Wow, this week has just flown by! I leave the house tomorrow at 5:30 a.m. My flight takes off at 6:45 I am so thankful that the air port we are able to go to is SMALL...Any ways I am going to need your prayers! I just want to be a good bright light for Christ. I want everything I do to be a positive reflection of his holy love. He is so great and I am so small yet he chooses me! I know this should be my look on the situation always! Pleas pray that I will be a good and faithful servant.

Some wonderful things that happened this week! Praise the Lord I finished my Spanish! I also went to the Dr. Yesterday for my back. They measured it and my scoliosis has stayed the same...They want to see me again in six months. Wow I have had more x-ray's this month than is probably good for me. I wonder if getting x-rays is bad for you~

I absolutely LOVE the church God has put us into! The people are SOOOO wonderful. Saying good buy to them tonight was really hard. Epically Nathan . They were all so wonderful and prayed for my trip. Paster said that I would be flying on wings of prayer. It is funny how it works we pray that God will guide our paths, yet at the same time we are secretly making our own paths!

I hope to blog while gone

But my favorite Bible verse is

Revelations 22:21

The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. Amen

It is the last verse in the bible and the most rewarding! For God's grace will be with us!!!! WOW who deserves such a blessing!

Little Woman

I am getting ready to go on my summer trip.

I am going to California in three days! From CA I fly to Navada. From there I am driving with my grandparents to Massachusetts. My parents will meet me there with my sisters and we will all drive home together.

I know God is in controll but I must admit that I don't really want to go. I am going to miss my dear family, but I know that I shall see them again.

I put a new game on my Blog!!! What do you think of it? I hope to do a real entry soon. (before I leave)

Little Woman

My darling sister has found something she just loves! A band called PureNRG. If you have gone to her site you will see that her last 4 entries were about this band.  When I tagged her she said if she had a billon dollars she would give to the poor and go to a PureNRG concert. At least this band is not bad. If it was another High School Musical thing I am sure I would die!

Any way if you have already read my sister's blog, and if she has put this on there already then don't watch it. I like this song, it is pretty cute.

They really do have a lot of energy!
Little Woman

This is one of my very favorite verses:

                                                                 1 Peter 4:8:
           Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

Yesterday was my eighteenth birthday. I am so thankful to my King for this year that has flown by. This year I want to do what 1 Peter says. Love everyone so deeply that forgiveness is so done before the crime. I am always needing to be forgiven! I am also always given the forgiveness I need. Lord help me forgive as you have forgiven me!

Throughout this year I only want to grow closer to Christ, I want to become more like Jesus every day, and I want people to see his light through me. He has given me more than I could ever ask for, yet some how I find a way to keep asking! Now I want to be content with what he does in my life, and to be thankful even when I don't understand.

I am really excited, because my parents got me a new Bible for my birthday!!! I will poste a picture when it gets here

Little Woman

Our own dear Mary-Ann has tagged me! I guess I get to tag five people now (muhaha) Once I tag you and you have posted please come leave me a commet so I can come check it out.

1.) Where were you ten years ago?

I was finnishing up third grade! I lived in Orgen with my birth mom.

2.) What are five things on my to-do list?

a) Finnish up 11th grade (writting and spanish)

b) Take state tests (next week)

c) Study S.A.T's and G.E.D's

d) Frost 70 Cup cakes for tomorrows big birthday celebration!

e) LAUNDRY

3.) Snack's I enjoy.

I love fruit! If I could have any snack I would want strawberries, or watermellon.

4.) What would I do if I was a billonaire?

First more than 10% would go off to the church! Then I would buy my mother and father  the house/land of their dreams. I would get Nathan his Mustang! Then I would set money asside for when I get married ( so I can buy a house etc)

5.) Places I have lived?

CA. , OR. , FL. , LA. , OH. , CO. , GA.

Others I plan to tag:

My mother , My sister , Alex , motherofblessings , and brittandkay

I am very angry right now! I am not angry at anyone but at my driving situation. I know God must be trying to teach me something so I am trying to open my mind. I want his will to be my own will, yet it is rather hard for me.

My darling Father took time off of work today so I could go back into the DMV and get my permit. Three months ago we had gone and were sent away because I did not have a form from Colorado giving my driving record. The first time I sent it in they sent it back because we wrote a check for $2.20 not $2.70 (they said on the phone it was $2.20 for what I needed.) So we sent them another check for the right amount. This ended up spending more in postage than it was to get this silly piece of paper any way.

Today we went in and everything went perfectly. (That was the problem I took both my tests and past!!! Yeah!!! Then when they called me up to the counter to get my picture the woman looked at my certificate of attendance and said it was expired. IT IS SUMMER!!! AND I AM HOMESCHOOLED!!! But they do not take that for an answer. You still have to go through the school system, and they don't much like homeschoolers. They said I can come in next week because I turn 18 in three days. So I could have gotten my picture and left, but now I have to wait three days. 

I guess I just need to be a little  lot more patient and everything will work out to bring glory to God in the end.

Little Woman

This is my first asignment! It does not look like me, but I guess I will get better over time. I hope you will join the class (that way I am not the only blogger with goofy pictures up)

Hey everyone

I just entered for a give away at Growing in Grace I am curious to read these books A Life of Faith Collection. They look very good, and I am always looking for a good book that helps me in my walk with Christ while there is also a story. I don't know about you but I get tired of reading just informational books.
Little Woman

My friend over at A quiet little woman has taken the time to remind us about all the things we take for granted each day! We are His own children here to share His wonderful love with all, yet we forget to be thankful for the things he has blessed us with. So I am going to put a list of 20 things I am very thankful for! Please join Alex and me in reminding people about what God has given

1) I am most thankful for God's love! He came to earth and died on the cross for my sins. He loves and I have done nothing do deserve such love! What more could I ask for when I consider this simple fact?

2) Being able to pray! Why would God listen to me I can not tell you, but the fact that he does makes me so thankful.

3) The bible it brings me comfort, protection, love, and peace God was thinking of me when he inspired those holy men to write!

4) Everlasting life. I shall never really die. God has a place for me in his Kingdom next to Him, and I don't know about you but I can not wait to get there 

5) My mother! God has given her to me as a mother for the past eight years. In this time I have grown to love her with a daughter’s heart. I was not able to be in her womb, and at times this is very hard for me. But I am overjoyed to see God's hand in bring us together!

6) My father, he is so good to me! When I moved into his house at ten God used him to come into my life. He will do anything for me. His love for all of us is amazing. He is protective and compassionate. He can make anyone smile because he is just that kind of guy.

7) My real mother, she has thought me many things! She has showed me that being a mother is something you do with all of your heart.

8) Nathan... God has been so wonderful allowing him into my life. His love for God makes me happy to know him. He is always the one who will say something just to hear someone giggle. 

9) My sister Anne...she was blessed with the ability to make everyone smile. She is quite the witty little thing!

10) My sister Hannah...she is amazing! She has the softest heart, if you look at her the wrong way she will cry until her eyes are about to fall out. She is kind, and will give anything to anyone if it will make them happy no matter how much joy it takes away from her.

11) My sister Lindsay...darling girl she can not focus on a thing! She walks in a cloud, never really hearing what you say, and never completing the task ahead of her unless you tell her to it 100 times in a row. (As she is doing it) I could not imagine life with out her

12) My sister Abigail...She is so darling! The way she wiggles her nose and giggles make me remember how simple life should be.

13) My sister Rachel...She is 12 and sadly I do not get the opportunity to be a big sister to her because she does not live with me. I am thankful for the time I do spend with her, and I pray every day that she will grow up to be a wonderful girl with a heart for God.

14) My sister Samantha...She is 7 and as I said for Rachel goes for her

15) My sister Danielle...She is 20, married, and has a daughter. I love her very much and am most grateful for the time we spent together growing up.

16) The men who protect our country. They are willing to leave their loved one's to protect ours.

17) Friends...I will name the one's who have really encouraged me. Ashley she is amazing! She really lives her life for God. Savannah she is a wonderful girl who honors God in what she does. Karisa is a wonderful girl if she is to tell you anything you can know it came strait for Gods word. Dana and Alyssa are sisters who amaze me! Oriana is a girl who I am learning a lot about day by day. Lastly Alex who I have never met, but she is a girl who has a lot to say for God. (She is the one who started this whole thing)

18) Having a room to my self. I know it is kind of selfish but I am thankful God has given me a room that is all my own. I enjoy being able to sneak off and do my own thing.

19) Flowers! I can not get over the different kinds and how they all start from a seed. When I look at them I am reminded of my Saviors creativity

20) Lastly I am thankful for storms! Thunder storms are my favorite when it is late at night and I am under my covers. They scare me a little and it helps me remember my place. God is so big and I am so small... He is the God of the waters and I know he will keep me safe through a storm of any kind.

God has truly blessed me. I pray that if all of these things were to be taken from me (except the first, second, and the forth because I could not live a day without the love of God) I will cling to my Rock and Strong hold.

Little Woman

My friend Orianan gave me a book called Letter Perfect By Cathy Marie Hake a few weeks ago. Wow, was it a good book!

It is about a young girl who is sent away to many diffrent finnishing schools. Sadly she gets kicked out of everyone she goes to because she is not the average girl. She longs to fit in, but God made her to stand out. When she comes home from the last one she is welcomed by her sick mother. Her mother dies, and as a last request tells her to go to her father. After being on a stage coach for weeks she arrives to find that her father has died! She is told that she may inharit a peice of property, so the family that owns the property at that time invites her to live with them. She makes a new friend, who also was sent away to finnishing school. This girl is quite the proper little thing! I can not tell you the rest but trust me you will get lost in the pages. I highly encourage you to read this book. I was happy to see that it was about a young christian girl who longed to serve God. Once you are finnished with the book come tell me what you thought of it!

I can not wait to read the second book Bitter Sweet.

My blessed mother sent me this! I can not draw that well. (according to me my sisters think the exact opposite) So I am going to join the class

Take a look and join if you would like.
Little Woman

Hey you guy's I just wanted to make sure everyone who was reading my blog was also reading

My mother's and
my sister's

Yesterday I am so happy I got to talk to my best friend on the phone. Her family is wonderful! She is such an encouragement. My youngest sister who is 7 month has started pulling herself up into a standing position  , I can not decide if this is good or not...Soon she will be walking all over the place. She has been crawling for a while, and sitting herself up. It was rather funny yesterday when she was fussy so my mother put her into the crib. She stopped crying so when assumed she was asleep, but when my mom went back into the room she was standing in the crib. As I type this she is pulling herself up on my desk chair.

I love my family! I am so thankful God has given me a home filled to the rim with joy.  To me there is truly no place like home. Sometimes my sinful nature peeks out and I do not want anything to do with my wonderful family. I wish I could just wake up one day and be perfect! We all know that's not going to happen.

Last thing before I go brush my teeth. If any one out there who reads my blog likes cross stitching you have to check out this site :)...

Little Woman

 Time seems to go by so quickly! This school year did not seem to last very long. We are not completely done yet but now as I look back at the last three years of High School I am amazed. When I started I was sure it would take forever to finish. Now I have only one year left! God has really brought me to Himself through these last three years. When I started High School I wanted to go to public school. My parents said okay and for ninth grade I was very distant from my beloved family. High School was a lot of fun, but I was not pushed very hard, and I did not like the attitudes of people around me...Let alone their language. I did not realize how horrible of a daughter I was during that year, but my mom told me my whole attitude changed.

For tenth grade I begged my parents to let me come back home. My mom did not know if she could teach High School so they put me into an online program. This was alright except I hated it! I had to learn about evolution, and trust you me my teacher who clamed to be a Christian had many a debates. Normally I could stump her, but God really used that to teach me what I believe is 100% accurate. I will never disagree with creation, because wow the things they tried to tell me were just very far fetched. It really makes me mad how public schools will teach evolution as if it is a fact when they say it is a theory...Should they not be willing to teach other theories also! What really bothers me is when you have a teacher who calms to be a Christian teaching evolution. Is it just me or would you call that picking and choosing parts of the bible you believe in?

This year for eleventh my blessed mother is teaching me! I have enjoyed learning things from her. I have not had the opportunity to live with her my whole life and now that I do, there is nothing more wonderful to me than knowing she will take time to teach me. I have learned more this year than in the past two years. I get to learn it through the word of God which makes it all the more enjoyable. I can not believe I have only one year left before I am finished with my basic education. I do not want to go to Collage, because it seems like a waste of money to me. My goals in life are to be a submissive wife and a mother like the one God blessed me with. (Who better to teach me than her?)

My mother home schooled me for 6, 7, and 8. She took me form a low grade level and put me back up into a higher grade level. I went to a private school for 5th grade, and they tested me to find out I was at a 2 grade level.

God has used all the bad in my life and thought me some hard lessons. Though I am only 17 I have gone through some hard things, and now I am so thankful I did.

Little Woman

My wonderful sisters!

 I just wanted to post a special mother's day entry. My mother is so wonderful, she has and will still bend over backwards to do anything for me. One time while I was going to school, stubborn old me got suspended! My mother came to pick me up but before we could leave the teachers made me sign my name on a slip of paper saying I was not welcome in the school for three days. So when they said sign your name here I put sign my name, (just for the record not a good plan when you are already in more trouble than you can imagine.) she grabbed my arm so hard I am sure I still have a burse...But even though I have done horrible things she still loves me.

Thank you my sweet Lord for a mother like mine.

I love you mom

Sarah

 Today has been busy! Not as bad as some days, but I am happy to say everything got done! This morning I woke up at 5:30 to make pie crust. After a normal day our water was turned off! (Right as I was going to wash the lettuce from our garden) Our neighbor called and asked if we wanted to go to the pool. (In head: NO ARE YOU SERIOUS THE WATER IS FREEZING) sure we will be up there at four. Guess what the water was cold. The girls did not mind, and I did not have to get in so it all worked out. After the pool we came home and got food ready for a family in our neighborhood that just had a baby. We brought it up to them, then came home and got food ready for church. So it was not to busy but more to do than normally. And our water did come back on!

Last night went online to Jo Ann Fabrics, to order some DMC floss. After spending about an hour trying to find all the threads the price came to $30.00 which was not bad because I was getting some fabric, needles, and calligraphy pens also. They wanted to charge me $8.95 for shipping. I was not willing to pay that because they as I was shopping they kept advertising a flat shipping fee of $5.00. I wish we had a Jo Ann Fabrics near us, but we don't. So I called Hobby Lobby this morning and am proud to say I am glad I did not order it. The DMC floss at Jo Ann's was $0.69, and at Hobby Lobby it is $0.23. I have a lot of floss to get so I like this price a lot better :)

Sorry for the rambling, I just don't really know what to say on this blog quite yet.

Little Woman 

As I am sitting her I can not help but be happy. Sometimes I am overwhelmed by Gods amazing love. I know I do not deserve him, and that I deserve nothing but death itself. I feel like Simon in

Luke 5: 8

When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!"

My heart is over flowing with his love, I want to just share it. I wish everyone could feel as I do right now! Though I am sinful and nothing but a horrible person He loves me and always will. God is so powerful, so mighty I want all to hear his name and feel the peace I do. I love His voice and long to be next to him. Sometimes I wish Jesus would just come back right now and take me with him in his loving arms.

Little Woman 

Last night we went to Nathan's hous to eat dinner with his family. After our famlies talked about the future, they suggested that Nathan and I do a Bible study together and read a book called Reforming Marrige. By Duglas Wilson.

It looks like a very good book! They do another book called Her Hand in Marriage.

Though I have never read either of these books, they both look very good! I can not wait to read them. I am so happy that we have an oppertunity to have a Christ centered relationship. God is the one leading us down the road in courtship, and maybe one day marriage. I could not ask for anything more. How wonderful to have a God who I know will do the best for me, look at the wonderful parents he gave me to encourage and help me through not only this process, but everything.

Proverbs 3: 5-6

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."

My three year old sister (The Doodler) decided she also likes Nathan, and all day she has been asking if we could go back over to his house. She does not understand that you can not just show up at someone's house! Sweet Girl

Little Woman