Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Back into the swing of things....sort of.

Well, its been a while.....
 The wedding is over. We went on the honeymoon (to Rabun Gap, Ga).  We moved into our apartment (which is super cute, by the way..pics to come). And now we're facing real life. 

We're both graduated (kind of...long story), Justin is working at the local college as a web assistant, and I am still at ...*sigh* Starbucks/ "real" job-hunting.
Which is sort of what my daily tasks revolve around: wake up, work at starbucks, come home, check email for job posting, apply to postings, make lunch and visit Justin, check email on iPhone to see if I got any reply to my reply...etc, etc. Its exhausting. Its humiliating. And its a trial. Freshly out of college, newly married, and I have no life....Its just a season, I suppose. But I can't help but feel like a bit of a loser.

Wasn't it just a few months ago that I was still in school, hanging out on campus, and planning my wedding with my girlfriends?

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE being married and am so thankful that God put us together in the way that he did.
This is just one of those but "life adjustments" that we go through. Social spheres change, friends change, daily schedules change, and so on. It will be interesting to see what happens with life in te next few days/ months/ years.......stay tuned:)
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Monday, February 23, 2009

:this just in:

As if you haven't noticed already (lol) I'm taking (and have been taking) a blog break. Simply for the following reasons: 
- gotta graduate in 60 days!!..so classes are rough lately
- im working at 5am every day
- and I GOT ENGAGED!!! (thats not really a reason....I just wanted to tell everyone :) ) We're getting married in 68 days. This will be madness!

Don't worry! I'll be back to blogging in no time. And hopefully with a better layout. See you then! 

Sarah
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Friday, January 16, 2009

REJOICE!!!!!!! Let me say it again...

This has been on my heart for a while so I am just going to spew it out.
 
Lately, I have a few friends who are going through a hard time in life. I can totally relate to that....I am 100% we all can. As I talk to them they tell me things like "its so hard to find God",  "Its so hard to be happy",  "Life sucks",  "Life is miserable",  "I will never be happy again. "...

But what my friends are failing to realize, and what I failed to realize in the past is that God calls us to be joyful ALWAYS. Sure, if we have read our Bibles enough maybe we have heard that before....but it never sank in until lately.

The Bible doesn't say "praise God in accordance to your mood" or "Praise God when you feel good and life is easy"...nope. It says to praise the Lord from everlasting to everlasting (Psalm 41:13).


"Rejoice in the Lord ALWAYS! I will say it again: REJOICE!" (Phil 4:4)
It doesn't say "rejoice when life is awesome",  "rejoice when we see our prayers answered",  or "rejoice when we get what we want". It says ALWAYS.

Who are WE to be miserable about our lives? No matter what happens...we have God! He is our provider and our redeemer. We should be rejoicing in the sheer fact that we don't have to go to Hell for all the crap that we have done in our lives that goes against God's word.

I dunno.
I think its prettty simple if you have your priorities straight. People make it up to be something so complicated in their heads but its easy. Even if its hard to do...just do it.
Die to self.
See what He has done for us.
REJOICE!
If for nothing else....that fact alone is enough.

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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

an update in bullet points

I love bullet points. Especially when I just want to get to the point and am not in the mood to be all wordy. I have been so super busy with work, the last semester of college (can I get an 'amen'??), and church stuff that I haven't had any time to blog. So here are some highlights of what I have been up to:

  • Spent Christmas in Jacksonville with Justin and had an amazing time.  His family is awesome and makes me love him even more. Its great to have the feeling that not matter what situation life throws at you and no matter what circumstances God has you in, that you can be with that person and have fun with them, love them for who they are, and get through anything with them by your side:) Holla 'atcha boy.
  • Faithwalkers conference in Ridgecrest NC was AWESOME. And that is an understatement. I learned so much about forgiveness, communication, evangelism, half-hearted Christianity..and so much more. To download teachings a put them on your ipod, go here: http://www.gccweb.org/conferences/faithwalkers/east/2008teachings_east.html
  • Six classes this semester....not too excited about that. But graduation is right around the corner so I'll do whatever it takes:)
  • I saw Bride Wars (http://www.bridewars.com/) and it was decent. Not the movie that I thought it would be, but it was still funny.
  • This weekend we are having a leadership retreat Sunday and Monday for the church and I'm looking forward to it:) I am praying that it will be a time where people discover the gifts that God has given them and what He wants them to do with those gifts.


Thats all for now!!! Have an awesome week:) God Bless!


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Saturday, December 13, 2008

missing it



*sigh* Lincoln Nebraska. For some reason I miss it so much lately....probably has something to do with the fact that it is the holiday season and I'm not with my family. But I think its more than that. I'm not sure why, but I feel like God is calling me to be there. I have no idea what I would do. And with the way things are going with school and life in general, I'm not sure how that would work. But I feel like I am supposed to go there. I have been praying about it a lot. Praying that God would lead me in the right direction and that everything would work out along the way.
Regardless, Nebraska is where my family is and thats where I'd like to be more than anywhere else this Christmas season.
Where would you like to spend your Christmas this year?
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Thursday, December 11, 2008

2008

I was reading Kristin Harper's blog (http://thisiskristin.com/) and she asked the question, "How has this year been for you?  Are you glad or sad to see it come to a close?"

I must say that I feel excited to start a new year. 2008 was a very rough year mixed with amazing blessings, lessons, and also some of the hardest times I have been through in my life.
I learned that God honors patience and I found that the man of my dreams was right under my nose - and that was an amazing blessing this year.
I got to see my family in Nebraska quite a bit which was great. Family always makes me feel better about things and makes me feel at home.
We launched our Awaken Church plant and it has been amazing so far. The worship team has been built up so much by God and it has been amazing seeing Him provide for both the worship ministry and our church.
I also had to learn a lot of financial independence and I am still struggling with it. I am learning how to be wise with my time, budget, and pretty much everything that I have.
I have had, and am still , going through a lot of tough things with my family- so that was rough this past year.
I have learned that all I can rely on is God- and this year more than ever, I have learned that I need to value alone time with God more than anything else. I need to prioritize everything in my life AFTER Him. Even if it is ministry stuff.
This past year God has shown me so much about who I am. He has shown me what makes me exhausted, what makes me angry, what brings me peace, and what I need to focus on.

I am excited about what 2009 will bring about and I am even more excited to see what God will do in my life and the lives of everyone around me:)
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008

...BAHAHAHA!



Brody is a funny, funny man. Go check out his blog at www.brodyharper.com.
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Faithwalkers 2008

(Side note: Its about time I posted on here! I have been on a crazy schedule with work, school, ministry stuff, and now...its FINALS week! agh! Ahh, the joys of college. I can't wait until I graduate..)


I am extremely excited about FAITHWALKERS !! To look at the website, go here:(http://www.gccweb.org/conferences/faithwalkers/index.html)

It is a conference that my church is a part of and we go to it every year. Its an awesome three days of music, seminars, and just all-together good times:) I was pretty bummed, thinking I couldn't go because of work at Starbucks, but I prayed that if it was what God wanted, He would let things fall together...and they did! Its awesome seeing God answer prayers. Just another way I know He is there and even cares about the small things in life:)



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Monday, November 17, 2008

Its been a while!

Hey folks...just wanted to blog and say I'm not dead:) haha. Here's an update in bullet points: 
 
  • I got a second job and am now officially a Barista (yay!). Its an awesome job..plus its amazing because two girls from my church work there with me and pretty much every employee at the store is saved...so its great to be able to talk about Jesus while I'm  making coffee (two of my favorite things haha)

  • I fly out next TUESDAY to Lincoln, Nebraska with Justin:) we're going to see my family and I am so stoked!! I miss my family out there so much, so it will be an awesome Thanksgiving this year.
  • I am embarassed to say that I participated in a horrible worship set yesterday...I know its not all about how things sound and whats most important is God's presence and a focus on worshipping God. But I think it was so bad that the congregation couldn't even focus on worshipping. I think it was a mixture of new people in the band, new singers, etc....*sigh* It was not good and I feel bad about it. Its never been like that. ...if you don't believe me, I have the recording to prove it lol.
  • I saw Boyd (click on his blog over to your immediate right) when I went out to lunch after church. Its always nice bumping into fellow-bloggers/ believers in the community.


Thats about all I have right now. Hope you all are well!! Talk with you soon
God Bless

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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Free Fallin'



Best re-make ever:)
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