Sorry it has been so long since I have posted. Life called and I had to answer :) I am finally getting back into "school mode" thank goodness and adjusting to the time change. Falling back an hour is so much fun, but springing forward just makes my body tired for a while.
I have no title today because I really have nothing pressing to tell. I will catch you up on my Bible journey but that is about it. Life is good and I am happy and content. I kind of like days like today. I may have so much work to do this week but I am confident that I can get it all done, and that makes me feel good.
To the Bible!!!!! I have a bit to catch you up on. Sorry it has been a while. I am still in Numbers, but I am almost done :) On Friday I read Numbers 18-21 and Psalm 33, on Saturday I read Numbers 22-24 and Psalm 34, on Sunday I read Numbers 25-27 and Psalm 35, Monday was my day off!!, and today I read Numbers 28-30 and Psalm 36. I am still learning all the rules and offering guidelines. Kind of boring and I am glad I don't have to do that. I am also learning about the Israelites continued wanderings in the dessert. Poor people, you should have just trusted God. With Him all things are possible!!!
Well that is all for today. Sorry it was not much but I just wanted to stop in and tell everybody that I am still alive and doing great. Hope your week is going great too. Remember that Thursday is St. Patricks day so put on your green :) I pray that everybody stays safe, has fun, and more importantly that your journey is blessed.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
I Feel Like Noah
Yes i really do feel like Noah. I am sitting in my house looking out the window at the rain just puring down. It has been raining all week long with only a few breaks. I don't think I have ever seen it rain this much and this long except for when hurricanes used to come when I lived on the coast. All the animals are in the house which makes it even more believable that I am Noah. The cat is curled up beside me and the dogs are in the laundry room. Its actually kind of funny! I know that we need the rain and all, but geez this much this fast is crazy. There is also a rumor that it may turn to snow tonight. Maybe one more snow before spring? I really would rather it not snow since I am ready for spring to get here, but snow sure is better than rain :)
My bible journey is still going strong and I am enjoying every minute of it. On Tuesday I read Numbers 8-10 and Psalm 30, on Wed. I read Numbers 11-14 and Psalm 31, and today I read Numbers 15-17 and Psalm 32. Numbers is good but nothing really exciting. Its a lot about rules and regulations and the wanderings of the Israelites. It is still cool to read about where they came from and their journey to the promised land though. Psalms is always encouraging and very easy to read and understand. It is always neat to see what it has in store for me every day.
This week sure is flying by. In no time I will be back in the city and back to college life. I am over halfway done with the semester and I am looking forward to the rest of it. Tomorrow I get to see more of my family and I can't wait. I love my entire family so much and whenever I get to see them I get really excited. I am so blessed for what I have and I would not trade it for anything in the world. I thank God everyday. He is soooo good!!!!! I pray that everybody is doing good and I hope that everybody stays safe in this nasty weather. And of course I hope that your journey is blessed :)
My bible journey is still going strong and I am enjoying every minute of it. On Tuesday I read Numbers 8-10 and Psalm 30, on Wed. I read Numbers 11-14 and Psalm 31, and today I read Numbers 15-17 and Psalm 32. Numbers is good but nothing really exciting. Its a lot about rules and regulations and the wanderings of the Israelites. It is still cool to read about where they came from and their journey to the promised land though. Psalms is always encouraging and very easy to read and understand. It is always neat to see what it has in store for me every day.
This week sure is flying by. In no time I will be back in the city and back to college life. I am over halfway done with the semester and I am looking forward to the rest of it. Tomorrow I get to see more of my family and I can't wait. I love my entire family so much and whenever I get to see them I get really excited. I am so blessed for what I have and I would not trade it for anything in the world. I thank God everyday. He is soooo good!!!!! I pray that everybody is doing good and I hope that everybody stays safe in this nasty weather. And of course I hope that your journey is blessed :)
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Special Lent Post
Just a warning and heads up, this post is going to be a little different. No updates on life or my bible reading journey or fun ideas. This post is about lent and what my stand on it is. If you don't want to hear a "sappy" story or anything this post might not be for you. But if you are adventurous and don't mind my ramblings then please enjoy!!!
For years and years I did not observe lent. I did not think it did anybody any good to say you are going to give something up for 40 some days only to give up a couple weeks into it. I saw lent kind of like new years resolutions, a good idea but not very good follow through. That was until last year when I had a very eye opening experience. My pastor was talking to us in youth group about lent and what we were giving up, and I openly expressed my opinion about the whole situation. I expected some rebuttal but I did not expect the words that came out of his mouth. He told us that lent was not about giving something up to make you healthy, or to make you feel better physically, it was about drawing close to God. He said that we need to look in our lives and hearts and see if we are putting anything before God, and once we figure what that thing is we need to reflect on it and try our best to put God first in everything that we do. WHOA BABY. That was all I needed to hear to make myself realize that I had been looking at lent in a totally wrong light. So last year was the first year I observed lent in my Christian life. It was a pretty humbling experience to tell you the truth. Last year I decided that the only liquid I would ingest would be water. I made that decision because I was not being thankful for all the good stuff in my life. So many people around the world do not even have clean water to drink and I am sitting at home drinking lemonade and milkshakes. I made it all 40 days last year and I was very proud of myself. I learned to thank God more often for all the things that I have in my life and I also learned to pay more attention to those who are not as fortunate as I am. It was just such a neat experience.
Well this year I am taking a little bit of a different route. I have realized in the past couple of months that I have been putting my focus on a certain something more than I have God. That certain something is my boyfriend. Going to the same college is great. We get to see each other everyday, we get to go out on dates, and I get to talk to him face to face. However, because we are so close I have been focusing a lot of my attention on him and school and not as much on God. Not to day that God is not a HUGE part of my life, but I think that I could be talking to him more throughout the day and leaning more on him. I contemplated what I should do. I could not give up my boyfriend for lent. That would be a little awkward and probably not the best idea in the world. But I realized that I could give up an aspect of him. I thought back to the time when holding his hand was just so special, now it is just something we do. Hugs and kisses and have replaced the hand holding as the way we show each other love. I noticed that that is what was holding me back from God. That is when I made the choice to give up kissing my boyfriend for lent. Some you may be thinking WHAT Sara kisses a boy?!?!?! Yes world I do, sorry if I disappointed anybody :) But anyways I talked to Chase about it and he is on board with the idea, and my roommate has decided to do the same thing, which I think is great because now I have a girl to talk about my journey with. I truly believe that this lent is going to be awesome and that I am going to really put my focus more on Godly love and less on earthly love. Yes it is going to be hard but I know I am strong and through God I am even stronger. My hope is that at the end of lent, my relationship with Chase will be stronger and that we will have realized other ways to show love to each other that is not physical, but more so that my relationship and foundation with God will be stronger and that my walk with him will be built upon rock and not on sand. He is the most important relationship and I love him so incredibly much.
So that is what my lent is going to be this year. hope the story was not too sappy, and i hope that you will consider something to give up for lent to draw closer to God. It does not have to be anything huge, just something that needs to be put aside for a while so God can come back into your life. I hope that you will be praying for me while I am on this journey, and I will be praying for you as well. I sure hope that this lent season is a great one and I hope that your journey is blessed!!!!
For years and years I did not observe lent. I did not think it did anybody any good to say you are going to give something up for 40 some days only to give up a couple weeks into it. I saw lent kind of like new years resolutions, a good idea but not very good follow through. That was until last year when I had a very eye opening experience. My pastor was talking to us in youth group about lent and what we were giving up, and I openly expressed my opinion about the whole situation. I expected some rebuttal but I did not expect the words that came out of his mouth. He told us that lent was not about giving something up to make you healthy, or to make you feel better physically, it was about drawing close to God. He said that we need to look in our lives and hearts and see if we are putting anything before God, and once we figure what that thing is we need to reflect on it and try our best to put God first in everything that we do. WHOA BABY. That was all I needed to hear to make myself realize that I had been looking at lent in a totally wrong light. So last year was the first year I observed lent in my Christian life. It was a pretty humbling experience to tell you the truth. Last year I decided that the only liquid I would ingest would be water. I made that decision because I was not being thankful for all the good stuff in my life. So many people around the world do not even have clean water to drink and I am sitting at home drinking lemonade and milkshakes. I made it all 40 days last year and I was very proud of myself. I learned to thank God more often for all the things that I have in my life and I also learned to pay more attention to those who are not as fortunate as I am. It was just such a neat experience.
Well this year I am taking a little bit of a different route. I have realized in the past couple of months that I have been putting my focus on a certain something more than I have God. That certain something is my boyfriend. Going to the same college is great. We get to see each other everyday, we get to go out on dates, and I get to talk to him face to face. However, because we are so close I have been focusing a lot of my attention on him and school and not as much on God. Not to day that God is not a HUGE part of my life, but I think that I could be talking to him more throughout the day and leaning more on him. I contemplated what I should do. I could not give up my boyfriend for lent. That would be a little awkward and probably not the best idea in the world. But I realized that I could give up an aspect of him. I thought back to the time when holding his hand was just so special, now it is just something we do. Hugs and kisses and have replaced the hand holding as the way we show each other love. I noticed that that is what was holding me back from God. That is when I made the choice to give up kissing my boyfriend for lent. Some you may be thinking WHAT Sara kisses a boy?!?!?! Yes world I do, sorry if I disappointed anybody :) But anyways I talked to Chase about it and he is on board with the idea, and my roommate has decided to do the same thing, which I think is great because now I have a girl to talk about my journey with. I truly believe that this lent is going to be awesome and that I am going to really put my focus more on Godly love and less on earthly love. Yes it is going to be hard but I know I am strong and through God I am even stronger. My hope is that at the end of lent, my relationship with Chase will be stronger and that we will have realized other ways to show love to each other that is not physical, but more so that my relationship and foundation with God will be stronger and that my walk with him will be built upon rock and not on sand. He is the most important relationship and I love him so incredibly much.
So that is what my lent is going to be this year. hope the story was not too sappy, and i hope that you will consider something to give up for lent to draw closer to God. It does not have to be anything huge, just something that needs to be put aside for a while so God can come back into your life. I hope that you will be praying for me while I am on this journey, and I will be praying for you as well. I sure hope that this lent season is a great one and I hope that your journey is blessed!!!!
Monday, March 7, 2011
Home Sweet Home
It is Monday and I am sitting on the couch looking out the window at the mountains in the distance. Ah, I am home and it sure does feel nice. A break was much needed from school and the city. Even though I have to do work for upcoming tests when I get back I am loving this spring break. I am so blessed to have a warm home and bed and loving parents to come to. I think God every day for that.
While I have been home I finished the book of Hebrews!!! Now I am moving to the book of Numbers. It has been pretty good so far and pretty easy to understand. To catch you up, on Tuesday I read Hebrews 7-10 and Psalm 26, on Friday I read Hebrews 11-13 and Psalm 27, on Saturday I read Numbers 1-3 and Psalm 28, and Sunday I read Numbers 4-7 and Psalm 29. Today is my day of reflection. I have been thinking about what I want to give up for Lint. I will save that story for Wed. so be in suspense!!!
This week is going to fly by fast but I am going to make the most of it. I have a couple of things planned with friends and family, but other than that I will be vegging out in front of the TV and sleeping in. LOVE IT. Hope everybody's week goes well and that you can also find a chance to relax. I pray that everybody stays safe and that your journey is blessed.
While I have been home I finished the book of Hebrews!!! Now I am moving to the book of Numbers. It has been pretty good so far and pretty easy to understand. To catch you up, on Tuesday I read Hebrews 7-10 and Psalm 26, on Friday I read Hebrews 11-13 and Psalm 27, on Saturday I read Numbers 1-3 and Psalm 28, and Sunday I read Numbers 4-7 and Psalm 29. Today is my day of reflection. I have been thinking about what I want to give up for Lint. I will save that story for Wed. so be in suspense!!!
This week is going to fly by fast but I am going to make the most of it. I have a couple of things planned with friends and family, but other than that I will be vegging out in front of the TV and sleeping in. LOVE IT. Hope everybody's week goes well and that you can also find a chance to relax. I pray that everybody stays safe and that your journey is blessed.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
A Fork In The Road
Changes have been going on in my life recently. I believe they are for the good, but right now they are just causing me to be overwhelmed. I recently changed my major from biochemistry to cellular and molecular biology. It is a long story why i switched and I will not bore you with the details. But I am happy with the switch so that is all that matters. I also have picked up a genetics minor. Over the past year I have become super interested in genetics and genetic disorders. Something about it just lights a fire in my soul so I thought pursuing a minor in it would be the best thing. Well yesterday I had an advising appointment. I have a new advisor and I love her. She is so sweet and has an abundance of great advice. She is a blessing for sure. Anyways we were talking about my plans for after college. For some time now I have thought about being a nurse practitioner and working with children. My advisor suggested that since I love genetics so much I look at some colleges that have a genetic counseling program. I took her advice and now I am confused. Well not really confused, just weighing out the options of what I should do with my life. I have been praying a ton these past few days about it and for some reason I keep going back to the websites about genetic counseling. Being able to help babies and children and families work through a genetic disease diagnosis sounds like such a blessing. Helping others is what I have wanted to do for as long as I can remember, could this be my calling? I am not 100 percent sure just yet, and i still have about a year to figure it out, but I feel like God has been tugging on my heart this week. I am excited to see what comes out of all of this. And just to think that all of this came out of an advising appointment. God can work in some mysterious ways sometimes!!!!!
Speaking of working in mysterious ways, my bible reading over the past couple of days has really been speaking to my heart. Tuesday I read Hebrews 1-3 and Psalms 24, and today I read Hebrews 4-6 and Psalms 25. I had never even looked in the book of Hebrews before. I did not realize that it was a proclamation about how superior Jesus is to all the prophets of old, and how we should pick up everything and follow him. WOW what a message. I wish I could have read this earlier on in my christian life. Psalms is going well also. Today a certain verse really spoke to me. Like I said I have been kind of stressed and worried and I know that I should not be. Worrying means that you are not putting your trust in God, but hey I am not perfect and sometimes ( a lot of times) I catch myself being a worry-wart. The verse was Psalm 25:4-5. "Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long." LOVE IT!!!! Such relief to my spirit to hear that.
Hopefully all my ranting and stress relieving chatter did not totally confuse you or bore you. Thank you for listening and if you don't mind, prayers would be much appreciated for all the decisions that must be made on my behalf in these next few months. Oh and just a reminder for anybody who cares...93 days until PASSPORT. I filled out my name tag form and travel form today. So very exciting!!!! I hope and pray that everybody has a wonderful rest of the week. It is hump day and Friday is in sight!!!! I pray that everybody stays safe and that your journey is blessed :)
Speaking of working in mysterious ways, my bible reading over the past couple of days has really been speaking to my heart. Tuesday I read Hebrews 1-3 and Psalms 24, and today I read Hebrews 4-6 and Psalms 25. I had never even looked in the book of Hebrews before. I did not realize that it was a proclamation about how superior Jesus is to all the prophets of old, and how we should pick up everything and follow him. WOW what a message. I wish I could have read this earlier on in my christian life. Psalms is going well also. Today a certain verse really spoke to me. Like I said I have been kind of stressed and worried and I know that I should not be. Worrying means that you are not putting your trust in God, but hey I am not perfect and sometimes ( a lot of times) I catch myself being a worry-wart. The verse was Psalm 25:4-5. "Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long." LOVE IT!!!! Such relief to my spirit to hear that.
Hopefully all my ranting and stress relieving chatter did not totally confuse you or bore you. Thank you for listening and if you don't mind, prayers would be much appreciated for all the decisions that must be made on my behalf in these next few months. Oh and just a reminder for anybody who cares...93 days until PASSPORT. I filled out my name tag form and travel form today. So very exciting!!!! I hope and pray that everybody has a wonderful rest of the week. It is hump day and Friday is in sight!!!! I pray that everybody stays safe and that your journey is blessed :)
Monday, February 28, 2011
relaxation is in sight...
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel finally. Spring break begins at the end of this week and I am thinking God for the much needed break. One test stands in my way and it is my Old Testament test so I believe I will do rather well on it if you don't mind me bragging a little. This is the first break in a long time where I have nothing at all planned. No trips anywhere far away and no work, just pure relaxation with family and friends. To tell you the truth I am really really excited. Even though I do have a little homework to do to prepare for the week after spring break, its going to be so less stressful than doing it in a school environment. Oh my word Friday is not going to get here fast enough. In the meantime though I shall continue to study and do work and cherish the moments of college life God has blessed me with. I have to remind myself every now and then that even though college is busy at times, I am lucky to have the chance to go on and receive a higher education. Thank you mom and dad and of course the Lord.
Oh and I must tell you exciting news regarding my Bible reading plan. I finished Leviticus today!!! I was joyful to say the least. It was a pretty good book. Full of laws and ways to conduct yourself. I kept thinking of it as etiquette class for the Israelites :) To catch you up on Friday I read Leviticus 15-18 and Proverbs 16:1-16, Saturday I read Leviticus 19-21 and Proverbs 16:17-33, Sunday I read Leviticus 22-24 and Proverbs 17:1-14, and today I read Leviticus 25-27 and Proverbs 17:15-28. Next I am beginning to read the book of Hebrews and going back to the book of Psalms for a while. I cant wait to see what the new book holds!
I hope this windy and cloudy Monday has been good for everybody and I hope that the rest of your week goes by smoothly. Pray for me tomorrow as I have an advising appointment to set up my classes for next semester. It is always a nerve racking time and this semester I have a new adviser that I do not know very well. I pray that everybody stays safe and that your journey is blessed :)
Oh and I must tell you exciting news regarding my Bible reading plan. I finished Leviticus today!!! I was joyful to say the least. It was a pretty good book. Full of laws and ways to conduct yourself. I kept thinking of it as etiquette class for the Israelites :) To catch you up on Friday I read Leviticus 15-18 and Proverbs 16:1-16, Saturday I read Leviticus 19-21 and Proverbs 16:17-33, Sunday I read Leviticus 22-24 and Proverbs 17:1-14, and today I read Leviticus 25-27 and Proverbs 17:15-28. Next I am beginning to read the book of Hebrews and going back to the book of Psalms for a while. I cant wait to see what the new book holds!
I hope this windy and cloudy Monday has been good for everybody and I hope that the rest of your week goes by smoothly. Pray for me tomorrow as I have an advising appointment to set up my classes for next semester. It is always a nerve racking time and this semester I have a new adviser that I do not know very well. I pray that everybody stays safe and that your journey is blessed :)
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Star Struck
Ever since I went to the Planetarium last week I have been fascinated with stars and galaxies. I just can't get over how cool they are to look at. With me being in the city there are not many stars out, but you better believe that when I go home in a few weeks, the mountain skies will be filled with them for my viewing pleasure!!!! While I was at the Planetarium I signed up for this program called PROMPT Star Watch. You get to pick a telescope and whenever that telescope finds something cool, it sends you a picture. I chose a telescope in Russia and yesterday I received something pretty amazing. It is called the Southern Pinwheel. It just puts me in awe of all the amazing things God can do. He is truly our creator and this Galaxy just proves his awesomeness.
To catch everybody up on my Bible Journey....
Leviticus and Proverbs are going good. I am so thankful though that Jesus died for our sins because all of the sacrificing rules and regulations are so hard to keep up with!!!! Monday was my day off so no reading, Tuesday I read Leviticus 5-8 and Proverbs 14:19-35, Wed. I read Leviticus 9-11 and Proverbs 15: 1-17, and today I read Leviticus 12-14 and Proverbs 15: 18-33. I am thankful that I am still going strong in my commitment to read the entire Bible this year. Pray that I can keep up this commitment as the year progresses and summer time rolls around.
Finally I wanted to let you guys know that my countdown has reached double digits!!!! There are only 99 more days until I start my summer as the Macon, Ga PASSPORTmissions videographer!!!!! I am filled with so much joy and excitement I just cant wait for these 99 days to pass. But while I am waiting I am going to soak up the time I have left with family and friends. I will miss everybody but I am excited to see what God has in store for me. I am praying that everybody's week goes great and that your journey is blessed!!!!
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