others second, i'm in third

thinking of others before ourselves can be an easier task than actually doing for others before ourselves. you know sometimes it is so much easier to just look out for #1, but is life supposed to be a cake walk? i get frustrated at times trying to figure out why people don't want to do what i want them to do or when i want them to do it or how i want it to be done. in frustration i say things i don't mean or things that are hurtful. i am sure that God feels that way about us, but he doesn't say mean things to us or punish us. we don't always put him first, others second and me third. i know that not every time i speak or make a decision i put him and his words before me and my selfishness. then there are times that i think i am trying to do as Jesus would do, but still people are unhappy with the result. in these instances i am just unsure as to what to do. my defensive guard pops up and it is over-- mean girl is set loose! that is terrible! i need to learn to keep my jets cooled and keep striving for putting myself in 3rd. so at the end of each decision, i can say i put you before myself.
i am in 3rd.
love!
sarah

oh i am a weird one...

In the process of choosing to blog every day to better my creativity and writing, I was looking at my pictures and my gracious do I have some odd ones! On another note, my co-worker, Melanie, informed me today that this week is "bike to work week". I think it would be cool to be able to live in a place where walking or biking to work was safe and ok to do. I'll have to move. I tried to go on a walk last week in the neighborhood near my apartment. It was a disaster! I spent the entire walk dodging cars trying to make it home in one piece. Next week, bunco is at my house, or stinky apartment. This will be an interesting experience. My apartment is tiny and with 7 extra people and an extra table, it is going to be close quarters! I have to figure out what to cook. Any suggestions?
I am providing more ammo for you... Enjoy!


This is my sis and bro-in-law gettin their hair did... I hope...


Yaris Field Trip! Andrew at work bought a Yaris, one of those little bubble looking cars. Surprisingly it is roomy...


I am just not sure what Emma is doing here.


This is Ana being herself...


have you ever had a double doozie? well i used to love them. There was an encounter with a counter lady there. Telling a paying customer no she can't have more icing is the wrong thing. Don't go there! The local bakeries have double doozies!


This is George in his armor. He is one of the absolute best story tellers and fascinating people on this planet!


Grandma Rose beat all of us really badly bowling on the wii!!!


John, the Dog Whisperer


Work field trip again... This time to the Halloween Store. Who would've thought this much fun could be had at 2pm on a Wednesday?


This is Randy, the Pastor of The Portico Church. He is modeling some of his grandfather gifts.


The hat section is always a fun one at Target or anywhere. Libby and I are modeling some of Target's fashionable fall hats.

oh the random-ness

As I was looking through things, trying to figure out what to post, I found a ton of RANDOM pictures that were taken with my iPhone. i thought i would give you a few examples to help you understand. Yes, I do understand i am giving you more ammunition to make fun of me, but you don't need that... You do that enough already! Disclaimer: I am not going to stop taking random pictures. If I see something that is worth a random photo, I will take a picture and share.



These fabulous earrings i wore circa 1994 and found just before Emma's wedding festivities on the 4th of July weekend. Perfect!



This dolphin was coming over to get a little floppy dead fish that we were feeding him at Sea World in San Antonio. He was cute but he had fish breath!



This is my Holly. What is she doing? Well Holly is protecting her new friend, Turtle. Turtle appeared in the yard for a brief time and caused a freak- out, me to wake the neighbor and a new location. Turtle now resides in the swampy pond with Alli-Gator. Holly is left with only Merry and Minnie as friends and no turtle germs...



In the infamous words of Rachel Ray, "Yum-O!"



This poor boy, bless his heart, won this very SNUGGIE with bonus extremely bright book light at our Tacky Christmas Sweater Party. Wearing a woman's turtleneck and a festive sweater vest gets you the prize!



Run, Run as fast as you can. You can't catch me, I am the GingerBread Man! Poor little guy got an ugly polka-dot outfit and then got eaten in approximately 2.5 bites. He was goooood!



This is me in the Human Pin Cushion at the Children's Museum in Monroe. Can you tell it is me? Do you see my smile?



Oh the memories... Growing up, all children must have a sleeping bag for sleep overs. Emma and I had the coolest sleeping bags ever! They were Popples sleeping bags. The Popples' head was your pillow and when you rolled him up, instant Popples!



Who is this???????

Love!
Sarah

mother's day

today is mother's day. my mom is now living in tennessee. i think this is the first mother's day i am not with her.. makes me sad. anyways, she's pretty great! when i need her, she's there for anything! i also have some pretty fabulous grandmothers! i have never met people who care more than they do! i also have wonderful friends who are wonderful mom role models! i know that a long way down the road whenever i do have children, i am so blessed to have all of these amazing role models... until then, i am going to sit back and take it all in, making mental notes along the way!
hope you have all had a happy mother's day!


me and mom


me and grandma rose


me and my friend patricia

have you ever it a brick wall?

well in september some boy ran a stop sign and i smashed a brick wall, literally... as i have been dealing with the ripple effect of being slammed into the brick wall, i have run into several figurative brick walls, some funny- some not so much.
Wall #1. the physical healing of my silly neck. you know i am just sick of it hurting. so i am continuing to live my active life and living through tremendous amounts of pain, we'll see how long i can keep working through it before i have a meltdown. that will be entertaining. physical therapy is helping. i am able to move better.
Wall #2. i am searching for somewhere to live, but i keep hitting brick walls as i try. i am not miserable where i live, but i am definitely very uncomfortable. smelliness, brown water, smallness, hauling laundry to the laundry mat, kitchen made for 1, these are the luxuries over here!
Wall #3. people people people... i mean what happened to kindness? what happened to pride in customer service or your job? what happened to dedication? what has happened to our generation? everyone expects to hold their hand out and it instantly be filled without putting forth an effort or offering a helping hand. does our generation even know what "going the extra mile" or "serving" mean?? what about kindness? i recently went to the great american cookie co in the mall. i asked for extra scoop of icing on my double doozie. the girl working the counter told me no that i could not have it bc she was "busy" monday when she had been standing around not doing anything. instead of fulfilling my request (that i offered to pay extra for) she stood there and argued with me. the manager was no help she said she was ask the girl what really happened. i was horrified at the service at the GREAT AMERICAN COOKIE CO.... rude rude rude! i don't understand how people can be so ugly. i guess they are unhappy with themselves and choose to take it out on others. well personally i wish they would keep their unhappy ugliness to themselves!
Wall #4. do you know how gross it is to wear an ugly thong, then let your jeans hang down. you are just nasty. plain ole nasty. when did things like this become acceptable in our society. GROSS!!! please, 1 pull your pants up, 2 wear cute drawers if you are going to be flaunting the, 3 wear clothes that are your size, not 3 sizes too small. please cooperate with these simple fashion rules. everyone will benefit!

i have more, i will add on later.

the week of easter

so this week is Easter right?
well yesterday, my sweet little neighbor passed away. she died in her sleep during the night. so sad for her family, but what a peaceful way to die. a couple of thousands of years ago, he died a brutal, tragic death for you and for me-- our sin... funny how we take that for granted. we continue to sin and to not do things that are pleasing to God. randy, our preacher, was talking about how when jesus was going into the city on what we know as palm sunday and he was weeping for the people and their mistaken him for a military leader. how many times has he wept because of me or you? and how many times has your heart been broken for the lost around you? we sing this song at portico and those are some powerful words! it is an emergency! take action people! you only get one chance to go to live forever in eternity with Jesus! i don't want you to miss this!

There are many prodigal sons
On our city streets they run
Searching for shelter
There are homes broken down
People's hopes have fallen to the ground
From failures

This is an emergency!

There are tears from the saints
For the lost and unsaved
We're crying for them come back home
We're crying for them come back home
And all your children will stretch out their hands
And pick up the crippled man
Father, we will lead them home
Father, we will lead them home

There are schools full of hatred
Even churches have forsaken
Love and mercy
May we see this generation
In it's state of desperation
For Your glory

This is an emergency!

Sinner, reach out your hands!
Children in Christ you stand!
Sinner, reach out your hands!
Children in Christ you stand!

And all Your children will stretch out their hands
And pick up the crippled man
Father, we will lead them home
Father, we will lead them home

so this week, celebrate the resurrection of our lord and savior, who was, who is and who is to come!!!!

long time, no blog

i am committing on this day to become a more frequent blogger. TODAY!

to liven things up a bit, i thought i could share some photos to help explain my point... so have you ever noticed how much clutter you have in your life? like me for example: i cannot get rid of a t-shirt. a t-shirt is like a picture, it has a memory associated with it. for real, how could i get rid of the louisiana lottery t-shirt i caught at the mardi gras parade in 7th grade- history!
or the Tequilla shirt i bought in mexico on my high school senior trip?
Any tie-dye fans out there? yep i tie-dyed that in Ms. Lockhart's chemistry class my junior year of high school-- pretty cute huh?
and who doesn't have a stand-by LSU t-shirt? if you don't, go to your nearest store to make that purchase!!
How about Plumbline Praise Band fans? i mean hello college! many memories there and many memories have been made wearing that shirt.
the Kansas Boys State T-shirt was my daddy's when he was in high school... absolutely not giving that one up! it is so groovy! Oh the stories that shirt could tell! HA!
I mean how can you pass up 3 for $5 for an "I heart NY" t-shirt? yep i have 2. i really do love nyc why not wear the t-shirt that states my feelings, that way, no one has to ask any questions to know whether i like it or not.
the yellow is dear to my heart! we had a memorial softball tournament in honor of a friend who passed away. i would never give it away. what would that shirt mean to someone who bought it? not a thing, but to me, i think about jessica every time i wear it.
the green, run for the health of it! HA! that was a t-shirt from my very first 5k to run! I was so stinkin proud. keeping that one too!

ok i obviously cannot seem to part with t-shirts, but as far as junk and unnecessary items that are never used, that sit around collecting dust- those are out! also i am taking a good look at my life. our life on earth is much too short to be bogged down with too many t-shirts (too much drama if you catch my drift). so that is being cut out as well. i am asking those tough questions like what clutter in my life is preventing me from serving God? Well it is leaving. if you are bringing drama, guess again... clutter/drama free over here!

love!