“I can die as fast as possible, or I can live a brilliant life.”

” I can die as fast as possible or I can live a brilliant life.”

What an amazing and inspiring quote.  So what exactly does that mean to you?  For me it means I can either feel sorry for myself or live my life to the fullest and be content with how God created me.  I sometimes get very discouraged with being an Albino and with being legally blind.  I am not one to feel sorry for myself on a regular basis but I am human and yes, I do get discouraged because I can’t see as well as others.  However, there  are people out there that wish the only thing they had to deal with is being seeing impaired.  Quotes like the one I stated  above  reminds us of how grateful we should be and how we should make the best of our lives.What does it mean to make the best of ourselves?  To me it simply means to take what God has given you and use it for His Glory and Honor. I can only speak for myself,  however, there were times in my life when  I just didn’t think God could use me.  I had to realize that it was not me that could accomplish anything on my own, but only by God’s grace and mercy that I could do anything.   We are all in the same boat, just because I may not know what you may experience doesn’t mean that you are enduring more hardship then me.  It just means that each and everyone of us has a  different story to write, and fulfill.  We can either sit and stare at our life and never put anything in our  book of life, or we can go out and live our lives and accomplish things that not only please God, but also at the same time  be an encouragement to those around us.  We do not live our lives unto ourselves, we effect anyone we come within contact.  I am not an amazing person but I want to live an amazing life.  Therefore I will live my life brilliantly.  How about you?  Will you live your life brilliantly or just die fast? No one can make that choice for you, only you can.   So make the right one today.

Eating well.

I have two children and they both eat pretty well.   I do not allow them to eat a lot of junk food.  I try my best to feed them whole foods and beverages.  I could do better, but so could every parent if they are truly honest with themselves.  Well one idea that I have and that does work is pureeing.  Yes  pureeing.  I love to puree veggies into my children’s food, such as mac and cheese, soups, and even muffins.  They love it and they don’t even taste the veggies.  If this is something that you have tried, let me know how it worked for you and some ideas that you may use.  I am always open to new ideas.  My children are both picky eaters, but they must have their vegetables.  I got the idea from Jessica Seinfeld’s book Deceptively Delicious.  I recommend it to you if you are seriously looking into feeding your children more veggies and fruit.  I have made my own combinations but the ideas that she has in it are great.  Plus there are lots of recopies that are very attractive and tasty.  So yeah this is a cookbook worth investing in for sure.

Sunday Night Dinner

So this is what I made last night for dinner.

Jalapeno corn, Enchilada Pie, Re-fried beans and Spanish Rice.

A little about me. Joy

Hi I can’t  believe I’m doing this.  I am so totally new at this so be patient.  I don’t even know what I am going to blog about, so just bear with me and I will make the best of it.  I suppose I shall tell you a little about myself.  I was born outside of Seoul Korea, and was abandoned at 6 months of age.  I was taken to a hospital for one year, then I went to a foster home in Korea called the Eastern Social Welfare Society ran by Dr. Kim .  Anyhow I was adopted at 22 months of age and grew up in a Christian family.  I went to Hyles Anderson Collage as a young person, met my wonderful Husband and now have two beautiful children.   I always thought my life to be interesting and unique.  Not only am I Korean but I also have a genetic disorder called Albinism.  I lack pigment in my eyes, skin, and hair.  I actually am quite lucky because I have blue eyes.  I am legally blind but I can see colors very well, and I can read fine print if I wear bifocals  I love to cook, scrapbook, make cards, spend time with my kids, and play games on facebook.  I am not sure what exactly I am going to blog about, so perhaps you can give me an idea.  I am sure I will think of something before too long.   Well that ‘s all for tonight. .   I am interested in knowing anyone out there who also might have albinism, or who is Asian and also has albinism.  I don’t know anything about my biological parents but I do have a few friends who are Asian and  also have Albinism  So if you are out there, leave a comment, and I’ll read it.