Happy, Happy Birthday, Maya!
Love from here to the sky...and back,
Mommy :)
12.27.2009
12.18.2009
Thankful Thursday
Today I'm thankful for a new life that was safely delivered into this world.
Ellis Claire Fellin was born on December 17th, weighing 7 lbs. 8 oz...I hear she's absoutely beautiful, and I can't wait to see pictures and meet her!!
Congratulations, Katie & Yaw! Love you bunches!!
Sarah
Ellis Claire Fellin was born on December 17th, weighing 7 lbs. 8 oz...I hear she's absoutely beautiful, and I can't wait to see pictures and meet her!!
Congratulations, Katie & Yaw! Love you bunches!!
Sarah
12.10.2009
Thankful Thursday
Today I'm thankful for hot chocolate (specifically, SwissMiss) and marshmallow puff! :)
What are you thankful for today?
12.09.2009
Just Another Day
Hey there. Not much to blog about today, but I'm just trying to stay in a normal routine of doing it anyway...
How about this cold weather?!?!? I actually wore a coat today...even inside the grocery store! I bundled the kids up and braved the freezing frenzy to go to my mom's. Now we're back home and just relaxing the rest of the afternoon.
Chris & Carly...what the heck is up with no blogging or comments? sala mala pada sha tinki!!!!!!
Sam...love you. No, I really do. Thanks for loving me back even when you don't feel like it.
Kar...happy, happy birthday!
Jerry...tell Nikki to add me to facebook or myspace. Love you guys!!
Cozies & Warmth,
Sarah
How about this cold weather?!?!? I actually wore a coat today...even inside the grocery store! I bundled the kids up and braved the freezing frenzy to go to my mom's. Now we're back home and just relaxing the rest of the afternoon.
Chris & Carly...what the heck is up with no blogging or comments? sala mala pada sha tinki!!!!!!
Sam...love you. No, I really do. Thanks for loving me back even when you don't feel like it.
Kar...happy, happy birthday!
Jerry...tell Nikki to add me to facebook or myspace. Love you guys!!
Cozies & Warmth,
Sarah
12.08.2009
The Creeping Wilderness
After a few weeks of not being in church, ok wait, let me rephrase that. After a couple of months of not being in church, I'll admit that I've become a little heart-hardened and worldly-minded. My spiritual well-being hasn't necessarily been at the top of my priority list..."I've just been too busy." ;-) Yep, I know you've heard that one before...you've probably even said it yourself. And every time I say that, God smacks me in the forehead with a 2x4 quote that I heard a few years ago...Satan loves to interrupt God's business with busyness.
A faithful, loving, encouraging friend emailed me, and I was really convicted about something I've been doing--or rather, not doing. He said, "No great company sets a goal to slide into mediocrity. No in-love newlyweds plan to divorce down the road. No fit, muscular athlete figures how to put on a hundred pounds and get totally out of shape in the next few years. No neighborhood holds a meeting to outline steps toward a rundown community. No committed, vibrant Christian dreams of a day when he or she will walk far from God, living a life of joyless compromise.
The common denominator in all the above too-often-true scenarios?...neglect."
Wow.
I'm guilty. Are you? I quickly slouched in disappointment with myself, but he quickly reminded me that it doesn't have to be that way. He encouraged me to take care of myself and others, keeping my friendships vibrant and honest. And keeping our souls healthy and growing. "But, it will take determined work, paying attention to those persons and things helping us grow and excel; and maybe staying away from those persons and things the energy of which is centripetal."
With that said, I would like to challenge you, as he challenged me...to minimze this nasty n-word. Whether it involves you or me or God, this neglect thing needs to be, as Grady use to say, "gonk."
My friend suggested to me, and I'm suggesting to you, a buoyant, well-lighted, upbeat disposition that lightens the load, encourages the heart, and chases away the shadows of the person waiting behind you in line.
Let's do it. Together.
Hey God, sorry I've been neglecting the most important part of my life...You. Please give me the diligence to take care of my soul and walk ever more closely with you. Amen.
Big Love,
Sarah
A faithful, loving, encouraging friend emailed me, and I was really convicted about something I've been doing--or rather, not doing. He said, "No great company sets a goal to slide into mediocrity. No in-love newlyweds plan to divorce down the road. No fit, muscular athlete figures how to put on a hundred pounds and get totally out of shape in the next few years. No neighborhood holds a meeting to outline steps toward a rundown community. No committed, vibrant Christian dreams of a day when he or she will walk far from God, living a life of joyless compromise.
The common denominator in all the above too-often-true scenarios?...neglect."
Wow.
I'm guilty. Are you? I quickly slouched in disappointment with myself, but he quickly reminded me that it doesn't have to be that way. He encouraged me to take care of myself and others, keeping my friendships vibrant and honest. And keeping our souls healthy and growing. "But, it will take determined work, paying attention to those persons and things helping us grow and excel; and maybe staying away from those persons and things the energy of which is centripetal."
With that said, I would like to challenge you, as he challenged me...to minimze this nasty n-word. Whether it involves you or me or God, this neglect thing needs to be, as Grady use to say, "gonk."
My friend suggested to me, and I'm suggesting to you, a buoyant, well-lighted, upbeat disposition that lightens the load, encourages the heart, and chases away the shadows of the person waiting behind you in line.
Let's do it. Together.
Hey God, sorry I've been neglecting the most important part of my life...You. Please give me the diligence to take care of my soul and walk ever more closely with you. Amen.
Big Love,
Sarah
12.07.2009
Dom's Xmas Program
Nic had a program tonight. After an initial meltdown, his teachers finally convinced him to walk up on stage--by pushing a stroller, one of his favorite things to do.
So the program was super cute, he ended the show by singing We Wish You A Merry Christmas, then led the crowd in an applause by clapping for himself. :)
I'm so proud of him. Please continue to pray for Dom, Steph and Mike. He will be going to school in Maize beginning next year.
Big Love,
Sarah
Monday Monkey Madness
Mornin', gang! Long time no...blog. And, long time no comments from you!! Y'all are slackin' so get with it, will ya?! ;)
Well, it's prompty 9:30 a.m. Sam is snuggled up in bed snoring away, Gabriel has Sam's glasses, trying to fit them on his stubby little nose, and Maya...well, "Crazy Cora" is having a blast testing her mama. :) I've cleaned an entire stick of butter off the couch; and you ask, "Well, where were you while she weas demolishing a stick of butter on the furniture?" Lemme think...oh, I was simply switching out the laundry. :) And, in the 90 minutes that she has been awake, she's had 3 "accidents"; although, when she curls up her nose and gives me a snotty, "I'm sorry, mommy," I have a hard time dealing with such incidents as accidents. Needless to say...I'm ready for...a nap...or a Smirnoff Ice...or...how about a Xanax? lol
I'm looking forward to this evening...Sam is going to keep the kids while I go to a school program for Dominic & Grady. I'm guessing it will be quite a show lol...I'll report back tomorrow.
Hope you all are well and fluless.
Big Love,
Sarah
Well, it's prompty 9:30 a.m. Sam is snuggled up in bed snoring away, Gabriel has Sam's glasses, trying to fit them on his stubby little nose, and Maya...well, "Crazy Cora" is having a blast testing her mama. :) I've cleaned an entire stick of butter off the couch; and you ask, "Well, where were you while she weas demolishing a stick of butter on the furniture?" Lemme think...oh, I was simply switching out the laundry. :) And, in the 90 minutes that she has been awake, she's had 3 "accidents"; although, when she curls up her nose and gives me a snotty, "I'm sorry, mommy," I have a hard time dealing with such incidents as accidents. Needless to say...I'm ready for...a nap...or a Smirnoff Ice...or...how about a Xanax? lol
I'm looking forward to this evening...Sam is going to keep the kids while I go to a school program for Dominic & Grady. I'm guessing it will be quite a show lol...I'll report back tomorrow.
Hope you all are well and fluless.
Big Love,
Sarah
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