Today's Devotion

Merry Christmas Eve Eve!

Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him
with joyful songs. Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are
his we are his people, the sheep of his pasture~Psalm 100:1-3

As I woke this morning I was instantly in a great mood as today is a bit of a special day,
Dec. 23rd as a child was the day we would celebrate our Christmas. We are all
excited about celebrating Christmas on Christmas this year with my parents,
sisters, brother in laws, my aunt, and of course my 5 neices but Dec. 23rd will
always hold a special place in my heart as I have so many childhood memories
that occured on this day. Okay now you may all be wondering what this has to do
with this verse well not a whole lot but hopefully I'll tie it together
here.

Just as I woke up happy this morning, as Christians we have the wonderful joy of knowing God as our savior!! So regardless of the day we should always wake up with a joyful heart, and singing him praises. This time of year is a wonderful time of year to do just that, I know I've often gone into work
singing Christmas songs, so go ahead and celebrate this morning knowing that God
made you and loves you!

Here's one of my favorite Christmas Songs to get you started:

What Child is This
What Child is this
who, laid to rest
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
Whom Angels greet with
anthems sweet,
While shepherds watch are keeping?

[CHORUS]
This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds
guard and Angels sing;
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son
of Mary.


Why lies He in such mean estate,
Where ox and ass are
feeding?
Good Christians, fear, for sinners here
The silent Word is
pleading.
[CHORUS]

Nails, spear shall
pierce Him through,
The cross be borne for me, for you.
Hail, hail the
Word made flesh,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
[CHORUS]

So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh,
Come
peasant, king to own Him;
The King of kings salvation brings,
Let loving
hearts enthrone Him.
[CHORUS]

Raise, raise
a song on high,
The virgin sings her lullaby.
Joy, joy for Christ is
born,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

IN God's
Love,
Sarah

Today's Devotion

Gifts!

You have every gift from God while you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to come again~1 Cornithians 1:7

This time of year we think a lot about gifts, what we are going to get, what we are going to give, and how to arrange them under the tree~something that I still have fond memories of
arranging and rearranging gifts under our tree as a kid (Cammie and Mom do you
remember me doing that? I dont remember having any help probably b/c I wouldnt
allow it:)~and as Aiden began to take the gifts from under the tree we
rearranged our gifts....just as I remember doing as a kid. It was a wonderful
moment shared with the boys on a somewhat trying day. A local family has been on
my heart and mind a lot lately as they face their first Christmas without their
son, brother, husband, and father. I can imagine that this family is having a
difficult time seeing the gifts God has granted them with as they wait to be
reunited with their loved one. BUT we all have a wonderful gift that is too big
to fit under any tree, the gift of salvation through Jesus' life.

On a rough day whether dealing with tantruming toddlers, mourning the loss of a loved
one, or just waking up on the wrong side of the bed remember the wonderful gift
that we all have!! I think when we recognize this wonderful gift it helps us see
the other gifts that have been given to us by HIM. For me today it was seeing
Aiden taking the presents from under the tree not to unwrap them but placing
them on the couch so he could rearrange them, taking me back to a wonderful
childhood memory~God allowed me to recognize that gift today even though I was a
bit frustrated with Aiden not taking a nap today. I pray for those families who
are facing Christmas for the first time without their loved ones that God will
provide comfort, peace, and allow them to see the gifts they have as they wait
to see their loved ones and Jesus.

In God's Love,
Sarah

Today's Devotion

To God be the Glory!


"Let them praise your great and awesome name. Your name is holy! Psalm 99:3", "For the Mighty One is holy, and he has done great things for me~Luke 1:49"

We serve an awesome and amazing God!! Sometimes its hard to praise
HIM when we are struggling or mourning a loss of loved one but I know I find
comfort knowing that everything is according to HIS plan not mine, and he does
do great things for ME.

This morning I spent a lot of time in prayer
for our nanny,Karli, who 1 year ago today lost her best friend in a car accident
in which she'll be traveling the same road later today as she drives home. As
Karli arrived this morning I asked her how she was doing and I could sense her
sadness and offered her a hug which she accepted and appreciated~as I was
leaving she thanked me for the hug! I tell you this not to bring sadness to you
but as a way to illustrate how God can work through us. It was definately a God
thing as we shared that hug, I could tell she was comforted by me allowing
myself to listen to God and give her that hug. It also got me thinking why HE
chose to take such a young christian home and only HE knows but I wonder if HE
saved her from pain that may have come her way, or maybe there were many
children who needed her energetic, and loving care and compassion (of course I'd
never met her but do know she and Karli babysat together through high school).
Now for the friends and family that she left behind although painful they know
she is with her Heavenly Father. And maybe through the loss their faith has
become stronger.

As humans we often think that we deserve all the thanks
and appreciation. I must admit that my top "love language" is that of
appreciation; and although it is nice to be appreciated and thanked, we need to
stop and thank who to really give our thanks and glory to. Its something I'm
constantly working on...especially when it comes to writing these devotions...am
I writing to get positive feedback and "pats on the back"---yes that is nice,
BUT who allows the thoughts and interpretations to come to me...God, so he
should recieve all the Glory and thanks!

As we get closer to Christmas
remember to give HIM praise and reflect on all the wonderful and great things
he's done for you!

In God's Love,
Sarah:)

Today's Devotion

Whatever we need he's there!




"For the LORD is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation~Psalm 100:5 "For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.~ Isaiah 9:6, NLT"





I love these verses, dont they offer such encouragment on a dreary Monday morning? This is going to be kind of a short devotion because the verses seem to say it all. It's hard to understand the love God has for each of us, but I think it can be somewhat compared to the love we have for our children. No matter what I know that my parents love me unconditionally and the same goes for my love for my wonderful children. I continue to love them when they hit, bite, and scream at me. I may tell them that I don't like their actions but always tell them that I will always love them. I think that God may feel the same way towards us he may not like some of our actions but his love for us never fades. And when we do or say things that may not be very godly isnt it comforting that HE is not only our Everlasting Father, but also Wonderful Counselor. We can go to HIM in prayer and say "God, help guide me". And when we have conflict with loved ones we can go to him as Prince of Peace. I know from experience that when Nathen and I have a conflict its easily diffused when we refocus our energy on God. God is always there whether we need counsel, peace, or a father...No matter what we've done, thought, or experienced God is there. As we get closer to celebrating Jesus' birth let us not forget all God has done for us.



In God's love,

Sarah

Today's Devotion

Our job description!




"By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.4 And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world's corruption caused by human desires. 5 In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God's promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge,6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness,7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone. 1 Peter 2:3-7"



I stumbled across these verses as I went to the context for a verse I received from KLOVE this morning. I think that it provides us as Christians a wonderful job description of sorts, how we are suppose to live, and even the "requirements"/tools we have to live a godly life. Just last night my mom and I were talking about those who have experienced loss and how amazingly their faith grows stronger, in verse 4 the Bible tells us why "Promises that enable you to share his divine nature and ESCAPE the world's corruption caused by human desires". We do live in at times a very ugly, depressing, and ungodly world, but through our faith in God we can surive and thrive knowing what lasts forever, our relationship with HIM. I love the last few verses in this scripture basically outlining for us what we need to do to supplement our faith, almost like requirements to our job description; moral excellence with knowledge, knowledge with self control, self control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with LOVE for EVERYONE". Wow sounds like a pretty tough job to do, doesn't it. And yes sometimes being a Christian is difficult, and sometimes even quite lonely but as most humans want to excell and better themselves, this verse gives us all a great challenge, and I can only imagine the blessings that will come along with reaching for this. Something God has really been working with me on is loving everyone regardless if I like them or not. As Christians we need to help and support each other in our job as Christians, we are all coworkers and need to work together to serve God and ensure all the glory is for HIM! So today what requirement are you working on? FOr me its probably self control with patient endurance as we wait and see about a closer job for Nathen, and the loving everyone thing is something I'm always trying to work on.



Yes it sounds like a daunting task but through God anything is possible so go ahead say a prayer and jump into meeting the job requirements of being a Christian!



In God's love,

sarah

Today's Devotion

Christmas time Confessions!

For you, O Lord, are the most high over all
the earth; you are exalted far above all gods~Psalm 97:9

Okay I must admit that I'm a bit stressing about Christmas. Just a few weeks I remember
hearing someone say they were stressed about Christmas and I thought "why, its a
wonderful time of year" well now I am, nothing major. Just trying to figure out
what gifts to give to family members that I barely know; part of me just wants
to skip the gifts even though I love giving gifts, its hard to shop for people
that you do not know. But is that what Christmas should be about? ABSOLUTELY
NOT...Christmas SHOULD be about doing just what this verse says, rejoicing,
exalting, and praising our God who reigns forever and ever!

It's sad for me to think that people, myself included get so stressed out about this time of
year. True it usually means more time with family, which can be anxiety
provoking for some, not for me but I know some people who are not as blessed as
I am with regards to family. True it can be a financial strain trying to budget
for additional spending. But all those stressors do not compare to the wonderful
gift we've received by the gift of Jesus! That is worth all our praises, so lets
all stop stressing and remember what Christmas is all about!

In God's
Love,
Sarah:)

Yesterday's Devotion

David and Goliath!






"He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.~ Isaiah 40:29, NLT; Sing to the LORD; praise his name. Each day proclaim the good news that he saves.~Psalm 96:2"



Alright I used this first verse Friday, but was unable to write a devotion so am combining my thoughts today into one devotion. As I read and reflected on this first verse Friday I couldn't help but think of David and Goliath; as we all know David was a weak, young, small and quite powerless shepherd boy who knew God was strong and powerful so offered to fight Goliath and won the fight with throwing just one stone. We all know this story but how often do we have the same faith and courage as David? If you are like me not very often. Similarly do we praise him and spread the good news that he saves as the second verse instructs us? Yea again if you are like me probably not very often. BUT I wanted to share a couple of incidences where Christians have done just this, recognized that God is more powerful than anything, and gave praises to his name.

This weekend was a busy weekend full of socializing, something that generally causes both Nathen and I a lot of anxiety, and we usually come away from social gatherings disappointed and exhausted. BUT Saturday at a Christmas party we both had a wonderful time. At one point the conversation turned to faith, and although we did not have lengthy discussion another MOM and I shared with others the importance of sharing your faith in a loving and accepting way just as Jesus loved us. Looking back I wish I would have said more about my faith but I think what I and another mom said was appreciated and we did let the others know who we worship, so I do feel proud of myself because I think 2-3 years ago I would have just sat there in silence. Another friend of mine reached out this weekend as she had to tend to some family crisis'. I was able to watch her son so she could be with her parent. As she returned to pick up her son I could tell she was emotionally exhausted but still she praised God, asking me to pray and recognizing that we serve a poweful God and everything would be okay. In a middle of a crisis she was able to praise God!!



Whatever your Goliath is today know that God will provide you the "stone" to win the fight. We all have our Goliath's in our lives, but through our relationship with God and fellowship with other Christians we do not have to fight alone!



In God's Love,

Sarah

Today's Devotion

Geese in a Snow Storm




God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.~John 3:17





Okay I'm cheating a bit today, I heard this story on KLOVE this morning and it really ministered to me so thought I'd share it with you. This man never believed but through his observation and trial with geese in a snowstorm it was clear to him what God had done for us, sent his only son to SAVE us, the only way we could be SAVED was for him to join us. The story is a little lengthy but worth it. Enjoy:)











There was once a man who did not believe in the virgin birth of Christ or the spiritual meaning behind it. He didn’t understand all the focus on Jesus at Christmas time. He was even skeptical there was a God who loved him.


He and his family lived in a farm community. His wife was a devout believer and diligently raised her children in the faith. He sometimes gave her a hard time about her belief and mocked her reverence of Christmas. "It's all nonsense -- why would God lower himself and become a human like us? It's such a silly story," he said.






One snowy December day, his wife and the children left for church while he stayed home. After they had departed, the winds grew stronger and the snow turned into a blinding snowstorm. He sat down to relax before the fire for the evening.






Then he heard a loud thump, something hitting against the window... And, still another thump. He looked outside but could not see anything. So he ventured outside for a better view. In the field near his house he saw, of all the strangest things, a flock of geese. They were apparently flying to look for a warmer area down south, but they had been caught in the snowstorm. The storm had become too blinding and violent for the geese to fly or see their way. They were stranded on his farm, with no food or shelter, unable to do more than flutter their wings and fly in aimless circles. He had compassion for them and wanted to help them. He thought to himself, the barn would be a great place for them to stay. It is warm and safe; surely they could spend the night and wait out the storm. So he opened the barn doors for them.






He waited, watching them, hoping they would notice the open barn and go inside. Nevertheless, they did not notice the barn or realize what it could mean for them. He moved closer toward them to get their attention, but they just moved away from him out of fear.






He went into the house and came back with some bread, broke it up, and made a bread trail to the barn. They still did not catch on.






Starting to get frustrated, he went over and tried to shoo them toward the barn. They panicked and scattered into every direction except toward the barn. Nothing he did could get them to go into the barn where there was warmth, safety, and shelter. Feeling totally frustrated, he exclaimed, "Why don't they follow me? Can't they see this is the only place where they can survive the storm? How can I possibly get them into the one place to save them?"






He thought for a moment and realized that they just would not follow a human. He said to himself, "How can I possibly save them? The only way would be for me to become like those geese. If only I could become like one of them. Then I could save them. They would follow me and I would lead them to safety."


His words reverberated in his mind. (taken from KLOVE.com advent calandar)

Yesterday's Devotion

Stuck in the MUD!




"He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.~ Psalm 40:2, NLT"



I apologize for the lateness of this, it has been a very busy, hectic, and not so good day!! BUT as I'm reflecting on my day I'm thankful for so many little things that happened that lifted me up. I'm going to appear to be complaining a bit just so you get some background on our day today...the positive stuff will come I promise:)The boys and I had a jammed packed day leaving the house at 9:30 and not returning until after 3. Our activities included a meeting, lunch with friends, and shopping with friends for a family we adopted. I was looking forward to crashing and relaxing with the boys after all this when I recieved a call around noon about another meeting tonight that I needed to attend, and I could find absolutely no one to attend in my place, and no one to watch the boys. Our shopping trip was close to a disaster both boys tired and cranky and couldnt quite understand shopping for toys that wern't for them~I'm still trying to figure out what I thought would happen taking them during their nap time their behavior was more my fault than theirs. Yes I literrally felt stuck in the mud with 2 cranky boys, and honestly was about on the verge of tears myself. I was in tears talking to Nathen at about 3 and said "I wish you could just come home", his response honestly surprised me~usually statements like this make him feel guilty and sometimes feel helpless and defensive, but his tone was so supportive and comforting saying "I wish I could too". Then I made one more call to another committee member to see if she could attend the meeting for me, she already had plans to have company for dinner but offered to watch my boys for me during the meeting. Once we got home thought I'd check my email since I hadn't all day, and there was a sweet email from a dear friend saying what a great friend and mom I was...boy did I need to hear that..slowly I was feeling less stuck!!! All of these little things were orchestrated by God's hands I believe that totally. All day I was feeling really guilty about dragging the boys around, and eventhough it was painful I think I got the message from God that I need to remember their needs first before worrying about what others think (I really thought since I'm President of MOMS Club I HAD to go shopping with the others, when in reality they didnt need me there, and would have understood if I didnt go). BUT God being a loving God he also put supports in for me by Nathen's response, a friends email, and another friends offer to watch the boys. So if you are feeling a bit stuck today/tonight remember there is always a loving hand in your relationship with God to help you out of the mud. I wish I would have read this verse earlier in the day, I think I would have felt a little more steadier on my feet!



In God'sLove,

Sarah

Today's Devotion

King of Kings!




The LORD is king! He is robed in majesty. Indeed, the LORD is robed in majesty and armed with strength.The world stands firm and cannot be shaken. Your royal laws cannot be changed.Your reign, O LORD, is holy forever and ever~Psalm 93:1,5



Yesterday I wrote about sheep and well it is that time of year where we are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ so although this scripture comes from the old testiment I think its fitting for Christmas time as well. This is one time of the year when many who may not know God as their savior but they most likely know the Christmas story and what better time to minister to those who may be lost sheep than NOW!!! There are a lot of Kings, Presidents, Prime Ministers and others in leadership roles throughout the world. But none of them have the power that our God has. Our God is King of all Kings. Even in our very secular culture there seems to be a sense that we all want and need something Bigger than ourselves. I heard recently that many retailers are going back to saying "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays", some may think this doesn't mean a whole lot but to me I think it means a lot. It means that Christians have spoken and those in "power" have listened. So I encourage you as well as myself when a clerk wishes you a Merry Christmas that you respond by sharing what a wonderful King we serve, or share what God has done in your life. If at least one clerk accepts that statement as an invitation to ask Jesus into their hearts then what a wonderful Christmas gift for you and them!



In God's Love,

Sarah:)

Today's Devotion

We ARE Sheep!!!




Jesus said,] "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me - just as the Father knows me and I know the Father -and I lay down my life for the sheep."-- John 10:14-15





Yesterday during our pastor's sermon something really spoke to me, we all just like sheep often "eating our way lost". The pastor explained that sheep get lost by focusing on just whats in front of them(green grass) and before they know it they are lost. My thought that we are just like sheep was validated just now when I googled "how sheep get lost" as I was trying verify what my pastor said. I figured my search would take me to articles from animal experts, a rancher, but nope all of the links I saw were scriptured based linking us as followers of Christ like sheep. So yes I think we are like Sheep, so does Google:)



Don't we often find ourselves lost spiritually. I don't think we intentionally go astray from our walk with God but somehow what we focus on becomes more important and we do become lost. This has happened to me at times through my life; I wont make it a priority to read my Bible, or go to church, or fellowship with other believers and before I know it I feel lost, there is a void. Fortunately I have been able to recognize this I think from God speaking to me through HIS Holy Spirit and can get back on track. But many people start out with such a drive to serve God and as they live their lives they become farther and farther away just as a sheep eats his way lost we fill our "appetite" with other things whether it be relationships, drugs, alcohol, profession, school, whatever it is we become just a like a lost sheep who can't find our way back and sometimes we may not even want to find our way back. That is so sad for me to think of loosing that relationship with God. But no matter how lost we become our shepherd, God, never gives up for us. He constantly uses HIS Holy Spirit to bring things in our lives that will help us lost sheep find our way back to HIM. So if you are feeling a bit like a lost sheep spiritually don't feel guilty, or ashamed but rather feel loved and know your Shepherd God is just waiting to lead you again.



In God's Love,

Sarah:)

Today's Devotion

Forever Thirst Quencher!!

Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He
who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be
thirsty." -- John 6:35

Okay as I titled this I cannot help but think of
Gatorade..which I think claims to be a great thrist quencher or something. Yes
our body may be quenched by our fluid and food intake. But what about our
spiritual intake? I know I feel I'm running on empty spiritually sometimes
especially in the middle of the night when I'm trying to calm and comfort a
fussy toddler as I was last night with Evan. However in my haze of sleepiness
and frustration you know what made me feel better? singing Jesus Loves Me to
Evan. At that moment I needed some spiritual rehydration and even at 2:00 in the
morning was reminded who provides what we need when we need it! Yes I was
still tired but not near as frustrated because I got a little shot of spiritual
comfort that I so needed, as did Evan needed a mommy that was somewhat hydrated
spiritually!!!

Our bodies may feel hungry and thirsty from time to time
and the majority of us fulfill that need as soon as we possibly can. AND we
should take our spiritual health and intake as important, when we feel
ourselves slipping away from our relationship with God WE NEED to rehydrate, and
feed our souls; and remember what a wonderful quencher it is ~ and its available
to us anytime, anywhere!!! Yes even when we are very busy we can say prayer,
instead of watching a sitcom we can read our Bible, the list goes on and on. If
we continue to recognize the importance of spiritual "diet" we will never be
hungry or thirsty. So go ahead take a big bite and gulp of the wonderful bread
of life that has been given to us!

Have a blessed
weekend,

Sarah:)

Today's Devotion

Waiting, thanking, and being loved!




"I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from him.~ Psalm 62:1, It is good to give thanks to the LORD,

to sing praises to the Most High. It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening~Psalm 92:1,2"



Sorry for no devotion yesterday, it was a wonderful day of playing with the boys and fellowshiping with my wonderful mom, and just didnt have time to write a devotion.



I know I've written before about waiting, and I guess I feel like that is what I'm doing right now in our current family life situation with Nathen working on the road. We are waiting, and praying that his company will get a job closer to home so he can be home every night. As I was visiting with my mom last night I admitted that I often feel guilty for complaining because we have so many blessings to be thankful for, our kids are healthy and happy, we have a wonderful extended family, Nathen and I have a healthy marriage, we have money in our savings account, roof over our heads, vehicles to drive, the list goes on and on we do have a blessed life. BUT I miss seeing my hubby every night and the boys miss playing with their daddy everynight. I've been praying more frequently that God will somehow get Nathen closer to home, and also thanking him for all the blessings. I know that all prayers are answered we may just have to wait patiently for them to be answered. All the while I know God is a faithful, and loving God and maybe that is why we are going through this right now so we can really see his work in our lives.



As I'm writing this I'm recalling one of the boys' bible stories about the blind beggar, it asks "did his parents sin", "did he sin, is that why he is blind?" and Jesus answers no he is blind so my work could be seen and then he sends the blind man to a river to wash his eyes and then can see so I'm just praying, and waiting patiently for Jesus to wash away the blindless of not seeing Nathen every night just as he did with that blind beggar. Whatever you are waiting for today remember that God is loving and faithful and to just wait patiently and be faithful in your prayers. If you need prayer partner please let me know I'd be happy to pray for you.



In God's Love,

Sarah:)

Tuesday's Devotion

Eternal Rescuer NOT Enabler!




The LORD says, "I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name. When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them. I will reward them with a long life and give them my salvation.~Psalm 91:14-16"



If you have about 5 minutes I encourage you to read this entire chapter especially if you are going through a difficult time, there are great promises to be fulfilled for you! I chose to focus on these verses because of my day so far. Anyone who is a social worker knows the word enabler~it is that naughty word that many parents are labeled with and sometimes rightly so! However, God IS NOT, he does not allow us to continue to make the same mistakes over and over, yes he continues to love us but if we allow him he guides us to make better choices. Earlier this morning I observed a 4 year old boy who has been struggling at drop off times, and will scream, cry, and cling to his mom as she leaves. His mom I believe is a loving, and caring mom and wants the best for her son, and took the advice I gave to not sneak out but rather give him a hug and a quick goodbye reassuring him that she would pick him up. This mom did not linger and feed into the child's attempts to make her stay that would have enabled him, rather she took my advice and left. She did wait outside without the child knowing to ensure that he calmed down, just as I would have done, and have done in the past with my children. I let her know that her son was playing and calmed down within 5 minutes of her leaving. I think our relationship with God is often like what was displayed with this mom and child. We may kick and scream when we feel God is abandoning us or not listening to us...when all the while he is there watching over us. If we just allow ourselves to be somewhat vulnerable and cry out to him he will comfort and rescue us from what we are experiencing. Now of course I'm not saying this mom is God or anything just the love she displayed for her child is much like the love God has for each of us, and he is always there even when we feel he is far away. So whatever trouble you are facing today, call out to HIM, trust him, and allow HIM to rescue you! You will become stronger not weaker!



In God's Love,

Sarah:)