Sarah's Words of Wit(sdom)

This week, God gave me five little blessings. Kittens that is. Momma peacefully with her babies (can you find all five?) How has God blessed you this week in the little things?

Yesterday my beloved dog, Toby, turned 10-years-old! I can't believe it's been a decade with him already! I love him so much, I'm dedicating this post to him with pictures instead of words, in the true spirit of how animals communicate love. {He'll never admit he likes our cats...;)} {For some reason that alludes me, he doesn't like looking at the camera. So we have a lot of pictures with our hands in it like this one :)} {Me and Tobs. Happy Birthday! ♥}

Happy Thanksgiving! I love Thanksgiving, but too often we skip this wonderful holiday to get on to the rush of Christmas. So in honor of this forgotten holiday, I’ll slow down reflect on what I’m thankful for. Today, I’m thankful for my family. I’m thankful for my friends. I’m thankful for people in my life who listen to me. I’m thankful for a purring cat to bring me peace. I’m thankful for a playful dog to bring me joy and happiness. I’m thankful for the ability to express myself through writing. I’m thankful for the people who support me. I’m thankful for health. I’m thankful for a home and bed to rest. I’m thankful for food to eat. I’m thankful for love. I’m thankful for life. I’m thankful for God, and the relationship I can have with Him through His Son. I’m thankful for freedom to worship. See what other people are thankful for this Thursday here . What are YOU thankful for?

I admit, sometimes I hate writing. My twitter update said it all. If we’re all being honest, we writers all hate writing once in a while. Writing is something I love, but sometimes I just don’t want to do it. I’m plagued with deadlines, plus my last year of school, and work. Adding a blog to the mix hasn’t done me much good in that either. I hear of some people who say God is just telling them to slow down. I wish that was the case for me. Instead, God has been throwing awesome writing opportunities at me. At first, I loved the work and loved the way God has been supplying me. But lately I’ve felt, well, overwhelmed. The next morning I received an email: Sorry you’re overwhelmed… You truly have a gift, Sarah. God has kissed you with this gift of writing and to make people feel something. God has not given you a spirit of fear as the verse says. As He told Joshua, “Be STRONG and COURAGEOUS” [Joshua 1:9]. He told Joshua that multiple times. God appointed Joshua to take over for Moses (a...

Click here to see what others are thankful for today. Dear God, Thank You. Thank you for being You; my great and awesome God. You’re amazing. Thank You for my family. Before I was born, You knew me. You knew just what I needed in a family. You knew I needed supportive parents, a sister I can always talk to, and a brother who is always around when I want to hang out. You knew what annoys me about my family now will help me deal with people in the future. Thank You. Thank You for supplying me with my needs: a house, a bed, food, a car; even the little things I so often take for granted, like my computer or TV. Thank You for safety, thank You for health. Thank You for life. Thank You for rain, for sunshine. Thank You for the good times in life and thank You for the times I think are bad. Help me see that the outcome is always for the better. Thank You, Jesus. Thank You for allowing me to be homeschooled. Before I even knew I liked to write, You knew that being homeschooled would allow me ...

Writing is hard. Anyone who says it’s easy must have never tried it. I’m the kind of girl who is constantly crafting plots in her head and creating new characters. But as soon as I open up that new Word Document and see the blank white piece of virtual paper, I suddenly have a writer’s blackout. Sometimes, we writers need a little encouragement. According to the Webster’s Dictionary, to encourage is to inspire with courage or hope. There are two specific people in my life who have done just that for me. 1. My mom. She has been so supportive of me from the very beginning. She’s never too busy to read anything I write and always takes the time to edit it. Sometimes I wonder if that’s a good or bad thing.☺ I remember the first time I wrote a book. It was about talking animals who lived in a little kingdom. Understandable for an eight-year-old to write about. But my mom encouraged me to write what turned into a three (ten-paged) book series. As I matured, so did what I wanted to write abou...