Beautiful, Gorgeous Kentucky

I realize that most of you reading this, if anyone does, probably do not live in Kentucky. Well, I just wanna take a moment to tell and show you, that it's absolutely beautiful. It's gorgeous. I'm in love with where I live.
I wanna travel and I see everywhere, but in the end, I wanna come back to my amazing little state, Kentucky.
So I'll be starting posts featuring photography of all the blessings that Kentucky has to offer.

Sorry for the terrible quality of this photo; I had to take it with my phone (which is a StraightTalk brand) and it doesn't have the best camera. I had stopped on a bridge on my way home to get this. It's the Kentucky River, frozen over. I feel bad for all the little fish...

In a Funk

Good morning!

So, I've kinda-sorta-really been in a funk. It hasn't really gone away, but it's gotten better. 
Everyday is a blessing. Everything God puts in my life happens for a reason and is a blessing. Every trial He puts in my path is a blessing because He knows I'm strong enough to make it through and He'll be with me every step of the way...even when I falter and I feel like I don't have the strength to go on.
He leads, guides and directs me on the right path.

Right now, I'm facing one of the biggest trials I've ever had to go through. This is so hard. I know there will be an amazing output, even bigger then I could imagine, but still, right now it still hurts. And that's okay.

I just want to ask that you all be praying, not only for me but everyone involved. I'll have to explain in more detail later...I've got to get to my class and I don't want to mess up my makeup, :)

Let today be a blessing,

Sarah

 

Snow Day!

Afternoon everyone! If you're in Kentucky or some of the surrounding states, I hope that you're enjoying the snow! Everyone be careful though! The tempatures are outrageous and the roads are terrible! Praying for safe travels and everyone stuck in this weather.

Well, I have a day off work and a snow day, so I'm stuck inside. Be looking for a good update and some updates on the blog template. I'm thinking of spazzing up the look of the site ;)

Until then, be safe and have a blessed day!

Sarah

The First Week

...and I'm worn out. I had my first week back in my classes...and I'm utterly and completely tired-worn-out-and-ALMOST-overwhelmed. I'm so glad I'm just taking 12 hours of classes. Between my Lifetime Wellness class and my EMC 101 class, I'm beat. I have so much reading to do in my EMC class...and then the required hours I have to work out in my wellness class...gah. Okay, maybe I'm just whining. I can do this. I know I can.
I just got a little discouraged last night. I'm not very strong. I mean, I don't have any muscle at all. I'm all...wimpy. I was working on my "picking up patients on an ambulance stretcher" skill sheet and I had the posture wrong, my hands placed wrong, my arms weren't tucked in enough and my back wasn't straight enough. It was terrible. I did okay without a person on the stretcher...but then when the person got on, and they were more weight then I could handle, the paramedic student working with me had to talk me through the whole thing. We practiced over and over. I still have to work on it.
Please, please, please pray for me. These are people's lives.

Okay, I think I've blogged enough, that it's time to share my Instagram account! Yes!
Being the picture-lover that I am, you know I have to have one. I use it very, very often.

If you want to find me (or follow me!) my username is: slhallphotography
Or the link is here: http://instagram.com/slhallphotography

And I should have a button on the side panel of my blog...I'm getting that up in a second.

Thanks for listening, and I hope ya'll have the best, blessed day!

Sarah

Prayer Request

This weekend has just been really hard. It's been a really emotional time for my boyfriend, his family and I. I'm just asking that you all be in prayer for us. This is just the beginning of a long road.

Thank you all so much, and I'm sorry, my next post will be longer and less cryptic,

Sarah

(Late) New Year's Resolutions

Good Morning! It's been a while...
...and so first and foremost I want to apologize. For being away so long, and for turning my back on my commitment to this blog. It's supposed to be helping me grow, in the Lord, in His word, and in myself, and I'm completely...not doing that. I've been failing lately.

It's a new year now though. I want to start off different, if even a little late.

 Sorry this is EIGHT days late, but the love of my life is in on leave before he deploys so I've been a bit distracted...from everything really (I'm finally coming out of it...) ((he'll be gone by the end of the week))

:(

Anywho! New Year's Resolutions! 

1) Live This Year Completely And Utterly For The Lord, Jesus Christ

2) Read The Whole Bible By The End Of This Year (I'm getting there!)

3) Save As Many Lost As Possible And Be A Better Witness

 Okay, these three are biggies and should be to any follower of Christ out there. We are meant to serve Jesus, hear and read His Word, and save the lost! I haven't been doing a very good job at any of this! I could do better. I should do better! It's my job! We get so lost in this temporary world...we forget why God made us.

4) Get A New Car

I love my Monty. I've had him for the past couple of years now. He's my big, red baby...with a busted headlight, dented door, non-working interior light, non-working speed-gauge, cracked windshield, and very loud muffler. He gets me from here to there and I'm blessed to even have a working vehicle that can do that. He's my first car (1998 Mitsubishi Montero Sport) and he was (is) a good one. If in God's will, I'll get a new one when my tax-return comes in. 

5) Become An EMT/Get On An Ambulance Crew

I'm so, so close! Only a few more months and I'll be an EMT after this semester, willing I pass the major exam afterwards! Then I have to find an ambulance team to take me in...So much closer to my dream job! 

6) Declare My Major 

Paramedic Science. Yes. I hate math, I hate science, but I'm gonna do it. Pre-med requirements here I come! 

7) Travel To THREE New Places (At least!) 

I love traveling, but I don't do it enough. With Austin (my Marine-man and boyfriend) being gone for at least eight months sometime this year, I can use the money I usually save up to see him to go traveling somewhere new! I don't know where yet, I've yet to make that list! I've got one place down though: Alaska. I'm going on a mission trip with my church in July for about two weeks! I can't wait! 

8) Get A New Camera 

My old Fuji Film is wearing out! And the specs aren't completely up to what I need with my little photography business I've got starting. I've had my baby since I was twelve...I need a new camera. 

9) Survive. This. Deployment.

I'm not gonna go in-depth in this...yet. You'll hear all about it later, I'm sure. I still need to introduce my hunny-boo-boo in a post at some point. I'll get to it.   

10) Go Natural and All-Organic As Possible 

This should speak for itself! Everything they put in food and such is so...gross and bad for you! I'll go more in-depth in this later too! 

11) Go All Year Without Dying My Hair

I've went the past seven months without dying my hair. I can do this! 

12) Start Exercising/Eating Better

Everyone puts this one down. I'm really hoping I can keep to it. I know I can do the "eating better" easily...it's the exercising I'm worried about.

13) Get A Tattoo That Means Something

A meaningful tattoo...not just something that I like. Something that declares my love for Jesus! 

Okay, now let's all hope I can keep to these! I have a lot to really keep to and start doing. Cheer me on! Anyone else's list look like mine?