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Jul
13

I choose joy. I choose praise.

By | Sarah Stirman

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5-foot-3 inches is too high, evidently, for an iPhone to fall screen down on a concrete surface and survive even with a cover.

Standing on the driveway to put on my hat before a run I dropped my iPhone (that I use for training and music while I run). It didn’t hit my knee or shoe or anything on the way down. Just SPLAT.

You know I’m always honest with you: I, like most iPhone users, really like my iPhone. I use it for my alarm clock, on my runs I use it not only for music but to keep track of pace and distance, the GPS feature has been exceptionally handy while adjusting to life in our new town. [Read more...]

Jun
03

A thousand questions. One answer.

By | Sarah Stirman

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A year to prepare. Now the journey begins. If only I knew where I was going.

One year ago, my husband was called into a meeting at work, curious if he would receive his annual bonus. Budgets were tight everywhere, after all. He left the meeting without his job. Budgets were tight everywhere, after all.

After months of fretful living and struggling to trust, he was blessed with a job… 200 miles away. The kids and I would be along as soon as the house sold. Thus we waited. And waited. And waited none too patiently.

Gifted with the clear vision of hindsight, I can see the blessings in God’s timing, but there were moments it felt as if my prayers were simply bouncing off the ceiling. Didn’t the Lord want our family to be together? Didn’t the Lord want us to be financially responsible? [Read more...]