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I wasn’t prepared to learn so many lessons when my husband donned a 9-inch multicolored spike mohawk for two weeks last month. The story itself is a heartwarming one. My husband Judd and his co-workers formed a Relay for Life team for one of the women, who was suffering with breast cancer. While musing about [...]
Ah, the colors of Fall: Deep orange, bright yellow, fiery red, soothing brown… and hot PINK. Yes, that’s right- pink- bringing to mind the fact that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer at some time in their lives. (source) This truth has been made real to me, as I’ve watched [...]
(and by “been there,’ I mean, I went to the Hanes Pink site and made a t-shirt. Thankfully, I haven’t been through cancer. But there’s nothing guaranteeing I wont someday.) Several months ago, my husband and I got some news that was potentially devastating. My sweet mother-in-law told us that she had been diagnosed with [...]
I’m not usually a belt-wearer. I used to be… before I had my children. But these days I spend more energy drawing attention away from my waistline! When I heard about a special belt that was making it’s way throughout the country to raise funds for the Blood:Water Mission, I just HAD to participate! My [...]
Last week, the one-year anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti came and went. There was a lot of attention focused once again on the devastated country, in the media and in social media. Twitter lit up with people sharing stories about Haiti, and the Haitian people, reaching out for charity donations and posting pictures of [...]
“Trade, not Aid” It’s a really cool concept. Giving direct aid to devastated countries is a very important function of a blessed nation, and individuals, as well. But we also have to have a long term vision. What are they going to do when the crisis is deemed over and the aid stops coming? You [...]
This holiday season has brought so many blessings to our family. One of the best blessings this year has been our focus on giving. We have given to children across the globe through one of our favorite relief ministries, which is always great fun for the kids. And this year was the first year we [...]
This week has been “Teacher Gift Week” here at Real Life, where I’ve shared homemade and inexpensive gifts that I’ve done for teachers. Today, I have a special suggestion that will bless their hearts as well as show your appreciation for your child’s teacher. I wrote Why I have a heart for Haiti this Holiday [...]
Sometimes I feel like I’m a pretty big deal. I mean, I have this blog, right? (snort) And.. oh, yeah… I’m on YouTube. That’s something, right? I know just about everyone in my small mountain town, so everyone here is kinda famous… ya know, since we all know each other! But then… God draws me [...]
I have a confession to make. Three of the six OCC Shoeboxes we took to church this year… were really from last year. I know! We packed them right before National Collection Week, and then we got sick and stayed home from Church the day they collected them. You say, “But Sarah! You live in [...]
My children ask: “What are we having for dinner tonight, mom? Not green beans AGAIN?!” Some children ask: “Are we having dinner tonight? It’s OK, I can wait till school tomorrow.” My children ask: “Should I wear my dark jeans or light ones with this shirt?” Some children ask: “What will we do when my [...]
I went to our church’s MOPS meeting for the first time this year to participate in their Operation Christmas Child shoebox packing party! It was a breath of fresh air to see my MOPS friends again, since my kids aged out this year. It was a sweet time of fellowship, and knowing that we would [...]
I recently spent time with Alyssa Francis from Kingdom First Mom at the Relevant Conference in PA. I had known Alyssa before, but hadn’t really shared any heart-to-heart conversations with her, until we had to co-speak on two panels together at Relevant! I enjoyed spending time with her SO much, and this girl knows her [...]
One Shoebox. One Family. Packing Simple Gifts. Bringing a message to the “forgotten” of the world. “You are loved by God, and his people.” “God hears your heart.” “He came for you.” The message for our children is equally poignant. Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. [...]
Do you know what the letters OCC stand for? If you’ve read my blog a lot, lately, you do. But I decided to put some bloggers at the Blissdom Conference in Nashville to the test. I think you’re going to love this video- a sort of “man on the street” segment about the abreiviation OCC! [...]
