Today is January 4, 2021 … the first month in a new year. This year, I plan to read God’s Word in the Bible. I am feeling better from having bad headaches and congestion. I want to stay healthy … eating right and drinking lots of water.  My family took good care of me.  I hope to go out soon with my family.

 

Last December, my family and I went to stay on the coast.

I had a fun time with my family. I played games and watch movies with my family.  We saw lots of sunsets by the ocean. We stayed at a condo by the ocean.

 

Geoffrey

Forgiveness

When I did something wrong on accident to someone, I tell them I am sorry. Someone would say I forgive you. Then you would not be stressed on things you did wrong. I believe that Christ died on the cross to forgive your sins. That happen long ago. Someone who believe in Christ could be save from their sins. 

I think it is good idea to forgive people.  Forgive someone who did wrong to you in the past, then that person would learn from doing wrong.

In my opinion, it is good idea to forgive one another and not be stressed about it.

When you forgive someone, you will not be stressed about it and let go of things you did wrong.

Only Jesus can save you.

~Geoffrey

Disneyland trip

Last week, my family and I went to Disneyland with my aunts and cousins.  We were all in this together.

We went on many different rides.

My favorite ride is Soaring Around the World and Toy story Midway ride in Disney California adventure, and Star Tours and Peter Pan rides in Disneyland.

We got a great view to see the parade. It was awesome! I think it made our trip to Disneyland better. God made this plan go well for us.

The new Star Wars land was fun. I helped my family build a R2D2 Robot.  It was so fun and cool.

My family and I enjoyed the food in Disneyland and California Adventure. At Disney California Adventure’s Lamplight Lounge, the server and manager gave me a hand painted ornament of Walt and Mickey mouse. I love it!

Last month, my family and I went to see the new animated movie: “Frozen 2”.     

In that movie, I liked the water horse that brought Elsa out of the water and let her ride on it.  The movie was good, but I prefer the first “Frozen” movie better.

I always have fun doing things with my family.   

~Geoffrey

Thankful.

I want to share with you what I’m thankful for.  I am thankful for my family, and my dog, and to God that I’m still alive.

Also, I am thankful to be able to do my drawings, and I like to read my drawing books.

I love the fall season with leaves changing colors, and I am excited that Christmas is coming.

What I love about Christmas is that family gets together.  It’s not about presents. It is about what it says in the Bible.

I enjoy spending a quiet afternoon watching Christmas movies with my family and enjoying my iced coffee drink from coffee places.

~Geoffrey

Love the world.

In my opinion, I think it is kind of scary and crazy things are happening all over the world today and always.

I love my family and my friends near and far. 

As a Christian you should, “Love your neighbor as yourself” … even if your neighbor is different than you.   God is love!

I want to encourage you to love all people all over America and the world. Take care of someone who is hurt.  Give clothes and blankets to someone who needs them.  Pray for them.

I love my DAD, my MOM my SISTER.

~Geoffrey

Apple Hill trip

Last Tuesday, my family and I went to Apple Hill with some friends. We went to Rainbow Orchard. The apple donuts at that place were good. At High Hill Ranch I ate lunch, and then we went to Boa Vista. I had a fun time with my family and friends.   We enjoyed God’s beautiful nature.

My drawing skills

I enjoy practicing drawing.

I love to draw and paint, but I prefer drawing better than painting.  In the past, I did my painting in the garage at my home.
When I was growing up, and my family and I went on vacations, I would bring my drawing book with me.  I have always loved to draw about my experiences and things I see.  Sometimes, I bring my drawing book in the backyard to draw. I like to draw animals, nature and landscapes. I really like to practice the drawing of light and dark.  

My drawings and paintings don't need to be perfect.  My hands don't work very well, but even with my disabilities, I know God gives me abilities and my love to draw. 

~ Geoffrey

Movie Theater.

I want to share my experience at the movie theater...

Last Sunday, March 18, 2018, I went to a movie with my family.  My family and I saw a movie called "I Can Only Imagine" at the movie theater in Elk Grove.  I asked for a close caption reader set for the movie.  They had a new thing, and I tried the new technology glasses that show closed captions on the lenses.  I like the closed caption glasses.  Also, I like the movie.

I think it is awesome that someone made those glasses for Deaf people to be able to used them for movies.  I like the new caption glasses.  I think they are helpful for Deaf people. 

I think God used someone to create new things for the Deaf and hard of hearing people.  I think closed captions are important for Deaf people, so they can understand what's happening in the movie.

I encourage you to go see that movie.

~Geoffrey

Horse drawing.

This is my drawing of a horse.  I like how I drew it ... especially the hair.

Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

~ Geoffrey

Sugar portrait

Hello everyone!

Happy New Year!

This is my sketch portrait of my sister's horse, Sugar. I drew this last year on an 18 x 24 inch canvas.  I think it looks like real horse.  I really like how I drew Sugar's mane.

What do you think about it?  Does it need more shadow and shading? My sister suggested I add some more shading.

~ Geoffrey :)

This is my painting of an Hawaiian beach.  I like how I painted the palm trees.   I hope the water and white waves in my painting look real.  In this painting, I tried to make you see the sand under the waves.  I really enjoyed painting this.

I hope you enjoy my painting.      :)

~Geoffrey

  This is a painting I did for my art class at Cosumnes River College  last spring.  For my class, I needed to make my painting look abstract.  Before I started painting this picture, I drew some shapes. The shapes did not have to be real-life in size.  The violin in this painting looks real.  I really like the wine glass and the music notes.

I like how it looks.  Do you?

~Geoffrey

This is a painting I did for my class at Cosumnes River College  last spring.  For my class, I needed to make a painting collage and make it look like a dream.  Before I started painting this picture, I found pictures from different magazines and made a collage. Then I painted using the paper collage as my guide.

I really like how it looks, and I have it hanging on the wall in my room.  I hope you all enjoy it too.

~  Geoffrey

This is a painting that I did last spring for my class at Cosumnes River College.  My homework was to do a "still life", so before I started paint, I set up everything nicely on the table.  I liked my arrangement because it looks like I am reading a book by candle-light while drinking coffee.  I had a light shine on the arrangement from the left, and then I added the shadows on the table, cup, book and bowl.  When you look at the real painting, the apple looks like a real apple.  I am very happy that I was able to paint it that way.

I did the best I could to create this picture.  I hope you enjoy it.

~Geoffrey

I started to home-school in 1997.  Before homeschooling, I went to public schools, and I tried to learn in different kinds of classrooms.  Sometimes I was in hearing classrooms with an interpreter.  My interpreters were always nice.  Sometimes I was in special Deaf classrooms where everyone signed.  The public schools were fine, but I was not learning and growing.  So we decided to home-school.  I did well in homeschooling, and I graduated in June 2006.

    There are many things I liked about homeschooling.  In home-school I had one-on-one teaching and help.  This worked for me.  My favorite subjects were Practical English, Biology, and Computer. I really liked Practical English.  Some of the fun things I liked in homeschooling were P.E. and Art.  I liked to play soccer and baseball.  When I could still walk and run, I loved to go outside and run and kick the soccer ball.  When I had to use a wheelchair, I would do P.E. exercises in my house.  I also really liked to do Art.  This was my most favorite subject in school.  I would go outside and draw things I saw in nature.  I still love to do that.  For one of my home-school art projects, I drew an eagle and a flag. I entered my drawing in the Sacramento County Fair.  My drawing won First Place and Best in Show ribbons.  When I saw my picture on display, I was so happy, and I felt all the hard work that I did was worth it.

   The subjects that I didn’t like in home-school were Math and Economics. I did not like these subjects because it is hard for me to understand math problems. But I tried to do the best I could in math, and economics.
      
     Homeschooling was good for me, and I am glad my Mom was my teacher. I did well in homeschooling, and I had fun.  It was nice to have my sister home-school with me, and to have all my other homeschooling friends.  I was busy with home-school field trips,  church youth groups, Boy Scouts, Challenger sports, Co-op classes, and many other activities.  I was never bored.

     After I graduated from home-school high school I attended Cosumnes River College.  I took lot of computer classes, and I earned my Certificate in Web Design.  I also took some art classes at CRC, and last year I took painting class. I enjoyed my painting class.  Art is still my most favorite subject, and I still like to draw and paint God's beautiful nature.

     I prayed and asked God to help me in my homeschooling and in college.  I think God gave me a love for Art and the ability to do it.  My hands do not work normally, but I can still draw and create.  I believe God is helping me to do this and to create art.  I believe with God's help, I can do anything.

~Geoffrey

Last year, I took a painting class at Cosumnes River College. For my class, I had to create a self portrait.  On my self portrait, I painted an Italian flag because my family is from Italy. I also painted the American flag on the left because I am American.  I love to draw, and I like to be creative, so I painted a book ("How to Draw") and placed it on the table in my painting.  I painted a laptop computer on the canvas because I do a lot of work on my computer.  I painted a picture of myself on the laptop screen.  I included the computer in my painting because I have a Web Design Certificate, and I have developed and maintained a few websites for different companies.  The Mickey Mouse symbol on my shirt is because I like to go to Disneyland. My dream job is to do animations for Disney. The purple cross with the I-LOVE-YOU hand sign is important to me because I'm Christian, and I use  sign language to communicate. There's wine bottle on the table on the left with purple grapes because I enjoy having a glass of wine, and it is a part of my Italian culture.

I learned some cool things when I was painting this self portrait. I looked on the internet to find out how to paint my table to make it look like wood. I used a light tan color first, and then I used dark brown and painted over the light tan color.  While the dark brown was wet, I scraped it with a dry sponge to make the wood grain lines.  I think it came out looking close to real wood grain.  Also, to help me paint straight lines with my shaky hands, I used tape to cover areas on my canvas.  It took a lot of time, but it helped make my painting look better.  I always look for ways to do things even with my disabilities.  I try to never give up.  I pray, and I persevere, and I always try my best! 

~Geoffrey

Early In the year of 2004, When I was working on earning my Eagle Scout, one of the merit badges was "Physical Fitness." It was hard for me because I had to run two miles. I went with all the other scouts to a track at a high school in Elk Grove. I lined up with all the other scouts to begin to run. My Dad was next to me because I get tired easy. I did my best - the best as I could. I ran, and my Dad ran next to me so he could help me and encourage me. It was so hard for me, and I was very tired. I keep saying to myself, "I am running for Eagle. I am running for Eagle." When my Dad and I got to the finish line, I felt happy because I had finished the race. I had passed the requirement for the "Physical Fitness" merit badge.   

     My story reminds me of the Bible verse,  Isaiah 40:28-31          

"Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young man stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

     Just like my Dad stood next to me and ran with me so I would not stumble and fall, God is with me all the time. God helps me to be strong even though I have a disability. God helps me to not grow tired and weary. He helps me not stumble and fall. I hope in God, and He gives me strength.

     God will strengthen people who trust Him and serve Him. If we hope and believe that God knows everything and loves us, then he will take care of us and help us to do things that we can't do by ourselves.

~Geoffrey

I grew up with a Christian family. My mom and my dad have taught me about Christ and what Christ has done in our lives.  I know that he can make me hear again someday if I pray and trust in him.  I read the Bible in the morning before I start my day.  I have Christian friends and family who know about Christ.  I accepted Christ when I was about seven years old.  Jesus helps me everyday when I pray and ask for help. 

 In the year of 2005, I had scoliosis and it was becoming worse, so I went to the hospital to have a back surgery.  I was very nervous and scared about having back surgery.  The night before my surgery Pastor Jay from First Baptist Church came to the hospital to pray for my back surgery and for the Lord to make the surgeons know what to do on my back. Early the next morning, when it was time to go to surgery, my mom asked me, “are you nervous?”  I said no I was not nervous about my surgery.  God had helped me not be nervous.    

When I was in Boy Scouts, I always asked God to help me in everything I did.  I became an Eagle Scout, but some of the things I had to do were very hard for me.  I have disabilities and some merit badges were hard for me to do.  I never gave up because I knew that if I prayed and trusted God He would always help me.  I became an Eagle Scout because God helped me.

I love Jesus and I say thank you to Him for being my Savior.

 ~Geoffrey

Welcome to my new blog.  I will be sharing stories about my life and daily encouragement.  Stay tuned for more posts!

-Geoffrey