Great Is Thy Faithfulness

"No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:5-9

Grad School And Great Friends

Sooo... I went to grad school orientation last Friday! Overall it was a positive experience. One drawback was that the campus was ALOT bigger than I anticipated. For those of you that know me, you know that I am directionally challenged and therefore easily flustered at the daunting task of having to find my way around an unfamiliar place (despite having already been there once before). It was back in 1999 and I was there for a high school jazz band competition; but of course I remember nothing from my visit 10 years ago. I met up with a high school friend and alumni of the school and THANK GOD he was there to help me navigate because I would have been up the creek if he hadn't been. The campus was an amalgamation of UNT and UT; it sprawled like UT does, and it had a "College Inn" and loads of squirrels like UNT. :-) The orientation was good and I walked away feeling quite positive, mostly because I seemed to be ahead of the game compared to the rest of the students in attendance regarding applying for admission, financial aid, etc... :-)

After orientation was over I decided to drive to San Antonio to see my high school ♥ BFF ♥ Jennifer and her husband Jason. GOOD CHOICE! I was really stoked because it only took me about 45 minutes to get from campus to their house. We hung out in the hot-tub, sipped margaritas, and talked about all kinds of stuff and cracked dirty jokes like we always do. I love them so much... I spent the night there and drove to work from their house this morning. It was a good way to start the day and the weekend. ♥

Love and Peace.

God Is Good

OMG! I have so much to tell you but since I have to be up early tomorrow, I'll have to give you the abridged version.

First- I got a car to drive while Sandy, my Jeep, is being worked on and it cost me all of $1. Yes, that's right, ONE DOLLAR! It belonged to my college roommate/friend who drove it up until a few months ago when she got married. It's in great shape and most importantly, it's paid for. God is good!

Second- I think I may have found a job! It's at a western ware clothing and boot boutique in Fredericksburg (I know - SO me, right?!). I've talked to the owner three times now and he seems very keen on hiring me, but he is admittedly hesitant to put me on the books because business is so slow. We talked this afternoon and I told him that I understood his situation and that he needed to do what was right for him, and that I would be appreciative of any hours that he could give me. Let's face it, something is better than nothing, and right now all I've got is nothing in the work department! Sooo, I'm going to work for him this Thursday just to "get my feet wet". Whew!

Third- Today I decided to apply as a substitute with Fredericksburg ISD. I'm thinking between Fredericksburg and Llano, surely I'll get some calls to sub. Even if this thing works out at the store, I know I won't be working there Monday-Friday, so there will be days that I can work elsewhere. That's where subbing comes in. Keeping my fingers crossed!

Fourth- I cooked supper tonight! You're probably like, "So, who cares? Everbody cooks." Well let me tell, not EVERYONE cooks. I never cooked until I moved to England. I never wanted to. For some reason I actually enjoyed it over there. I moved back two years ago and up until tonight, had not cooked a single thing since being back. For some reason I felt inspired to conjure up something yummy so I made this garlic and herb shrimp sautee with penne pasta. I don't mean to toot my own horn, but it was pretty much AMAZING!!! I think I'm going to cook more often. Not only did it taste good, but I really enjoyed cooking for my family. My mom and sister really seemed to like and I think they were impressed that "Sarah cooking supper" didn't translate into Hamburger Helper and canned greenbeans. Ha!

Well that's all for now. I've got an early start tomorrow. Take care and God bless. ♥