London: Day 1

Lots learned today, to much to write about constantly. I will do weekly updates I suppose, haha.

Highlight of today though, was learning that pepperspray is illegal in Europe. How we learned this? Poor Molly (I think it was Molly, anyways) was arrested after having her back searched in the Tube (apparently typical). You should've seen the look on the girl next to me's face when we heard this, as she had pepperspray in her bag...

Ahh well, what can you do other then get rid of it?


EDIT: It was not Molly, but Molly's friend. :)

I have arrived...

In the lovely London. Not much to say right yet, very exhausted. But I made it, and I'm loving what I've seen thus far!

God Bless
Sarrah

Inspired by Bowling...

When the winds all change
You stay the same
When the waters rage
Your love remains
When I'm lost in doubt
You pull me out
And you let love lead the way
When the road seems long
You make me strong
When the rain pours down
You give me solid ground
When I cry in shame
You call my name
And make me whole again
You are mighty
Much stronger then I know
And when I fight thee
That's when your love best shows
Cause you pick me up
And you love me all the same
So very mighty
Is you holy name.

-Sarrah Fletcher 3/16/09

L...Lo..LONDON!

That's right. I am going to London. On March 23rd. To June 6th. Here is where I will post updates, mostly because I am too lazy to make another blog.

So, off to bed I go for now, but keep your eyes peeled!

God Bless
Sarrah

The Irony of Accidental Conversation

So, the other day I was talking to a friend of mine. A good friend, we've been pretty close for almost four years now, and we were just you know, talking about nothing. In his attempt to say "how are you" (he is probably the WORST speller you will ever meet) he asked "who are you". Quite confused, I responded "who am I?". After about a gazillion years of typing - myself confused all the while - he responded with the following:

"your are sarrah loyce fletcher you love littel kids you love to help liitle kids you are a child of God you are a doughter of (insetrt parents names hear i for got them dont tell them haha) you are a wonderful young lady who has her who life ahead of her you are lots of fun to be around you are very good at everything you do you know how to spell from haha you have a beautiful singing voice you are quite brittle around your wrists haha you like men you are the only one like you".

After reading and being boggled at why in the world this friend felt a very random need to tell me who I was, I smiled to myself. Because, what a reminder from God that was to me. It may have appeared to be an accidental occurrence, but it was a reminder of who I really am, and why I have gotten to where I am.

I so often struggle with finding my identity, and I lose faith in myself more then anyone else I know does. I doubt my capabilities and I question my love and my passions, I talk about giving up, and I wish I had the mental capacity to be a quitter. But then when I see myself from someone elses perspective - however misspelled, forgetful, and silly it may be - I see what a treasure I am, how much God has given me too offer this world.

And that's what makes it worth it. Every step that I take in a direction that I'm still not comfortable with, I find a new avenue of my soul that I didn't know existed before. I start to see the things that others see in me, and I begin to see how much God has done for me. I am coming up on a lot of humongous events in my life - leaving the country, making my home here in an apartment in Seattle, becoming an Aunt for the second time, essentially growing up. And though my wrists may be brittle and break easy - my soul cannot and will not. There are too many people rooting for me, and it's high time I start rooting for myself.

So basically:

"'Once you get over the fear, then it's a cinch', she said. And then she leaped into a mountainous and unexplored region of her heart." - Unknown

The Sound of Your Soul

I live for sound.

That is, I love to HEAR things. Music, voices, that's what I love about people. I mean, don't get me wrong. I love personalities, physical charactheristics, you name it - but I LOVE voices. I feel like, when I hear people speak, I hear their soul. It's not so much what they are saying...just the sound of it. I don't know, it's weird to describe, but each different inflection of words, each different tone of voice get me giggly and fascinated.

Sooooo, if I ever tell you I love the way you say something (even if we are talking online or whaterver), it's because I hear what you are saying...like...really. I don't know if that sounds weird or whatever, it just is. I spend a lot of time listening to people, and I loveeeee it.

On Matters of the Heart

So, people have got me thinking about love lately. It could be that it's valentines day, or that the people I live with or all dating, Adam's blog on relationships, or any number of other things. But it has got me thinking about it a lot.

I've been in two relationships. They were both fabulous at the time, but ended terribly. I think this is because I lost sight of God and his plans for me in those relationships, but that's a good lesson learned.

So I was thinking about it right before Christmas, and I wrote myself a dating covenant. A little "contract" if you will between God and myself, outlining the things I want to keep my mind on. I'd forgotten about it until this morning, and when I went back and read it again...well it cleared up a lot of issues in my mind. I am so glad I wrote it honestly at a time when there wasn't anything distracting me from how I know I want to spend my life.

I guess the point of this, is to encourage you to do the same. It's important to know what you are looking for, know what you are willing to sacrifice, and remember how God asks us to live our lives. If you are interested in reading my covenant, I would be fine with that. Just send me an email or something so I can send it too you, I'm not going to post it here for the whole world to read.

So yes, that is my mini, not very in depth thoughts on love.....


Intertwined
are two hearts
together
they make one soul
separate in body
but together in Christ
living
to meet the ultimate goal.