40 Books Around the World

It's been a while since I've written, but I wanted to start blogging about a particular subject! My friend, Amanda, and I are starting a literary journey around the world. It is comprised of 40 books that are set in different areas around the world. I have only ever traveled out of this country like 3 times, twice to Mexico, and it is so close that I don't even think of it as leaving the country. But I am super excited about starting. We are starting in America and working our way through latin and south america and then over to africa up to europe and then asia, finally ending in america again. One thing I am worried about is being interested in the books. I usually am good about staying interested but I have a feeling that I will struggle with some, but that is ok. The other thing I am worried about is wanting to run off to countries I read about. It will be so tempting. I imagine this will take us a while, but I am ready. Amanda will be headed to Japan in September and therefore we will have to communicate over e-mails and such to talk about the books. Well I wanted to tell whoever reads this about it. I am fixing to start the first book right now...It is "Challenge the Wind" by Debra Tash! I will tell you about it when I finish! Well that's all for now! I hope you have a summer reading list ready! Enjoy

XOXO-Sara

Loving God...

Recently, I have had this desire to delve into God's word. To find out what he has in store for me, or what he wants to say to me. Naturally, I sometimes slack off in my daily quiet time. But usually it is a pretty steady thing, and then there are those moments. Those ones where I could literally sit in my room and read my Bible for hours, or pray to him for hours, or just spend hours upon hours praising his name. I feel as if these are those defining moments of a relationship that is filled with passion. You know...like a real earthly relationship. Not that there is even a comparison of God's passion and us mere humans' passion. The one where no matter what you do, you cannot help falling for that person. Not that I have much experience, if any, in that area. But I mean come on, I know the difference. Heck, I feel the difference. I can feel the difference from just the beginning of this school year to where I am now. And I love it! I thought I was in love with God back then...Boy was I mistaken! Let me give you a visual of this love that I am feeling--I am striving to love him so much that I honestly have no desire to have a boyfriend. I would love it if God would just bring that ONE guy along. But at this point in my life, I am so satisfied in my love story with God that I don't want to LOOK for my own earthly love story. Look being the key word. I am so in love with God that I think it may just burst all over someone one day...and you are going to want a front row seat to that. Because Sara does not burst hardly any emotion towards anyone, most of the time!--You may think that I am crazy...but are you sure? I mean I probably am crazy to an extent. But are you saying that and have never taken the chance to further your relationship with God? Just because this is coming from a girl, who to the world's opinion I probably think about love all the time, doesn't mean a thing when it comes to loving God but for those guys out there who are questioning my sanity or my feelings about God, have you tried deepening that relationship? Because let me assure you of one thing, if you honestly put effort into that deepening of the relationship over some time, you will be feeling the effects!! That is the truth. None of us deserve the love he has for us, none of us can ever pay him back. But you can bet that if we try to love him half of what he loves us, we will be crazy in love(haha, sorry it is like Beyonce day on fuse...anyway), and we will be a different person than when we started the adventure! yep, this was really long, but it was what was on my heart! Have a great adventure falling for the God of the Universe!!!!

XOXO--Sara

Umbrella...

So yesterday, as I was getting ready to go home for spring break I watched the Rihanna Chronicles on Fuse. One music video they played was Umbrella. I really like that song. But I don't think I had ever consciously listened to that song.
My discovery was surprising....that song is very spiritual. If you don't believe me, GO and listen to it somewhere right now. Because it is. Here is what the chorus says:

When the sun shines, we'll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella

So there it is. Now think about it as if God is singing this to you....Didn't he say I would never leave you nor forsake you? That is basically what this is sayin'! The chorus is not the only part that sounds like this the whole sounds like a love letter from God, if you take the time to listen to it that way. So go and listen to the whole song, and you will leave feeling as if you can do anything and face anything because God is on your side...and you can stand under his umbrella! :) Well that's all I got for now...I love finding secular songs with spiritual undertones or spiritual lyrics without the artist ever knowing it. Listen on...
XOXO
Sara