Friday, January 17, 2014

"That" Smile


You know the smiles that you really aren’t even aware of until you catch yourself in the middle of them?! It’s the smile that comes across your face when you get a message from a special someone; the feeling of warmth, joy, and excitement; it is the expression of happiness across your face! This smile is something that happens on the inside before it comes across on the physical outside; it’s a reaction to something wonderful. 

I love when I realize that this smile is on my face!! I also love catching someone else with this smile. A friend or stranger with this particular glowing smile of happiness and excitement is so sweet to see. I, as others, have faced heartache and things that create uneasiness, discouragement, and pain. These feelings are then transferred onto our faces as lifelessness, frowns, dark eyes, and a blank. So when there are even small moments of cheerfulness to smile about, I refuse to let it pass me by!!

It’s not even a love, but a happiness; A glow that says- that if even for that moment- I am in a happy place, and I am hearing from someone who makes me happy; Someone who makes me feel warm all over, and someone who put a smile on my face. Enjoy these moments and the people who provide them. I am getting to experience this smile from a special someone these days, and I am so thankful!!! J

Hopefully, we will all have thousands and thousands of these moments to come.
~ Sarah


Tuesday, January 14, 2014

I Wish I Knew the Answers!!: Dealing with Impatience


As I have shared before, I wish that I could know what the future held and the particular choices that I should be making now to get to that “place”. I guess I will have to admit that I am impatient!! I’m sure that I am not the only one to wish for these things, or to feel an impatience about life. However, I also understand the gift of the present moment, and that "patience is a virtue".  It is in every moment that we are created and built upon as the person and vessel we are, and are to become.

Recently I have found myself becoming more impatient than normal about the choices and direction of my life. I have tried my hardest to re-train my mind to only think one step at a time, but here lately, I am wanting to see more of the way things will be.....and can I say that I am driving myself crazy!!!


I wish I knew what direction my life would be led in the next year. I wish I knew the direction of the next month!!! I say these things with hope but also with a little frustration. I’m making my mind to stay determined and focused on the things I want, bring my concerns to the Lord, and let the Lord continue to lead me at the pace He knows is best.

The Word that I am meditating on:     (maybe you can be encouraged too!) 

Isaiah 40:31
Yet those who wait for the LORD Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.
Galatians 6:9
And let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we shall reap if we do not grow weary.

Romans 12:12
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 

Jeremiah 29:11

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."