Choosing Gods Way Above Anything Else.............

  Do you see that Our God is so loving and patient that he gives us free will?  Our God is not pushy and demanding, he gently moves us and whispers to us.  He waits on us and doesn't yell.  Here humanity messed up and God had a plan to redeem his people by sending his ONLY Son Jesus Christ to die for us and this gift is FREE to all who receive Jesus as their Lord and Savior!
   When you truly receive Jesus in your life you fully accept what he did for you on the cross at Calvary.  You understand how you don't deserve it and that it is 100% grace!  This should be such a revelation for you that now you want to please God.  You want to live for God and now do it HIS way.  How do we do that?  God gives us his manual, The Bible.  The Bible is the best selling book in the world and there is a reason for that.  Gods Word is composed from the Holy Spirit and things happen when you read his word.  The Holy Spirit will be stronger in you to where you will have a stronger conviction to where you start living Gods Way.  You want to have fellowship with God daily and want to spend time in His Word!  I can remember in the past I never liked going to church because it felt like a chore.  It was something I had to do and was told to do.  I would always get so tired and bored in church to where afterwards I needed a nap.  When I fully received Jesus I realized how much I need church!  I now look forward to church and want to do it twice a week.  I cannot get through an entire week without church on Wednesday or Sunday.  I need a fresh wind of the Holy Spirit because I feel dirty having the effects of the world on me.  I need a pure heart and I need cleansing.  The deeper you get with Jesus the more you hunger and thirst for him.  You cannot get enough of Jesus, you want to submerse yourself in him.
       It is easy to choose Gods way when things are good and easy.  When there is temptation and struggle then this is where the TRUE test takes place.  Do you honestly believe Gods Word?  If so then God wants to see how you are under a temptation.  He will always provide a way out when you are being tempted, but you cannot get your flesh get in the way of that way out that he provides.  Remember that Our God is gentle and not pushy.  The enemy is the one that pushes and shoves and breathes down your neck.  The enemy will threaten us and make HIS way look like the only option!  We know that he is lying to us because he is the Father of Lies, and that we just need to keep looking for God because God is ALWAYS on time!!  We need to choose Gods Way above ANYTHING else.  I personally believe that forgiveness is one of the hardest things that society struggles with today.  There are so many hurts and hurt people that continually go around hurting one another.  Pride loves to get in the way to where we "puff" ourselves up to where WE decide if that person should be forgiven or not.  This is the time to show that God is first in your life!! He says to forgive because then Our heavenly Father will forgive us.  Do you see that we are doing ourselves the favor when we forgive those who persecute us?  We are instructed to pray for those who hurt us.  I am not talking about a quick prayer, I am talking about a prayer that you would pray for your closest family member.  God sees our heart and knows when we are sincere.  So I want to tell you to seek quiet time with God and spend time in his word.  Choose HIS way NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCE!

Best Cardio Workout Yet!!

I LOVE this quote right here!!!  Today I did my BEST workout and I am happy that I powered through it.  When I go to the gym my main focus is cardio because when I am home I do my strength training when my babies are sleeping.  The majority of people work out because they want to look good and they want people to notice.  My honest reason for training is because I want to have ENERGY and be HEALTHY where I can keep up with my kids.  I know as people get older, they usually let their bodies go, and I want it to be the opposite for me.  I want my children to see that it is important to be active and healthy, and the fact that I am playing tennis again helps motivate me as well.  

BURNED 544 CALORIES!!!

Training On A "Lazy" Day....

I am sure everyone can relate with "lazy" days when training.  There are days that you feel empowered to really work hard and put the time in, and there are days to where you can barely get yourself to go workout.  Well, today was one of those days for me.  I had to literally force myself to get out and go workout and at least be active for the day.  Today was an amazing day at church so I know "Spiritually" I am filled up, now I had to do the "Physical" part.  Today I only did 264 calories, but I am still proud of myself because I could of easily stayed home and did nothing.  I hope this post encourages people to at least do SOMETHING even if it is one of their "lazy" days!!

If it was easy, then EVERYONE would do it!

Stair Stepper 6:06 minutes, 56 calories

Treadmill- 24:59 minutes, 208 calories

Happy 1st Birthday to Rafaela Rose!!!!

I cannot believe that you are officially a one year old today!  Where did the time go?  It feels like yesterday when your Father and I were going to the Hospital to meet you!  We were so excited to meet our baby girl, and now you are turning one year old!!  One year ago today I was 39 weeks pregnant with you and I was scheduled for a C-section on August 17th.  We had to go to the hospital at 6:30am to check in.  I remember we woke up that morning and took "last pregnant" pictures before we left because we were so excited.

We left to go to the Hospital and I remember the song that played on the radio that morning, "Good Morning" by Mandesa and Toby Mac.  Carlos made a quick run to the gas station to get a Gatorade and I was so nervous because we kept getting closer and closer to the Hospital.  We got all checked in and situated, we got to listen to your heartbeat and of course took lots of video in our room.  We sat and talked, watched T.V, listened to music, etc.  All of a sudden my Doctor came in the room and broke the news to us that he wasn't able to deliver our baby because there was some emergency that took our place and we got pushed back and he had to leave.  I honestly started to cry because I didn't want another Doctor delivering me, I really trusted my Doctor.  He did let us know the other Doctor on staff and Praise God that I already knew of her from when I had my first child.  She was a very sweet women and she would of been my back up doctor.  We had the nurse come in the room and tell us that Carlos had to get dressed in his scrubs and that they were going to take me into surgery.  I was having contractions with the baby and I was so scared because with my first baby I had to be knocked out since I could feel everything and I wasn't able to be awake when I delivered my first baby.  Also Carlos wasn't allowed in the room the first time because I had to be knocked out.  So I was nervous because I didn't want that to happen again, I wanted to have a "normal C- Section."  I got rolled back to Surgery and I watched everyone get ready.  It seemed like everyone was moving in slow motion and I began to panic on the inside.  I thought to myself "I can't do this."  I honestly felt that I couldn't do this because my fear was taking over me.  The anesthesiologist came in to give me my Spinal and that did not hurt at all.  The moment I got my medicine I felt a numb warming sensation travel down my entire body to where I no longer felt the contractions and I became REALLY comfortable.  I laid down on the table and closed my eyes and began to relax.  I looked to my right and my Husband was all dressed in his scrubs and he looked so handsome.  I felt at peace the moment I saw him next to me.  Carlos looked like a Doctor in his scrubs and it just made me realize all over again how handsome my husband is.  We began to make small talk because we were both nervous and I could feel my skin separating from the surgery.  I knew they were cutting me and that it was beginning.  It took a few short minutes and the Doctor told Carlos to stand up and watch if he wanted and to take pictures.  Carlos stood up and watched them pull the baby out.  I remember looking up at my Husband and hearing him say "Katy, she has ALOT of hair, Oh my Gosh!!!!"  I could hear the excitement in his voice and he was watching this happen.  I then heard 3 little cries and then I started to cry.  Her cry was the most beautiful cry I had ever heard.  Carlos then went over so he could cut the umbilical cord and he said that it was really tough to cut through.  In his mind he pictured it would be one quick snip, but the cord was tough and thick.

  

Rafaela Rose was born on 8/17/12 at 12:09pm at 8lbs!  Carlos brought her over to me all bundled up and I got to kiss her and smell her and meet my little girl.

I had to get stitched back up and then I got rolled back to the room where I got to spend time with my little girl and my husband.  We stayed in the Hospital for 3 days and Gabriel (her Big Brother) got to come and meet his sister too!!!  Gabriel spent time with her and loved her but you can tell he didn't understand fully.
We have our little family of 4 that God has blessed us with!  Here today she is 1 years old and she is as beautiful as ever and growing perfectly.  We are so blessed and thankful to where we are going to have an entire family day today and have presents and cake for her tonight.  We are just in Awe of Our Creator and what he has blessed us with.  Happy Birthday my beautiful baby girl, Rafa!!!

Training....

Our tennis match got rescheduled tonight so I thought I would start training.  I am in love with the gym at the place where we live.  It is small and private to where you can be alone and focus on working out.  I have never liked big gyms and all of that fancy stuff.  I like to be alone and focus on the training, I find it a distraction when you have people all around.  It is so important to do something active daily!  This is my goal, everyday I want to be active because it is so important for my health and also for my children to see how important fitness is.  I am very excited to be back into tennis and this gives me motivation to start training up again.  I am looking forward to doing many gym workouts, and this is the start of many!!!

Treadmill- 24:49 minutes and burned 200 calories

Bike-20:00 minutes and burned 146 calories

Win an incredible Sports Package!

We are doing another contest on our Ministry Page (The link is below)  You will have the chance to win an incredible signed sports package.  If you want to see the details, go to the link below and "like" our page and go to the "video" section and check out the latest video to see what the rules are to win this sports package!

http://www.facebook.com/carlosandkatynogales

Cycle Charity.............

Hello everyone, we would like you to meet Jim and Beth!  This amazing couple are taking on quite the adventure!  They are going to be riding their bicycles 2, 500 miles from Maine to Key West.  They are leaving for this journey on September 18 and planning to arrive in Key West on November 8th.  

Here is a map of the journey

WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THIS JOURNEY?

They will be riding their bicycles for "New Life Solutions."  This organization makes a difference in the lives of many people.  Beth has been a volunteer at The Pregnancy Center of Pinellas County in Florida.  The organization: New Life Solutions is the organization behind "The Pregnancy Center of Pinellas."  This organization is also behind several other programs:  More2Life Youth Development Program, Passages (Post Abortion Grief Support Program), and The Breath of Life Womens Health Services and Birthing Center.

HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED IN THIS JOURNEY?

You can be a part of this amazing journey by going to their website: http://www.cyclecharity.com/

You can get more information about their journey and you can even follow them along on their journey.  The webpage will also explain where your money will be going and also give you information on how your amount will be tax deductible.  At the bottom of the website you will see the "DONATE" button and there you will be able to give the amount that God puts on your heart.

HERE IS A PERSONAL TESTIMONY OF HOW YOUR MONEY CAN SAVE LIVES:

I have been writing blogs for many years now and I love sharing about Jesus Christ.  I wanted to share my personal story about what I went through with my first child, Gabriel.  I became pregnant and this was by total surprise.  I was scared out of my mind and not ready to become a Mother.  Most people when they get pregnant have the thought: "What color should we do the babies room?"  My first thought was: "How can I take care of this problem, so my life will go back to the way it was."  I started looking at information on abortions and just wanted this "problem" to go away.  I was depressed and had a hard time accepting this pregnancy.  I had a handful of people that I was speaking to about this situation. (Friends that have children/Friends that have had abortions/ and Godly Counsel)  It was clear that God had given this baby to me, and that the Enemy saw this baby as a Huge Threat.  I had a battle going on for the life of this baby.  It took me months to finally accept this pregnancy and the only reason why was because of the Godly Counsel and the Word of God.  I ended up choosing Life and decided Not to kill my baby, by getting an abortion.  I had a healthy baby boy that we named, Gabriel.  I even began volunteering at The Pregnancy Center of Clearwater as a Life Coach.  This is what your money does!  Your money saves the lives of Mothers and Children.  Here is a picture of the baby that I almost aborted.  If I would of chose abortion I would of taken the life of this baby and never had the chance to meet him, hold him, kiss him, see him smile, hear him laugh, and see what God had planned for him.

Meet Gabriel

  

Go over and to their website and save a life!

www.cyclecharity.com