it truly is a miracle

Yesterday, for the first time since April, my home computer worked all day! holy cow this is an amazing thing. I got to edit some pics that I have been waiting to edit. This is so exciting, however, I am going to be purchasing a new computer here soon and I am giddy about it.

Here is a pic of some of Sam, and the others I can't put up cause they are a suprise gift...I don't want to ruin it, but I will be showing you soon!

Love to ya!

Missing you!

It's true, I do miss you! I haven't seen many of my friends in a long time! I hope everyone is doing well! We are so good, and again, as it is the middle of summer, we are crazy busy...I have fallen a bit under the weather the last few days, but I think I am coming out of it! Since the last post we have been to Kennett, MO to re-roof a house with our students. And I think that is the only actual trip we have been on. . It was really fun, and is a great way for us and our students to learn how to do some crazy stuff!

Also, I got a new little toy! It is a Flip. It is cute and fun, and one day I will be able to use it on this computer!

I also have just started watching the Next Design Star...I have decided, I really want to be a designer, so if anyone wants to redo a room...i want to do it! You should watch the show. It is on Sunday nights on HGTV.

Okay I think that is it for now! Love you, miss you...comment and let me know how you are, Steph.

Sarah.

to the 4th of July and New Friendships

Well, this 4th of July started out as any other day. We woke up with no plans...none. A few people told us they may call, but by Sat. morning, we still hadn't heard anything.

My phone rang, and it was our new friends. Heather and Tate. They invited us to the lake with Tate's family. We love new people, so without a thought we said yes. We spent the day just hanging out at the lake. It was such a relaxing day and now we have new friend! When fireworks started we were surbrised to find out that not only could we see one fireworks show, but 3. It was awesome!

Thanks Heather and Tate!

This is 2 of the fireworks shows!

This was taken at about 9:30pm. It was so dark! The "Kids", (heather) were lighting sparklers, so I was able to find a focus...when I did...VIOLA! By the way, I was able to take this photo becuase my in-laws bought me an awesome tri-pod for my B-day! Thanks Scott and Anne!
This is Tate and Heather, and Finley. We met heather first at her boutique. Catfish & Tater. you have to check it out! Blog and Website! check out the website! also, she has an Etsy!

Tate and Finley

This is my hott husband Andrew on the 4th of July! Just Chillin in his new shorts! I love this man! Hope you had a fun and safe day too!

29 and dont feel a day over 18...

This is me, yesterday, at worlds of fun in line for the Mamba...yes, that is how I chose to celebrate the Day of my birth! ROLLER COASTERS! I was listening to a birthday message and I was much happier than my face shows! Thanks to everyone for sending out a message! I am truly blessed to be in the place that I am. I have a brilliantly amazing husband, a family who loves me and supports my life, a ton of precious students who I love and who love me...and I serve a living Savior that gives my life hope, meaning and purpose..."who could ask for anything more!"

Beard Family Reunion

This is the lineage of Granny, all her kids, grand-kids and great-grand-kids...minus Heather and Ben. Back in the day, before cell phones, granny used to set dates by "meeting under the clock in union station". Happy 85th Granny!

you may think this is cool...

We had a Bible study at our home yesterday morning. Somehow, the conversation started between us and 2 girls about scripture they were studying and struggling with a little bit. The first one says, "the one I was looking at is Acts 8, where Philip is called by the Holy Spirit to speak to the Etheopian about what he was reading...here let me look it up."
At this time she pauses to look it up, and I flip it open and scan it while the other girl begins, "The one I was struggling with is in Isaiah 53, who is this servant who has to take on all this sin...Jesus wasn't around yet."
So I explain that this was a prophecy...but as I begin explaining, I continue to read...and as I was doing that I stopped, flipped back to the passage that the Etheopian was reading in Acts and read it outloud.

The scripture that the Etheopian was reading and struggling to understand "unless someone explained it to him" in Acts 8...was Isaiah 53...

Goosebumps anyone?!

Post-It attack!

So, Ben and Taylor are known around our neck of the woods for pranking us. We just got back from camp and came home to this.

If it wasn't so amazing, it would be a pain in the butt! They basically painted our walls with Post-It notes!