tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55544904118133190432024-02-19T23:34:10.772-08:00A SWEET SOUNDWHEN ITS ALL FINISHED -- YOU WILL DISCOVER IT WAS NEVER RANDOM.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554490411813319043.post-9214060447234865202016-02-02T11:53:00.002-08:002016-02-02T12:58:38.503-08:00what can i do?<div data-contents="true">
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<i><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody">"Everything that's beautiful starts with a broken heart."-Glennon Melton</span></span></i><br />
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<span data-offset-key="73h7d-0-0"><span data-text="true">Do you look at the world and wonder, <br />"For the love, what can I do to make this a better place to live?" </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="73h7d-0-0"><span data-text="true">A LOT. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="73h7d-0-0"><span data-text="true">And I sometimes forget how much I've been given and power I have to change it. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="73h7d-0-0"><span data-text="true">Just a friendly reminder: </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="73h7d-0-0"><span data-text="true"><i>If you're reading this, you have power, too.</i> </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="cmp9t-0-0"><span data-text="true">In fact, did you know that <i><b>supporting</b> and <b>sustaining</b> job creation in the <b>artisan sector</b></i> is one of the <i>most powerful </i>things you can do to change our world for the better? </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="ic4g-0-0"><span data-text="true">For many, education opportunities are scarce and learning a skill in the artisan sector can be a HUGE step in breaking the cycle of poverty for them and their families. Supporting fair trade artisan goods <b><i>elevates</i></b> the worth of their profession and <b><i>raises</i></b> demand for everyone. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="1026n-0-0"><span data-text="true">And the number one thing they need is consistent orders. <br />They're not looking for charity or handouts; <br />the work of their hands provides them not only an income but purpose and dignity. <br /><br />So this is what I want you to do: </span></span><a href="http://www.noondaycollection.com/pws/sarahling/tabs/host.aspx"><span data-offset-key="1026n-0-0"><span data-text="true"><i><b>Host a trunk show!</b></i></span></span></a></div>
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<span data-offset-key="1026n-0-0"><span data-text="true">Don't do this for me. <br /><br />Do this for Mary Sunshine. For Solange, Fanny, Charity, Night, <a href="http://blog.noondaycollection.com/impact/who/grace/?amb=SarahLing">Grace</a>, <a href="https://blog.noondaycollection.com/empowering-families-in-rwanda-ashas-story/">Asha</a>, <a href="https://blog.noondaycollection.com/why-we-go-ambassador-kelli-magees-rwandan-adventure/">Esperanza</a>, </span></span><span data-offset-key="1026n-0-0"><span data-text="true"><a href="https://blog.noondaycollection.com/why-we-go-ambassador-katie-beard-in-rwanda/">Serapia</a>... <br />For <a href="https://blog.noondaycollection.com/beyond-a-partnership-ambassador-trip-to-guatemala/">Ana, Angelica</a>, Cherry, <a href="https://blog.noondaycollection.com/the-yellow-house-the-story-of-fermin-and-madelyn/">Fermin</a>, Renal, Jalia, Daniel, <a href="http://blog.noondaycollection.com/impact/who/bukenya/?amb=SarahLing">Bukenya</a>, <a href="http://blog.noondaycollection.com/impact/who/sham/?amb=SarahLing">Sham</a>, <a href="http://blog.noondaycollection.com/impact/who/sofiya/?amb=SarahLing">Sofiya</a>, Moon, <a href="https://blog.noondaycollection.com/small-but-mighty-introducing-sunita/">Sunita</a>, for all the artisans who are working to create a flourishing world for themselves, their family, and their people. Each one has name, a face, a family, a story.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and my sassy friend, Mary Sunshine, at the Umucyo Sewing Co-Op in Kigali, Rwanda</td></tr>
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<span data-offset-key="1026n-0-0"><span data-text="true">And if you want to do <i>even more</i> than <a href="http://www.noondaycollection.com/pws/sarahling/tabs/home-ambassador.aspx">support Noonday as a customer/hostess</a>, consider becoming an ambassador like me! <br />This the the best job I've ever had, hands down. <br /><br />My job is to advocate for the poor, teach women that "style" is more accessible than they think, and to show you that we are all more connected than we can possibly image: <br />going to to Rwanda last summer, I learned that to the depth of my soul<br /><br />Go check out <a href="http://www.noondaycollection.com/pws/sarahling/tabs/join.aspx">what it means to be an ambassador</a> and shoot me an email if you think you're up for the challenge. <br />Let's talk. ;)</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927021445831429031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554490411813319043.post-79976886415337034472015-02-28T10:48:00.001-08:002015-02-28T10:55:23.348-08:00we are connectedMy friend, <a href="http://www.thecinnamonbears.com/">Stephanie</a>, who was the first person to share <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/our-story.html">this amazing company</a> with me and was the reason I became an ambassador, so powerfully shared her thoughts on her job and purpose behind what we do. I couldn't say it better than she did and I feel <i>exactly</i> as she does regarding this small but significant role we have as ambassadors for Noonday:<br />
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<i>"Here's something I really want you to know about me. In the deep places of my heart, I really don't care about jewelry. And I definitely don't care about making money off my friends. When I post about Noonday on social media or bring it up in conversation, I'm not trying to convince you to spend money for the sake of making my paycheck bigger. I swear to you, I would do this for free. I'd buy these pieces at full price. I'd invest in this company (and I did before I started working with them) because I believe in it. Noonday Collection is building a flourishing world that has very little to do with fashion.</i><br />
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<i>IT'S NOT ABOUT JEWELRY.</i><br />
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<i>It's about the <u>worth of human life</u>.</i><br />
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<i>The <u>empowerment</u> of a woman who has been taught every day that she is insignificant and powerless.</i><br />
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<i>It's about mamas <u>not having to give up their babies</u> because they can't afford to feed them. (tears in my eyes every time I think about this.)</i><br />
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<i>It's about Renal <u>rebuilding</u> his workshop after the hurricane hit Haiti, and designing the gorgeous Liberté necklace that he is SO so proud of. (with which I am obsessed.)</i><br />
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<i>It's about Jalia and Daniel going from <u>starving</u> artists to <u>thriving</u> business owners, designers, and mentors in a country with an 80% unemployment rate.</i><br />
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<i>It's about Sofiya getting a job, buying a motorbike, and <u>supporting</u> her family in a country where women are expected to depend on others.</i><br />
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<i>It's about adults with disabilities being given <u>dignified</u> work, and an opportunity to flourish.</i><br />
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<i>It's about <u>cherishing</u> children, <u>empowering</u> women, <u>providing jobs</u> for those who have no way to support their families, and <u>connecting us all together</u> because though we are different, we are the same."</i><br />
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And now, this summer, I get the amazing privilege of traveling to meet the women who work in the sewing co-op in Rwanda that we purchase beautiful bags from each season.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927021445831429031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554490411813319043.post-52237806460269652332015-02-26T11:31:00.000-08:002015-02-26T11:33:32.754-08:00trust without boardersAbout a year ago, I wrote <a href="http://beasweetsound.blogspot.com/2014/03/noonday.html">this post</a>.<br />
I started this unknown journey into something I was scared to do.<br />
I'm not a sales lady, I'd never done anything remotely similar.<br />
Little did I know, that saying yes to Noonday would be exponentially more than I could even ask for.<br />
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My friends have rallied behind me and supported Noonday from the very beginning.<br />
They have fallen in love with it and have shared it with their friends and family and coworkers.<br />
I truly couldn't have imagined how supportive my friends were going to be.<br />
I set goals... and saw God move above and beyond them.<br />
I asked friends to host, and host they did.<br />
WAY more than I ever saw coming.<br />
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I've seen growth in myself I never expected.<br />
Getting up in front of women to ask them to partner with me has become a joy.<br />
Speaking in front of people was never something on my radar.<br />
I avoided it at all costs!<br />
Now, it's still a challenge, but so rewarding.<br />
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As last year progressed and I got <i>super</i> busy from Aug-Dec-<br />
I had <i><u>no</u></i> idea that I would be reaching a goal I didn't even set.<br />
My customers supported me and the artisans we work with <i><u>so much</u></i><br />
that I qualified to go on an ambassador trip for summer of 2015!<br />
I was <i>blown away</i>!<br />
I hoped one day I'd get to go on a trip, but I <i>never</i> thought it would happen this soon!<br />
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And yesterday I found out where I'm going in July.<br />
<i>Rwanda, Africa.</i><br />
<b>AFRICA.</b><br />
I am just... <i><u>all</u> <u>the</u> <u>feels</u> </i>about this!<br />
Scared.<br />
Confused.<br />
Excited.<br />
Baffled.<br />
Thankful.<br />
Freaking out.<br />
In Awe.<br />
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For some reason, I just didn't think I would be going to Africa.<br />
I thought for sure I'd be going to Central/South America.<br />
But God is sending me to Africa.<br />
Rwanda.<br />
Somewhere completely outside my comfort zone.<br />
Flying across a lot of water, being somewhere completely foreign to my brain.<br />
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I can't get that song out of my head.</div>
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It's come up multiple times in the last week and then after getting this news, this line won't leave my head!</div>
I have finally learned that God always puts me in these places so I can complete rely on Him.<br />
Places I'm scared, doubtful, apprehensive.<br />
He uses these to gain an even stronger grip on my heart and show His power is made perfect in my weakness.<br />
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Here is a <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/impact/who/grace">story</a> about Grace, one of the artisans I will get to meet this summer.<br />
Here is a picture of the women in the co-op we'll get to spend our time with:<br />
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If you followed along last summer with the Noonday <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/styleforjustice">Style for Justice</a> trip, these are the women I get to meet!</div>
These are the stories I get to see and hear.<br />
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Who am I that I get to do this?<br />
Blessed beyond measure.<br />
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Oh, and you bet your bottom dollar that I'll be asking every single one of you who've been to Africa <i>a lot</i> of questions in the coming months!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927021445831429031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554490411813319043.post-90439479678502507792015-02-24T10:16:00.000-08:002015-02-24T13:41:49.653-08:00on shining<div style="text-align: center;">
(I feel like there are so many layers to this onion I've been chewing on {ew? ok, maybe lets say a cinnamon roll?}; here's my best attempt at talking about one... or a couple)</div>
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This quote was shared at our Noonday Ambassador Conference in January, and I've been mulling over it ever since:</div>
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<strong><em>"Our
deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. </em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>Our deepest fear is that we
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<strong><em>It is our light, not our darkness that
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<strong><em>We ask ourselves, </em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
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<strong><em>Actually, who are you not to be? </em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>You are a
child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. </em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>There is
nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel
insecure around you. </em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>We are all meant to shine, as children do. </em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>We were
born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. </em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>It's not just
in some of us; it's in everyone.
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<strong><em>And as we let our own light shine, </em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>As we are
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For the longest time, my struggle was believing that I wasn't adequate. And then when I did believe I was, my security was misplaced in winning the approval of others and being the best at everything.</div>
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Once I confessed that junk and realized where my security and power comes from, I've found great healing and freedom in Christ. (I've talking about this in previous posts and even spoke on this at our last women's retreat; I'll <em>eventually</em> get that posted, too)</div>
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Recently, though, one of my struggles has also become worrying about making others feel insecure because of what I can do and what they can't. </div>
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Worrying about the comparison, judgement, jealousy of others.</div>
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But I don't have control over the hearts of my sisters in Christ. That's God's domain. I must pray that they surrender that to Jesus and that my humility and dependence on Jesus is evident in my life.</div>
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I constantly have to make sure <em><u>my</u></em> heart is in the right place. When I use my talents to <em><u>serve</u></em> the world and to point that toward Jesus' healing power in my life, <em><u>that</u></em> is when I <u><em>shine</em></u>. That is when I am bringing glory to God. That is when I give others the permission to shine, too.<br />
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Run your own race, ladies. <br />
Run to win the prize! <br />
Discover what God made <em><strong>you</strong></em> to do and <u>do it <em>brilliantly</em></u>!<br />
Share it with your friends, your family, your neighbors, your community...<br />
Share it with the world!</div>
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<em><strong>"But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved." </strong></em><br />
<em><strong>-Hebrews 10:39</strong></em><br />
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<span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".227.$mid=11424801213629=2d9a0578fd97cf29727.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".227.$mid=11424801213629=2d9a0578fd97cf29727.2:0.0.0.0.0.0"><strong><em>"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us..."</em></strong></span></span><br />
<span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".227.$mid=11424801213629=2d9a0578fd97cf29727.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".227.$mid=11424801213629=2d9a0578fd97cf29727.2:0.0.0.0.0.0"><strong><em> -Hebrews 12:1</em></strong></span></span></div>
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<em><strong>"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? </strong></em><br />
<em><strong>Run in such a way as to get the prize." </strong></em><br />
<em><strong>-1 Corinthians 9:24</strong></em></div>
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And next time I'll talk about how I was tempted to shrink back <br />
because I believed the lie that I wasn't good enough at something. <br />
Yes, perfectionism is still my enemy, <strong><em>but </em></strong><u>I'm fighting back</u>. <br />
I am not destroyed by it. <br />
I am choosing <em><u>faith</u></em>, not flesh or fear.</div>
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Jumpin' back in the saddle with scripture memory this year! Why I neglected this for so long is a sorry excuse, I'm sure, because this is such a vital way to hide God's word in my heart.</div>
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Since my word for the year is <em><a href="http://beasweetsound.blogspot.com/2015/01/focus.html?spref=fb">focus</a></em>, I'm going to focus my time toward something I'm already studying, Hebrews. So often I get caught up in the excitement of studying multiple things at once. As good as my intentions are, I eventually burn out at some point and neglect any sort of study whatsoever. Focusing on Hebrews in my scripture memory will allow me to retain even more of what my community has been studying over these last months. I will also be reviewing my previous verses so I can recall those to mind again without hesitation.</div>
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The vivid imagery of Jesus as an anchor for my soul is something I can't get out of my head lately, so that's where I'll start:</div>
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"We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek."(Hebrews 6:19-20 ESV)</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've never chosen a word for the year like many I know. I just got stuck in the thinking about it stage and never go around to the doing it part. This year it was pretty cool how this word kept popping up in my thoughts and prayers. And, also, ironic that this is that word I believe God put before me: </span></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">focus</span></b></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's the merriam-webster definition of focus:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>: a subject that is being discussed or studied : the subject on which people's attention is focused</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>: a main purpose or interest</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>: a point at which rays of light, heat, or sound meet or from which they move apart or appear to move apart; <em>especially</em> : the point at which an image is formed by a mirror, a lens, etc.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I tend to be spread every which way most of the time. I can't decide where I should be looking, where I should be spending my time, where I can get the biggest bang for my buck. I need focus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm a BIG day dreamer, and big wisher, hoper, feeler. But that puts me in all sort of places that never seem to end, all muddled up and never "form into something clear" (which is essentially a definition of focus). And then I tend to try to do a bunch of fun things but have no real purpose or goal behind them. Good intentions without good planning ends up with little to show for my efforts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I also love thinking of it from an artist's persepective. Photographers need to understand focus very well to decide on how to shoot a subject. Parts of a frame are composed very strategically to give the viewer something they can focus their eyes on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I can see the world so differently depending on where my gaze is focused.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Not only that, but my main focus needs to be Jesus, as it so often is not.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Focus on Jesus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Focus on what he's called me to do right now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Focus on things that matter: relationships, community, passions, health</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Because these things are lasting and worth my time.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Where does my focus need to be right now?"</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is what I'll be asking a lot this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Did you pick a word or set goals for 2015?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'd love to hear them! Share them in a comment below. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Other items include: a sweet pen drawing of old adobe houses my dad was given by a customer years ago and passed on to us, my favorite watercolor from my college years (its of a fox, can't get cuter than that!), cross-stitch of AZ that my mom made, along with photographs/art our friends have made us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(pictured on the fake (yes, fake) fireplace mantel are some lovely plants I have managed to keep alive and one of my fav retired Noonday items: Nomadic Pom Clutch (oh how I drool over it still...)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And there you have it. DIY gallery wall at the Lings' casa in the barrio. (If I knew how to say that all in Spanish, boy, I would have)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There are so many things I could talk about regarding Noonday and the impact they are having around the globe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Like the <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/blog-1/show-up-scared-1">trip they took in partnership with International Justice Mission</a> to help tell the stories of our artisan in Rwanda - how they are sponsoring 6 rescue missions to help change even more lives than <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/blog-1">they already do</a> -</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How they've added on new artisan groups this season - one who works with deaf people in Kenya - one who works with <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/blog-1/healed-and-rising-up-introducing-our-latest-partnership-in-india">people who've had leprosy in India</a> - another who help provide skills training and job placement opportunities for <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/blog-1/the-beauty-of-dignified-work-introducing-ellilta">women emerging from prostitution in Ethiopia.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If you've followed along the blog train - you've gotten a chance to read more on </span><a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/impact" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">how Noonday impacts the world</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I decided that because I enjoy styling so much - I would share with you the side of Noonday that highlights how beautiful the jewelry our artisans make is, how flawlessly you can wear them together, and a couple way different ways to wear them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/ambassador-sarahling-aboutme.html">ambassadors</a>, we had the opportunity last week to participate in a style challenge in Instagram - if you're on Instagram, look through the hashtag #noondaystyle to see more fabulous looks! We were given prompts every day to inspire our styling and here is what I chose for each day (you can click on the links below pictures to find out more about the pieces and where they are made):</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">I was channeling my inner Z</span><span style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">ooey Deschanel - </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">I don't really think in terms of icons but she's got fun/vintage taste and even though </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">she doesn't usually sport many accessories this is what I think she SHOULD wear.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">I seriously love the size and color of the Phoenix earrings. They are a natural shell that ranges from pink to light red and adds a great pop of color without overwhelming the outfit.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">The simple elegance of the Helena necklace really ties the neckline together with the blouse and that bracelet, well - there's a reason its called the Everyday Artillery!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">from left to right: <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/bracelets/etched-bars-bracelet-gold">etched bars</a>, <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/bracelets/sofiya-wrap-bracelet">sofyia wrap</a>, <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/bracelets/everest-wrap-bracelet-mint">everest wrap</a>, <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/bracelets/silver-lining-bracelet-smoky-quartz">silver lining smoky quartz</a>, <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/necklaces/clustered-charm-necklace">clustered charm necklace</a>, <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/necklaces/bethe-rope-necklace">bethe rope necklace</a>; <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/scarves/amhara-scarf">scarf</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My arm party is donning some necklaces at the far right end! The Clustered Charm (see more on it below) was such a fun addition to the party and I will show you below how I made the Bethe Rope into a bracelet:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">bracelets: <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/bracelets/etched-bars-bracelet-gold">etched bars</a>, <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/bracelets/rosario-cuff">rosario cuff</a>; necklaces: <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/necklaces/luganda-necklace">luganda</a>, <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/necklaces/terracotta-rope-necklace">terracotta rope</a>; earrings: <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/earrings/greco-earrings">greco</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All these pieces weren't ones I thought I'd wear a ton. (especially the PURPLE, I'm NOT a purple person.) But I was pleasantly surprised by how much I like them all! I've said it before and I'll say it again, why did I wait so long to get the Etched Bars bracelet? Multiple ways to wear, wonderful brassy color (my fav) - and the Rosario Cuff - craftsmanship is impeccable! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Who knew you could make beads out of Terracotta? They are the perfect earth tone to compliment this outfit with a chambray shirt along with the pops of purple and the wonderful gray to black hues in the Luganda.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Paradiso - this necklace was absolutely a challenge for me - I just didn't know if it would be something I'd want to wear - but look at how perfectly it goes with my thrifted blouse?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Octagon Hoops are my FAVORITE earring this season - great size to get noticed - but in brass, you can wear them with nearly everything! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Before I'd even gotten my pieces from this season - I picked a piece for the giveaway that I knew had some fun fall colors - I LOVE FALL - and Clustered Charm definitely has them:</span></div>
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If you didn't already know, Noonday has launched their Fall 2014 Collection!</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Well, if you do, stay tuned for my next blog post, because I'll be giving one away!</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Here's a <a href="http://www.beautywillriseblog.blogspot.com/">fellow ambassador</a> from yesterday!</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927021445831429031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554490411813319043.post-75721409087938880172014-07-16T18:59:00.002-07:002014-07-16T21:22:54.742-07:00i am a photographer, tooSo.<br />
By now you all know I'm pretty notorious for writing things and not posting them.<br />
Or just not writing anything and posting nothing.<br />
So, it's been a while.<br />
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Hi.<br />
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I've been up to things.<br />
A lot of photography, to be exact.<br />
Mostly working with my lovely friend who takes pictures for people's weddings -<br />
and does an amaaaaaaazing job at it.<br />
I'm kinda her side kick.<br />
Most of the time I get to just <b style="font-style: italic;">be </b>and take pictures.<br />
I really enjoy it.<br />
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We went to the Pacific Northwest for one such wedding.<br />
It was magical there.<br />
Both of us had never been.<br />
Here are most of my IG's from said trip:<br />
(no, I didn't take any with my nice camera, because that's for working and I'm lazy)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">astoria, or (where the wedding was)</td></tr>
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Mmmmmm...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927021445831429031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554490411813319043.post-67005377285248311092014-03-12T21:06:00.000-07:002014-03-12T21:44:52.565-07:00noonday<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Dictionary's definition of an <u>ambassador</u> : an authorized representative or messenger</i></div>
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In the past months, God has <i>really </i>started to stir in my heart the desire to be more involved in something outside me, outside tucson, outside the country I live in.<br />
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But much of it had to do with last fall when <a href="http://www.thecinnamonbears.com/">my wonderful friend</a>, who lives across the country from me, sent me a catalog filled with handmade, beautifully designed jewelry and accessories made by people around the world who are rising out of poverty because of it.<br />
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And while that was happening, I was currently reading <i>Seven by Jen Hatmaker</i> and grieving over the lack of selflessness in my life and need to be a part of something bigger with God.<br />
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That's not to say that I haven't known people and been inspired by their desire to serve those in other countries because of God's calling in their lives long before now. I remember reading <i>Generous Justice by Timothy Keller</i> years ago and knowing conviction but not knowing where to direct it and being so overwhelmed by it all that I didn't do much with that conviction.<br />
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Now, this is where that burden and my interested collided.<br />
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<a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/">Noonday Collection</a> got my attention.<br />
Because I love fashion and design.<br />
I'm an artist that loves <i>wearable</i> art.<br />
But the <i>reason</i> I would even be remotely interested in promoting something created by other people (since I am artist promoting my own art) is because Noonday does<i> SO MUCH MORE</i> than make jewelry and accessories<i>.</i><br />
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Noonday provides economic opportunity for people (a lot of them <i>women</i>) in vulnerable places in the world to make a living wage by making beautiful jewelry and accessories. They are being paid 2-4 times what they can make in their local markets which is enabling them to send their children to school, give them access to better living conditions, pay for health care expenses, earn a steady income, and give them pride, joy and self-worth that can result from having steady employment and using their God-given talents.<br />
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The staff at Noonday is also committed to training those who need it in business practices and in helping them overcome the challenges they face in their communities. They do this with the artisan groups directly or through a wholesaler, all the while, working with ethical and fair trade standards.<br />
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By their ability to pay living wages to their artisans, they are helping to prevent the making of new orphans by providing a sustainable income for individuals living in impoverished situations all over the world to get food, shelter, medical care, and education for their families. They supports several orphan care organizations as well as the option through trunk shows to donate a portion of the proceeds to bring orphans "home" through adoption fundraisers.<br />
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I can't brag enough about the <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/our-story-our-impact.html">impact and heart of Noonday</a>. As I learn more, I become more and more excited that I've decided to become an Ambassador for them.<br />
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Becoming an Ambassador means that I get to share what they are doing with the women in my life and also meet and educate more women in the process. I'm doing that by creating a market place for the beautiful creations that these amazing artisans make through trunk shows hosted in women's homes and through <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/">my website</a>.<br />
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Since I have the knowledge and know-how of jewelry making, I know that handmade items are tedious, slow-going and time consuming. No matter if it's hammering metal, shaping raw materials, weaving, sewing, beading or whatever it may be- it is not a simple process and, often times, hard to make a living doing it.<br />
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So much time and energy goes in to the creating of clothing, accessories, jewelry, etc - and because Noonday knows the worth of their work, they are providing a sustainable, living wage to these artisans - where most companies will pay no where near that (which is where that $5 shirt or pair of earrings from H & M, Target, etc comes from).<br />
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But because I've learned more about the working conditions those $5 shirts (or even higher priced pieces) are made under (where they often put in a lot of the same effort without much income to show for it themselves) - I've come to realize, I'd would much rather have a fewer amount amazing, slightly more costly accessories made by people who've been empowered to rise out of poverty, than to have 5 things that I bought at a great price costing a much greater price to those who made them. (side note: Noonday does appeal to <i>many</i> different price points, varying on anything from the materials used to the time put in to making them)<br />
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Now, I completely understand that for virtually all of us, it is impossible to win <i>all battles</i> against spending our money in places we know have fair trade or ethical working conditions for their employees.<br />
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But we can start <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/BlogRetrieve.aspx?PostID=595089&A=SearchResult&SearchID=6155354&ObjectID=595089&ObjectType=55">SOMEWHERE</a>.<br />
If this doesn't sound like anything you'd think to be involved in, that's okay.<br />
I can totally understand and respect that.<br />
<i>But start somewhere else.</i><br />
<i>For me</i>, Noonday is just one place I chose to start.<br />
It's inspired me to look more into where I'm purchasing from and how I can better educate myself and others in that process.<br />
It's inspired me to continue learning more about the lives of the world's poorest and oppressed, specifically <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/opinion/inside-the-brothels.html?_r=3">women</a> (if you haven't seen the documentary <i><a href="http://www.halftheskymovement.org/">Half the Sky</a></i>, I highly recommend it) and stirred my heart to pray for them and how I can be more involved in God's heart for the nations.<br />
I know I am by no means an expert in these areas, but I definitely plan to continue learning more and to share that knowledge.<br />
Not only do I want to represent Noonday in what they are doing to help alleviate poverty, I want to be a messenger of truth and hope in our world.<br />
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This doesn't mean that I will stop being my own artist or quit my day job.<br />
I'll still be an artist, still make jewelry, do photography, schedule surgeries, etc, etc.<br />
This isn't changing the things I'm already committed to and invested in -<br />
Just adding to it: Noonday Ambassador<br />
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So, if you have any questions about what that means or if you're interested in hosting a trunk show to learn more about what Noonday does and share with you circles of influence, please talk to me (leave me a comment, give me a call/send me a text, fb message, whatever!) and also check out some of the designs of the artisans <a href="http://sarahling.noondaycollection.com/necklaces">here</a>!<br />
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And <i>stay tuned</i> to find out when my launch party will be, where you can see and try on some of these beautiful pieces in person and hear more stories of how Noonday is impacting the world!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554490411813319043.post-3601366302810193402014-02-17T16:10:00.002-08:002014-02-17T16:10:41.534-08:00sense of humorOkay.<br />
My stories are always complicated.<br />
Always.<br />
And this is one of those stories where I have to wonder about God's sense of humor.<br />
Like if He was kinda just hanging out watching us run around like crazy people, just waiting to see <i>when</i> we'd look up.<br />
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Some of you may know that Andrew and I have wanted to move back into downtown Tucson for the better part of a year (maybe about two months after we signed another year lease on our current house, ha).<br />
We lived there when we were first married (Barrio Viejo, to be exact) so we know what its like and really enjoyed it. (just thought I'd clear that one up in case you were thinking we were crazy for wanting to live there; we are crazy, but maybe not the ways you were thinking.)<br />
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Andrew especially loves to be in the center of where the action is and most of our weekends (and sometimes week days) we end up down there anyhow.<br />
We didn't really want to rush into it and wanted to take our time to find a really nice place that would allow us to do the things we are both passionate about.<br />
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We have a year lease on our current place that we signed in March, 3 years ago.<br />
So near the beginning of January we decided to give our landlords some notice and asked about going month to month (just in case we needed more time to find a place).<br />
We were really hoping to move into this place our friend's landlord was fixing up (someone had lived in it for a while so it needs some work; we still hadn't even seen the place but I was hopeful) but didn't know exactly when it would be done so we were thinking we'd have that option to wait if we needed.<br />
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Wrong.<br />
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Through a complicated combination of texts, voicemails, and some pretty poor communication on the part of our landlords, they took away the option of going month to month - so that meant we would have to find a place by March, period.<br />
We found this out about the middle of January.<br />
I basically still had all my eggs in the basket of this dreamy, cute place that was being fixed up by our friend's landlord and really thought that would work out.<br />
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Wrong.<br />
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We were finally able to go see it. It was amazing.<br />
Fabulous bones, very hisotrical and so much potential...<br />
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But it wouldn't be done until April...<br />
Or after.<br />
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Wow.<br />
You woulda thought God had told me there was no more Christmas.<br />
I was crushed.<br />
All my dreaming of living in this place, all my planning to move into downtown -<br />
Not looking at all like I had envisioned.<br />
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Now we were about a month away from being homeless.<br />
This was also days before I was planning to attend the IF:Gathering, which meant most of my weekend would be taken up there.<br />
(*if* (haha) you don't know what I'm talking about I'll cover that later)<br />
I seriously considered not going just so that I could look at more places to live.<br />
I really didn't want to give up most of my weekend.<br />
But I knew God had something to tell me.<br />
So I listened and decided to still go.<br />
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God really got my attention that weekend.<br />
There were many things I need to hear, but one of them was just to obey and trust God had a plan.<br />
<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+55%3A8-9&version=ESV">And His ways are NOT my ways</a>.<br />
I knew I needed to had a different perspective on this process.<br />
And God definitely gave me one.<br />
I let go of my wants and allowed God to give me peace.<br />
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For a couple days we earnestly looked for other options.<br />
We had looked before but nothing was grabbing our attention.<br />
It continued to be so.<br />
Kinda like we were living the premise of Goldie Locks and the Three Bears.<br />
Too small, too this, that, too... whatever.<br />
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It came down to this plan:<br />
Rent a small studio in downtown, going month to month, put most of our stuff in storage, and then keep looking for places and keep praying that God had a plan.<br />
So, I've been packing with that in mind.<br />
All the while, Andrew has been overwhelmingly busy with design work, I've been leading music for church the last couple of Sundays, and we both got sick this weekend.<br />
Can't help but laugh at how crazy this month has been for us.<br />
And even in the midst of it all, God has truly given me a supernatural ability to appreciate this time.<br />
This sweet, crazy, busy time that <i>we have got to trust</i> He's got us in.<br />
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Curve ball.<br />
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We both stayed home sick today - weird but it happened.<br />
Coughing and headachy as I am, I've been trying to pack little by little.<br />
Right when we stat down to eat, Andrew gets a text from our landlords -<br />
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The tenants they lined up have backed out and they are offering to let us go month to month.<br />
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(insert crazed, confused, dumfounded look here)<br />
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Say, what???<br />
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Needless to say we kinda jumped on the chance to reduce our stress level by a couple notches and gladly called them back to say we would take them up on that offer.<br />
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So.<br />
It has been an interesting lesson God has been teaching us here.<br />
<i>This </i>was what I had planned all along <i>on my own</i> - having enough time to look and find a place we really can see ourselves in for a while and pray through what that could look like.<br />
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But this time around -<br />
<i>This time</i>, <i>I am <b>certain </b>God is in control of this story</i>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927021445831429031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554490411813319043.post-58470594466983051282014-02-15T12:50:00.001-08:002014-02-15T12:51:00.385-08:00made for another worldGood conversations happen over food.<br />
It's just a fact.<br />
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Back in January we went out to breakfast with our friends.<br />
We can pretty much talk about anything and everything with these people -<br />
We've been through life together.<br />
We love them.<br />
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We got on the subject of careers and life purpose.<br />
It was so interesting because we had an interesting mix of personalities in the mix -<br />
Some of us are dreamy, wanderlusting, adventure seeking, spontaneous-to-the-max types -<br />
Some of us are kinda caught between the dreamy and the practical side of things -<br />
Some of us are very driven by responsibility, perseverance and just plan 'ol "get 'er done" mentality.<br />
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It was so good to hear what each of us had to say on the subject because it is truly important to understand where others are coming from.<br />
I love that I'm apart of a community that instils this value - it is so encouraging!<br />
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So... naturally, when I got home...<br />
I turned into a big hot mess.<br />
I started weeping.<br />
(its not uncommon for me to cry, of course, but this was a pretty big one)<br />
Now, mind you, this was a couple months after I'd had some really tough wrestling with my sin in the areas of perfection (read more about that <a href="http://beasweetsound.blogspot.com/2014/02/light.html">here</a>) and found some healing and repentance there.<br />
Clearly there was still something there I hadn't dealt with fully.<br />
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Why am I always looking forward to the next best thing?<br />
Why do I tell myself, if you can just get through these next couple of days you'll be okay -<br />
Why have I found myself always looking forward to something else -<br />
Only to find that when I'm in that "perfect" time - it feels... empty...?<br />
Less than I imaged?<br />
Not as great as I thought it would be?<br />
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Have I lived my whole life like this?<br />
Yeah... I think I have.<br />
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I'm reminded of a C.S. Lewis quote that pretty much hits the hammer on the nail:<br />
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<i>“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. </i></div>
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<i><b>For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also</b>."</i></div>
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<i>-Matthew 6:19-21 (ESV)</i> </div>
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Bingo.</div>
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Words I've probably heard over a hundred times in my life.</div>
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I grew up in church, so I should have taken them to heart, right?</div>
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Wrong.</div>
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I have had my fingers clasped so tight around <i>this</i> world that its been almost impossible for me to think about <i>another one</i>.</div>
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Just another example of using my God given beautiful gifts in ways He did not intend.</div>
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I love beautiful things.</div>
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I love to make beautiful things.</div>
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I love to be around beautiful things.</div>
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Objects, people, places... things.</div>
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All temporary.</div>
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<i>Except the <b>people</b></i>.</div>
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They aren't temporary beings.</div>
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They are eternal.</div>
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But I've been focusing on their exteriors, what they can do, what they can do for me, how successful them seem to be -</div>
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All which is temporary.</div>
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(<i>Judge, much, Sarah?</i>)</div>
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Now, their interiors... their soul, their worth as an image-bearer -</div>
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those are <i>eternal</i>.</div>
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<i>I've been <u>focusing</u> on all the things that don't matter!</i></div>
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(that's not to say I <i>always</i> missed the important things and completely overlooked others, but I think I have more often that I care to admit)</div>
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This place we live in, this place isn't the be all, end all.</div>
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<i>Heaven is.</i></div>
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I can't find any lasting pleasure here because its not to be found here.</div>
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But the <i>relationships</i> I make here -</div>
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Those are important.</div>
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Those mean something.</div>
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Those last.</div>
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<i><b>Jesus</b></i> is the reason I can even love those people.</div>
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<i>Jesus is why any of that stuff can matter.</i></div>
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<i>To be continued...</i></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927021445831429031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554490411813319043.post-18775470600868789452014-02-12T21:04:00.000-08:002014-02-12T21:08:14.268-08:00lightI have a problem with writing blog posts and not posting them.<br />
Yep.<br />
Whoops.<br />
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I wrote most of this post back in September.<br />
I don't know why I didn't post it.<br />
Maybe because I knew God wasn't done working in my heart.<br />
But more on that <i>later...</i><br />
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So, I wrote <a href="http://beasweetsound.blogspot.com/2012/11/perfect-in-weakness.html">this post</a> about 10 months ago.<br />
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Boy, if I'd only know I had just scratched the surface of that disgusting scab -<br />
(Yeah, that's right, I work for doctors who deal with gross, oozy, unrelenting wounds and I'm not afraid of using that visual... because it is <i>that</i> gross and so was my <u>pride</u>.)<br />
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I guess God had another time frame in mind for me to fully process that sin. (boy, this has taken/is taking me a long time to learn)<br />
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Since that time I've been leading musical worship and co-leading a community group with my husband for a year.<br />
That year has shown to be very illuminating in the area of my perfectionism.<br />
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Hi, I'm Sarah, and I'm a perfectionist.<br />
<i><b>Big time</b></i>.<br />
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It finally came time for me to truly see the blood<i> and</i> the puss<i> and</i> the infection that had been growing under what I thought was being put together and in control of my life.<br />
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If I might describe a little of what my thoughts looked like for a good part of my late adolescent and adult life, it would be something like this:<br />
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"I've finally got it all, and I like it:<br />
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<i>But...</i><br />
I still need to get better at ______.<br />
I still need to work on ______.<br />
I still need to get the upper hand in ______.<br />
I still haven't figured ______ out yet, but I will someday..."<br />
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This was the result of believing lies about where my identity comes from and what my own selfish and insecure ego was concocting.<br />
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I twisted my God-given giftings into something that would fuel the engine of pride and lust for more.<br />
It was a heavy, heavy burden that I carried.<br />
I knew Jesus was my Savior, I knew Jesus died for my sins -<br />
But I was quite blinded by pride... to the point of not being able to see them for what they were:<br />
SIN.<br />
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When I first learned about insecurity, I thought most of mine was just insecurity presented to me through circumstances: "This person said something to me when I was younger. That person did this to me and that's why I am the way I am. I felt this way when I was in middle school so I've been carrying around that burden ever since."<br />
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Even if some of this is true, I hadn't realized how going through that made me want to get the upper hand... Made me want to feel like I was the better person, like I was the one who overcame that junk and that I should be praised for it.<br />
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Let me tell you something, girls... It's really easy to hide behind a personality like mine and pretend like everything is okay. It's really easy to seem aloof, play off that I'm tired or need some "alone time" even when everything inside of me was crying out for someone to really listen and understand, but being so afraid of someone knowing that darkness inside me that they wouldn't really like me if they knew.<br />
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Well, I started to find that once I was asked to help lead people, God started pulling a lot of weeds. Weeds I didn't know where there. Weeds that were choking the beautiful flowers eager to bloom.<br />
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Sometime in July and August, with some help with dear friends to help me process, I came clean with God about the ugliness in my heart.<br />
Confessing my doubt, my sin, my selfish people pleasing, my unquenchable thirst to be the best...<br />
for holding on the idea that some day I would somehow achieve perfection by my own doing...<br />
for thinking that I needed to somehow do something on my own to earn God's approval or even more, the approval of the people I look up to...<br />
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And then Jesus reminded me:<br />
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<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+29%3A11-12&version=ESV">I <i>knew what I was doing</i> when I made you. </a><br />
<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+29%3A11-12&version=ESV">I had a <i>specific</i> plan for you.</a><br />
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<i><b>You are no more and no less than you are supposed to be.</b></i><br />
<i><b>There's nothing you can/need to do to change that.</b></i><br />
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And let me tell you... I felt <i>so</i>... <b><i><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+11:30&version=ESV">light</a></i></b>... for one of the first times in my life.<br />
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So much of my anxiety over leading music was lifted.<br />
So much of my need to be perfect was subsided, because of Jesus.<br />
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Looking back on this now, I do know that God continued revealing more of my continual sin after this. Even though I'd found a lot of freedom in one or two areas, there were still some I'd held on to.<br />
Really, the one thing I was still unable to see was how much love I was holding back from Jesus.<br />
And how much love I was refusing to accept from Him.<br />
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I'll write more about that in another post.<br />
But, one thing is certain, friends -<br />
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I sure do love Jesus.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554490411813319043.post-38484424780222383052013-09-19T09:50:00.000-07:002013-09-19T14:54:43.158-07:00psalm 3:3On our retreat a couple weeks ago, my friend mention this verse and it has spoken to so many of us since then:<br />
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Was there another verse that we heard on retreat that really spoke to you?</div>
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I'd love to hear from more of you about how God's Word has changed you - His word is living and active to bring change in our lives. I don't know about you, but this is so mysterious and beautiful to me, more now than ever!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554490411813319043.post-91968370040192009532013-08-14T22:17:00.003-07:002013-08-14T22:22:03.117-07:00august verse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Boy, have I been slacking in the memorizing department for the last 10 months or so...</div>
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To help pick up my motivation, I created a <a href="http://pinterest.com/sarahling/scripture-memory/">pinterest board</a> of fun visuals (also click on my <a href="http://beasweetsound.blogspot.com/p/scripture.html">scripture</a> link up top and you can view them from there). </div>
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Looking forward to continuing this discipline for the joy that comes with it!</div>
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We had our annual "Six Songs" art show last weekend.</div>
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It is so wonderful to be apart of a church community that values and encourages artists!</div>
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I look forward to it every year, </div>
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even though I always wait till the last minute and always doubt what I can come up with, </div>
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God always seems to show me what new things to share about what He's teaching me.</div>
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I'm excited to give this painting to my dear friends in California when I go to visit them this month!</div>
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Here was my piece and the blurb I wrote for it- enjoy!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">There's a quite a few interpretations of this song that I've read- the title of it being drawn from a character in the Odyssey who longs to be reunited with his love. There is also a parallel drawn to the struggles of life. </span><span style="color: #1c1c1c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This was a pretty simple concept to me, but I'm not too good at hidden meanings so I really did love the simplicity of it. I also have a love of typography so I loved the process of writing out these words.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The lyrics I chose are what really struck me about the song:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">"Carry me with the memories of the beauty I have known" </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This brought to mind the recent reminder I've had in my life- to know the importance of </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">remembering</span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> what God has done to change my life.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Remembering what God has done in the past can </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">carry me</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> in the times I'm just not sure. There is beauty in these memories- even if they were painful at the time, I believe God has used them all for good.</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">“Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I press on to take hold of that for which Christ took hold of me</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">.” -Philippians 3:12</span></b></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554490411813319043.post-29660838458963705252012-11-02T10:11:00.000-07:002012-11-02T10:18:48.508-07:00perfect in weaknessI started this post a while back-<br />
And since it's kinda big stuff for me I can be a little fearful of being this honest-<br />
But hey, this is real stuff going on in my life right now.<br />
I may not have it fully processed but I'm getting there.<br />
There is so much in my head & heart right now.<br />
I hope this comes out coherently...<br />
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We had our annual women's retreat the first weekend in October.<br />
The theme of our weekend was "<i>Let us be Reminded</i>".<br />
Dunno if you ever read <a href="http://beasweetsound.blogspot.com/2011/05/great-is-your-faithfulness.html">this post</a> I wrote a while back, but it's something I need to be reminded of in my life.<br />
This post is about another insecurity God is breaking apart and replacing it with more security found in Christ.<br />
Pretty awesome, really, that God used the weekend of the retreat to help me conquer another piece of insecurity -<br />
And I will look back on it and <i><b>be reminded</b></i>.<br />
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It has been a trying last couple of months for me; emotional, physically, spiritually.<br />
Sometimes it didn't seem so hard, sometimes it's seemed like so much more than I could handle.<br />
I've been asking God if all this is really what He wants me to do <strong><em>pleanty</em></strong> of times.<br />
Every time I've been answered:<br />
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Through His <em>Word</em>:</div>
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"...<i><b>My power is made perfect in weakness...</b></i>"<br />
-2 Corinth. 12:9-10<br />
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"The Lord your God is <b><i>with you</i></b>,<br />
He is <b><i>mighty to save</i></b>.<br />
He will <b><i>take great delight in you</i></b>,<br />
He will <i><b>quiet you with his love</b></i>,<br />
He will <i><b>rejoice over you with singing</b></i>."<br />
-Zephaniah 3:17</div>
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Through <em>song</em>:</div>
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"Oh, my God, he will not delay.</div>
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My refuge and strength, always.</div>
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I will not fear, His promise is true.</div>
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My God will come through, always."</div>
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And through <em>my friends</em>.<br />
I've never felt so supported by <em>my community</em> in this way.<br />
During a time when I've felt the most vulnerable -<br />
I've been encouraged to keep going.<br />
I've been told that what I'm doing is good.<br />
I've been challenged to go <i>further</i>.<br />
I've been shown grace in my learning.<br />
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Well, on one hand, I've learned that this thing that I've been trying to conquire is <i>really not a big deal</i> when it's all said and done. <br />
And that has helped me let go. <br />
Let go of perfection, let go of pride. <br />
And in that, knowing that God can be glorified when I humble myself-<br />
And just aknowledge that <i><b><u>He</u> is what matters, nothing else</b></i> -<br />
This has shown me what worship is & what it isn't...<br />
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And on another hand, it has meant such a great deal to me, as an <strong><em>insecure and</em></strong> <strong><em>prideful </em></strong>woman.<br />
By being asked to lead musical worship for my community, I've had to learn more about myself:<br />
What my own voice sounds like...<br />
What sort of deep insecurities I've been holding on to that I didn't really know I had...<br />
Whether I care more about what people think of me or more about <i>what God thinks of me</i>...<br />
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I've had to face a <b><u>huge</u></b> <i>fear of failing</i> with singing.<br />
I've been hiding, forever been comparing it, been too afraid of what it will sound like on it's own.<br />
(Some of you may be a little confused because you've seen me sing a lot.<br />
Well, most of the time, I've been hiding behind other people and hoping that I haven't <i>really</i> been heard.)<br />
And what I've finally found, at 26 year old, is that I don't mind my singing voice.<br />
Sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't. <br />
Sometimes I still get frustrated with what it can't do.<br />
But for the first time ever, I'm okay with that and I want to share it with people.<br />
Just because its not perfect does not mean I can't use it!<br />
<i>God put within me a to <u>desire to sing</u></i> -<br />
Whatever that looks like -<br />
Who am I to keep repressing that and trying to cover up how much I love it?<br />
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On retreat, I lead musical worship for 40+ women singing their hearts out to God.<br />
It was <u><i>so very humbling</i></u>.<br />
God entrusted me with helping lead these women to express feelings that sometimes cannot be expressed any better way that with music.<br />
The weight of that responsibility was at times <b><i>overwhelming</i></b>.<br />
But ultimately I found it to be such a <b><i>joy and a privilege</i></b> to be given by God and the people I love.<br />
And that has continued to be the case as I've lead our church in worship as well.<br />
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For me this is a huge step and a small step all at once.<br />
Huge for me finding <i>more freedom</i> in my life-<br />
Small because it's just one little chapter in the story God is <i>still writing</i> for me through <i><b>my freedom in Jesus</b></i>.<br />
I'm continuing to learn what God is redeeming me <i>from-</i><br />
So that I may know what he's redeeming me <i>for</i>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554490411813319043.post-28434485855421810262012-10-08T21:08:00.001-07:002012-10-08T21:25:59.850-07:00zephaniah 3:17; titus 3:4-7<div style="text-align: center;">
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I found this on pinterest last week and just love this verse (and the artwork; click on the link from my pinterest to see the seller on etsy:</div>
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I know I must have read this before but not for a very long time. It became my temporary tattoo for the weekend of retreat (wrote it on my arm with a sharpie). And will be one of the next verses I memorize this month. Here is another:</div>
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<i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"But when</span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he <b><i>saved us</i></b>, not because of righteous things we had done, but <b><i>because of his mercy</i></b>. He saved us through the washing of <b><i>rebirth and renewal</i></b> by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously <b><i>through Jesus Christ our Savior</i></b>, so that, having been <b><i>justified by his grace</i></b>, we might become heirs having the <b><i>hope</i></b> of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">eternal life." -Titus 3:4-7</span><br />
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I'm still processing everything God taught me over the past weekend, but it's sure to produce an interesting post. Stay tuned...</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554490411813319043.post-77903052040584757012012-08-25T17:16:00.002-07:002012-08-25T17:17:41.615-07:00everything changes but does it stay the same?I know I've said it before, but I'm in a constant state of trying to improve my life:<br />
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--Making my house more like a home<br />
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--Attempting to dress myself better and understand what does and doesn't look good on me<br />
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--Taking things apart (jewelry, clothes, etc) and putting them back together a better way<br />
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<s>--Secretly gearing myself up to loose a little bit of weight/get in better shape...</s> wait, did I just say that out loud? (Shhh, I'm not very good at that one)<br />
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--Gleaning ideas off of media and integrating them into my style<br />
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--Reading books that teach me more about the world and me...<br />
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Now, all of these things can be good.<br />
But they can also be bad.<br />
They can be a distraction.<br />
The can be mis-focused.<br />
They can be totally focused on me.<br />
And often times, they have been.<br />
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All my abilities to see something and know how to make it better are completely useless if I'm doing it just for me.<br />
Because these things are completely finite.<br />
They will not last.<br />
Period.<br />
AND if I'm just doing them for myself and <i>not sharing it</i> and <i>not giving God the credit</i> for that gift He's given me... I'm just a <i><u>selfish liar</u></i>.<br />
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So, my big question for myself lately:<br />
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<i>How do I live my life, doing the things I'm good at, and give the glory to God?</i><br />
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I'm not sharing this to make myself look cool or even to bring myself down for not having the right motives in the past.<br />
<i><u>My freedom is found in Jesus.</u></i><br />
And He's glorified when I do these things and share them with others while acknowledging that He's the giver of my gifts.<br />
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I've been finding more freedom in this area of my life than I've ever had -<br />
And I will continue to seek that freedom!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554490411813319043.post-74361079999811811062012-08-10T08:54:00.002-07:002012-08-10T09:01:47.044-07:00colossians 3:1-17<div style="text-align: center;">
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"Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, set you hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set you mind on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and you life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. </div>
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Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your sinful nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all. </div>
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Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554490411813319043.post-73697582127516153462012-07-15T12:12:00.002-07:002012-07-15T12:12:54.361-07:00guest postGo check out my <a href="http://www.angelhaynes.com/2012/07/moxie-memorizers-guest-post_15.html">guest post</a> on my lovely friend <a href="http://www.angelhaynes.com/">Angel's blog</a> about <a href="http://www.angelhaynes.com/2011/01/moxie-memorizers.html">Moxie Memorizers</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554490411813319043.post-73917801995829578152012-06-22T12:58:00.004-07:002012-06-22T12:58:56.225-07:00psalm 139:13-16<div style="text-align: center;">
"For you created my inmost being; <br />you knit me together in my mother’s womb. <br />I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;<br />your works are wonderful, <br />I know that full well.<br />My frame was not hidden from you<br />when I was made in the secret place,<br />when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. <br />Your eyes saw my unformed body;<br />all the days ordained for me were written in your book<br />before one of them came to be." </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0