Best Olympic Sport Ever

Curling.

Yes, Curling.

Okay, so it may not be the most exciting sport in the Olympics, but it is the best freaking sport. I mean come on, how awesome is it to watch this overly large paperweight sail across the ice. I mean it's a huge game of shuffleboard...yes, please. So as I am babbling on about this incredible game that is completely underappreciated, it has just come to my attention that there is a curling club in Indianapolis. Not only that, but they have open houses every Monday night in March....yes please? And you can learn how to do curling...yes please?

I want this to be my future.

Salt in the Wounds

So words aren't something that typically knock the wind out of me. They aren't typically something that break me down. They aren't something that typically bring tears to my eyes. They are just words right? I mean, when we were kids we had that stupid rubber and glue saying...yeah, not true. Why do we lie to kids? Why do we try to give them this false impressions as if they aren't going to be hurt by words? It's all BS. Honestly, words can have a sting.

Point: Quit lying, words suck sometimes.

Secondly,

I work with this girl right? And let me tell you about her...she is ALWAYS angry. ALWAYS! Not only that, but she acts like working at the dining commons is the hardest job in the world...let me tell you how hard it is...the cooks put out the food for her. I refill the food for her. I take the food at the end. I put out fruit for her...She wipes down the counter....I'm sorry, what is hard about that again? I'm not sure if it's the standing around and doing nothing...or the standing around and doing nothing? Suck it up. If you think this hard, get a career.

The Best Part

"All who are weary, and the thirsty, come rest be satisfied, there is grace here and much mercy...And the best part, is he loves me....it's the best part, of being alive."

The Best Part - Darkroom

Matthew 11:28

One thing that is so awesome about following Christ is simply the fact that he loves us so much. He wants the best part for us and gave up himself for us, who can doubt that love? He allows us to switch out our burdens with him, so that ours will be lighter. Who can doubt love like that? We are constantly given grace and mercy. Who can doubt a love like that?

Hello February 14th.

Well now it is Valentines Day and the cynicism has to cease as I promised Rachel. So, here's to you Valentines day....

Dear Valentine's Day

As most without a boy on Valentines, I can be quite the cynic. I hate everything about love. I hate being in love. I hate a day dedicated to love. Some might say that the reason for this is because it is the time of the year where everyone who is single realizes that they are alone. And that is a true statement. However, even with my cynical outer shell, I am quite the softy on the inside. I don't mind v-day much...I don't mind people loving each other and buying each other gifts. I just hate how it makes the minority feel, the minority of those who aren't all lovey dovey and falling head over heels. Yeah, the minority who sits at home on v-day thinking about how all their dating and engaged friends are out falling in love again. The minority that has a day dedicated to making them feel as though they are the only one in the world who has nobody.

Well, with that depressing note, I have this to say my dear friends...

Although my cynicism gets the best of us loners sometimes, we must remember that true love does not lie in candy, roses, or whatever v-day says it does. True love my friends is living a selfless life for one another. True love is loving as Christ loves. True love is not giving up when the world is telling you to. True love is not just found in romantic relationships, but all relationships. As tomorrow is the day of love, forget about it being a romantic love. Fall in love with Christ's love and then pass it on to someone else. Let's get over our cynical selves and make the most of it.

Happy Valentines Day.

Sarah Does Not Break Hearts, She Mends Them

Shalom world.



Life has thrown me some curveballs this week. And I'm not going to lie, it's not easy and it's not something that I want to deal with. However, I know this...I know that I have a God who loves me. I know that I have a God who has put me where he has for a reason. I know that I am in the situations that I am, for a reason. I know all of these things, but sometimes knowing is not enough. Knowledge is only acknowledging a situation or whatever is going on. What really needs to happen, is a plan of action. Following through with what has been told to you. Allowing a plan that has been laid in front of you to happen. In order for this to happen, there must be acknowledgement, but also humility. This is where I am at, the humility stage. The stage where I must allow God to work through me. I must trust him...hello common theme in my life.

I went to a funeral this week. Mary Fran Euler. A much loved person in the Upland community. A woman who had a heart that belonged to God and was very visible with that in the way that she interacted with everyone. A woman who had wisdom that came directly from God as could be heard through her words. I'm not going to lie, she will definitely be missed in our community, but heaven just gained a great thing. However, this is not what I am going to write about, I could go on for hours about her life and who she is, but this is what I want to say...As I was sitting there, her sister in law said something to me that really stuck out, "God does not always call us to be the last link in the chain, He calls us to be A LINK in the chain." I heard this and then later that night, this became true in my own life. I went out to coffee with a friend, someone who is deeply hurting and longing for God, but does not want him. I sat there and listened and my heart pounded with pure pain for her. All I wanted more was for her to just accept God's love and to allow him to work. All I want to be is that last link, that link that brings her to God. I want to be the one to see her come to God and come to him fully. However, as I continued to think about this and to hurt, God spoke these words of Mary Fran to me. I am a part of her life and because of that I am a single link in the chain. I may not be the link that connects her with God for real, but he is using me as a part of that.

I often forget about this. I think that because I do not see someone growing in the Lord, then I am not doing anything. All that I have put into the person is a complete fail. I have not done enough. I continue to put myself down time and time again because of it. The truth is, that I am being worked through, but this work may never be seen by me. I may never see the fruit of God's labor through me. This sucks sometimes, but it is still so cool to know. It hurts sometimes, but I just gotta keep going. I just gotta trust.