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Sarah

Bampa.. a tribute

I am a little early in getting this posted, but as we will be gone this coming weekend, I wanted to get this post done. :-)

On Monday the 12th of July it will be a whole year that my beloved grandfather (lovingly known as 'Bampa') passed away.  He suffered through pancreatic cancer for a whole year and half, maybe longer.

Bampa was not my biological grandfather, but I never thought of him as a 'step' grandfather.  He was always just Bampa.  He loved us tremendously and didn't care that we were "related".   I was able to enjoy 17 full years with him, though I suppose when I was a baby, I didn't care much!

Bampa was always so very kind.  I loved how he always made me feel important and never gave up on me.  He was always there to encourage me in my fiddle playing, book writing, and whatever projects I might be doing at the time.  His famous question was always "What have you been up to?" and it was always the YOU that caught my attention.  He never wanted self admiration.  He only cared about others around him and had such a great interest in what others were doing.  You could always try to talk about what he was doing, but he somehow always turned the conversation around so that you were once again talking about your self.

I was his little princess, though I am not the only princess he had.  However, he always made me feel like I was the most important person in the world, no matter what.  I didn't have to worry about how my hair looked, or how I dressed to get his approval.  He loved me for who I WAS, not for who I looked like or acted like.

Whenever my Nana would take me on my special birthday lunch, and he needed to come along for some reason or other, he always let me sit up front.  It was my time with Nana, not his, and he made sure I enjoyed myself to the fullest.  He was always putting me first and wasn't selfish.

Bampa always had such an interest in life.  He was always willing to learn new thing, meet new people, and go to new places.  He absolutely loved living on the ranch, and though he grew up in Brooklyn NY, he could sure fool you with his cowboy costume.  :-)

He loved working the cattle, giving the shots, running them through the chute, whatever needed to be done, he was there.

Although he lived right behind our house, not more than five steps away, I could never get enough of him.  Any time I popped up for a visit, he was always there to give me a big hug and kiss and tease me like no one else.

Any time we came home from a bull sale, all of us kids would rush up to tell Nana and Bampa how the sale went and what not.  They were always so supportive of us.

Now it is no longer "they, them, or y'all".  It is only "her, she, and you."  However, Bampa lived a wonderful life and enjoyed it to it's fullest.  There was never a dull moment when he was around.

I love you, Bampa, and miss you so much.

Sarah

Howdy..

Hello! Just a quick lil' note. :-)

Can anyone believe it is already the 1st of July?  My last day of June was spent being sick, and Rebecca's first day of July is being spent in bed, sick.  Please pray that the rest of our family stays away from this bug.  Everyone else has been taking the vitamin C and pickle juice like crazy, so hopefully they will be able to avoid this nasty bug..

Also, Caleb's birthday is just 14 days away!!  He will be turning 10.  No more single digits in our family any more!  Makes me kind of sad, yet happy to see him growing into such a Godly young man!

I reopened the polls on the side, so if you haven't voted, please do so!  I will be doing a give away (hopefully, if I can get everything done) in honor of my birthday, so keep a watch out! It will be this month....

Also, in case someone new is reading this, I am giving an extra entry for my give away to those who have spread the word about the voting polls.. So far Samantha, Johanna, and Addie have been early birds and spread the word.  If someone else has done so, but I didn't see it (or didn't remember it!) please leave a comment and let me know... I have some cute things to give away, so be sure to spread the word to get an extra entry!

Oh, yes, the gift certificate will also go for my sewing business (pictures to be put on the page soon!). So, for those of you who didn't want a knitting gift certificate, you might still want to win it for a sewing certificate!

Ok, guess that is all for now... ;-)  Talk to everyone later!

Love in Christ,
Sarah

New 'family' member!!

Hello friends!

I am very happy and excited to post pictures of our newly added addition to our 'family'. ;-)

I call him Spot, though I don't know if we have all agreed to it yet.. we did think about following Mike Wazokis wisdom: "Sully, you're not supposed to name it. Once you name it, you get attached to it.  Now, put that thing back where it came from, or so help me!"... So, without further adieu I would like to introduce Thing!

Don't you just love the little 'spot' on his tail bone??  Lady (the mother dog) had him Tuesday night.  She only had one puppy, but since it is her first time, that isn't surprising.  We are also relieved as we can't keep the little thing (or maybe we might, since it is only one...) Not sure if it is a boy or girl yet, though Becca thinks it is a boy.  I wouldn't know, as I am not the dog pro. ;-) lol!

Becca will be posting more pictures later on, but I just couldn't wait!!

In Christ Alone,

Sarah

Trashcans and the Holy Spirit

Now, you may be thinking this is going to be an interesting post, and I hope you find it so.  However, as the title suggests, this is about trashcans....and the Holy Spirit. :-)

Last night at church, we were studying Acts 4 (or part of).  We were all discussing how interesting it was that the apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit TWICE -so far.  First, after Jesus died, -Acts 2:1-4-when they were speaking in tongues, and then again after they had been arrested -Acts 4:31.

So, why twice?  Well, we discussed that it could have been because the needed refilling.  Or, as one of the women shared, that it is like a pitcher of water.  You empty it, and if you don't refill it, you will have a dry pitcher.

One of the things that really stuck in my mind was that the 12 PRAYED for confidence and boldness to proclaim the Word- Acts 4:24-31 (most notably, v.29) The reason it struck me is, how often do we actually pray for confidence and Wisdom?  Now, we might pray that we will say the right things to a certain person, but then when the time comes, I often find myself timid and more afraid of what they will think of me than what God will do THROUGH me.

So, I want to encourage all of you to pray that God will give you confidence and boldness to do the things that God wants you to do.  I am praying that all of you will be filled with the Holy Spirit and that the Holy Spirit will continue to pour into each and every one of you daily so that you have Him with you all the time.

I had a hard time imagining what it was meaning until my dear sister pointed something out.  If your parents/siblings/friends didn't tell you that they loved you, would you feel loved?  If they never ever told you that they loved you, you wouldn't feel like they loved you.  People need to be constantly telling each other that they love them (for most of us, this is the Philio (sp?) love, or brotherly love.).

So, go and speak the Word of God with boldness!!

To Christ be the Glory,
Sarah

Woo hoo!!!

Samantha announced the winners for her fashion show!! Hurray!  So, instead of posting a long post (as I have to go get horses back in their respective pastures) go visit THIS LINK to see who all won!!

Congrats girls!! You really deserved it.  :-) Now enjoy your wonderful prizes!!

Love in Christ,
Sarah

The Last day!!

Hello friends!!

It is the last day for voting on the girls' outfits for Samantha's fashion show.  So, if you haven't voted yet, please go and vote right away! She will be announcing winners tomorrow afternoon (if she can).  A lot of girls entered and all of them had some really cute outfits!!

I have to say, it looks like Anna is winning.. she just had such a cute outfit!! Her skirt is really feminine and cute.  I had to vote for her and I really hope she wins. :-) 

So, be checking back here because I think I will do a post on who the winner is... just for fun. ;-) lol!

God bless!

In Christ Alone,
Sarah

Great posts!

Hello friends and family in Christ!

I was reading a lovely blog the other day and was greatly encouraged by her posts on purity and modesty.  Lauren had participated in Samantha's fashion show and had some lovely outfits.  She then decided to do a couple of posts on modesty and purity.  I read them and just loved them.  I hope you read them too, and are encouraged as much as I was.  Be sure to leave a comment, if you can, on her blog to let her know what you think (I would love to know what you think too! lol!)

Part One

Part Two

God bless!

In Christ Alone,

Sarah

Go Vote!!

Hello readers!  Please head over to Samantha's blog and vote!  The Fashion show she hosted ended this past Saturday, and now she has picked the 'finalists' for the votes. Whoever gets the most votes, wins a prize!  So, click HERE to go visit her blog and vote on the girl who's outfit you think is the best!

(No, you don't have to vote on mine! lol! There were lots of good entries!)

Sarah

Books anyone???

Hello!

Momma has set a new rule for our school this Summer.  All of us kids need to read a book a week.  This probably isn't a problem for some, but I don't care for reading all the time.  I also get brain blanks when it comes to finding good books. 

So, I need ya'll's help.  What are some good books that you would recommend?  It needs to be good reading, not just the 'fluff', as Mom calls it, or easy reading.  I can read easy read books every once in a while, but this is for the good character building type books (and they don't have to be devotional all the time.. fiction is good too!)

So, any good books I should check out??

Love,
Sarah

Enter this neat give away!!!!

Hey Friends!! Go over and enter this really neat give away.  Hurry fast!! $100 certificate to Marie Madeline Studios!! Click HERE! 

Also, this is my 150th post! Can you believe it?

In Christ, Sarah

Thank you!!!!

Alright, I don't have my fingers bound up as much, so I can type a little easier.  :-)

So, I want to thank a few people.  First off,  thank you to Samantha who hosted this wonderful fashion show.  It has been such a blast and I have really enjoyed getting to meet new girls out there who are striving to dress modestly! For those of you who may not dress in skirts and dresses all the time, I hope you were encouraged to see all the other girls out there doing it.  It is truly a wonderful thing to be feminine.  It is what God made us to be, and we need to be feminine!  I will hopefully be doing a longer post sometime soon on Femininity, so be watching out for it. :-)

I also want to thank my very, very dear frien, Ellie!!  She has been such a sport and dear and has posted the last two days for me.  She was even able to squeeze in a minute yesterday (which was extremely busy for her!) to get a post done.  Thank you so much, dear!!! I love you!!

Also, for those of you whoare probably wondering... I am going to do my give away in honor of my birthday.  So, when my birthday gets a lil' closer, I will be starting the give away!!  So, be sure to keep watching for your chance to enter!  The rules are going to be a little different than most give aways, but hopefully nothing too dramatic. lol!

I hope everyone has enjoyed the fashion show!! I know I certainly did!! :-)

In Christ Alone,
Sarah

Too bad I don't have a camera with video... could take a video so show y'all how *talented* I am. =D ;-) lol
Playing piano -BOTH HANDS- using my left thumb only! lol!!!!! Quite interesting, actually.  Everyone would probably have gotten a good laugh from it! =D

Fashion Show Day 6

Hello! This is Ellie again!

Today, Sarah is wearing her beautiful blue skirt that she made.  She is also wearing a red shirt with a white button down on top!

In Christ's love,

Ellie, for Sarah

Please pray for the ranch!

Mom and Dad had a good long meeting with the Realtor on Thursday, talking about all the options they have. Well, after they left the meeting Dad recieved a call from the realtor saying that our lady from Nevada, Jean, was finally on her way! She will be here (last we heard) on Saturday around noon. We were busy cleaning around the barn, corrals, etc. today, and tomorrow will be the house. Thank goodness we had everything ready to go except for a pick-up/ quick clean!  
Joshua had signed up to go to a Chess tournament Saturday with his group he has been meeting with. Originally Josh and Dad were going, but as Jean will be here Josh and I (Rebecca) will go.

~Please be praying that Jean has a good trip over and has no problems; that she really loves it out here, and it is EXACTLY what she needs and wants.
That the price is not a problem and easy to work out a deal, and then close.
That we trust God and don’t worry too much about it.
That we are able to get everything ready for tomorrow.
 For Joshua’s Chess tournament, that he would be able to concentrate and do well.

In Christ’s Amazing Love,
Rebecca for the Herd

Fashion Show Day 5

Hello everyone! This is Ellie, one of Sarah’s friends. As Sarah burned her fingers yesterday she cannot type very easily, so she asked me to type up her posts for the fashion show!  I am sorry this is so late!

Today, Sarah is wearing a blue scrub with a denim skirt.  Her hair is styled in a flip through!

In Christ's love,

Ellie for Sarah

ENTER THIS GIVE AWAY!!!

Please go and enter this really neat give away!! A $70 valued espresso maker!  Who could turn that down??

Click HERE!!!

Cute lizard!!

Look at this Desert Lizard Josh found!! Cute, isn't he?  Josh is holding quarter so you can see how small he was. :-)

Sorry the photos are blurry...

Day four and burnt fingers.

Well, Samantha's fashion show is half way done!! I can't believe it!

What I wore today:

Denim skirt worn on day one,
Horse print T Shirt with Bible verse Rev. 4:11

Tennis shoes (I rode my bike this morning so I needed slightly more sporty shoes. ;-) )

My hair is clipped up and I put my bangs in a headband as I couldn't curl them this morning. 

So, I burnt my fingers. It was stupid, but, as my dear Mama said, no accidents are "smart". ;-) lol!! 

The worst part is that it is on my finger TIPS.  So, no playing violin (which will kill me... ;-) ), guitar, piano, etc.  No sewing, knitting, crocheting, or anything.  What CAN I do? School. =D lol!! I don't mind so much, though because I needed to finish some things up. :-)

So, I am typing with my thumb and then my right hand.  Rather interesting and quite tiring! So, expect posts and comments to be kept very short, unless someone else types it for me!
  Oh, and flower theme is the bracelet.. Sorry I am so boring today, Samantha!! :-|
In Christ Alone,
Sarah

Placemats!

I thought y'all might want to see the project that we did last night at the quilting thing.  My friend sent some pictures of the place mats she and her sister made.  The one she made (second one) is one she made after coming home.  I Didn't get any pictures of the one I made.

Enjoy!  And be sure to leave a comment to let them know what you think! lol =D

Also, ask them to explain how to make it.. lol I can't type very much as my hand is stiffening up on me for some reason.. over worked it today, I guess.  Any how, they can do a much better job explaining it any way! lol

In Christ Alone,

Sarah for Ellie and Amy. ;-) lol

Fashion week day #3

Alright, here is day 3 of the fashion show!

My youngest brother was so very kind to take these pictures for me today. :-)

Ok, what I am wearing:

Black long sleeve shirt (I know, in the middle of summer? Well, it is slightly shilly today and I just feel so feminine wearing my sleeves pushed up.. Don't ask why.. lol!)

Black skirt with big brown leaf design on it.

My hair is down
For flower theme (tomorrow I will have some REAL flowers!) I am wearing the lovely flower bracelet that I won during Megan's blog party.  It is simply beautiful and I wear it all the time. :-)
No shoes today. ;-) lol!

Ok, hair comparison.  2 feet once, now 17 inches. =D

Before:

After: (sorry, my hair is really dark because I just took a shower....)

Looking forward to seeing all the other girl's outfits!

In Christ Alone,

Sarah