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The Fun Never Ends... 2008-07-05 22:34:00 This is the lazy-bloggers version of a slide show...where none of the pics are labeled and you are supposed to just make up the captions...it's good for your imagination...I think.Here was our weekends order of events: Parade: in nearby small town, it's a big deal...lots of tractors and firetrucks.Pedal Pull: Little pedal tractors that are weighted down and kids see who can pull the farthest. No
Reunited and it Feels So Good... 2008-07-04 07:55:00 Dear Mini-Doughnuts Kiosk,It has been a long time since our last visit. You have do idea how I've missed you and longed for warm weather to bring you back to me. I wouldn't want to share the celebration of the birth of our nation with anyone else but you. (well, ok, there are others, but you're very very close to the top) If by chance, over the next 24 hours, we end up spending too much time toget Read more:Reunited
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Linkage 2008-07-03 07:36:00 I am feeling the blog love this week, my friends. Seriously...A LOT of love!!! Three awards in one week kind of love. I know, I didn't believe it either.The awards themselves are not the big deal...it's the people behind the awards. Each blogger that was gracious enough to pass it on to me, encouraged me beyond measure. Each of the (many) blogs I read daily make me smile, laugh, cry, think, and re
Barfing & Updates.... 2008-07-02 09:06:00 Since returning from vacation, I have thought about changing the name of my blog to: Barfing in the Parsonage. I'll be kind and spare you the lovely details, let's just say that when it comes to sickness, we all share around here. Today, I am using a lot of this...and not just in the kitchen.I realized today, that I have left ya'll hanging on some stuff, which I'm sure you've been eagerly *cough*
Pretty Please... 2008-07-01 11:50:00 I need your help....desperately. Am I sounding desperate?!? Hope so...because I need you to feel bad enough for me that ya'll HELP ME!Becoming Me, a really, really well written blog, is hosting this: I've never participated in any sort of tour before...which (I think) may make me a tour snob, but this one caught my attention. Mostly because I haven't quite nailed down what the mission of my blog i Read more:Pretty
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What I'm Learning... 2008-06-29 21:29:00 God has been teaching me so, so much lately. And my friends...it hurts!Wherever I go, by any means possible, it seems that He is showing me the same thing over and over. This is not unusual. There have been countless times that He's done this..."beating" the message into my heart until it finally sinks in, and I stop fighting against it, and start learning from it. Most of the time...it's some Read more:Learning
Name Change 2008-06-29 07:04:00 Just thought you should know that these flowers have a new name. I know, I know, you think you already know the name for them...but its changed my friends. It. has. changed.They are no longer some sort of Lillies, they are now called "Church Flowers" Can you guess why?!? Yep. We have them around our church, so our boys have re-named them. Wanted ya'll to know so the next time you went to the gree Read more:Change
ONE Word?!? 2008-06-28 11:38:00 Mocha with Linda (I love her, by the way) tagged me for this one-word MeMe...ONE WORD!! I do not have the writing skills & vocabulary required to be witty in ONE WORD, so this will likely be boring, but hey, it's Saturday...and I say "A" for effort. :) So here's the rules: All of the answers must be just one word. 1. Where is your cell phone? Desk2. Your significant other? Cute3. Your hair? Wi
Last Day... 2008-06-27 07:01:00 Started the trip wearing these: Then, after four days of eating out EVERY meal, my jeans feel more like tight leggings ( I kid you not.) I'm ending the trip wearing this mu mu like dress.Good Grief.Here's some more pictures...It's our 10 year anniversary today. Praise God that 10 years and 3 boys has not changed our dorkiness! Love him. Ben and I and our adorable niece Maddy (lives in same city a
Pretend I Have a Highlighter... 2008-06-25 16:47:00 *Serious stuff first: Please pray for a little girl named Sierra, from tiny-town. She is a sweet girl that attends our Bible Club every Wednesday night. Her home had been destroyed in the flood so her family was staying with friends. There was a very bad car accident and an 11 year old (friend of family) was killed and Sierra is in very serious condition with a broken back. This is all the info I Read more:Highlighter
One of THOSE Days... 2008-07-23 09:05:00 I have resorted to just letting my children act like animals for right now. I am tired...so tired of having to intervene ALL the time. Literally, someone is always crying about the injustice one of the other brothers has caused. Mommy cannot take it anymore. Today, it's survival of the fittest,boys...good luck with that.With all the screaming, fighting and general rough-housing amongst them, I can
Taking Captive... 2008-07-22 08:10:00 Life is about waiting. I know, it sounds simple and obvious, but for me it's sort of a relatively new concept.I used to obsess over how impatient I was...how much I hated waiting...for anything. And then, sometime after my 30th birthday, when all my vast knowledge kicked in *cough* I realized that life is about w-a-i-t-i-n-g. No matter what my circumstance, I am literally always waiting for someth Read more:Taking
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Oh Yes We Did... 2008-07-21 09:49:00 I'm not gonna lie. I love Batman movies. A lot. I wonder if I'm the only Pastor's wife to blog about The Dark Knight...likely...anyways...A couple weeks ago I finally saw Batman Begins, in anticipation of seeing the latest The Dark Knight (for those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, I apologize, you are obviously not as big of a dork as me.) Around here, we do not get to the movie th
5 Things... 2008-07-20 17:32:00 Jen at Reflections in the Window has tagged me for a 5 things I love (excluding family) meme. I've tried to think of five things that I haven't already told you I love...which, I might add, was STINKIN' hard because apparently I talk about things I love... excessively.Here goes...ONE...I love big families. LOVE THEM. My husband comes from a family of 7 kids, and I love the dynamics of it. In high-
Jesus Is Still Alright... 2008-07-19 08:22:00 Yesterday I mentioned that my dc Talk dance moves frightened my children :)It's Saturday, and I think my bloggy friends deserve a visual. No, I do not have a video of me. But trust me, this video is worth watching. I learned some of my (fabulous) moves from watching it over and over back in the day.I also know every. single. word. I can dance, and rap on the treadmill...I am that talented. I promi Read more:Jesus
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15 Again... 2008-07-18 07:31:00 Yesterday I actually got on the treadmill. It had been awhile. My friend Billie and I have been running outside, but missed a day this week so I decided to try the dreaded treadmill again.Every time I run, my body hates the first 5 minutes. It just does. After that, it gets in a groove and it's not quite as bad. On the treadmill...it's the first TEN minutes. Bad...very bad. Good thing for Toby Ma Read more:Again
Rebuked... 2008-07-17 09:22:00 This week has been busy. I talked about how I feel about busy in this post. In our little family, Ben and I have an order to life. God - First Family - SecondMinistry - ThirdThe rest of the list varies for each of us, but the first three are the same, and have to be in that order. Within that order, life works. It doesn't mean it's always smooth and easy, it just means that it works, because for u
Almost Makes is Worth It... 2008-07-16 11:09:00 Companies have been donating a bunch of stuff to tiny town to help with disaster relief. I have avoided getting anything because the water in our basement was nothing compared to much of what the rest of the people in town have endured. It turns out though, that there is more than enough for everyone in town to get stuff from the loot. I did not intend to take 17 bottles...but my neighbor (who's h Read more:Almost
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Googled... 2008-07-15 09:20:00 It's fairly obvious that I am very easily amused. This is why Sitemeter provides endless hours of amusement for me. See, told you.The most entertaining for me is Referrals. Referrals tells me where people came from and how they got to my blog. Generally, it's from one of your sweet blogs that has me on their blogroll (thanks for that, by the way.) But sometimes...it's from what strangers have Goog
Confession and Rant 2008-07-14 09:47:00 It's Monday and I have a confession. I have a very, very serious case of laziness this summer. It's bad. I am completely unmotivated to accomplish much of anything that requires much effort. I have three to-do lists going.To-Do this summer (before school starts on Aug. 17)To-Do this weekTo-Do todayGuess what keeps happening...nothing. So the lists just keep getting longer, and I move the to-d
On Tour 2008-07-13 07:00:00 The time has come. Blog mission statement time. Remember this? Your sweet comments may keep me blogging forever.A mission statement has proved to be very difficult for me, and I couldn't quite pin point why...until now. You see, I've wanted to wrap up my purpose for writing in 3-4 well written sentences. Clear and concise. Pretty little package. And therein lies the problem. My purpose in writing
A Tad Embarrassing... 2008-07-12 10:05:00 Something has happened at my home (the parsonage.) I thought about taking pictures of it, but in my head, I could hear your gasps of horror...and it was just too much.The weeds have taken over. It is so bad, that I am having to ask other people if certain things are a weed or a plant. Generally, the weeds are small, and the plants are larger...but not here. They are the same size here.Frighten Read more:Embarrassing
Smartness... 2008-07-11 07:30:00 Just thought you should know what a fantastic writer I am...and how deeply I challenge your reading skills ... Try not to be too impressed by my large vocabulary (of made up words) and complex (run-on) sentence structure. I can't help it...it is a gift. Beautiful writing giftedness...of a 13 to 14 year old. Kudos to us and our smartness :)
Another List... 2008-07-10 09:49:00 Trying something new today. I'm joining in Thankful Thursday at Sting My Heart...in bullet-point form (of course!)Today I am thankful:That last night at VBS we had somewhere between 40-50 kids...which considering all tiny town has endured recently is frankly, AMAZING!For a great week at VBS and still thankful it's coming to a close ;)That I do not have to work outside my home...because I could not
Hurting Heart Today... 2008-08-08 09:06:00 My heart is hurting this morning and I covet your prayers for the little guy in the middle of the front row with the red striped shirt...Tate.My Noah and Tate are both going into first grade, they're good friends. Tate's mom Stephanie has become a good friend of mine here in Tiny-town. Both Tate and his younger sister (who's engaged to my Eli :) have this disease. The first time I went to that web Read more:Heart
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Melts My Heart... 2008-08-07 08:57:00 My self-proclaimed "middle-est" little guy, Eli, went from this: To these navy blue little numbers:How cute is he!?!He only needs to wear them while doing school work, so hopefully it's not too hard of an adjustment.He will be starting Kindergarten in 11 days. And now I am realizing just how fast our summer has gone.I keep debating on whether I need to take a bloggy break for a week (or so)...a Read more:Heart
It's Finally Coming! 2008-08-06 08:15:00 I have till Friday to get things in order around here.I have been waiting all summer for this...for Friday, August 8th, 2008.My name is Sarah, and I am an Olympic Lovin' Fool. I am. I can hardly contain myself. This is my favorite favorite favorite. And this is my next favorite. Oh, who am I kidding. I love it all. Even the press announcers.My boys are too little to remember the last Olympics (wh Read more:Finally
I AM Nosy... 2008-08-05 09:00:00 During my extensive (one year of community college) higher education experience, I took an interviewing class. Now, 12 years later, I would like to share with you my vast skills learned in this class, by interviewing my little bro about...me. Clever, I know. (by the way, I clarified some stuff in orange, just for you :)Little background info for you. Little bro, Jay, was born when I was eleven. We
Smallness... 2008-08-04 08:48:00 I like small.Small towns, small churches, small cars and believe it or not, I love small houses. I like the intimacy of it. The cuteness...It's just part of who I am. It was three years ago this month that my husband accepted the call to pastor his first church. Small town, small church...we couldn't have been more excited. We knew that God had made us small-lovin' people, and we knew He had
Too Old for This... 2008-08-03 11:53:00 Dear big huge zit on my chin,Please kindly go away. You must be mistaken. I am no longer a teenager. I am a 30 year old wife and mother to three...and I am tired of you. The truth hurts sometimes...but I will not be sad to see you go...hopefully you are planning on leaving soon.Thank you kindly,Sarah
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