Time & Money – What is that?

 

Aahhhhh….I finally get to write again….. I like to write because it’s like I just get away from everything and just breathe. Unfortunately, I don’t get to write as often as I’d like. The only part I don’t like is when my fingers and wrists start hurting like they are now. Ouch!

 

 Anyway…back to writing. You know…I’ve been reading this book by Max Lucado called “Cure for the Common Life – Living in Your Sweet Spot” and it’s helping me to really see life in a different way. This book talks about finding your self and what your passion is, and then following that passion. But is doesn’t teach you to do it for self gain….it shows you how to do it for the glory of the Almighty God. That’s what I’m talking about! I love this book and hate this book at the same time and I’ll tell you why. I know what I love to do….skateboarding, music, public speaking, writing. Ok, that’s easy, but I’m finding it hard applying those things so that I can make a living off them. For example, I’ve made money with skateboarding before. It takes hours and hours and hours of practice but I’ve done it. I’ve perfected every move and have had a pretty good track record of getting 1^st place in competitions….but does that help me in my life spot today? NO! I still love to go out and skateboard because it’s like writing….I can breathe….get away from the race and just worship God through my movements….but I don’t see myself getting paid for it right now because 1) I’m married so I just can’t go throwing myself off buildings anymore (even though I still do sometimes….don’t tell the wifey…hehe just kidding). She knows me better than that. J And 2) I have a job!! So, I can’t just take off for 8 hours like I used to and perfect the 360 kick flip to tail slide to fakie….I don’t have that time!!!

 

Ok, let’s talk about music….I love music, and always have since I was about 5 years old. Why can’t I do music? Well let’s see….have you ever heard of a thing called writers block?!! That’s me!!! I can freestyle all I want to but when it comes to putting actual lyrics on page….my mind goes completely blank. I’ll put down the pen and pad and then freestyle a little bit….I’ll get a motivating lyric in my head….RUN TO WRITE IT DOWN…..AND………………it leaves my brain right when I put the pen on that freakin peace of paper!! And it all falls under the same thing…..time….and money. I would like to make my music a full-time career, but I need the thousands of dollars to record an album that is barely even store worthy! Much less have to give the hours of my precious time to market my own music!! Ahhh!!

 

Now let’s chew on the public speaking a little bit. I don’t know what it is about me but I really like to talk. However, I don’t like to talk about all kinds of nonsense things like sports, food…you know…normal guy stuff. I will if I’m with a bunch of friends but I normally like to dig into a subject and just talk about it. I’ll read about it and talk about it to myself if I have to! Seriously! Sometimes I find myself walking down the sidewalk for my lunch break talking about how it’s going to be when Christ returns….out loud too!! Yeah….I’m pretty weird like that. Thanks for loving me Jenelle!! Man…I don’t know what I’d do without her. Anyway…so yeah…I love to talk, and if I can be put in front of a thousand people EVERY single day….and just talk to them…..I totally would!! I would absolutely love to do that!! Can I right now…no. I would need to research a job that has that involved, take the time to interview…..OR…….try to market myself as a public speaker, which again takes time & money! And I just don’t have either of those things right now to be able to do public speaking….

 

Writing….I get to right pretty often. I’ll write in my journal or post a blog once in a while, but I want to write a book…..wait….a ton of books! But what does that take?.....Time….and money….that’s right. Once again with this time and money thing!!

 

I guess what I should title this is “Time & Money – What is that?”….yeah….that’s going to be the title of today’s blog. But do you see my frustrations?! Do you understand where I’m coming from? I know that a lot of you out there probably do. Well, I’m doing something about it….I know that my time and money is limited right now but I am finding the time to make money so I can have them both. My wife and I are trying to start our own internet company that I know is going to succeed. It’s going to be awesome to be able to read this blog like two years from now and just laugh as I’m sitting on the beach with my lovely wife…as we search the web in the middle of the weekday. I can’t do it alone though….I need God first, then I need a support group, and then I need to turn off my TV and get to work.

 

Lord, help me to find time so I can pray to you and seek you. Help me with my finances to I can give back to you for what you have given to me. And Jesus, please help me to give it all to you so you can show me how to balance my life, and talents so that I may multiply them for your great, and perfect will. Thank you Jesus. In Your Precious Name I pray, Amen.

 

Thank you all for your time today.

 

Always,

Greg Romero II

One Year!!

I know this is kind of a late post but that's because my life has been super busy and exciting!! A couple of great things have happened in my life since I last posted. The first is my wife Jenelle and I just celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary on 07/07/08!! It was so awesome! I had just gotten a new job that I had been waiting for and they granted me a week off even though I had just started! Praise God! So yeah, we took that time to just enjoy each other on a wonderful road trip to New Mexico....that's right...New Mexico. Now, I grew up in NM so when my wife suggested this trip I thought, "I've tried for years to get out of there, why would I want to go vacation there!?" The fact is I really love NM....I love the beautiful sunsets, and the scorching hot weather (well....maybe not the hot weather)...and I love the people there. So, Jenelle and I packed our bags and headed out on Saturday, July 5th.

Our first stop was the Grand Canyon. It was magical going back there because the Grand Canyon is where I had proposed to Jenelle on January 5th, 2007!! We got to go to the exact spot where I got down and one knee in the snow and waited for about 10 minutes for Jenelle to say "yes"....Haha! (I'll always remember that...hehe...I love you Jenelle!) We got to look out into the Canyon and just enjoy the amazing views and just remenisce of our amazing first year together.

We stayed at a few motels and hotels on our way that were nice and cozy, and we arrived to Santa Fe on the day of our anniversary. We spent our anniversary at the Old Santa Fe Inn....and oh my goodness...this place was so romantic! Jenelle is the one who found it so I give her mad props for doing that for us. She's just amazing like that! But yeah....we had a stand alone suite. There was a little staircase that led up to our room, and inside the room there was a Kiva fireplace and beautiful Old Santa Fe Decor. It was absolutely amazing! Then dinner at Tomasita's!!....man, that was so yummy!! I think we enjoyed the Sangria the most though...lol

The rest of the week was just checking out some of the local tourist sites like Bandelier National Forest, The Spanish Museum in Santa Fe, etc....what kind of stunk though was we went to several museums that needed a drive out to them, and when we got there they were closed!!! Haha! But it was all good because we were driving a Toyota Prius Hybrid, which got an average of 60+ mpg. :)

Overall, it was a great trip. If you've never been to NM you should definitely road trip out there...it's worth the time and money.

Alright, well that's it for now, but I'll be back soon!

-Greg Romero II

JUST LISTEN

 

I learned a valuable lesson last night. I noticed that I need to learn how to just shut up and listen. You see, whenever I see that someone in my family is hurting, and they're crying, I tend to get very defensive because I don't want that person to cry or be hurt. A perfect example is my wife. Whenever my wife is upset, hurt, crying, etc….I get upset. I have not idea why, but I do! Unfortunately, I just don't get upset that she's crying. I ask her what is wrong, and then when she tells me I start mouthing off like I'm Doctor Phil or something. By doing this I just make the situation worse!! I realized that I am not doing my part in listening without saying a word and just being there for my wife instead of telling her, "Well, you need to do this! And, you need to do that!"

 

I am very blessed because despite of myself and the actions that I have portrayed, Jenelle has forgiven me. She has overlooked so many flaws that I have, and she even trusted and listened to me when she didn't really no that much about me. Actually, Jenelle didn't really know about my past until we were engaged!! Can you believe that! How foolish and selfish I was then!!! And here I am not being there for her when she needs me the most. I feel ashamed. But, I also feel so grateful to God for giving me such a woman as Jenelle, who willingly chooses to stay by my side and give me chance after chance. My wife is the true definition of what God's love represents. She holds no grudges, always forgets past happenings, and just loves me for who I am, and Jenelle, I love you so much for loving me too.

 

Jesus, I pray right now that You would help me. Help me to just listen to my wife when she is struggling. Help me to keep my mouth shut and to seek Your council before I say anything to my precious wife. I thank You for the strength that You have given Jenelle and me to get through difficult times. I give our marriage 100% to you Lord, Jesus. Be blessed by our faithfulness and bless us Lord as we strive forward together to praise You in every aspect of our lives. And lastly, Lord thank You for always listening to me. In Your Precious Name, Jesus, I pray, Amen.

 

I LOVE YOU JENELLE <3

 

Greg Romero II

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While i was waking on my lunch break this morning i came across these beautiful flowers that reminded me of my wife Jenelle. So beautiful, in full bloom with joy and love for me and for life. Its crazy to think that never in my life have i been so in love with one person. I praise God for all the gorgeous flowers because they are a constant reminder of the woman of my dreams. I love you Jenelle...because you are more beautiful than all of the most precious flowers on this earth. -Greg Romero

A GREAT DAY!!!

 

I'm very excited today!! Why? I'll tell you. First, God has given us a great and clear sky so I praise Him greatly for that. Second, I love my wife Jenelle because she just makes my mornings, afternoons, evenings, and nights the greatest parts of my day! Third, I got pulled over this morning by the Highway Patrol!!!! Woohoo!! Alright….you're probably thinking I've lost my mind but the reason why I'm excited about that is because I didn't get a ticket! The police officer informed me that my registration was expired two months. I had seriously just realized this a few days ago and was wondering why I didn't get a letter from the DMV, and I was planning to take care of it ASAP. Don't you hate when stuff like that happens! Haha! Anyway, the officer took my license, registration, insurance…you know…all that mumbo jumbo. Thank God I haven't had a ticket in over five years so my record is clean, and Jenelle and I just washed my car last week so it was nice and shiny. Basically, what I'm getting at is it at least looked like I have my ducks in a row. So, the officer gave me a "fix-it ticket" and nicely told me to just go to the court before May 25^th and show proof of my 2008 registration and everything would be fine. See!! Isn't that awesome! I praise God for helping me to keep a good attitude, and for my wife keeping herself calm and helping me find my registration in my glove compartment that's extremely over-packed with my paperwork. And the final reason why I'm so excited to day is because even though I got pulled over I was still right on time to work. Yep, 8:00 on the dot!! Traffic was great this morning, which I'm glad because lately on Friday's traffic has been a nightmare like the rest of the week is.

 

So that's my day so far. Today is a great day, and it's just the beginning!!! HA!! Lord, thank You for good days like today. Thank You for giving me a new heart. A heart that longs to serve and seek You, and show your love towards others. Thank you for my wife Jenelle. I pray that You would bless her in a way that she has never experienced, Lord. Jesus, help Jenelle with her work today, and I pray that you would open doors for me to be able to grow in my career so that Jenelle can stay home and fulfill her dreams. I thank You for Officer Gutierrez, Jesus. I pray that You would give him a great day as well, and keep in safe on the dangerous highways, Lord. And I pray for the youth of U-Turn, Lord. I pray that You would move in their lives today, and give Pastor Tim strength, Jesus, as he leads the youth closer to You, Lord. In Your Precious Name Jesus I pray, Amen.
 

Greg Romero II

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Wow...and people wonder why the years in their lives go up in smoke...Lord, please help us so remember that You are our oxygen source, and not smoke. Forgive your people Lord for we know not what we do.

My Wife Inspires Me

 

I can't figure out how to post a comment on my wife's blog page so I'm going to do it through my blog page. Jenelle, do you remember when I told you that I fall in love with you more and more each day? Well…..that is still very, very true. I love everything about you, and I love that every single day I have the greatest privilege of learning new things about who you are. I just finished reading several of your blogs that you have posted recently and I am SO moved by your words. God has blessed you with such amazing insight on life. Whenever you speak or write it just seems like the anointing of God's wisdom is there. "I AM"…..I like that poem because it helped me to see that I have no excuses for my hurts, pains, frustrations because whenever I am anything…."I AM" is everything I need. Thank you for making my life complete Jenelle. It's because of you that I am striving to be the best man of God that I can be. I want to lead our family strongly into the arms of God and I'm so blessed that I have you walking by my side through our life's journey.

 

And I'm praying for your wrists my love. I know exactly what you're going through and it's scary, but I am here for you always. You're doing such a great job at your work babe and I know that the up and ups recognize that, and if they don't….well, they're going to really miss what they had when it's your time to leave.

 

I wish I could be with you right now my love. I would hold you so tight and massage your wrists…..someday soon Jenelle. God is working a great thing in our lives…..we just have to get through the valley to receive the New Life.

 

I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART JENELLE!!! <3 <3 <3

 

Greg Romero II

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