04
Sep

the waiting syndrom

Well I wanted to post this, because all of us struggle with impatience. When I can’t design anything I start to think about the fact that the most obvious reason is, becuase I don’t have the proper software to pull it off. Which is true for the most part, but the fact that my patience isn’t working well with myself and my designs. I just want to encourage everyone to take a deep breath and ask God to be with you in that place of impatience. He can calm you down.

Step away from whatever is making you anxious and do something to releave the stress and get rid of that waiting syndrom.

why do you think people read magazines when they are waiting for something? ;)

26
Aug

Back to school

Congratulations to me. I have now restarted college going for my Associates in Graphic Design. O…did you not know I wanted to be a designer. Well I do. lol. Just kidding, but being that I have this opportunity will create the chance for me to be a better write, designer, motivater, speaker, and use my talents for God’s glory. Pray for me as this semester may be one of the hardest of three semesters with a Math course. I have a lot of difficulty in math, so just keep that in mind when your praying. God Bless and I will be happy to share my college experience as a Christian to everyone who reads.

19
Aug

new portfolio release

I just finished the design process of my new portfolio and will be switching over the blog to a new address http://blog.adrian-rodriguez.net

Thanks for all the readers and hopefully, you guys will keep reading the blog and see how things are going in my life. Currently it’s a struggle, because we realized that we can’t afford anything this month due to financial struggles, so I have to get my portfolio displaying in hopes that I will draw in clients to provide some more income for us. Thanks for all your help making this blog a success. And please keep me and my wife in prayer. God Bless

Adrian.

09
Aug

I am getting married tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tonight at 6pm I will be getting married. The long awaited journey is finally going to begin with me and my new wife. I am sooooooo excited I could barely get any sleep last night. I can’t even type this morning. Anyway, thanks for all your help with web design and all, and I will be back here married, in college, and in me and my new wife’s first apartment. God Bless and keep us in your prayers.

http://adrianandelaina.com

When we return from the honeymoon and get settled into our new apartment, I will be setting up our own blog with pictures, videos, and more. See ya around.!!

08
Aug

one day away

Well my wedding is one day away now and as the website countdown says: 1 day 0 hours 22 minutes and 7 seconds until the exact hour of the wedding.

I am posting this not as a farewell to me being a bachelor, but instead to tell about how awesome God can be in times like these. My family has all come in from NJ and FL and have been staying here the past two nights. My fiance has never met any of them until now, but everyone has already begun to love her. My family who are full of many differences, have come together as a family for the first time in years. I haven’t seen my niece in years and I got to see her for the first time, and she immediately new who I was. I saw my mother and hugged her for the first time in three years as well as my gradmother and aunt.

The fact that my mom and dad could be in the same room at once, was a blessing in it’s self. Although we have been very loud and talkative nothing has been able to separate that love God has poured out through Elaina and I. This wedding means everything to me. Elaina is the only person I am willing to share the rest of my life with and this has brought a divided family together once again. And guess what…..my family say’s they notice a difference in me, and the change that has occured in my life……and that difference people…..is Jesus…..

05
Aug

Week 3/4 Day 1- hundred pushup challenge

Well since I could not even pull off day 1 of last week, for week three I will continue with the workout from week 3 until I am able to complete it. I am getting further and better and think with the ideal conditions I can pull it off, but because of my physically demanding job and shoulders being hurt, it has been very difficult to pull off a 25, 17, 17, 15, Max(at least 25) day 1. So yesterday the results were 25, 17, 17, 11, 0, one less than my best attempt which was 25,17,17,12, 0

But praise God I am still able to pull over 30 pushups at once. I know my strength is increasing and my discipline is as well.

04
Aug

how should I feel?

It’s funny. The world is. The secular world has standards for how a man should feel a month, week, or day before his wedding. He should feel sad, because he will no longer be a single man, he won’t be free to do what he pleases, or even flirt with other girls. lol. He is suppposed to throw this huge party before he get’s married. At work every asks me, “Adrian, are you nervous,” and I reply, “no, I have been waiting for this for a long time.” I usually get, “Most men aren’t excited when getting married.” I say, I am not like most men, then smile and walk away.

Most of you don’t know this, but when I prayed, I prayed for my wife, kids, house, career and ministry, before any of them physically existed in my life. I believed that they would be there in the future and in a little over a year, I am only 5 days away from becoming a husband. How should I feel?

Well with all the wrong and sinning I have done, why should I deserve such a beautiful wife, children, car, house, or have the opportunity to work for any ministry? That’s simple, because of God and His true grace and mercy and unfound, unmeasurable, forgiveness. That’s why. So I am utterly excited, outrageously happily in love with both my future wife and my loving Father in heaven.

He washed my sins away, gave me a chance at life, a chance to breath once again to see these days come, because He has a lot in store for me. And believe it or not, He has a lot in store for you. Just ask Him.

03
Aug

week 3, day 1, 2, and 3……..much harder than anything!

You know, when I did the new test and realized I could pull off 38 pushups at once, I was utterly amazed, but that didn’t mean that I would be able to pull off this next weeks challenge.

First off let me start out by saying, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, because without Him, I wouldn’t be this far. I could not pull off day 1, and because of that I have been stuck on day 1 for the last three days. So, next week I will have to start week to and stay behind, but I know that once I conquer this, I can conquer the much harder tasks that lie ahead.

So with that said, I have been defeated by week 3, but I am not giving up, not for me, and especially not for anyone who trys to convince me to.

03
Aug

just added a donation page

I have a need this next semester for college. I need some software not only for classes, but also because of my freelance work. I am trying to purchase a copy of the Adobe Creative Suite, but as most of you know, it’s very expensive. Please help bless me in this area as I will be able to create designs faster and easier, do to my experience in this software package, which will help with many of my financial needs and burdens. Please consider donating and praying about this. It is through http://paypal.com and to adrian-rodriguez (at) live (dot) comIf you don’t know how to do it, then just email me through the contact form and I will let you know how.

God Bless. You can use the donate button on the sidebar.

01
Aug

romantic v.s. unconditional

The two types of love listed above are two very powerful, and very moving forms of love. After reading a devotion yesterday I found myself thinking, how can I truely love my wife(fiance at the moment) if I do not love her unconditionally before loving her romantically. Romantic meaning those hugs and kisses, little smooches here and there, bring her to the movies and having dinner afterwards, and among other things once married. Instead I have to love her uncondtionally before even thinking about the romantic part. Before I want to give her a kiss, hug, hold her hand, or even tell her the words, “I love you.”

The scripture for this one is in Ephesians:

“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her. ” - Ephesians 5:25

It is easy to see how Jesus loved us before we can think of loving Him; unconditionally, because before Him we decided to love other things, enjoy pleasures of this world, and sin without ever knowing we were putting outrselves to death. Before He told us, “I love you,” He forgave our sins and gave up His life for us and offered us a chance to live in freedom. Now that my friends, is the greatest love of all.