Greg Loves Sarah

“And the peace of God, which passeth ALL understanding, shall keep your HEARTS and MINDS through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7

I believe in miracles.

And sometimes, it seems that the miracles that He does in our hearts and minds are GREATER and GRANDER…….than parting the Red Sea, or making the lame to walk, or calming the storm.

It is just as miraculous to calm the storm in me.

“And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, ‘Peace, be still.’ And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.” Mark 4:39

Here’s just a little FYI for those of you who subscribe to RSS feeds from alwaysperky.com.

Josh made some changes to the site – ones that I really like! (THANKS, J! You take the cake!!!) A couple of those changes are that: 1) My former “Home” page is now the “About” page AND 2) The former “Blog” page is now the “Home” page. (The “blog” page was the one that was always changing so it’s better this way) :)

With these changes, any RSS feeds (from my blog) will now need to be linked to www.greglovessarah.com rather than alwaysperky.com/blog. Makes a lot more sense, BUT has affected feeds for those who were already subscribed to me. :)

THAT SAID….you can delete your old feed and resubscribe to this page :)

Uh…Did I just make sense?

Love y’all!! :)

Just thought I’d post a pic or three of a few of the children in my life right now. :) There is quite the collection of children here at ALERT. It is so nice and they are so precious!

For my birthday, Catherine, Chris, Savannah, Melanie, and I went to Pasada’s for dinner. We had a great time! Little Savannie has discovered how nice it is to drink from a cup. Can be a tad tricky for the adult trying to drink out of the cup to have tiny hands going for it at the same time. :) But Savannie is learning :)

Yup! I think our girl will like Mexican :) …..

At the Herring’s on Thursday night. The Herring crew is such fun to stay with! Love ’em to bits!

Me: “William! What happened to your nose??”

William: “Ask THOMAS that.” :)

 

Welp, it’s Saturday here in Big Sandy, TX and I, for one, am thoroughly enjoying it! I was ready for a quiet day! I have things to do, but just doing them in the stillness of my own room with nice music playing and quietness is JUST RIGHT for today! Ah…God is good!

Have a lovely day, my friends!

Psalm 23

• “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want…

“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Need? Used to think of that in a physical sense (money, shelter, clothing). And Father does provide those things, but He also does SO MUCH more. He supplies our needs for companionship and comfort, our needs for hope and grace, our needs for mercy and new days, and the list goes on and on and on. What a kind, generous, and abundantly RICH Father!

• HE RESTORETH MY SOUL:

Soul: Mind, will, and emotions. “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.” Psalm 42:5 “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your HEARTS and MINDS through Christ Jesus.” Phil. 4:6,7 ….. And THEN, just THINK on that word “restore”!!!! Restore. What a beautiful word!

• He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness FOR HIS NAME’S SAKE…

FOR HIS NAME’S SAKE!!!!!!!! Oh Father! Keep me for Your name’s sake! To You be all glory!!!!! “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Eph 2:8,9 Ah, THANK YOU FATHER THAT IT IS NOT UP TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• Surely GOODNESS and MERCY shall follow me all the days of my life:

GOODNESS and MERCY: I see them every day, every time I wake up, every time I breathe, every time I lay down, every time I HOPE, every time I cry, every time I smile. Goodness: The Lord’s goodness just can’t be summed up with human words. It can’t even be comprehended by the human heart. God’s goodness is one of those realities that if you try to imagine the breadth of it, it is like trying to fathom eternity or the extent of the universe. Just b l o w s a girl away. Poof, I am gone. Mercy: I don’t deserve it. Cannot earn it. Desperately need it. He freely GIVES. Over and over and over and over………………..”Oh, the blood of Jesus. It washes white as snow.” His mercies are NEW every morning. GREAT is His faithfulness to me.

• and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.”

Psalm 27 “One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion…he shall set me up upon a rock…Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD…When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek… Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies… I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living…Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”

I pray that these thoughts encourage your heart as they are encouraging mine. Wait on the Lord, my friends. Be of good courage. He will strengthen your heart.

What a whirlwind week and a half it has been!! Full of lots of highs, lots of lows, and an overwhelming amount of GRACE.

First off, MELANIE CAME!!!!! [FYI: If you don’t know Melanie, I am SOOO sorry. We’ll have to arrange an introduction. Call me. You’ll never be the same :) ]

Mel came to Big Sandy for a Chalk Art Course being offered on IAA’s campus. That course just happened to coincide with my birthday – which was perfection!! It has be SO GREAT having Mel here!

I can’t tell you how many years I longed for a kindred spirit and would pray and ask God for a friend. And then somehow, when I least expected it, least deserved it – My Lord sent Mel. She has stood by me, listened to me ramble, made me laugh myself goofy…. made me stay up til midnight on my birthday and then comforted with Scripture when I cried over getting older :) Ah, thank you Father!!

My dear, sweet, best friend and sister Catherine organized a birthday party for me on Saturday! I think it may have been my coolest, most thought through, prettiest birthday party in a looooong time! SO SWEET! Catherine and Mel decorated and baked and cooked beyond their hearts’ content! Several of the gal from ALERT came over and we had a sweet time! Thanks, y’all, for investing in me, for making me feel special and loved! Y’all are priceless. I am BLESSED.

My department at work threw me a surprise party on Tuesday, which was SO sweet! I was very surprised! You know, I can’t remember ever having a birthday like this one – surrounded by SO MANY dear ones taking their time to let me know that I am loved.

…if only Mom and Dad could’ve been here :( *siiiiiiiigh , pout* :(

So, I mentioned at the top that I’ve had lots of highs and lots of lows. As for the “lows” part, I’ll just sum that up by saying that our Precious Lord “giveth more grace”. He sent me family and friends to encourage me, lift my spirits, and to just hold me. *Tears*

“A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.”

My Lord also showed His power and mercy by encouraging me through His Word and through His presence. Ah, I’d love to share with you how He encouraged my heart through Isaiah 53-55. Maybe someday, maybe just in bits, maybe it’ll just stay hidden in my heart. We’ll see :)

So, each of you are precious to me. I wish I could just sit with each of you over a hot mocha in a cozy place….and talk. Talk about LIFE. Talk about YESTERDAY, TODAY and TOMORROW. Talk about JESUS. One more reason to look forward to heaven.

Ah, our God is GOOD!!

AND!!!!………A special thanks also goes out to Josh for updating my site – Great job, Josh! I love the changes you made! Well done, my friend! Thanks for investing so much time and effort and talent! BTW, have I mentioned that you won the “Josh Wychopen of the Year Award” for last year? Well, you did! And wowsers, was the competition ever TOUGH! Almost as hard as winning the “IAA Graphic Artist of the Day Award” ;)