Most of you have heard it from me already, so in it's simplest terms, I learned more about who Jesus is, (not that what I knew before hand was wrong, or not good enough), and because of experiencing more of who He is and what He's done, it made everything sweeter. Worshiping with 17,000 people is amazing, but worshiping the God of the universe in community with each other and sharing in God's grace made it indescribable.
A view of the stage inside the stadium where the St. Louis Rams play.
This is the whole group
I mostly got to hang out with these cool people (minus sophie and renee) because we were in the same hotel.
I got to see the Gateway Arch, which was cool!
Did you know there's a museum underneath it? In this photo Ben is trying to swim and find Lewis and Clark....he never found them.
January was a bizarre month for me. I had my routine, but for some reason it still seemed off... Part of it was dealing with not talking to Gerald that much. The whole month of January I talked to G on the phone 5 times. Ouch. Ever since he moved to a new location, aka "the ruins," he's only been calling once a week. It took me the whole month to get used to it (which was tough and depressing), and now it's better and we only have 80 more days until he's home for his vacation. Yeeesssssss. As of late, he's been hanging out in those mountains behind him in this photo (this photo was taken at FOB Todd. So many places he's been!). We call the spot in the mountains, "the summit," and he'll be switching back and forth between the ruins and summit for the next little bit. Him and the guys also have 2 puppies, Dora & Scooter, that follow them around and are good moral boosters. G's been hanging out with some of the guys in the Italian Army, which have brought some delicious Italian cuisine his way, and will hopefully come my way when he gets back.
On another note, one of my New Years resolutions has been praying for my grandparents every day. For Christmas my grandma gave me a journal to record all of my hopes and dreams in, so I decided to write my prayers for them in it every night. So far, I have written in it every day since January 1. Ya persistence! Through it I have become more intentional with my prayers for them. When I was younger my prayer was, "and help grandma and grandpa to get saved. Amen." Now, I'm seeing them differently as children of God who need his grace and life just like the rest of us.
Love these two!
Sorry for the long break in my posts but I've made it back!
Enjoy the rest of your week!
2 comments:
dear sarah,
i am a bad sister. i didn't know half of the things in that post because i don't talk to you enough. the end.
love, me
p.s. - your thing for grandma and grandpa is great. i think you should tell grandma what you are using your journal for.
Ugh, sorry for the diminished communication. that is So hard! Glad you found a routine and are doing well though.
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