Hello friends and family!
Well this post took me a little longer than a week to get to, but alas I do have some thoughts to pass along. Today is my birthday and I share it with several people I love! What a great way to celebrate!! However though today is my birthday it comes along with some bittersweet thoughts. Often it comes with the memories of birthdays passed and the fact that I am growing older. Though not necessarily a bad thing, I am reminded that I am no longer a child and the great big ball of excitement I once was as a child on my birthday is no longer there. As my dad says, it really has just become another day. Though don't get me wrong, I do smile quite a bit when friends and family tell me happy birthday and explain how blessed they are to have me around, it makes it quite nice!
On a much sadder note though, this day is often over shadowed by an event in my life that will forever bring sadness and an aching to my heart. As most of you know 4 years ago today was the last time I spoke with my grandfather. Five days later he was taken from us in a sudden death. Though I don't dwell on it, I often take pause on these days to remember him. I have private moments that will cause me to shed a small tear. I remember the man who loved his family very deeply and doted on his grandchildren only the way a grandparent could. I remember the fun times, yet also remember the man who was very stern when necessary. Yes indeed I am a person who remembers things (always have been always will be).
I do have plans today to celebrate with good friends. My former roommate and I also share a birthday. It should make for a fun evening! We are heading to a friends house at 6 to spend some quality time together that we haven't had a chance to do since David and I got married! Once we were married she herself became busy with the typical hustle and bustle that goes along with planning a wedding! It will be an enjoyable time had by all!
In the mean time, I am simply relaxing and enjoying the day! I plan on going to lunch with my husband to Mr. Gattis (To you non-Knoxville Folks, its equal to Cici's but better pizza in my opinion!), spend time with the dogs, and of course spend time with David.
Great news also came to us yesterday! David had an interview with Kroger and they gave him a drug test and background check! I'm so thrilled for him!! :-) This could mean great things for him! He said he went into the interview and everyone made him very comfortable, so of course he had no trouble interviewing! And of course, he went in wearing dress clothes! I was thrilled to see this one! David rarely wears them and he always looks so handome when he dresses up! Please keep praying about this potential job, he will hear back sometime next week. I will be sure to make it known if he gets a job.
We still have prayer concers though. My grandmother finishes Chemo either next week or the week after. Please pray she can make it through these. Also pray that God is guiding the hands of the doctors and for the possiblity of remission. We also ask for you to pray for us financialy. David has started reading through Dave Ramsey's financial peace book and I am rereading along with him. Our goal is to become debt free and to be able to better handle financial struggles when they come along.
As far as the next week goes, we will see what God brings us!
Love,
Sarah and David
Friday, September 25, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Its Raining Its Pouring
Greetings all! Its update time!! :-D And today is a good day to do it! Its been raining all day long!
This week has been much better in some respects and difficult in others. My moods are on the upswing, making life a lot better to handle for both David and myself. I can only give credit to God on this one because there simply is no other way to explain it.
This week has progressed much like normal. I worked and David has been at school.My hours at work have been cut back for the time being until we can get the web page up and running. Its been frustrating for David and I, but nothing that we can't handle. As far as the rest of the home front goes, we haven't had anything too exciting aside from Odin actually reliving himself outside without prompting (probably our biggest feat yet!)
Of course its football time in our house and David has tolerated my minor obsession with the Colts well! :-) For all of you that don't know, David is a soccer fan, and doesn't really care either way when it comes to American football.
We also watched the VMA's on Sunday evening, due largely in part to the fact that I am a fan of Taylor Swift and she was going to preform. Our initial plan was to turn them on and watch her performance, and then flip to something else or go about our evening routine of David playing a video game while I surfe the net. Of course (as if you haven't heard already) Taylor won best female video of the year (much to my excitment) but in the middle of her speech Kanye West jumped up on the stage and stole the mic from her in the middle of her acceptance speech. Needless to say David and I were both equally appaled. We culd not imagine how or why someone would do such a thing. Never the less, we continued to watch (or rather I did) to see what other things were going to happen durning the show. I came to several conclusions about things while i was watching. Here goes the list:
1. Lady Gaga had some pretty insane outfits and am not sure if they were for the attention or for something else like she just has strange taste in clothing.
2. Taylor Swift, as always, was tastefully dressed.
3. Russel Brand is annoying as all get out on stage and I wanted to smack him several times during the show. He's such a pig!
4. Pink's preformance was awesome! I very much enjoyed the accrobatics!
5. Beyonce's gesture to Taylor Swift was something rarely seen in a celebrity and I was very impressed!
To finish off my update, I still have a few prayer requests. David still hasn't found a job yet. Much to our dismay it is very difficult due to the fact that NO ONE is hiring right now. Supposedly the ecconomy is on the uprise, so we will see if that is true in the next few weeks if David can find a job. As I mentioned before my hours at work have been cut and we are praying that the provisions from God continue to happen. He has blessed us so far and just when we don't think we will have enough he somehow provides for us! Still baffles me, but I am thankful all the time for it! :-)
Love,
Sarah and David
This week has been much better in some respects and difficult in others. My moods are on the upswing, making life a lot better to handle for both David and myself. I can only give credit to God on this one because there simply is no other way to explain it.
This week has progressed much like normal. I worked and David has been at school.My hours at work have been cut back for the time being until we can get the web page up and running. Its been frustrating for David and I, but nothing that we can't handle. As far as the rest of the home front goes, we haven't had anything too exciting aside from Odin actually reliving himself outside without prompting (probably our biggest feat yet!)
Of course its football time in our house and David has tolerated my minor obsession with the Colts well! :-) For all of you that don't know, David is a soccer fan, and doesn't really care either way when it comes to American football.
We also watched the VMA's on Sunday evening, due largely in part to the fact that I am a fan of Taylor Swift and she was going to preform. Our initial plan was to turn them on and watch her performance, and then flip to something else or go about our evening routine of David playing a video game while I surfe the net. Of course (as if you haven't heard already) Taylor won best female video of the year (much to my excitment) but in the middle of her speech Kanye West jumped up on the stage and stole the mic from her in the middle of her acceptance speech. Needless to say David and I were both equally appaled. We culd not imagine how or why someone would do such a thing. Never the less, we continued to watch (or rather I did) to see what other things were going to happen durning the show. I came to several conclusions about things while i was watching. Here goes the list:
1. Lady Gaga had some pretty insane outfits and am not sure if they were for the attention or for something else like she just has strange taste in clothing.
2. Taylor Swift, as always, was tastefully dressed.
3. Russel Brand is annoying as all get out on stage and I wanted to smack him several times during the show. He's such a pig!
4. Pink's preformance was awesome! I very much enjoyed the accrobatics!
5. Beyonce's gesture to Taylor Swift was something rarely seen in a celebrity and I was very impressed!
To finish off my update, I still have a few prayer requests. David still hasn't found a job yet. Much to our dismay it is very difficult due to the fact that NO ONE is hiring right now. Supposedly the ecconomy is on the uprise, so we will see if that is true in the next few weeks if David can find a job. As I mentioned before my hours at work have been cut and we are praying that the provisions from God continue to happen. He has blessed us so far and just when we don't think we will have enough he somehow provides for us! Still baffles me, but I am thankful all the time for it! :-)
Love,
Sarah and David
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Happy Thursday
Happy Thursday everyone! Here is our most recent update:
Thursday is fellowship/ game night with our friends. We hosted this week playing farkle and having nachos to munch on! It was a good time for everyone! We watched part of the Steelers/ Titans game as a good bit of our friends are Steelers fans! I am currently watching the end of the game and its tied with 44 seconds to go. Looks like this one will be going into over time!
I'm greatful for the fact that we have cable this football season and that David isn't opposed to letting me watch my Colts play! (Ok they aren't MY Colts per say, but I'm a big supporter and fan!!) Ah the smell and sound of fall has finally approached us! :-)
David was sadly holed up in the office during the fellowship time working on homework! Poor guy! But that is the life of a college student! I am so incredibly proud of him for going to school and getting a degree that I can't be annoyed or upset that he is making his school work a priority right now!
Other news for us includes the fact that we have been visiting Two Rivers church again. I'm very fond of the church and was excited on Sunday after the sermon to hear that the preacher is from Kokomo Indiana! Kind of cool to hear! The sermon was about community and the importance of getting involved in a small group outside of your "regular" church service. The preacher made a good point that there is most definatly a time and a place for the big group fellowship, but that in a church that size we need to be plugged in with a smaller group of Christians. Its very important to have a small group of friends to ask the tough questions like "how are you doing in your walk?" and "what can we pray for you for?"
One more bit of news that I want to pass along. In continuation of asking for prayers I am still asking that you pray for my Grandmother (Warren). As most of you know she has Lymphoma "all through her body" and is currently undergoing chemo for this. As I mentioned last week, the doctors found a mass on her thyroid. My father passed the information on to me that she will undergo surgery after she has finished Chemo. She will go under the knife for the doctors to explore and figure out what this mass may be. While in there they will send a sample to the lab and find out if it is cancer. If it is they will remove the mass and progress from there.
We are also asking for prayer for me. I am also fighting depression a bit. Some days are worse than others. I can usually push through things, but there are days that no matter how hard I try I feel overwhelmed. David is very supportive is hanging in there quite well on those days that I have trouble. I'm very proud of him for helping me through on the rough days! Thank God for such a good friend and spouse! :-)
Thursday is fellowship/ game night with our friends. We hosted this week playing farkle and having nachos to munch on! It was a good time for everyone! We watched part of the Steelers/ Titans game as a good bit of our friends are Steelers fans! I am currently watching the end of the game and its tied with 44 seconds to go. Looks like this one will be going into over time!
I'm greatful for the fact that we have cable this football season and that David isn't opposed to letting me watch my Colts play! (Ok they aren't MY Colts per say, but I'm a big supporter and fan!!) Ah the smell and sound of fall has finally approached us! :-)
David was sadly holed up in the office during the fellowship time working on homework! Poor guy! But that is the life of a college student! I am so incredibly proud of him for going to school and getting a degree that I can't be annoyed or upset that he is making his school work a priority right now!
Other news for us includes the fact that we have been visiting Two Rivers church again. I'm very fond of the church and was excited on Sunday after the sermon to hear that the preacher is from Kokomo Indiana! Kind of cool to hear! The sermon was about community and the importance of getting involved in a small group outside of your "regular" church service. The preacher made a good point that there is most definatly a time and a place for the big group fellowship, but that in a church that size we need to be plugged in with a smaller group of Christians. Its very important to have a small group of friends to ask the tough questions like "how are you doing in your walk?" and "what can we pray for you for?"
One more bit of news that I want to pass along. In continuation of asking for prayers I am still asking that you pray for my Grandmother (Warren). As most of you know she has Lymphoma "all through her body" and is currently undergoing chemo for this. As I mentioned last week, the doctors found a mass on her thyroid. My father passed the information on to me that she will undergo surgery after she has finished Chemo. She will go under the knife for the doctors to explore and figure out what this mass may be. While in there they will send a sample to the lab and find out if it is cancer. If it is they will remove the mass and progress from there.
We are also asking for prayer for me. I am also fighting depression a bit. Some days are worse than others. I can usually push through things, but there are days that no matter how hard I try I feel overwhelmed. David is very supportive is hanging in there quite well on those days that I have trouble. I'm very proud of him for helping me through on the rough days! Thank God for such a good friend and spouse! :-)
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Heselton Happenings
Dear friends and Family,
Our first official blog! :-) I decided that this would be a good way to have everyone keep up with what is happening in the Heselton household! :-) We have been insanely busy the last few weeks! David started classes a week ago and in that time a lot has happened! So here is a recap...
Last week David started school. Always an exciting time, but this year has been especially exciting! David is in his last semester of school and we couldn't be happier! Thanks to all of our family members and their love and support! He is taking a music appreciation class, a biology class/ lab (I have actually been probing through this text book) a capstone class and chapel. We have settled quite nicely into the routine of him being in school. We've had to tweak a couple things to our schedules, but nothing that is unbearable.
I have been insanely busy at work trying my best to keep up with the new changes to our ordering department! We launched the new web page today, so I am excited to see where it will take my job and what new opportunities will open up for me. I've already had the chance to learn some HTML coding, something I never though I would need to know. Bethany and I have been working our butts off for the last month trying to get everything ready to go, but alas all the hard work is paying off and we have a new web page to show for it. :-) (Check it out www.riversportsoutfitters.com) I'm really proud of it!
As for David and I as a couple, we are really enjoying being married. There is always some new challenge, but we have met the ones we have faced so far with determination to not let them beat us. :-) We do have some prayer concerns. As you all know David has been looking for a job for months now and still nothing has turned up. Please pray that God will present us with something soon. Anything at this point in the game would be worth it to us!
We also ask that you pray for my grandmother. We got word from her that she had a biopsy last week on her thyroid and things didn't look so good. She was to meet with a specialist on Tuesday, but I haven't received word yet about what the doctor said. We are praying for good news, but are prepared for not so good news. God has been faithful so far, and we are trusting that he has a plan and purpose, though we may not see it at this time.
Also pray for my back. I have been having some terrible trouble with pain that we are not sure where it is coming from. I threw it out about two years ago, and still pain plagues me almost daily. Loosing weight has helped some, but we are working hard to get a better handle on both or our weights. Be praying for that as well. That we have strength and determination to win our battle of the bulge.
As always we love you all and miss you!
Sarah and David
Our first official blog! :-) I decided that this would be a good way to have everyone keep up with what is happening in the Heselton household! :-) We have been insanely busy the last few weeks! David started classes a week ago and in that time a lot has happened! So here is a recap...
Last week David started school. Always an exciting time, but this year has been especially exciting! David is in his last semester of school and we couldn't be happier! Thanks to all of our family members and their love and support! He is taking a music appreciation class, a biology class/ lab (I have actually been probing through this text book) a capstone class and chapel. We have settled quite nicely into the routine of him being in school. We've had to tweak a couple things to our schedules, but nothing that is unbearable.
I have been insanely busy at work trying my best to keep up with the new changes to our ordering department! We launched the new web page today, so I am excited to see where it will take my job and what new opportunities will open up for me. I've already had the chance to learn some HTML coding, something I never though I would need to know. Bethany and I have been working our butts off for the last month trying to get everything ready to go, but alas all the hard work is paying off and we have a new web page to show for it. :-) (Check it out www.riversportsoutfitters.com) I'm really proud of it!
As for David and I as a couple, we are really enjoying being married. There is always some new challenge, but we have met the ones we have faced so far with determination to not let them beat us. :-) We do have some prayer concerns. As you all know David has been looking for a job for months now and still nothing has turned up. Please pray that God will present us with something soon. Anything at this point in the game would be worth it to us!
We also ask that you pray for my grandmother. We got word from her that she had a biopsy last week on her thyroid and things didn't look so good. She was to meet with a specialist on Tuesday, but I haven't received word yet about what the doctor said. We are praying for good news, but are prepared for not so good news. God has been faithful so far, and we are trusting that he has a plan and purpose, though we may not see it at this time.
Also pray for my back. I have been having some terrible trouble with pain that we are not sure where it is coming from. I threw it out about two years ago, and still pain plagues me almost daily. Loosing weight has helped some, but we are working hard to get a better handle on both or our weights. Be praying for that as well. That we have strength and determination to win our battle of the bulge.
As always we love you all and miss you!
Sarah and David
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