Hi, my name is Sarah! I am a flawed Jesus lover who is trying my hardest to follow my Shepherd. I often trip and fall on my face, but "Praise the Lord!" He is patient with me! I want to be just like Him when I grow up!
My heart's desire in writing this blog is to encourage you and give you hope! It is not easy to be a Jesus follower, but it is a goal worth pursuing. I pray that as I share about my life and how God is teaching and growing me day by day, you will be inspired to take another step toward Jesus.
I have to warn you, my life is a little different and might not be just like yours. But if you share my desire to be like Jesus in a world where that is considered ridiculous and sometimes downright offensive, then I am confident that we can grow and learn together! Let's charge forward,, following close on the heels of the Creator and Sustainer of Life, the Lover of our souls, Jesus Christ!
My heart's desire in writing this blog is to encourage you and give you hope! It is not easy to be a Jesus follower, but it is a goal worth pursuing. I pray that as I share about my life and how God is teaching and growing me day by day, you will be inspired to take another step toward Jesus.
I have to warn you, my life is a little different and might not be just like yours. But if you share my desire to be like Jesus in a world where that is considered ridiculous and sometimes downright offensive, then I am confident that we can grow and learn together! Let's charge forward,, following close on the heels of the Creator and Sustainer of Life, the Lover of our souls, Jesus Christ!
This handsome guy is my love, my best friend, and my all time favorite person! Josh is an incredibly talented guitarist and worship leader, a powerful speaker and Bible teacher, a fantastic father, and the sweetest man alive! We've been married for seventeen years and have served in music ministry together on and off since. Our journey over the past seventeen years has been anything but boring. We've had seasons of great adventures and overwhelming difficulty. At times we've seen our dreams come true and at other times experienced heart wrenching loss. We've enjoyed the fantastic and challenging gift of full-time touring ministry as well as the gift of serving in one place while enjoying the fellowship of a local church family.
Then, several years ago, God planted a new dream in my heart and it grew and grew until in HIs perfect timing God gifted us a beautiful property among hills and trees and farms - a home where we can live a little quieter and a little healthier - growing food and moving at a slower pace. Now, after 20+ years of living in the Western U.S., we find our family smackdab in the middle of the rural Midwest. Josh continues to serve in music ministry both online and in churches around the country (learn more about that HERE) and I look for ways to be a light in this new community where God has put us while continuing to homeschool our boys.
Speaking of our boys...
Then, several years ago, God planted a new dream in my heart and it grew and grew until in HIs perfect timing God gifted us a beautiful property among hills and trees and farms - a home where we can live a little quieter and a little healthier - growing food and moving at a slower pace. Now, after 20+ years of living in the Western U.S., we find our family smackdab in the middle of the rural Midwest. Josh continues to serve in music ministry both online and in churches around the country (learn more about that HERE) and I look for ways to be a light in this new community where God has put us while continuing to homeschool our boys.
Speaking of our boys...
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Okay, confession time - our boys don't look anything like those two cuties. The truth is that this picture is quite a few years old. In fact, the taller one there...well he's about six feet tall now and the other isn't far behind him. In the past, one of the ways we protected our boys' privacy was by only showing pictures of the back of them and by affectionately using the nicknames Thing 1 (T-1) and Thing 2 (T-2). I don't generally use those nicknames anymore and taking pictures of the back of them seems particularly weird now, so overall I just avoid posting pictures of them online at all. I will tell you though that Josh and I are so tremendously blessed to have these two young men in our lives! It is such a gift to be their mom and I am grateful for the opportunity to watch them grow into strong, kind, smart young men who love the Lord and strive to honor Him with their lives. Homeschooling them is my full-time job and I am so thankful for it! Together, we are a family of four determined to give God our everything! We are striving to follow where He leads, privileged to be a part of His plan. on the great adventure He has called us to. |