Books & Reading

Darn! I just had this whole thing typed out and it lost it! Here we go again. (Lord, please let it work this time!)

One thing people need to know about me is that I absolutely LOVE to read. It pretty much comes as natural to me as breathing. People are always amazed at how much I like to do it, but I think I'm pretty much astounded by how much others hate it! I mean, I go crazy if I find a new Christian author that I love (which is what this post is about). I tell everyone about the book and then get upset when they don't seem interested. Woe is me. They don't know what they are missing. I mean, I was so dang excited when I read the Glorious Appearing in the Left Behind series when Jesus finally came back. *sigh*

Anywho, my new favorite author, who I just started reading but has been around awhile, is Karen Kingsbury. Homegirl here is in LOVE with all of her books. Y'all, she has a serious GIFT beond all belief! Her books have come to mean so much to me that they are hard for me to explain. They read like real life, and the problems that arrive seem like they could happen to anyone. They have strengthened my relationship with God and makes me want to be a better follower of Him! One thing that has stuck with me from these books is my new life motto, Jer. 29:11. God has a plan for me, even if I have no clue what I am doing right now (another story, another time!).

I am almost currently caught up with the Baxter saga (3 different series, Redemption, Firstborn and Sunrise). I still have Someday to read once I find it and then in a few weeks the last book (Sunset) will be released. I am so excited and sad at the same time! I read that Karen hasn't ruled out future Baxter books, but really doesn't have any planned out. Let me just tell ya, if she decides to write more, there will be one Georgia girl who will race you to the Christian bookstore! Trust me, more posts about books, especially Karen's will be on the way.

In His Love,

Sarah

I have arrived!!!

First off, this isn't my first time blogging, but hopefully this will be the first one that I will stick with (because I love the name I picked out!). I love to write, yet the only reason I'm doing this is because of all the cute Siesta blogs I have been reading that encourage me SO MUCH. I hope someone will be able to use mine like I use y'alls.

Oooh! And I just realized that nobody will know my name just by reading this. My name is Sarah. :)

As for that, I have no clue who will be reading mine. I don't have anybody on here that I know already, so right now I am blogging only to myself. *grins* Any Siesta want a new Siesta buddy? I desperately need a Siesta buddy. I promise, I'm a great friend!

Since this is my first post, a little about me:

If you can't tell, I'm from Georgia. SOUTH Georgia to be exact! I'm 22 and just started my senior year of college. I'm going to be a teacher, at least for a little while. Lately I've been feeling the pull that God wants me to do something else, so my future isn't exactly planned out. I am 100% completely single and loving it right now. I know that God is giving me this time by myself so that I can have a better relationship with Him, and let me tell you, we are having a great time! Oh, and I'm short (5'1") and have no problem with it. Good things come in small packages right?!

God is my passion. Yes, I'm like everybody else and stray off from time to time, but I always try and put Him in my #1 spot. I'm the main youth leader (director? maybe) at my church (which is a small country church). Even though it is small, we have a good amount of students in the youth group (10- 14 in all). I hope that I can do my best in conveying God's love that He has for them each meeting. Other than that, I have a passion for learning about God's word. Reading it is not just what I want to do, I want to understand the culture of that period in time, the geography and anything else that will help me learn more from God's Word.

I think that will do for my first post. As I said again, I'll be a great Siesta friend! *grins again*

~ Sarah