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Name: Sarah
Gender: Female


Interests: Reading, writing my own stories and sometimes poems, playing the clarinet, listening to music, spending time with friends and family
Expertise: I don't know if i would quilify myself as an "expert" but i'm pretty good at writing and playing the clarinet
Occupation: intern/student
Industry: Teen Mania Ministries


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Member Since: 2/13/2007

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Friday, February 29, 2008

Interesting thought of the day...

So I just found this quote on a friends profile page... I think it's pretty interesting... Thoughts anyone?

"To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket- safe, dark, motionless, airless--it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable."
-C.S. Lewis


Saturday, February 23, 2008

A Little Venting Session...

So I've made a very important decision this week.

I’m not talking to anyone about what I’m doing next year.

(With the exception of my family, who I haven't talked to about it yet.)

Every year, I have kind of reached a point around April-ish

where I just get tired of talking to people about

what I’m thinking about doing the next year.

Well...

This year, I’ve reached that point as of Friday.

Not only have I reached that point

I’ve become down-right frustrated by people’s responses.

I’m just tired of hearing:

“You should do stay because blah, blah, blah”

or

“You should go home because blah, blah, blah”

Now, no one actually says it that frankly

so I apologize for the slight embellishment.

But really that’s what all their “suggestions”

and “advise” add up to.

It just gets so hard to hear the Lord’s voice in the midst of

well meaning people.

I am fully aware of how long I’ve been a non-paid intern,

away from my family,

trying to do college at the same time.

I am also fully aware of how much my manager wants me to stay

and how much my department has come to value my “skills”.

I know my objections to staying.

I know my hesitations about leaving.

What I’m not 100% sure on yet is exactly where the LORD wants me.

 

So if anyone happens to read this...

can you just pray that the Lord would give me clarity?

That He would speak to me and guide me as He has my whole life...

That’s what I need right now....

And if you have questions about what I’m thinking about next year

go ahead and ask.

But I reserve the right to decline to answer

Ok.

I’m done venting now.

Thanks for listening...or reading as the case would be with a post...

 

 


Sunday, January 20, 2008

Thoughts Right Now

Have you ever felt so completely overwhelmed with what you feel is your "calling"?
After church this morning I kept thinking of all these things that I want to do
That my heart tells me I HAVE to do
But at the same time, I just feel like I'm way to small to do anything like what I dream of...

I'm also feeling a little bit impatient with myself...
I'm just tired of where I am in my life.
Mainly just tired of college...
Oh, how I wish the torture would end!
But I'm also tired of dealing with the same fears, insecurities, doubts, struggles
But maybe I'm not tired enough...
Maybe since I'm still dealing with it all, it's proof that I'm not tired enough to actually change
Or maybe the Lord isn't done working on the areas I'm frustrated in and so I'm not ready to be done...
Either way, I'm very tired of myself...

Okay, let's end this on a good note....
Tom spoke to Leader D this past Friday and I realized something.
I have everything that I need...
Now, it doesn't really seem like I do
I have a whole list of items that I need to get
Shaving cream, shampoo, money for car insurance, money for gas in my car, etc, etc, etc
But the truth is that I have the Lord
And that means that I have everything that I need...
I'm still thinking through this scripture:
2Peter 1:3 "His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness."

I'm glad my Daddy takes good care of me...
Even though I'm so small and weak and weird...
He's pretty great, isn't He?


Saturday, December 22, 2007

Currently Reading
Peace Like a River
By Leif Enger
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Where does the time go?

So I just realized that I haven't posted anything here in a really long time...
Time just seems to fly on by.... and it's challenges never seem to stop.
A friend of mine told me that life doesn't stay as challenging all the time as you get older...
It's encouraging to know that there are some things that will get easier as time beats it's wings.

It's good to be home... I miss my family a lot while I'm in Texas.
The catch, though, is that when I'm home I miss all my friends in Texas.
I wish that they both could co-exist in the same state...
That would make many things A LOT easier.

There really isn't anything exciting happening in my life
other that finally being able to relax and spend time with family...

I love the Christmas season... Don't you?


 


Monday, November 05, 2007

Oh Happy Day

So I just downloaded i-tunes on my computer last week
(my computer finally let me!)

And I just discovered that i-tunes lets me listen to different radio stations.
So now I can listen to contemporary Christian music
or "kickin' country" (which is what i'm listening to now)  

Sadly enough, this discovery has really brightened my week.
What can I say?
I just really like music
Especially the dancing kind!

Hope whoever reads this has a great week.

Love,

Me



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