More lessons to learn...Howdy y'all!!! Yes sah, I'm down south and lovin' it!  I'm finally getting in touch with my southern accent too...it's been a long time since we've communicated.  I feel like I have been on vacation...totally just hangin' out with the bestest people in the world...shopping when I want, eating when I want...lounging when I want...and yeah, you get the picture...it's AHHHHH. But not all of it has been beautiful and exciting. Despite all the amazing circumstances, I've definitely had challenges within myself. Some days I feel like I'm fighting deceit and feelings not based on truth left and right. From coveting to comparing to fearing to feeling sorry for myself. YET, in ALL these negative emotions that pop up every now and then, GOD HAS TRUTH THAT FREES!!! - Coveting is only a result of discontentment and mainly a false perspective of a loving God.
- Comparing is not trusting God to make me just the way I am for His loving, joy-fulfilling purposes.
- Fearing is often for me, worrying about the future and again not trusting the heart of love my Lord has for me.
- Feeling sorry for myself is usually the result of a wrong perspective of the circumstances God has allowed me to be in.
I confess, it has been hard watching Stephen and Ashley but it has been soooo good as I feel I am undergoing yet another test of my faith in the Lord and His provision. Not only that, but God has shown me how I can minister to them if I'm only willing to quit focusing on myself. They are the most amazing people in the world!!! God is my joy and nothing and no one can take that place!!! And THAT is freeing.  Thank you for the comments you guys! I'm looking forward to getting home and digging in the dirt. ~Sarah | 
Ahhhh, I can relate to all those Negatives, so you aren't alone Sarah! The feeling sorry for myself has a name that Grammy has given it for me when I get in that state of mind....She calls it "Eating WORMS" ewwwwwww!!!! But she's right! I've gotten MUCH better about leaving those worms in the ground where they belong...cept when I wanna go fishin' 
What a world we live in. Instant this and instant that....so much right at our finger tips. I heard someone say the other day how a teller at the bank had to count the money the 'old fashion' way, by hand, because the machine was broken. The comment was made they probably couldn't go back to the days before computers. Later I asked his wife if she baked cookies she brought. A negative response got me thinking....I'll bet people in the 'olden days' would look at our modern grocery store and fall over in amazement at how much is done for us already!!! Anyway....ehem. That was a longish story for a simple concept. Sorry! 
