Mila's Daydreams

Thankfully Surprised

In the spirit of the holiday, Thanksgiving that is, I decided to compile a list of things I'm thankful from this year. After reflecting, I realized a lot of things have been amazing this year...and despite the tragedies, I continue to thank the Lord for His tremendous blessings.

The List Begins...I am so thankful for:
1. The Lord Jesus Christ for giving me life, for loving me, for saving me.

2. My family, not only my parents (Bob &; Janette) and sister (Amanda), but my grandparents (Emma & Fred), aunts and uncles (Paula & Frank,  Abe & Cris, Geno & Susan), first cousins (Victoria & Joe, Victor, Sam, Nick, and Andrew), second cousins (Isaiah, Jacob, and Isabel). Each and everyone one of these people are near and dear to my heart. They make up the fabric of who I am and where I've come from, and for this I give thanks.

(This is Isaiah's First Holy Communion!)

3. Friends near and far who I've met during the various stages of my life. Without each of them, I would not see the world with such wide-open eyes.

4. Being able to travel so much this year. Some of the trips were planned, others were spur of the moment! This year I got to go to the following locations:

• Washington, D.C. in January for the Inauguration

• Atlanta, GA in March for Sarah's Birthday and a FeRVOR concert. I had to leave Denver in a blizzard...it was scary, but made it okay!

• Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica in June for a vacation 

• Washington, D.C. in September for the Eucharistic Congress. I met so many amazing women during this retreat!

Each of these trips gave me moments of joys and great memories for which I am very grateful.

5. Being able to walk alongside some of the coolest teens this year. We've done several studies including Theology of the Body, Blue Like Jazz, and Epic Church History. We've done community service, attended Steubenville of the Rockies, and prayed across the local high schools. They all continue to teach me so much, and I pray that I am doing the same for them. I hope to be a reflection of Christ to each of them--to love them as He sees them and loves them. A shot out to: MF, EF, ES, MS, ES, and MB--you all ROCK!

6. The opportunity to start up new endeavors such as a photo-a-day blog with my good friend Sarah. We call it Resplendent Awakening. It has been really cool to start documenting my life daily in a way through this blog. It has given me a new perspective and for this, I am thankful.

7. Getting to go to some very cool performances this year:

• Denver Pops Orchestra-my sister's in this orchestra, and they impress me every time I see them! 

• Star Wars in Concert-I didn't realize how much of a fan I was! While I was there, I saw so many people I knew--it was hysterical! 

• Wicked the Musical-again, another thing to give me tremendous perspective on how to not judge something by its outward appearance.

8. Being able to help others via community service, monetary donations, and even hair donations! Locks of Love received a 10 inch pile of my hair this year!

9. Being able to work at The Academy. Not only am I thankful for a job in general, I am thankful for all of the fun people I work with--as well as my students. Teaching 7th graders this year has been new and an absolute blessing!

(Here's some of us playing scooter basketball!)

10. Getting to continue this journey known as LIFE. This year, we lost those we love very dearly and they are not forgotten. But even more than that, I carry on with hope--knowing that God will continue to place us in the palm of His Mighty Hand to carry us on this journey. He makes us strong when in reality, we are weak. He fills us with the Breath of Life that can only come from Him. In Christ Jesus, I remain...Joyful!

A New Project

After seeing a couple of fun blogs (Don't Wiggle and Minty Forest) my friend Sarah and I decided to take on a new project.  We are each living on opposites sides of the world and taking a picture a day. Without disclosing the content of the day's image, we each post a picture independently.

The combination of the two pictures are proving to be incredible, and I hope the year will continue to be interesting!

Follow along!

My Brain Just Might Explode

That's right...after last weekend of Eucharistic Congress amazingness, I felt like my brain was going to explode after taking in so much good stuff.

Here's a little slide show of my experience.

I'm Now Addicted to this Site

Thanks to Sarah, who shared this website with me, I'm addicted! I love to post items in the forum, and I hope to try some of the crafts too! You do need a Flickr account to post pics in the forum, but it's easy to get one! 

Hope you enjoy!

Isabel Rose Deaser

Today we welcomed a new member into our family! Miss Isabel Rose Deaser was born at 12:03 pm, weighing 7 lbs. 5 oz. and she is 19 1/4 inches long! We're all so delighted and rejoicing at the new arrival. Victoria and Isa are both doing very well, and things went quickly and smoothly during the delivery!




















Isaiah and Jake were all excited to see their new baby sister, but they were a little nervous to touch head! But pretty soon they warmed up to the idea of having a baby sister, but they'll definitely have to get used to a baby crying!




















Grandma Tuttie and Nana Paula were both right there to welcome their new grand baby! And Great-grandma Emma was also there during the wonderful event!

She's absolutely perfect-10 toes, 10 fingers, and a pretty mellow disposition. Once the labor started, she came quickly, and everyone was so anxious to see her!

We praise God for a beautiful, healthy, precious little girl! We pray that this new arrival continues to bond us together and strengthen us as a family. We rejoice in celebrating another gorgeous baby to add to this generation (the third great-grandchild for my Grandma and Grandpa!)...was a splendor!

Little Isa, we love you, and we promise to be there for you always. We're here to pray for you and help you learn how to become a woman of God--just like your mommy!

Blizzard of '06 and Christmas!

So, we had another huge blizzard (very similar to that of March 2003)! Basically, we're still stuck with lots of snow...and by lots, I mean over 2 feet of snow! It was pretty amazing to be all snowed in...however I'm never really a fan of the not being able to get anywhere without 4-wheel drive. I get cabin fever fast, and my little car (as seen beneath the hordes of snow) wasn't getting out fast! But, we managed to find stuff to do like getting ready for Christmas, playing Scrabble, and watching movies.

I'm so stoked for Christmas! We're definitely having a white one this year....very full of snow and whiteness all the way around!

I am most excited for the birth of Jesus to be celebrated. It's been a wonderful time to remember that God came to us via a baby. I am also blown away that Mary chose to say, "YES!" to God...even though she was so unsure and so young when God sent the angel Gabriel to talk to her about carrying the Son of Man.

My absolute favorite Christmas song is:
Oh Holy Night......check out this stellar lyrics:

Oh Holy Night

Oh holy night!

The stars are brightly shining

It is the night of the dear Savior's birth!

Long lay the world in sin and error pining

Till he appear'd and the soul felt its worth.

A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices

For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!

Fall on your knees

Oh hear the angel voices

Oh night divine

Oh night when Christ was born

Oh night divine

Oh night divine

Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming

With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand

So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming

Here come the wise men from Orient land

The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger

In all our trials born to be our friend.

Truly He taught us to love one another

His law is love and His gospel is peace

Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother

And in His name all oppression shall cease

Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,

Let all within us praise His holy name.


It's just so beautiful! I love it. I hope you have a very Merry and Christ-filled Christmas. If you need a place to go for Christmas brunch, let me know! We're having lots of food, Christmas songs, and fun!

New Inspiration

I was newly inspired by Sarah's blog. She has a big list of things she wants to do in her life. One of those things was to take a photo a day for a year. I decided I wanted to try to do that. SO...I've created a new blog for my photo entries. So check out Photos-365 for the first three days of my new "thing."

Isaiah's 6th Birthday

I can't believe how big Isaiah's getting! He turned 6 yesterday!!! Soon, (well, in less than 2 months) he will be the big brother of another baby! It seems like he was just a baby...changing his diapers, seeing that beautiful boy just giggle and smile. Here's the cute boy eating some birthday cake (illegally poking his fingers in the frosting with his brother Jake and two other cousins)! Oh to be young again....



Be sure to also check out Joyous Pics for some more good stuff.

And oh yeah...they got a new tramp in the backyard too! This is the coolest thing ever!!

new pics

Check out Joyous Pics to see some new posts....including Isaiah's First Day of School and the Awkward Bunch. I will post the Pumpkin Patch stuff on there soon as well!