You are more
Beautiful
Than anyone
Ever!

Everyday
You're the same
You never change
No, never!

-DCB

This past week has been busy for me; dental appointment, work, laundry, work...WORK! It's tough! I have been having my full assignments, 4-5 patients, I felt like I didn't do everything that I needed to do but my preceptors said I'm doing an excellent job. I dunno. I guess I'm just trying to find my own routine that I will be comfortable with. I guess it will be easier later. Anyway, I had some good days of course. I had dinner with my friend Jessie. It's been a while since I had a heart to heart talk with her. She's doing good, and her brother is doing much better and that is awesome! Mike and I have been praying for her brother as he's suffering from severe depression. He's doing much better now and he even invited his dad to watch movies as he hasn't been watching movies for the longest time. Pray for him with us for his complete recovery and that God will reveal Himself to him. Oh, yeah, Mike's daughter, Ali, had a baby on 13th of July...so, I'm a stepgrandma! LOL. Tannis is her name, she's very beautiful! Isn't she? Wish to get more pictures of her.

And here's her mommy and her. Ah, children are a gift from God! Hope to have our own baby in two years, yeah, gotta wait. In the meantime I'm gonna enjoy spending my time with my husband. I love him dearly! I thank God for him, he is such a wonderful blessing!

Alrighty, I'll post again later. God bless! God is in control, and I am not! Thank God!

The Martus youth group is in Georgia and I'm sure these kids are having tons of fun! I can't wait to hear from them! Jeff? How are you doing there in the Philippines? We miss you!

I missed last two Sundays. My husband was sick. He's a lot better now, so we'll be in church tomorrow. Oh, yeah, I turned 29 yesterday! Thanks for my loved ones who greeted me and wished me well. I'm sure y'all wanted to greet me here but the COMMENT WAS DOWN! Oh well, it's all good. My husband made me a card, it's so cute and sweet!

Hmm, what else? I can't say nothing much. I just want to say hi y'all!

Long overdue. I know. Does anyone care? Oh, well. Anyhow, I'm happily married since May 20th, 2005. I am now Mrs. Halopoff. Oh, yeah, I started my nursing orientation in May 24th. I'm learning and there's a lot more to learn. I'm in the Internship program so it's really cool, classroom and skills combined. It's gonna be a good transition especially for me who had never worked as a nurse at all.

Shout outs...

Martus, howdy all?

Teen Maniacs, I know you all are enjoying your summer. Tell my about your mission trips! Hope to be able to go next year with my husband.

Shiela, congrats! You're now an adult!

Mike, my love, I love you, dear!

To everyone else not mentioned, I still remember you.

I looked up online, here's what I found...

Exam Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 at 10:00 AM
Candidate: DONABELLE DELA TORRE
NCLEX ID: 07476747
Registration #: 210769683
Exam: NCLEX-RN: The National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses
Grade: pass

PASS!! I was pacing back and forth when I saw the result, did I really pass? I did! Praise God! After all of the attempts to pass the test I finally did it! Thank you, Jesus! Thanks to all your prayers, people! I love y'all! Glory to His name! He made this happen!

Donabelle dela Torre, RN BSN woohooo!

Taking the NCLEX-RN exam tomorrow at 10:00AM. Please pray for me! I need all the prayers that I can get. I'm praying to get my license next week. I am claiming this!

I highly recommend this book for all the ladies out there. And for the teenage girls, read the Every Young Woman's Battle.

Awesome book, I tell you.

I was able to talk to Lorna last night, the chinagirl777. It's pretty cool to talk with her in our own language She and her husband, chinaman777 will be here in Jacksonville next month and we'll meet up over lunch or dinner to absorb their wisdom, especially wisdom from them being newlywed and in ministry together.

Yeah, I'll be entering a new ministry, marriage ministry! I'll be getting married next month or last week of April...lol...yeah, that quick, everyone in my family and my friends think so but we definitely are at peace about this since God is the center of our relationship. My brother in law was like, 'you have to wait!' But this morning he told me, him and his mom prayed about it and God gave him peace about my decision! I was like, 'Praise God, that is amazing! What did I tell you, huh? I told you so!' lol I told Mike, my love, he was like 'That is awesome! Confirmation from another source!'

I'm so happy A complete woman, a complete man, and a perfect God united as one! Not half looking for the other half...lol.

1x1x1=1

We're gonna be like Aquila and Priscilla! (Acts 18, Romans 16)

For now, we stay here in Jacksonville and learn from most awesome married couples from the church and be ready to go wherever God may want as to go.

Shocking news, ha? lol

Woah! I haven't been updating! I'm still alive and well, God is faithful. I'm in love. Ah, yeah, you read it right. Details later.

How was y'alls Easter? Mine's awesome, God is so good! He kept reminding me, He took the risk! He gave His life for me, He took the risk! When He created me He took the risk! And God still says it's all worth it, so He can be with me. And I wanna be with Him for all eternity!

He wants to be with you. He loves you so very much that He took the risk for you. Will you love Him back?

These past few days, I felt so crappy! Gee, I have not even used this word before. I was like, "GOD, DELIVER ME!" And He did!

I love Him so much! He is so faithful! I have disappointed Him so many times!! Yes, I have! Yet He is soooo faithful! I am so forever grateful to Him! I owe Him my life! The least that I can do is to please Him with everything I am!

You see, I have been a Christian since I was 12, I am 28 now, I'll be 29 in June 17. (Where's my gift?) But I am just now beginning to understand what being delivered from a miry clay is.

Tonight, I die! I die to myself and live for God! (2 Corinthians 5:15, Philippians 1:21)

Psalm 40:1-3 Amplified

I waited patiently and expectantly for the Lord; and He inclined to me and heard my cry.

And He has put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many shall see and fear (revere and worship) and put their trust and confident reliance in the Lord.

Jesus, I love You!