. I started to cut back a bit and have already dropped over 10 pounds. Cutting out the sweets was like disowning your own child. You know the saying goes, "You can get something for nothing"

                                                        
Paintballing...

  -Last Saturday our youth spent the morning blasting each other with paintballs(traveling at great speeds) Lol It was totally worth the bruises and if you've never done it, you owe it to yourself. Right Marvin? Gary? Lol I forgot my camera at home and so I took most of my pics via Iphone. Lol

Little M.J.

  -The baby of the family, his birthday is this Saturday! I can't wait to celebrate it. What do I get him? I'm looking at buying him an Ipod. Since he CLAIMS I allegedly lost his Ipod. 





                                                -Allegedly- :)

Okay tis' all for now. Have a good day :)

Allegedly,

-Elias

20110526

**Missions Week**

Good Morning :)



This past week was our annual missions week! We kicked things off with our Wednesday evening service..Instead of having a guest speaker, we had our 3 branch work pastors preach. Each of them for 20 minutes. Each pastor testified, and shared with us some of the difficulties they encountered when starting a church. It was very encouraging. The following Saturday was our annual missions picnic. There were a variety of different types of food! I had myself a little cheat date, but it was totally worth it. lol There were many visitors that joined us :)



Vivian and our awesome van riders! Not one bit camera shy. lol



The little play area, they didn't make them this cool when I was young



Erin, The one, Ash D.



Tyler D. At Bat!



Injured 3rd baseman. Umm totally my fault. Lol



Bro. Eric Wilson Getting his "Grill on"





Bethany :)



Bro. Mike Emery, The man, the myth , the legend. "Champion of Mexican Horseshoes"



Pinatas..Nuff said.



LOL



Jason and the sets of twins..



Sunday evening service! Concluded our missions week. Bro. Wheeler preached and showed a small sideshow presentation with pics of missions work. (Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Philipines There was such a great move of the Holy Ghost at the alter that night. Thank God for those who sacrifice and labor in foreign lands.

Have a great day :)

-Elias

20110517















Bring back the Good Old Days!

Good Morning!

  I was reminiscing about my early childhood days. I'm sure most of can remember some of our elementary school teachers. The nice, as well as mean ones. Lol They all meant well, alot of them had a major impact on our lives. I even considered going into teaching for like two short lived seconds. Lol But what are some of the explosives trends that claimed the early 90's? particularly school age kids? well lets take a look.....

Which ones came first? Well I don't remember the chronological order but I'll try to be accurate...

Kindergarten: I still remember my first day of school, the confusion and the complicated backpacks. Lol Only thing I had down was the eating. haha Shortly after came the national phenomenon....Power Rangers! It was a show, that was packed with "action" Lol about a group of high school kids that had ninja skills and fought of the "evil people" that wanted to destroy the world. My backpack, clothes and toys were all Power Ranger theme. I even had power ranger shoes with Velcro straps (the epitome of coolness)

First Grade: Power Rangers still ran strong. My first grade teacher, who I ran into about a year ago(Epic) was very strict, we only talked about relevant topics in class. During recess and lunch I would run around with friends and pretend to be power rangers. There were girl characters on the show but I don't think it was nearly as popular with the girls, as with the guys. I think they were still into barbies. Nothing could compare to the storm that was brewing..A global craze that even Power Rangers would soon fall trend victim to. Lol

Second Grade: One word. Pokemon! It was unbelievable how quickly Pokemon popularity grew. Pokemon were these little monsters that had powers and there were card games and shows. I will never forget this one girl, who could quote the entire Pokemon theme song, It seemed so complicated and lengthy, she was very much obsessed with it. lol :( I had cards myself, I never learned how to actually play the game. Some would sell cards to others in school. I got in on the business myself, at one point I made $ 7 whole dollars in sales. Lol

Third Grade: Pokemon was only getting bigger, the snowball effect. I'm pretty sure I wasn't the only one that wanted that snow to melt. Yo Yo's were popular too, they were also expensive. I had the cheaper version and never took the time to learn any decent tricks on them. They were usually see through and one could spot the "brains" of the Yo Yo. More brains meant you had a better quality Yo Yo. Turns out the "brains" were the screws that held them together. Lol The kids were slightly right.

Fourth Grade: Romona books were popular. My teacher loved reading them to us. She knew how to act it out as she read. Star wars...even more popular. This was around the time of the whole Y2K. The turn of a new millennium. Pokemon was reaching their peak, they released a worldwide movie that was topped in ticket sales. Harry Potter books were introduced and quickly gaining momentum. The vocabbulary was a little advanced for fourth graders.

Fifth Grade: Everyone had graduation on there mind. I remember hearing from just about everyone, how hard middle school would be. You would have more than one teacher! (shocker). Scooters were everywhere, RAZOR scooters! Lol If you didn't have that brand, everyone would laugh at you. Even tho it was tempting to buy a different brand at the swap meet for a third of the price. The social price was too much to pay. I wasn't really into exercise, I had a Nintendo 64 *tears of joy streaming down my face* It was all I ever thought about. The graphics at the time were the best money could offer. Pro wrestling was also very popular. It would eventually mean more to me than Nintendo. Lol That's another blog post in and of its self.



There are some honorable mentions: Super-Soakers, Lisa Frank, Furbys, Goosebumps Mysteries. 

Those are just a few of the top school age trends of the 90's. Side note: If any of you feel inspired to buy me a Nintendo 64 go right ahead ;) Lol Have a great day :)

-Elias

20110428

He has Risen!

Goodmorning :)

   With Easter just days away, I couldn't help but get excited. :) I hope morning service is packed with visitors. To me there is nothing more moving than seeing a visitor being touched by God. So it's important that we bring a guest :) God didn't save us to warm a pew but to labor for his kingdom! :) and HIS work should always be our top priority. Matthew 1:23 "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us" God manifest in the flesh! Isaiah 53:5  "But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed." There is truely is no greater love. So if your looking to attend a church, I encourage you to do so. Post a comment :)

Via Dolorosa

Down the Vía Dolorosa in Jerusalem that day
The soldiers tried to clear the narrow street
But the crowd pressed in to see
The Man condemned to die on Calvary

He was bleeding from a beating, there were stripes upon His back
And He wore a crown of thorns upon His head
And He bore with every step
The scorn of those who cried out for His death

Down the Vía Dolorosa called the way of suffering
Like a lamb came the Messiah, Christ the King,
But He chose to walk that road out of
His love for you and me.
Down the Via Dolorosa, all the way to Calvary.

Por la Vía Dolorosa, triste día en Jerusalén
Los soldados le abrían paso a Jesús.
Más la gente se acercaba,
Para ver al que llevaba aquella cruz.

Por la Vía Dolorosa, que es la via del dolor
Como oveja vino Cristo, Rey y Señor,
Y fue Él quien quiso ir por su amor por ti y por mí.
Por la Vía Dolorosa al Calvario y a morir.

The blood that would cleanse the souls of all men
Made its way through the heart of Jerusalem.

Down the Vía Dolorosa called the way of suffering
Like a lamb came the Messiah, Christ the King
But He chose to walk that road out of His love for you and me
Down the Vía Dolorosa, all the way to Calvary.

Have a great day, and an even better weekend  :)

-Elias

20110420

Deal fell through ;)

Good day everyone!

   Okay so I know I said goodbye on my last post and I don't want to try an pull a "Brett Favre" (In and out of retirement endevavor). Lol So the deal fell through, no barbies, no tonka trucks, no future marketing site. (See April Fools post) ;) So you can all stop emailing me your Barbie Tree house discount requests. Lol! :) Resilience is here for the long run. After all it is Resilience not rigidity( the pysical property of being stiff and  resisting bending). Saved you a google search. :)

Topic of Discussion: What are some things you can't stand? Pet peeves?

I'll try and keep my list brief...

1) ONIONS!! Since I was a little kid, I had the nick name Sevoya! Because supposedly my head was the shape of an onion. (It was suppose to be cute) I didn't interpret it that way. Can't stand them.

2) The color Yellow. I don't think you will ever catch me wearing plain yellow. If you love it, that's great.

3) Automated customer service calls...This is a big one. Lol Having to repeat yourself over and over and enunciate every syllable :/ Just get me on the phone with a REAL person. :)

4) Realizing that the message you thought was sent, never went through. Once you realize it's too late! *DUN DUN DUN (Dramatic sting) Lol Sorry. :)

5) Clicks. I understand Birds of a feather flock together. You and select few might share the same interests but try to break out of your comfort zone from time to time. Either that or come up with a name for your click and print out some T-Shirts Lol

6) Politics: Honesty is thrown out the door. It all boils down to money. I'm not saying don't vote.

7) The smell of wet roads

8) Noisey eaters. CHOMP CHOMP! you know that smatting of lips noise. 0_o ??

9) Spitting in public....NOT cool.

10) Spotting something you really like (price is right) All is well, only to find out they don't have your size. Lol As strange as it might sound, I would buy it for the person who I think it might fit. Lol

11) Littering. Since when is it good to throw your trash on the floor? You wouldn't dare do it on your property. Also, those who toss their ciggarette buds out their car window. ??

12) Using God's name in vain.

13) Drivers that don't use there turn signal.

14) Wasting food, you can tell I'm totally against it. Lol :)

15) Spam.

16) The idea that you need alchol to have fun.

17) Onions

18) When you order a cold drink at Starbucks and it tastes luke warm. Cold at the top and warm on the bottom, just below the ice. All it would have took was a good stir. That's it.

19) People that love to gossip. Really?

20) First time with a new barber. Lol

21) There, Their, they're.

Yeah so I wasn't trying to vent but try your own list, I found it to be quite theraputic. haha :)

Have an outstanding day :)

-Elias

20110407

BIG NEWS!!!!!

Hey everyone!

   Let me start off by saying thank you to everyone who is a fan of my blog. BIG Thanks! Thanks for following it. When I started this blog, I really didn't want it to be about one topic but a variety of subjects ranging from stocks to socks. Lol One thing I knew forshure was that I wanted to be a blessing to someone. I believed that has been the case. Now it is with deep regret that I now inform you all that, I will no longer be blogging. I have the sold the rights and name to my blog to Mattel, Inc. Who will more than likely convert this blog into a marketing center, mainly for Barbie products. This is a win-win situation because I am very consumed with a lot of others things, I don't post as often as I would like. It's for the better, I want to keep this short because I am going to miss this site. If you are interested in purchasing Barbie products, I can probably get you discounts as I am now well acquainted with alot of principals with Mattel, Inc. So email me, If your interested. You can get an early start on your Christmas Shopping.

   Take care everyone and be Resilient! :)

Your Friend,

  -Elias