The Randomness

Hey guys. I'll keep this short, but I wanted to request some prayer from you.

Will and I travelled to Charlotte yesterday to visit our good friends, Wade and Ferris Joye. It was awesome news, in January, when we found out they were pregnant and even more awesome when it was confirmed that there were identical twins in her belly!

Well, with twins, there are certainly more complications involved so a couple of days ago, the Joyes went to Cincinnati to see a specialist just to be sure all was well with the girls. They were shocked with the news that they needed to have an emergency c-section either there or back in Charlotte. So, they decided to go the Charlotte route and got a flight back immediately.

The girls were born just over a pound and 2 pounds and Wade and Ferris find themselves in a strange place that they never expected to be. Wade took us back to see little Adleigh. We had to go back separately. Will went first and then I joined Wade and Adleigh. She is precious, beautiful and God's amazing creation.

Please pray for the entire Joye family. I don't need to tell you how to direct your prayers, but they all need it.

I can't wait to watch these children grow and remember back to the beginning when they were so tiny.

Love you all!

I have to work this week, my husband does not. So, it makes getting up and going to work that much harder. Boo hoo. This morning while getting ready, Will was online reviewing some games for the 360 in hopes of renting one and having a side project for his downtime during the day. For a while now, the new Grand Theft has intrigued him but at the same time, he knew the content of the previous ones and sort of steered clear, if you will. We watched the game preview this morning and his suspicions were confirmed that it wasn't the type of game that he should rent or play.

An example for me; I am drawn to the glitz, fashion and New Yorkness that Sex and the City has to offer, but it puts my mind and heart in a place that it shouldn't be; one of materialism and immorality not seeming so well, immoral.

The world offers a lot. Some of it good, some bad but the good and bad have something in common; neither will last. I am praying for the wisdom to protect what is eternal. I know that protecting that will effect some choices, and I'm praying for the peace to really be okay with missing out on a few things. This will ultimately effect my relationship with God, as well as so many others in my life.

I am so grateful for God's continued patience and grace, as I continue on this journey with Him. He redefines the word awesome!

In the summer of '06 when I interned in Slovakia, we went on a hike one day. The night before they defined the hike as a walk, so I didn't worry about the fact that my shoes weren't designed for rock climbing etc. That next day took us on a 7 mile hike in my Target shoes. I could feel every rock, pebble and boulder that I climed on or over. There was a random assortment of gnats that followed us around, preying upon our arms and legs. I had a vegetarian meal packed for me and at lunch, I was so hungry that I wolfed down the meat paste sandwich that I mistook for my veggie meal.

The culmination of meat paste in my belly, gnats on my body and indented feet from rocks gave birth to the "caveman". That is how Laura described me as I walked down the mountain, waving my arms and speaking in some kind of low, rumbled garble. That's me and Laura after the hike



Well, I've stumbled upon another form of the caveman; me on birth control. I was struck yesterday afternoon with a case of the caveman. I didn't wave my arms or talk in an unintelligable language but I just got super grumpy for absolutely no real reason.

Will agreed to play ping pong and go on a walk with me while in this state. He is so understanding in those moments and has already learned the best way to handle it. We already look back with laughter, but I leave you with how he later referenced that evening together; a walk throught the valley of the shadow of death.

Love and molten awesome,

Sarah