Thursday, November 29, 2007

A day in the life of Sarah

First of all I would like to say that I am ecstatic about our new car. It's a camery and we just got it last night. Eric drove it home because I will be driving it every day so I thought that's the least I could do. Aren't I so sweet! :) Last night when I finally got home from church around 9ish I took it for a spin around town. It's so wonderful! I can't wait to take it on a road trip.

Second really quick thought I had to share.....
This is so my life... I just happened to look out the window of my office and what do I see... a cat busy eatting its latest catch, a bird. Yummm... He spotted me and took off now, so of course I have a dead bird just hanging around outside of my window. I suppose that this whole cat and dead bird thing is better then the little boy peeing near my window. That was a whole lot more embarrassing!

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Life Struggles

Today I'm struggling with people, relationships, helping people, leading people, how you help and not hinder. What if someone doesn't really want to be helped? When do you give up? When is it time to let go? When is it time to keep fighting for that person, or people in general.

I guess part of this is about friendships in my own life, and part of this is about being in the ministry. It's hard to guide and lead people when they really don't want to be lead. Or they can't see it for themselves. We are stuborn people. Very, very stuborn. Me included.

How far do you, or are you even able to enter into peoples lives? How far should you safely enter without getting sucked in yourself? Where is the line? Where is my black and white world where there is a yes or no answer. Can I just contiune to circle C because I'm guessing that it's my best choice?

Why is life so complicated at times. And at other times I feel like I have it all figured out. Why are relationships so messy and yet the most meaningful thing that we will ever share with another person. Family, friendships, and marriages.

When is it time to let some frienships go. Not that they are bad or you are bad but you have grown apart and that is okay. You will still see them on occasion, you keep them in your prayers, but life has pulled you in a different direction and that's okay.

I want my burning bush. I want God to tell me the correct answers and not in parrable form. I want a step by step direction book of how to handle every situation.

This business of loving our neighbor is so complicated. Couldn't Jesus have picked an easier commandment?!?!