10 months…and counting
Aug 18Wow. I look back, and 10 months have flown by! Our baby John was only a little tiny thing only a short while ago…and yet, such a long time ago, too! :-P But boy, this is definitely a better stage than newborn…I’m realizing more and more, that I’m not a big fan of the newborn stage…all they do is eat, poop, and sleep. no interaction…not exciting. All...
Time-Tested Beauty Tips
Aug 18Time-Tested Beauty Tips By Sam Levenson For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge you’ll never walk alone. People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived,...
Bee still…
Jul 01
BE STILL?! Wha? You know that Bible verse that says “Be still and know that I am God” ?? WELL…That can be applied even in nature! ESPECIALLY in nature! EXAMPLE: I went for a walk on the path behind our apartment this morning…I couldn’t sleep because my skin was itching from my allergy to cats/etc…and I walked probably about a mile. But I saw...
MY DESIRE…is to_____
Jun 13I got this today in my emails, and it hit hard. If I spend more time seeking after the LORD, my DESIRES WILL CHANGE!!!! -selah But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! (John 15:7) This is kind of a trick verse…cuz if you “remain” in Him…and you memorize His word…your DESIRES...
Things for the day…
Jun 01
Found a new font generator online…really COOL! you the word/words you want to have the scrapbook effect, and it generates them! :) HERE is what you could make: http://www.letteringdelights.com/onlinetool/ _________________________________________________________ earlier this day… I thought I’d post this, since I was entering this contest :) It would be nice...
Living With Changes
May 02Let’s face it…when you have kids, your whole life gets turn topsy-turvy, crazy, hard, wonderful, awesome…just totally different! You find yourself longing for alone time at moments, missing those quiet walks together as husband and wife…but also not wanting to replace ANY OF IT…and how wonderful it is to be a parent, to be a mother, to have a little photo-copy of...
Bible Time!
Oct 23I realized this evening that I haven’t been in the Bible for almost 3 weeks now…and am in need of doing so! I have begun to let my worrying get the better of me, making me less patient with baby and myself. :( Not being IN the word takes a toll on you! This is proof. [note to self] Psalm 136:1-3 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. HIS LOVE ENDURES FOREVER. Give...
A Roney Baby Is Born!
Oct 12
Monday morning, October 11th…9:15 a.m. I woke up to my bed soaked underneath me! I got out of bed, and soon after, realized that my water had broken! It just was more obvious than I expected. I didn’t see it coming. I yelled for John, but no answer. OF ALL the mornings for him to drive somewhere THIS had to be it!!! (the only words at this point that were coming to my...
FINAL COUNT-DOWN!!!
Sep 25LITTLE BABY RONEY #1 IS ALMOST HERE! There are so many emotions surging through me right now: scared, nervous, overwhelmed, sad, excited, confused, worried, tired, depressed, happy… I feel like a bloated whale, weighted down. It’s hard to move, hard to sleep, hard to walk any sort of distance, hard to feel comfortable, hard to watch my body we bloated and puffy, always tired, and...
Business (FOCUS)
Sep 15Business in general isn’t a bad thing…in fact it’s what keeps the food on the table, and the lights on for most of us! Business itself takes work to survive…especially if you’re the owner. It takes focus to stay on track, too. It’s so easy to get off-track with new “ideas” to chase after, etc. It’s so easy to just stop the progress on...
“The Wedding” This WILL make you cry.
Sep 07Her name is Katie Kirkpatrick, 21 yrs old. Next to her is her fiancé, Nick, 23. This picture was taken prior to their wedding January 11th, 2005. Katie has terminal cancer and spends hours in chemotherapy. Here Nick awaits while she finishes one of the sessions…...
((( RE-flections to Reflect on )))
Aug 27
Ok. So Tuesday was a tough day for us. It was a day of testing, once again. And we both failed the test at first! (It started off ok, and quickly turned sour)…but I had read this when I couldn’t sleep, and thought I’d re-focus what my mind should be dwelling on! I hope this encourages you to be content in whatever stage of life or chapter you’re in right now! It...
A little PUSH in the Right Direction!
Aug 11Since we’ve been here in Texas, almost every fiber of our being wants to be back home in Virginia…I talked with a friend of mine last night, and she sent this to me this morning! It really gave me a lot MORE encouragement! (I’ve been lonely and missing home a lot lately) God knew exactly what I need, and when. Thanks Lord for giving me a friend that was willing to spend a...
Out With The OLD…In With The NEW, Baby!
Aug 10
Yay! IT’S FINALLY DONE! I’m so happy! I have been wanting to re-design my old website for such a long time! (I have just either been too busy with my previous jobs, getting married, working with my husband on building our home-business, procrastinating, or just plain distracted) BUT…it’s finally done! well, part of it. Here’s what my plans are: Completely...
Site Under Construction!
Jul 29I am excited…I’m having fun and FINALLY getting to redo my blog and portfolio web-site! The new page will be: www.sunrisestudiosonline.com and I SHOULD have something up by the end of this week, as I promised! This is a good thing…I know that my portfolio has been in dyer need to be re-designed and re-vamped. I will also be putting up brand new designs and photographs as
Business Week Highs + Lows
Jul 21
This week started off pretty badly. Our membership site which was getting promoted all weekend…decided WHILE we were promoting it…to break. not once. but SEVERAL times. ugh* So that itself put a rather large gloom over our joy for the week. THEN we found out we are super low on $, which was yet another blow to the already downcast day. (because money has been coming in so...
encouragement for the day: brought to you by: G.O.D
Jul 16
I figured I’d share this with all of you, since I was encouraged and thought I might share the verses along with my thoughts…so YOU could think about it too! Please take the time to think about what you read, too…don’t just breeze through it. The Bible is MEANT to be gone through…not breezed through. If there’s anything I can pray for you today...
How to play catch-up :-P
May 26Here is how Sara plays catch-up…she writes for a while consistantly, then something happens to distract her, and she forgets to keep it up! :-/ Share and Enjoy: Tweet This Post
2009: END OF YEAR THOUGHTS
Jan 06This year has been truly an adventure! I have no regrets, and can look back at all the blessings, heartaches, lessons, adventures, tests, trials, and temptations. I can say that the Lord has been molding me and shaping me, refining me as I go! Those times I wasn’t looking to the Lord, He allowed me or my cirumstances to bring me to my knees…to allow me the GRACE to see more...
prayer for today…
Dec 30All I need’s another day Where I can’t seem to get away From the many things that drag me down, yeah I’m sure you’ve had a day like me Where nothing seems to set you free From the burdens you can’t carry all alone In your weakness He is stronger In Your darkness He shines through When you’re crying He’s your comfort When your all alone, He’s...
late nite Christmas thoughts-
Dec 20I am such a fool…my mind keeps me so occupied, that I lose track of where its really supposed to be. ESPECIALLY around Christmas!!! I mean, look around…how many people do you see NOT rushing around or stressed out? My husband John and I have been so wrapped up in business and obtaining more business for income, that we -or at least I- haven’t stopped to just thank God for...
Snake-Bite
Dec 12This is a video I took on a hike with my brother Jonathan a few years ago… I was provoking it to strike. Yes. I’m a dare-devil! Share and Enjoy: Tweet This...
When Things Go Wrong…
Dec 02d.o.n.t. q.u.i.t when things go wrong as they sometimes will and the road your travelling seems all uphill when you want to laugh but you have to cry ’cause the funds are low and the debts are high when trouble’s grinding you into that pit rest if you must but don’t you quit for life is queer with it’s twists and turns which everyone has already learned and many a...
:::The Prayer Of An Unknown Soldier:::
Dec 02The Prayer of An Unknown Confederate Soldier I asked God for strength, that I might achieve. I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey. I asked for health, that I might do greater things. I was given infirmity, that I might do better things. I asked for riches, that I might be happy. I was given poverty, that I might be wise. I asked for power that I might have the praise of men. I was...
Thanksgivin’ Iz Almost here…
Nov 23
Ok. So Thanksgiving is almost here… To alot of people, Thanksgiving is all about traditions and food. But after yesterday’s sermon at Reston Bible Church, it helped me get a more intense focus on the real meaning. It’s in the name… THANKS-giving! Giving-thanks! Pastor Tony Pedroni talked about finding our joy NOT in our cirumstances, but in KNOWING that the Lord...
~the storm~
Nov 20
This is a poem I had written a while back. I think it’s good to remember that life has its trials & storms. But as long as we look to Jesus, it’ll all be alright! Poem, started on: 5.14.08 With tears streaming down my face, I fall to my knees… My strength has left me, and my body’s sore. I clench my fists & scream, yet nothing seems to ease! I cry to the wind,...
thot 4 2daye
Nov 19
Today is a glorious day that the Lord has made!:) The breeze, the sunshine, the birds singing, the blue skies… Too many times, we often MISS the beautiful work that God’s done, because we’re “too busy” going somewhere, doing something, or thinking about those two things! I know that I have a habit of doing that much too often. I get into the mode of...
Verse for the day :)
Oct 17
Luke 17: 7-10 7″Suppose one of you had a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Would he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come along now and sit down to eat’? 8Would he not rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink’? 9Would he t hank the servant because he did...
