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?

 

Immersed Challenge Update

I've made a decision, because I can't write on here everyday like I want-I simply don't have the time or resources-I've decided that I will pick one day a week to recap on what I've read. I think that would be easier on me, and it wouldn't be spamming up my posts every day with my challenge.

I think Friday might make a good day for this. Saturday I'm usually working, and Sunday I'm at church. So Friday sounds good.

So far, I've read Genesis 7. I'm to the flood. So, I've been thinking all day on how I should update all this. I still haven't made up my mind. I'll give a quick update either tomorrow, or Sunday if I have time, then I'll start posting about The Immersed Challenge on Fridays. Right now, I've gotta start to work.

Ciao!
Make it a blessing,

Sarah

P.S. I HAVE A VERY SPECIAL PRAYER REQUEST: a very dear family friend of ours had their house burn down yesterday on Thanksgiving. I just want to ask that you all be praying for them. I can't imagine that happening to me....thanks! Have a great weekend! I hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving! 

Immersed Challenge: Day 2

"And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made."
Genesis 2:3

Good morning everyone! I'm so tired, but I'm about to get ready for church. Today I read the second chapter of Genesis. It talked about the seventh day and how God made woman from man. Praise God, He knew man would need a companion. He breathed a breath of life and man became a living soul.
God breathed life into us. We are made from God Himself! Isn't that something to be excited about?

Thank you, Jesus, for everything. Amen.

I'm keeping this short this morning because I'm writing this on my tablet and I'm not so good at it yet. So sorry for any spelling mistakes...
Have a blessed Sunday!

Sarah

Immersed Challenge

Hello everyone! I hope your day is going good so far! It's been a little bit since I've actually written. First I want to say thank you for everyone and your prayers when I requested it. I have a peace now about the situation that I know I wouldn't have been able to achieve without God and your support.

Everything is in His hands. Nothing goes through me without going through Him first. His plan.

Speaking of plans. I'm starting a reading plan. A reading challenge.

I've never been one to really get into my Bible every morning or every day like I should. I know God's word is crucial to being able to walk in love in His guidance. I finally found a plan that I think is going to get me on track. I started it this morning. It's supposed to take 365 days to complete. It's called the "Immersed Challenge".

The challenge is hosted by "more to be". You can find it here: http://www.moretobe.com/immersed/

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I read Genesis 1 this morning. It was a blessing.

"So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female he created them.
And God blessed them,"
 

-Genesis 1:27-28

Sometimes, getting back to the basics is exactly what you need. God is still blessing us. Still loving us. He loved us from the moment He created us, before even that. He knew every single one of us and had a plan for every person on this earth before we were born. Even knowing we would fail over and over...He died for us. Was tortured. Was beaten. Humiliated.
And He went through it all; for you and for me. For everyone. How could you deny someone's love after that?

I'll be posting (hopefully) everyday about every verse I read. If I miss a day, I'll post about the two verses that I've read and so on and so forth. 
I encourage you to take part in this challenge with me! Comment and let me know what you think. I'm really excited to take this journey with God. 

Make it a blessing,

Sarah

Prayer Request

I'm in a situation and I'm not sure what to do about it and it's putting me in a really bad mood because I can't get it out of my head. I know, I'm letting the devil win. I've prayed about this; it's going to be okay, but I can't stop worrying.
Pray for me please. This mood won't go away, and I'm about to go to work. I need God's strength 'cause I know I can't do this alone.

Make it a blessing, and thank you,

Sarah

I Need a Hobby

Seriously. I'm just sitting here.

For the past couple of months my Tuesday and Thursday afternoons have been filled with a lovely thing called "algebra". Well, my class finished out early this semester, so we don't have to come anymore (woot! woot!). I kept thinking "I'll be able to get the things I need to get done, actually done!".
I now found out that I really don't have that many things to do.

I mean, I have things that need doing (I need to finish a couple of gifts for Christmas and such...) but I'm just not in the crafty mood. I could go running; I need to start back on my exercise routine...but I'm just not in the mood for getting all sweaty...and I'm lazy.
(I'm planning on tackling that exercise plan soon though!)
(Really, I am.)
(I AM.)

I just need a hobby. There is only so much gaming I can do on Steam. Only so many books I can read. I don't know! I'm just in a funk I guess.

I partially know why.
I can't say though.
Not on here.

Not yet.

Just be praying for me! Promise the next post will be sooner and won't be so boring!

Make it blessed,

Sarah