Sunday, February 26, 2006


this is me searching for food. i have no idea. i am really hungry. really confused. really just me.
12th and hyde on a sunday
feeling like were grown
and were nothing short of invincible

It starts again
can you feel it
it takes your breath away
stop saying that were invincible(it's round and round)
you're uninviting, unrewarding
and i'm misiforming you

we all want to be somebody
right now were just looking for the exit
this is the way i would have done things
up against the wall
you've got me up against your wall

it's you and me on a monday
the lies that we told
this is were we both go numb now
you broke my heart again this time
your fading out you crossed the line

we all want to be somebody
right now were just looking for the exit
this is the way i would have done things
up against the wall
you've got me up against your wall

(reaching out for a hand thats not here, but you are here and im not...)

this is the way i would have done things
up against the wall
up against your wall
this is the way we should have done
when were up against a wall
up against a wall

Saturday, February 25, 2006

all that i can say

Project was AMAZING!! And so was the Fold with their awesome bass player. And Chasing Victory. Can you say double amazing? I mean Andrew Schwab made the concert, but it was awesome all around. there was nothing that happened that could down my night. If you were there you understand.

Well, let's think, the highlight of my night was falling in the mosh pit that one time. now you may think that to be weird. and it kind of is. But you must understand the full context. It was during Project and we were moshing, and I fell and all of the sudden I hear someone yell my name and before i can figure out what is going on, i am back on my feet again. So I turn around, and Nialls is all "Are you okay?" Man do I have awesome guy friends. Its like having so many awesome older brothers. they even tell me its like the obligation to the younger sister. i mean, some girls would be defiant and be like "you can't rule me." But hey, I know they aren't being mean or trying to make me feel like a little kid. They know me well enough to know I am not stupid and that I won't go into a mosh pit that i can't handle. I mean Ray pushed me into the mosh pit where i got my throat elbowed, and my jaw hit by the guy who looks like he is from showbread. but it was all good. I had the worst headache and had to sit out for two songs and lay on the ground. But I got back up. No need to fear. But it was kind of a rule that we set out that I wouldn't go into the mosh pit unless Josh, Ray or Nialls was in it. That means that i had more of a possibility of dying, but look even Nialls could pick me up. I don't know, I appreciated it.

So then I went dress shopping this morning, trust me this connects to the Project concert. And my mom pressed part of my sternum and I pretty much screamed becuase i got elbowed in the sternum and then in the back and then my nose still hurts, and i got punched in the forehead. it was a very successful night and i don't regret one decision that i made.

Especially the decision i made to be free. So shealeen, i am pretty much just talking to you because you are the only person who reads any of this stuff. Last night was the first night in a long time that I felt free. I was so excited for this concert. I knew that Josh and Kirsi and nialls and shealeen were going to be there and that was pretty much it. I didn't know everyone was coming. So i thought hey, a night without drama, this should be awesome. but without a doubt, some drama could have occured. But you know what I figured out, drama only happens when you let it. it is a pure decision on how you look at everything. There was a lot like __________ and then ___________ and _______________ but you know what, when you serve God and he is the sole purpose you see that a lot no longer matters.

the ensuing chaos that the news of this past week brought showed me a lot. It made me forget about the mistakes that were made. You just see that when something is threatened to be taken away from you, you quickly forget any grudges you were holding. As we have spoken, you've heard me complain many a time, but that no longer matters. We do not serve a dead God! And no matter what happens at Calvary, God is the same God and we CAN trust in that.

This blog is an outpouring of emotion, so I am really sorry that it is jumpy. But in reference to the whole thing going on at Calvary, God really showed me something, not just about that, but as well about my life. When my pain is for God's glory, "lord have your way in me." i want to be a missionary, and God is showing me so much about that. Let the Nations be Glad by John Piper is continually discussing that missions and everything in our lives are for the glory of God. Even our pain, so its my prayer that god would have his way in me. And that he would have his way and that these events, no matter anyone's opinion on them, would be to God's glory and that he would be magnified in the lives of those who are watching us. that they would see that God is still holding us.

It is my personal opinion that the decisions two families made were decisions that they had prayed about and are decisions that are godly and right for their family. There are not many people that I respect more than the Churches or the Nelsons as they have exhibited the love of Christ for our congregation. And so its my prayer that they would have wisdom in the decisions that they will continue to make and they will be strengthened even through the whole gossip wheels that run within our congregation. I don't want to know the "story." i respect the leaders of both families enough to know they are men after God's heart and they are making the right decision.

So that is all i am going to say about that. and you will get to hear about more of the Project concert later.

Until later-
Sarah

Friday, February 24, 2006

With SOM Students


allofus
Originally uploaded by avintagelove15.
Okay, so not this weekend, but the weekend before, i had the opportunity to go down to Juarez for like the 6th or 7th time, but this was my first time with the school of ministry students. Let's just say that it will be interesting if I am able to go on the 3rd trip with them to see how all of them have changed because this was a first time trip for most. Enough said.

Yet this was an awesome trip becuase it wasn't big but it wasn't small. WE got most of the outside of the orphanage done and painted and that was awesome. I think next time I'm going to go up on the scaffolding and do stuff. it was no fun being stuck on the ground. But still, we got to paint and level some ground and furnish the inside. so we were very excited to see the construction progressing.

As well, after ministering all day, and eating the delicious burritos the cooks prepare, yep i ate a lot but i was really hungry. But anyways, after that whole day of getting done what needed to get done and hanging out with kylan, the cutest baby on the planet, we were broken up into teams and we went and delivered groceries. It was awesome because not only were we able to bless the people, I enjoyed the company. ;) we stood on a corner talking with Dave Porter, and then minus Dave for a really long time.
Man we got so much done

Thursday, February 23, 2006

this is what i like to call sam-disdained. i don't know if i spelled that right. but anyways. here is a story for you. we were sitting in the dining room, chowing down on the delicious food they had prepared for us, frito pie, a delicacy that always makes me sick, but i eat it anyways. Well, I decide it will be fun to go out and play with the porter kids and the mckusker kids. So after chasing them around and having my thigh jacked by Jonah slamming a gate into it, everyone decides to go inside. but kaleb wanted to stay outside, so i decide to hang out with him and he asks me if i want to play narnia. well, he preceeds to tell me that he is king peter and he is cool and he is awesome, and then he says I can be whoever I want to be. so I am now queen lucy, but i am not as cool as him becuase i don't have a horse. I only have a small sword. but anyways, we are walking around and he is just talking and talking. I think we made it around the compound like five times before he comes to the conclusion that we need a bad guy. so he says we need the white whitch. you must know that the white whitch is evil because she is ugly. that is why we do not like her. and kaleb says to me matter-of-factly, not trying to be funny "Let's go get Sam to be the White Whitch." At this point, i almost died. But then again, it makes a lot of sense when I think about it. Sam is not ugly and he is not a whitch but he is the oldest one down there. So to kaleb he is always the one he goes to to play with. Well lets just say, i could get used to chasing those kids around every saturday night. i think we are working on that. i put in my application for an internship this summer down in juarez. as well, i was able to send my reccommendation letter, a bittersweet thing which i will touch on in another blog later this weekend. so we might be able to work that out.
so just be praying that god would show me where he wants me to be this summer. and for how long. i'd like to stay in juarez for a month if its god's will. we will see if i even get accepted. I am excited.
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Well this was our attempt at dress shopping. you know the closer this wedding gets, the more i am regretting having ever blessed it. actually, i take that back. this is an amazing thing for my mom. but there are some things i am not so crazy about. i won't lie concerning that. And this dress shopping was definetly one of those things. Granted, what other time does my mom give me money to go hang out with monica and larissa and buy a dress and shoes, but still, the spring line is not out just yet, so we couldn't find much. we pretty much walked all over coronado mall, going into every store from aeropastle to bananna republic to limited to macy's to dillards. i swear, i did not mean to lead Larissa into sin, but i think she found some stuff she really liked. well that was our day and then we went to Hotdog on a Stick and got lemonades and although i could get used to the pay there, i wouldn't be able to do the short shorts and the lame litlle hats. they looked so dorky. anyway, if you work there, i am sorry, you must be in desperate need of money. But after the Coronado experience, Larissa had to go so Monica and I hit up a Starbucks and then TJMax and then went to Cottonwood where we ate bourbon chicken and found this dress. it is adorable, i really like it and trust me it looks better in person. but anyways my mom didn't like it so it is a no go for the wedding. and besides it costed like $250, which we didn't need to spend. the guy i am prayerfully considering will be there, so i want to look cute. but whatever. he and i will just dance and have a grand old time. i am kind of worried though, i cannot practice my swing dancing skills with someone who is taller than me. and he has like a foot on me, so i might disturb him with my skills becuase i cannot help that amber is only two inches taller than the requirement for a safety seat. anyways. that is just so i could put this picture of the dress up. Posted by Picasa

Monday, February 20, 2006

And I can't take back this mistake
I can't make it right
for once I am the one apoligizing
You used to be so glad
but the darkness overwhelmed
And I'm afraid of what that means

I'm afraid that I hurt you
that tommorrow I won't see you
that I'll never be able to apoligize
You won't want to hear it
You're still falling and I'm waiting to catch you
But maybe this time I can't
Maybe you've really forgotten
Because I pretended to.
But how could I?
how could I forget you
in this dark place...
how could I forget
what's happened to us?
The mistakes we made
the feelings we always fall back on
how could I forget
to something so good.
So let's not even try, you're right let's ball it up and throw it out the window
It's becoming all so clear in my mind
I've thought this through like more than once or twice
I feel that this is my last request to you
Hold your breath
Bottle it up and save it for the next one
It's safe to say we've been riding this all night
None of this will ever change your mind
It's never safe to rely on borrowed time
Now we're both undone and it's time to open up your eyes
Consequence it's our need in times like this
Feeling free is our modern disease
You're a classic disaster with a knack for losing your exterior
I'm so sick
From staring at the mirror
This all needs a break from you
And I'm used to this
I fear that I am just an end
so you'll play the mistaken and I'll play the victim
In our screen play of desire and I'm still writing
The letters I'll never send
Running in circles I can't forget how many times
I've played this in my mind
Feeling free feeling free
This is my panic this is my call to arms

Friday, February 17, 2006

we're almost there

Do you ever have the feeling that this could be it? You could do this for the rest of your life? You could spend the rest of your life with someone? That if only God was pleased, this could be it. You could be contented? You could be satisfied? You could be poor and depend on God fully and you could be with these people and you could serve the God who desires your life? Have you ever found that placed where it’s the only place you want to be? Have you ever smiled for no reason except that you are recognizing how ironic life is? That you are recognizing how hard it is? Yet that we have a great God? That even when we are tired, we serve a God who is faithful even when we are faithless? That he gives us a beautiful hope? That He deserves our humble adoration all of the time? That he continues to come to us even when we are running in the opposite direction? That he is taking us where he wants us to be and where we want to be even if we don’t know it yet?

Even when I am in this flesh, he deserves all of me? He wants all of me? He is preparing someone out there? That he loves me enough to preserve me? He loves me enough that he doesn’t want me to falter in my relationships? That I am not directly involved because he has bigger plans for me? That he knows me well enough to know all I want is commitment? That anyone who gives it to me will be someone who can steal my heart easily? That I will be so flustered I will forget to look for what he is trying to teach me? It’s not about how I feel, it’s about how He will have me feel someday? When I stand at the alter and I look into the eyes of the one he has had waiting for me? I only know that God is making sure I am not directly involved so that I can be able to say “I waited for you and only you”? So if god has that person out there, why do I worry?

Have you ever known what it is like to not worry about that anymore? To accept Christ’s Lordship and let him do his work? If he already has the perfect person for me, why should I worry? If I am going to be fully pleased with my future husband, he is going to be the man that only God has picked out, not me. A friend said that to me a few months ago. He has somehow forgotten it, surprise, surprise. But that doesn’t mean it is not still true for me today. They as well said something that really made me think about my future husband. They said “______ is not the girl to take me to the future that the Lord is calling me down.” Are they guys I am even interested in these types of guys? Guess what, they are somewhat? I don’t know everything. I just know, I’ve found a place where I want to be. It’s a place the Lord may be calling me. And I know I will look back on this life of mine and know God was orchestrating everything from my husband, to my schooling, to my passions. We’re almost there.

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

89 things?

89 QUESTIONS
1. NICKNAME(S):Sarah, Sarita, Kiri
2. FAVORITE COLOR:Black and White
3. FAVORITE ANIMAL:Cute puppies. Bangel tigers
4. COKE OR PEPSI:Coke
5. FAVORITE DRINK:Lift and Fanta and Sunkist
6. FAVORITE FOOD:Mexican. Burritos in Mexico are amazing
7. GREATEST FEAR:……………
8. ANY ADDICTIONS?:sure thing
9. PEN OR PENCIL:pens.
10. REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT:republican
11. FAVORITE CLASS(past or present):Without a Doubt college courses. Like ballroom dancing
12. IN 1 WORD, DESCRIBE YOUR ABILITY TO DRIVE:excellent
13. ELVIS...ALIVE OR DEAD:he lives in summer’s side yard
14. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY SUPERPOWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE:I would be invisible
15 WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SNACK:sunflower seeds, Mexican food, Mexican food, yeah, and chocolate
16. HORROR MOVIES...SCARY OR AWESOME:ah. Shealeen, stop hitting me. I guess, I am willing to watch scary movies. There are some I can’t stand though.
17. HOW FAR APART IN YEARS CAN YOU AND YOUR BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND BE:About 4 years, yeah, that sounds about right. And he has to be older.
18. FAVORITE RESTAURANT:Texas Roadhouse. No, actually, Applebees.
19. GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO FULFILL ANY FANTASY, WHAT WOULD YOURS BE:to get married and live in mexico
20. HAVE YOU EVER RIDDEN IN A LIMO:yes
21. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST TURN ON IN THE OPPOSITE SEX:someone who loves the Lord and is passionate about talking about it with me. Just someone who loves talking and listening to me. Not just based upon their mood. Someone who thinks I’m attractive but he’s quiet about it.
22. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST TURN OFF IN THE OPPOSITE SEX:when they are really flirty and are generally resembling any of the behaviors of a certain someone. Cough * Jesse* cough
23. IF YOU COULD COIN A PHRASE, WHAT WOULD IT BE:I am a failure with a hope or you jump I jump jack. That is sam and I all the time.
24. IF YOU COULD BRING BACK ANYTHING FROM THE EIGHTIES, WHAT WOULD IT BE:totally Michael jackson’s dancing skills and his being black
25. IF YOU COULD WAKE UP TOMORROW AND MAKE SOMETHING GO AWAY, WHAT WOULD IT BE:? that is lame
26. HAVE YOU EVER CALLED SOMEBODY YOU LIKED ONLY TO HANG UP WHEN THEY ANSWERED:no
27. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN TWO MOVIES IN THE THEATER WHEN YOU WERE ONLY SUPPOSED TO SEE ONE:sure thing
28. IF SO, WHAT MOVIES WERE THEY:lilo and stitch and star wars two and stuart little. 29. HAVE YOU EVER GIVEN SOMEONE A FAKE PHONE NUMBER:well, I gave this one kid clay’s cell and said it was mine. Does that count? Seriously, he was a creep.
30. WHEN DID YOU LAST PRANK CALL AND TO WHO:a few weeks back. We called ray. Sasha says hi
32. WHATS THE LAST THING YOU BORROWED AND DID NOT RETURN:on being a servant of god
33. WHATS THE LAMEST LINE SOMEONE HAS USED ON YOU:A certain someone *not Jesse* started singing me the Titanic song. It was kind of lame, but sweet at the same time. He was joking but there were definitely some underlying messages.
34. DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT:no, remember I like talking
35. ARE YOU TICKLISH:oh yeah
36. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEAL OF THE DAY:breakfast
37. WHATS THE WORST SOUND IN THE WORLD:rap and the sound of…
38. THE BEST:voices singing praises to our King in humble adoration
39. ALIENS...FACT OR FICTION:roswell. Just kidding
40. HOW MANY MOVIES DO YOU HAVE ON TAPE:a few
41: WHATS A GOOD AGE TO GET MARRIED:21. I guess any age god is setting up for you
42: HOW MANY KIDS WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE WHEN YOU'RE OLDER:3
43. IF THERE WAS A PERFUME/COLOGNE NAMED AFTER YOU, WHAT WOULD IT BE:tired sighs. I don’t know
44. ORANGE JUICE...PULP OR NO PULP:NO PULP!
45. WHENS THE LAST TIME YOU'VE BEEN CAMPING:lets see, a really long time ago.
46. HAVE YOU EVER RIDDEN ON A MOTORCYCLE:yes.
47. MOVIES...CHICK FLICKS OR ACTION:both I guess. Just not together
48. WHAT CURRENT MUSICIAN DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST OVERRATED:like….
49. WHAT MOVIE REFLECTS YOUR LIFE STORY:………………a movie where everything goes wrong.
50. WHAT IS THE WORST TV SHOW ON RIGHT NOW:that 70s show. Sorry it is and always will be lame
51. STUDY OR CRAM:study
52. MOVIES, TV, OR MUSIC...WHICH COULD YOU NOT LIVE WITHOUT:music
53. AS A CHILD, WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY:barbies
54: WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB:a job.
55. MAKE DINNER OR ORDER IN:order in!
56. DO YOU KNOW HOW TO COOK:yes57. FINISH THE SENTENCE, "I wouldn't be caught dead...":doing that?
58. CATS OR DOGS:dogs
59. WHAT IS YOUR DREAM CAR:a jeep. Sam learned that I am crazy about jeeps. He pretty much had to shut me up.
60. WHATS THE WORST WAY TO DIE:without Christ.
61. ARE YOU LAZY:sometimes
62. HAVE YOU EVER USED SOMEONE ELSE'S TOOTHBRUSH:yes
63. WHAT PLACE DO YOU WANT TO VISIT BEFORE YOU DIE:Panama and Macedonia and ?Uganda
64. WHATS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING HALLOWEEN COSTUME:never had one
65. WHAT WOULD THE TITLE OF YOUR AUTOBIOGRAPHY BE: PMS:Its not just for Girls anymore. No just kidding. That is by Summer, Amber and I
I guess I would name it “A Beautiful Hope”
66. SHOES...SOMETHING YOU PUT ON YOUR FEET OR SOMETHING YOU THINK ABOUT:think about I guess
67. WHATS THE MOST EXPENSIVE GIFT YOU'VE EVER GOTTEN:a nice digital camera
68. MORE IMPORTANT...DATING OR FOOD:depends on who you are dating. probably food
69. WHOS YOUR FAVORITE CARTOON CHARACTER:popeye
70. WHAT WAS THE LAST CD YOU BOUGHT:Crowder-A collision. I know. It has been a very very long while
71. IF YOU COULD BE ANYONE FOR ONE DAY, WHO WOULD YOU BE:Bridgetta
72. WHAT WAS THE FIRST MOVIE YOU EVER SAW:star wars and veggie tales
73. AFFAIR WITH A MARRIED MAN/WOMAN...OK/NO WAY:you are lame if you have an affair. I am married to one person and one person only. My body is for one person and one person only. My soul is for one person and one person only. Besides Christ. That is my husband.
74. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT:baseball, soccer, football
75. WHATS THE STUPIDEST THING YOU'VE EVER DONE: you really want to know?” you will have to ask me
76. CIGARETTES...TURN ON/TURN OFF:cigs are lame
77. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED:today
78. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL:granola, cheerios.
79. IF YOU COULD INVITE THREE PEOPLE, LIVING OR DEAD, TO A DINNER PARTY...WHO WOULD YOU INVITE:C.S. Lewis, C.H. Spurgeon, ryan McCabe, and Sam
80. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON A BLIND DATE:no
81. WHERE'S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO SIT IN A MOVIE THEATER:mid mid
82. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAID "I LOVE YOU":in mexico
83. WHAT CELEBRITY DO PEOPLE SAY YOU MOST LOOK LIKE:not sure
84. DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONAL STYLE IN ONE WORD:me
85. READING OR WRITING:reading
86. NIGHT ON THE TOWN OR QUIET NIGHT AT HOME:night on the town
87. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE CANDY:almond joy
88. WHOS MOST LIKELY TO PUT A RESTRAINING ORDER ON YOU:jonah
89. WHATS YOUR BIGGEST GUILTY PLEASURE:………………………………………………………………. :)

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Salvation is Here

God above all the world in motion
God above all my hopes and fears
And I don't care what the world throws at me now
I'm gonna be alright
Hear the sounds of the generations
Making loud our freedom song
All in all that the world would know Your name
It's gonna be alright
Cause I know my God saved the day
And I know His word never fails
And I know my God made a way for me
Salvation is here
Salvation is here
Salvation is here and He lives in me
Salvation is here
Salvation that died just to set me free
Salvation is here
Salvation is here and He lives in me
Salvation is here
Cause You are alive and You live in me

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Tamara


Josh's B-day_Other 112
Originally uploaded by until_wehavefaces.
Yep i just thought i would tell you to look at this HOTTIE!

Sunday, February 05, 2006

We’ll dance for hours on end. Swing dancing, slow dancing, dancing beneath the stars. On the porch, on the dance floor, in the streets. The surreal love.

Friday, February 03, 2006

forever till forever meets no end...