Time for an update...

Well I am living in Amarillo, Texas right now and I am just starting to settle in. Life is so good right now, crazy busy but good. I work for Child Protective Services during the day and at night I work at Kirklands. So I'm working about 70 hours a week. As you can see I stay SUPER busy but God has been so good to me. I think I have finally found a church and I am going to talk to the youth pastor this week to see where I can plug in and start serving. (When I will have time I don't know but it is going to be a priority for me!)

I have a beautiful two bedroom apartment. I have so much junk I had to have two rooms! LOL No, really I plan on working on my masters starting Jan. I can hardly believe that I am no longer in school and a whole semester has almost passed me. Sad but I think it was a good season.

I am missing my fall weather on the East coast...and I am missing my dear friends who are still there. Liberty was the first time I made friends and were able to maintain a good friendship for a number of years. Being carted all over the US and always being the new kid didn't really help...but now I know what it means to really miss friends. It's starting to get cold here, I made my first fire in my fireplace. It was so romantic, I watched a chick flick, had the fire going, and was drinking sparkling grape juice. Just me and my Savior chilling by the fireplace.

I am not dating anyone right now. I am sure some of you are wondering what happened to my Navy boyfriend. Well, I just woke up one day I realized that he needed the sea and I needed something else. So he is underway on a deployment right now in the middle of the ocean somewhere. I wish him all the best in the world, but it was time for me to close that door and walk away for God. I look forward to what the Lord will bring next...but I have my eyes fixed on only Him right now. I am at peace with it being just me and Him for now.

You know how you always pray for people like...political figures or our military men/women. Well since I have started this job I have realized that God has not only brought me to this place and time in His perfect plan but he opened ALL the doors for me to walk through. I see some pretty horrible stuff on a daily basis at CPS. Please pray that I will have wisdom to know what to do in all situations, favor with court official, that I will bring peace and an avenue for restortation for the hurting and broken, and lastly that I will be able to be salt in the workplace. I LOVE everyone I work with. God has just given me such a big heart and all I wanna do is love on them. Then I go into broken homes and relationships and all I wanna do is love on them to. Please just lift me in your prayers. Thanks guys...I'll post some pictures to.

Moved Again

I moved again, I am now in Amarill, Texas. I work at Child Protective Services as a Caseworker and at night I work at Kirklands. Sorry to leave such a short update...more to follow.

I graduate in 10 days!

 I am graduating in 10 days and I am coming home to Texas. Here are the pictures you all have been waiting for.

I cut my hair

I cut my hair and at first I was like...oh no! But after a couple of days of me styling it the way I like it it's not so bad. I will post some pics soon.

Currently Reading Romans: The Gospel of God's Grace By Alva J. McClain see related

Learning to Breathe more of Christ

Breathe Sarah just breathe....

So lately I have been reading a lot of Romans and it is just amazes me how truly fantastic our God is. Every chapter in Romans is just compelling and thought proking. For instance, the fact that God knew (foreknowledge) that the Jews (his own people) were going to reject him and then crucify him. My entire life I stopped right there. I was extremely thankful, even up to that point, for all that God was willing to do to have a relationship with his people. But after much reading, studying, and discussing in some of my bible classes I have come to the realization that there is more that I never saw. God knew they would reject him, that was in his plan, but the missing link was that he made that in his plan so that the Gentiles (US!) could enter into a relationship as well and receive justification.Something I read that really stuck with me was that there is more power when a Jew believes and opens the door for more Gentiles to believe.

 Do you realize how big that really is?

1. God knew the Jews would reject
2. That was part of the plan all along
3. They HAD to reject so that the offer of salvation would be open to ALL
4. BUT God still has a desire for relationship of his chosen people (Israel)
5. They will come back to him and confess him as Lord.
6. There is so much forknowledge going on here that I am blown away that I have truly been on God's heart, mind, and his plans from the beginning of time. I have never been apart from his plans. I have ALWAYS been in his thoughts and he worked his will throughout my life.