A Lot in a Little Amount of Time

First things first, big important prayer request: one of my younger friends from high school got in a car accident the other morning. He ran off the road, overcorrected, ran up the next ditch and hit a tree head on. God has spared his life, but he is now paralyzed from the neck down and it is irreversible. Please pray for him and his family. He is only 19 or 20, so this is life altering for him. I don't know if he knows the Lord as his Savior, so please pray for this as well. I can't tell you how many prayers he needs right now.

Onto more minute and insequential news. I know, I know, haven't been on here much. It's been busy, busy, busy around here. Finished up my student teaching, graduated (I know, it finally came!), and now looking for a job. The last part isn't going so good right now, but I'm not so much worried because I know that God has a plan for me. The right job is out there. I do have another interview tomorrow, though.

Another thing, sorta depressing and heartwrenching, my grandmother is not gogin to be able to drive anymore. This might not seem like a big deal, but you just have to know her. She is a people person. She drives up to the nursing home and WalMart everyday to just get out of her house and see people and not get lonely. So, as much as it pains my dad to do it, she just is not able to drive anymore, mostly due to memory loss and whatnot. It just tears me apart to see her like this and it's the first day.

Sometimes I just want to bawl my heart out just seeing all the troubles of the world alive in my life right now. Not that it is directed directly at me, but, y'all, seeing other people hurt gets to me like no end. But it also makes me realize just how awesome heaven will be. No more sorrow and no more pain. While we're on this earth, we do have to deal with both. I pray that myself and all of y'all reading this take all our troubles to God first and foremost, the Only Person who can do anything about our pain.

Love you guys, and I promise I'll keep up more. :)

A Very Special Day

Today was an ordinary day...exceptI got to spend it with my grandmama. It will definitely be a day that I will always remember and treasure. See, my dad's mom had him veeeery late in life, so she is the age of my great-grandparents on the other side. She is by far probably the most nice person I have ever met. These past few years have been hard, especially for my dad because her memory is going. Some days are better than the others.

Last time she got a perm it didn't hold so she's been scared to go back. Well, Sunday I mentioned to her that we were going to have a Girls Day and get her hair done at my hair place. We went and boy it took long, but it turned out great. I've been going over to her house every week or so and washing and pinning up her hair, so it was fun to go together and get her hair done.

Afterwards we went and ate with my dad. Did I mention I love Chinese food? Well, I do and apparently she does too. After that I went back and hung out with her at her house, which she absolutely loved because she lives there alone and gets lonely. We joked and she acted years younger than I've seen her act in awhile. She gets hung up on her age (90) and how she is one of the oldest people on the earth, which I always correct her about.

It's hard to exactly put into words how special today was to me. It just reminded me that life is short and that we all need to make the best of it. Don't take advantage of your family...they might not be here tomorrow. And love them like there's no tomorrow!!


~Sarah

Home for the Holidays

Don't you like the title? Very original. Not that I've actually traveled home for the holidays. I've just pretty much stayed here and we don't go anywhere special. But it does mean that I get to stay here a lot more than when I have school. Pretty much this is the time of year when we have healthy doses of family time. By the time spring semestr starts, we'll all be tired of one another. Just kidding. I hope.

Speaking of which, I went yesterday to meet the teacher I will be doing my student teaching with. Y'all, she is just precious to me already! She had never met me and wasn't expecting me, but before I could get my full name out of my mouth, she grabbed me up into the biggest hug. They were finishing up their Christmas party and I got to go around and play and talk with the kids. It was great. I cannot wait to start. More on this as it pans out.

As for everything else, school came to a close for me last Friday. All A's. It was nothign short of a miracle from God. That last month or so got to me. I don't know if I've ever been so stressed and anxious in my life. Honestly, as a result of all of that, I'm sad to say it cut into my spiritual life. I still love church and my Lord most of all, but I was pretty much burnt out and still sort of am. Not to sound like I'm griping, but it's been hard because all the other adults helping me with the youth have pretty much quit. Not to say that some others haven't stepped up, but no one that is quite there as much as the ones were before. And something else that has gotten me down is that there are no other young adults that come consistently. Literally, I'm the only one. My other two best friends ( a guy and a girl) literally haven't been in over a month. One is a recluse (literally) who can't see why she has to come to church to worship God. She needs prayer because she doesn't get out of her house for a week at a time and has no social interaction with anybody. My other friend is getting married in March, and quite frankly it scaes me that he can't commit to come to church while he single. What's going to happen when he gets married?

Hopefully I can spend this time getting closer to Him. I know that I am always happier whenever we have a great relationship, but I'm not goign to lie on here and say that we're doing great. We've been better, and I know it's my fault. It's so easy to act like you've got it all together spiritually on a blog when in real life it is in shambles, and when I started this I told myself that I wouldn't do that. Honesty hurts sometimes, but cn also be very freeing. :)

Hope y'all are doing great!

~Sarah

Randomness List

Umm...hi. Yes, I'm the girl who hardly ever gets to post anymore. I blame school. With all the time I spend on the computer for school, it doesn't seem like much of a relaxation thing anymore. However, I feel like posting. So I am. Here it goes.

1) First thing I have been meaning badly to post about is the movie Fireproof! I went to go see it the Monday after it came out with my grandparents (free ticket wooo!). And again that Friday to take my best friend. It was great both times. From the middle on, I could hear sniffles all around the theater. Yes, I shed a few tears (very unusual for me!), but people around me were boohooing. Ya'll, this movie is the bomb (and yes, I know that hardly anybody uses that word anymore, but I used it alot in middle school. It fits here). I pray it will be used to minister to people's lives and marriages. God can do amazing things, and really did with the people that put this movie together. I urge yout ogo see it if you haven't already!

2) I, yes me, have managed to make a 96, 93 and a 100 on the three big projects I have turned in. So excited, especially about the math grade, 93. It's a hard class that does not have anythign to do with what I will be teaching. And the other grades are from a teacher who grades very strictly on, gasp, grammar. I know, hard to imagine by reading this that I am a great grammar person, but I can deal.

3) During my 4 hour break tomorrow, I have no homework. Do you know what this means? Yep, a whole couple of uninterrupted hours at Books a Million without having to study for anything. Ya'll, it's a blessing from God. He must love me.

4) Did I mention I'm leaving Saturday for Washington DC? And did I mention it's absolutely free for me? So excited here.

5) I got some new pants from New York & Co. You should go buy some. They are the best ever. And half off too! My new favorite store.

6) If you have time, please pray for my church. Some people are down about things that are happening, but I am so excited about what God has put into my mom and I's mind to do. Word of advice, you get what you put into church. If you put in little, you get little, so don't complain. If you try and do your best, you will get alot out of it. God is doing amazing things here. I'm sure I'll have more on this as the time goes by.

I think that's it. If I think of anythign else, I'll be back. I'm pretty boring lately. Still blaming it on school.

Love in Christ,

~Sarah