San Francisco

This is one of the pictures that I took inside the Wax museum on fishermans warf in San Francisco, California in October 2014 with my mom & younger brother Eric. Breakfast at Tiffany's! 

Diary of a Crazy Coupon Queen

It's apparent that I can't keep writing consistently in my blog & to all my readers I apologize. I usually only write when the inspiration hits me and finally something genius has come to my mind. I decided to write about something I am passionate about and that thing for me is saving money! I just started my new blog diaryofacrazycouponqueen.blogspot.com

and I hope you will join me on this educational journey! 

Lorraine 

A Candle Shining in a Very Dark Place

You may walk down the halls at your school and feel like you are all alone. You may sit in class and feel like you stick out like a sore thumb. You may think that some days you are fighting a battle that is all uphill. You may feel such peer pressure all around you despite knowing the God inside of you is real. You may be made fun of because of the clothes that you wear. You may be constantly told by your classmates that you need to cut your hair. But don’t forget in these moments that though you may not see Him, God is by your side. He is always there to give you strength and has His arms stretched open wide. Greater is He that is in you than He that is in the world! Just remember God knew what He was doing when He made you a girl! You are a candle shining bright in a very dark place. You are the hope and have the answer for every lost face. Your long un-cut hair is reflecting His glory Your make-up less face is a witness to His grace and redemption story. Your skirt past your knees and modest dress. Tells the world of a Holy God’s unfailing goodness. And then one day when you hear Him say “thou good and faithful servant” You will know that it will all be worth it. And beside you will be the ones that saw His light shining through you. And for eternity you will thankful that you stood your ground even when you felt like you didnt know what to do. The wonder of heaven and the joy of seeing His face. Will make you so glad that you were a candle shining in a very dark place. Written By Lorraine M Orozco

Daniel Fast Day 2

So this morning I was feeling fine but this afternoon my stomach was killing me! My digestive system apparently is going into overdrive and causing a lot of pain. I am sitll holding on though and believe that God will somehow help me. This has already been a sacrafice and I sort of feel like a wimp. I had hope to write a few new posts but I will have to wait for the weekend when I have a bit more energy and less things to do!

Daniel Fast- Day 1

It has been an incredibly long time since I have written in my blog. I have heard a few people here and there tell me from time to time that reading my blog has blessed them. I have recently been so busy with school, work, and teaching piano lessons that my focus on writing has sadly faded. About a month or so ago I had this idea about doing this fast I had heard about called the Daniel Fast. There are many of you who have heard about this type of fast also and may even have done it yourself with great results. I had a few moments this Summer that made me realize that I needed to do something extreme to revamp my Spiritual Life with God. I want so much more of Him and this felt like the best way to go about reaching this goal. I like many of you, have so many prayer requests and needs in my life at this time and I have to believe that God will answer. There are a lot of posts that I want to write during my 10 day Daniel Fast and I hope to be able to put them all up. I am praying that I can re-dedicating myself to the gift of writing that God has placed on my life. Today I ate the brown rice I made last night. I had some cut up carrots and almonds and took them with me to work as well as a bottled water. I noticed that I was extremely exhausted today so right when I came home from work I took a nap and feel much better. My house is extremely loud right now so I need to find a place to escape in order to get my thoughts with God together. The journey so far looks good!

Life Isn't Fair

Life just isn’t fair and we all know this is true.

Unexpected circumstances break our hearts and leave us unsure of what to do.

Life isn’t fair.

And the truth be told, nothing will change that despite our faith and hours of prayer.

We can do everything just right but still some things are just not meant to be.

Although it pains us to see those who have done wrong be so blessed and appear so happy.

Often we may think that we deserve good things because that is what is owed to us.

But the Bible says that it rains the same on the just and the unjust.

We must learn to accept all of the things that we can never change and do the best we can.

And take comfort in knowing that He has a plan.

Being bitter and angry is not the road that we must take.

Our hope does not abide in this life and we must remind ourselves there is too much at stake.

Life isn’t fair and we may never fully understand.

But rest assured in knowing He will never leave us and will never let go of our hand.

No matter how unfair life has been it will be worth it all when we reach heaven’s door.

One day when we see Him the cruelness of life we will remember no more.

Written by: Lorraine M Orozco December 26th, 2011

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Minnesota!

What am amazing time I had with my dear JCM friend Robyn Smith last weekend in St. Paul Minnesota! It was a much needed get away and I loved every minute I got to spend with her and my new friends from Apostolic Bible Institute! The leaves there were turning their beautiful burnt orange color and the Mall of America was a huge treat for me! We also were able to cross into Wisconsin and walk around a beautiful park with a lake and tiny row boats. We stopped at the Capitol in St. Paul and explored this old Catherdral. I pray God allows me the opportunity to someday return. The Lord did some wonderful things for me there and allowed me to be able to testify during the Sunday night service about my book. I distinctly remember feeling the Lord's embrace in that prayer before service that Sunday. It is something I will never forget!

Update of My Life

I realize before the other day I hadn't posted anything about the recent happenings in my life. First of all back in March I got the privilege of visiting Christian Life College in Stockton, Ca. That was an amazing experience and I enjoyed meeting the talented and fabulous students that that school. I also really felt a strong touch of God in every service I was able to attend.

I July I did another one of my Freebie Challenges for my 31st birthday and survived!

I September I went on a family vacation to Southern California and from there went on a 7 day cruise to Mexico. Also in September I took my mom for her birthday to see Westside Story the Broadway Musical. This I have to say was a classic Broadway show but I was really disappointed with some of the very vulgar scenes that I could have gladly done without.

In this month of October I patiently await my trip to St. Paul, Minnesota to visit a dear bible college buddy. I will be taking a tour of ABI where my childhood pastor Rev Charles Croy attended Bible College.

My Writing Life

I seem to have strayed from one of my biggest passions. God made me a writer and it has been quite a while that I have even felt the faintest desire to pour my heart onto a piece of blank paper. I still write often in my journal but those words are often things that I only want me and God to see. I feel that my writing has been a blessing to others and that has always been my number one priority. Sometimes I think that I am way too hard on myself and my distorted view of success has only resulted in grief. Disappointment when things do not go exactly the way you want them to can cause you to distance yourself from the things you love the most. It seems that this has plight and life has kept me busy with work and a full time class loads in my Major of Sociology.

On this last day of September I have vowed to somehow renew the passion I once had for a ministry that was giving to me as a young child. Somehow, not for money or fame but simply for myself and God, I will write another book!

The Bucket List

I realize I have done such a terrible job neglecting my book but the other day during work training I began to up date my Bucket List


1. Go to Barcelona, Spain

2. Go to Prince Edward Island/ Anne of Green Gables

3. Be at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

4. Meet Sarah Palin

5, Kiss somsone on New Years Eve in Times Square.

6. Give Blood

7. Parasail

8. See the Sydney Opera house in Australia

9. Attend Landmark in Stockton,CA

10. Attend BOTT in Alexandria, LA

11. See the Jersey Boys the Broadway Show.

12. Write a teen Christian romance novel

13. Write a song for our Easter Play.

14. Learn Italian.

15. Own a female boxer puppy and name it Laila Ali!

16. Learn to make Lasangna

17. Go to the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington

18. Go to a U of A football game

19. Be invovled in politics

20. Join a book club.