Spiritually Healthy

I wanted to do a series of posts interviews that involve my sisters - even though I wasn't 100% on what I wanted the name to be or what I wanted the questions to be about.  So, again, here I am with something new.  :-) What brought this idea was a conversation I had with my sister the other day about sin, and then we both looked at one another and said that it would be an interesting idea if I interviewed each of them and turned that conversation into a blog post.  Like I said, this will be a five part series ending with my sisters interviewing me.  Google The pictures that I share with each post will be a hint to each of my sisters gifts. Before I share the interview I want to share the meaning behind my sister's name. Abigail - Father rejoiced, or Father's joy.  Along with the meaning of the name I came across this description of the name:  "People with this name have a deep inner desire for love and companionship, and want to work with others to achieve p

If your ears have ever been clogged then you'll understand the discomfort of it all.  My ears just so happen to clog once or twice a month - sometimes more.  Ugh!  It can be such a pain! I have a hard time hearing enough as it is (that's a long story that involves a volley-ball hitting me on one side of my face...oh wait, I just told the story...tehehe).    When these things happen I become very frustrated.  Why? Well, because I like hearing things! Like any person, I like to listen to the sound of things.  Especially the sound of running water!  Like a river, that sound.  I LOVE it!   This brought a new thought/question:  how well am I listening to God  and His Word?  Or am I listening to it at all; taking any of what He is  telling me though His Word to heart and applying to my life?  I think sometimes God uses certain situations that force us to wake up and realize.  I'm not saying that God caused my ear to clog; I am not saying that all.  I am  saying th

This past weekend I ran my 2nd 5k with two of my sisters.  What a blessing it was - and might I add that it was a lot of fun?  It was hard work but a good, hard work.  Two of my sisters ran together and I took off on my own - seeing as how I have a much larger stride than they do.  I didn't have my iPod to time myself or take any pictures along the way; all I wanted to do was run.  Clear my head.  And that's just what I did.   It felt so good!  Running has always been that way for me: hard, but a very good way to clear my head and spend time with the Maker of World.  It's a great way to draw ever closer to Him. :-) If that isn't enough fun for one weekend, my sisters and I watched - for the first time - Frozen and The Hunger Games.   As for The Hunger Games, our library had both the entire book series and the first movie. My sister and I were at the library for a reason I can't seem to remember; I didn't think that I'd walk out of that place with the

Sarah~Photography  I know that I do a lot of posts that talk about hardships - I think that's because God is still testing me.  We all have days where we must "vent", and this blog is where I do just that. A dear friend of mine reminded me that steel must be pounded over and over again in order to come forth as the precious metal that it is.  Why does it seem like the pounding never stops?  Or it does, but only for a moment? On of the things that God is teaching me (through a Bible study* some of the ladies in my church are doing) is how I should react to these difficulties that God is guiding me through: do I react with a pity-me/bitter attitude or with a gentle, submissive spirit?  I don't know about you but the later is much harder...for me that is. I have to keep reminding myself this truth: Life is  tough, but God is  bigger.  He is the Great Creator and Conductor, and He knows what He is doing. I hope that I am not boring all of you with this post

It is April (if you already haven't had a chance to take a glance at your calendar)!  This is random, but for some reason when each new moth rolls around I associate it with a color - weird, I know - and this is the list of months typed in the colors that I associate them with: January  February   March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December I know, it's really weird!  :p Back the post. :-) Part of my new year's resolution was to memorize a verse each month and reflect on it throughout the month. I am on my 4th memory verse of 2014!  :-) How did I decide which verses to memorize?  Well, my parents got my sisters and I a new, beautiful calender at the end of 2013 that was full of Psalm of praise. Each month has a verse, so I thought, "why not just memorize the verse that comes with each month?" That is what I am doing and it proves to be a pretty nice plan. :-) I share the KJV and YLT versions. Janua