I got some encouragement today from Proverbs 12:4 – “A worthy wife is a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.” I love the imagery. What woman wouldn’t want to be a crown for her husband? Rafa gets a sparkle in his eye when he introduces me to a co-worker. He always smiles as he says, “And this is my wife, Sarah.” Thinking.. Read More

I have been so inspired lately by the Daily Faithwalkers messages (http://www.gccweb.org/scripts/gccweb/journal/). Today, Rick Whitney, one of the GCM founders, talked about the legacy of leaders. He says that church leaders don’t just appear – they are the product of the investments of previous generations of leaders. Rick advises that anyone who wants to be a leader should work to understand what character traits are important to the leaders above.. Read More

I am so proud to be married to a man of God. This doesn’t mean Rafa is perfect, but it does mean that he is committed to learning, serving and leading. Our church and movement of churches, Great Commission Churches (http://www.gcmweb.org/), is a group lead by servants. We have wonderful examples all around us, and Rafa is like a sponge. He learns from the strengths of the Christians we surround.. Read More

I really enjoy watching kids. It’s something that’s been new to me in the past year or so. I think with my biological clock ticking, the maternal instincts start kicking in and I feel compelled to hold every baby I am near. I watched 2-year-old Lily a couple of weeks ago and 1-year-old Reuben last Wednesday. This past weekend, a friend to both of us from work needed someone to.. Read More

We have a standing date night scheduled on Saturdays. It’s a time we look forward to every week – a time for us to have fun, re-connect outside of our regular lives, and invest time in growing our love. Today was our first Saturday – since we’ve been married! – that we didn’t have anything scheduled on a Saturday. We had a date planned for tonight, but we ended up.. Read More

I haven’t totaled up the cost of our wedding quite yet. I still have a few receipts from the final week to add into the spreadsheet. I will update you on that soon. Until then, one of my favorite Web sites www.boundless.org, had a great article about “The $18,000 Wedding Myth.” The author quotes Little Women and I love it: There’s a scene where Meg, the oldest of four sisters,.. Read More

This Sunday will mark six weeks! It has really gone by quickly. I’m sorry for the lack of updates. Rafa has been so busy finishing up school stuff. His last day is next week. I am so proud of him and I can’t wait to see him cross the stage in his cap and gown in June 🙂As he’s been wrapping up his journey of higher education, we have been.. Read More

We celebrated two weeks of being married along with Valentine’s Day yesterday! These last two weeks have been wonderful. We have been enjoying each other. We have also been learning a lot about what it’s like to live with each other. For example, last Tuesday I was really tired. The previous night was the first night Oreo (Rafa’s cat) and Hawk (my dog) tried to regain their spots in bed.. Read More

These are the vows Rafa and I shared with each other at the wedding. He had them memorized and spoke them to me, firmly and softly, while looking into my eyes. I had them memorized, but after hearing Rafa say his and getting distracted by the emotions of my future mother-in-law, my mind went blank after the first line. Thankfully, Pastor Karl had them ready to give me a help… Read More

We’re back! We wrote 50 posts separately about the preparations for our wedding. Well, we are back from our honeymoon now and ready to write 50 more about our entrance into our married life. We’re hoping we (our our kids/grandkids) can look back on these writings 50 years from now and get a good picture of what is important. Faith, hope and love! Here are a few awesome pictures of.. Read More