ABCs about me!

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Ambitious
Blessed
Creative-Christian
Dangerous
Efficient (My Mom)
Forgiven
Giving
Helpful
Intelliegent (My brother)
Jolly
King's kid
Loud
Missionary
Not patient (working on that)
Opinionated
Planner
Quirky
Redheaded
Student
Teacher :)
Unwavering
Vocal
Walking with Christ
X-treme (for Christ!!!)
Yearning (for heaven)
Z-----ummmm------can't think of anything... I know, Zoophile! (that would be the root word "Zoon"- animal combined with "Philia"-love. Animal lover!!!). That counts, doesn't it?

Pictures of my project

Hey Everyone! How are you? I'm doing great!

These are the pictures that I promised to post of the desk that I made. It was a lot of fun and it was the first major project that I had ever done on my own. I was going to wait until my Dad got back from the States, but I am not a particularly patient person when it comes to these kinds of things.

I'm so excited with my new desk (more like a table, actually)!! I now have a place to do my Bible study, French homework and anything else that I feel like doing! Yeahhhhhh!!!!!!

The only thing left to do is one more coat of stain on the wood where I filled in the screw holes with putty... But that's not pressing and it might be awhile before it gets done :) .
I made the cusions for the chair too... I really didn't enjoy that part very much (not a big fan of sewing. I know how more or less, but I prefer it when my Mom helps me ;) Lazy, I know!)

(BTW: The cow cut-outs that are in the edge of the picture is another project I am working on for a friend. Her last name is Cowert and she is absolutely obsessed with cow art and decore)

10+ facts about me!

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Finally...

10 Facts (or maybe one or two more) about ME!

• I love animals!!
• My favorite type of cake is cheesecake
• I love eggs with broccoli
• One of my favorite passtimes is playing the piano or my guitar
• I have 10 pair of high-heels and I never wear them (note to self: get rid of them)
• One of my best friends is someone I've never actaully met
• I live in Mexico but I'm learning French
• I speak Spanish
• I really, really like to read, but sometimes it's a stumbling block for me
• My favorite book is "Pride and Prejudice" and I like anything by Jane Austen
• I don't watch TV
• I have 4 brothers and one sister and I love them to death!
• I HATE mosquitos with a venom!
• I tend to speak without thinking and then regret it immediately
• I prefer to stay at home than to always be out and about
• I want to go to a Bible school next year
• I really don't like school, but I love languages
• I'm a Christian, but I prefer the title "follower of Christ"
• I believe that the Great Commission Matthew 28:18-20 was meant literally
• I believe in anything the Bible says, if you can prove it with valid Biblical truth I'll believe you
• I make friends very easily because of my outgoing personality
• I am a full out reckless Christian and I want to give God the glory in EVERYTHING that I do!

General Update From Mexico

Hey there everyone!! Sorry it's been so long since I've updated, I've just been so busy that I didn't have the time to sit down, let alone type, at the computer. So, here I am after all that time, giving you my weekly update thing-a-ma-jig.

This past week, as I mentioned above, was, has been and is being very busy. Today it was self-inflicted, but the past few days I've just been feeling run off my feet!
I worked extra time at job and I was painting! And not just regular painting, I was painting shelves. I'm not sure how many of you have done that before, but if you have you know that it is absolutelly horrible on your back! In addition to this, I was also working like crazy on a powerpoint (actually two) for my Dad to take with him to show in the churches he will be visiting. It's just that making them is soooooo time consuming... not complaining too much, however, because I really enjoy the designing part! (btw, I think that the powerpoints turned out very well, though I might be a little biased ;^)! ).

As of last night my Dad left for the States. We went to town and had a fun time going to the junk yard (mostly for the boys, though I found a cool chair) and eating pizza!!!!!!! Yummm! At 8 p.m. we saw him off and then drove on home. The house seemed strangely quiet when we got home, I suppose that if I miss him today, a week from now is going to be really bad. Sniff. He's going to be there for two weeks, returning on the 6th. Pray for us (and him, of course :) please!

Today I've been working on a desk for my room (pictures will be posted when I'm done). I have a friend who is welding the metal legs together as we speak so that I can finish it up. I can't wait!! I've been wanting one for so long, but I'd never found one that I liked. The trick is making it yourself.

The weather here is still hot (but getting cooler!). It's actually possible to sleep at night without a fan! I know, I know, most of you would probably take our hot weather over your cold weather any day (and to tell you the truth, I wouldn't want to trade), but when you're in the hot weather it's hard to imagine being cold. I mean, we still go swimming every day!

This is the picture I'm going to share with you: Evie working on her painting skills (and getting quite good, I might add!)



And so, life in Mexico goes on. By God's grace we make it through!
Thank you for your time! Have a blessed day!
In Christ

Goodbye Great Grandma Coult

We’re all saddened by the passing of Great Grandma Coult, but our tears can be turned to laughter and our sorrow to joy knowing that she is now rejoicing in the presence of our Lord! She lived a long and full life and, though we will miss her, God had decided that it was time for her to join Him in her eternal home. She was a devout Christian, and her devotion and prayer brought many into the family of Christ. She has certainly left a legacy that will not easily be forgotten.

Death is a sad but necessary thing. God did not originally intend death. He created this earth that we might live to praise His name. But through the fall of man and the entrance of sin into the world (Genesis 3) death also entered the world. Now we must cope with the passing of loved ones and dear friends. Some live to become grandparents and great grandparents and others are killed before they even get a chance at life.

“Why,” people ask, “would a loving God allow so much death and suffering?” The answer is that He didn’t. It was us, through our rebellion and rejection of His mercy. God was compassionate enough, loving enough, to send His one and ONLY son to DIE for US so that we might LIVE (John 3:16). And we blame Him for this mess we call the world? God doesn’t want that any should perish but rather that all should come into eternal life (2 Peter 3:9). It is, however, your choice. The one, most important choice you will EVER make.

Be careful how you choose, because that choice you make is not only going to affect you. It will affect your children, your children’s children and even your friends. Are you willing to take that chance? Are you willing to let you bitterness or rebellion against God cause someone else to go to hell? So, maybe you don’t believe in all that stuff about “heaven and hell”, but just because you don’t believe doesn’t mean it isn’t there. Your unbelief won’t affect its existence any more than my disbelieving the existence of gravity will cause me to float.

Death is something that we as humans are forced to bear. God doesn’t say it will be easy or that following Him will be painless. It’s okay to be sad and to mourn, Jesus Himself wept at the death of His good friend Larzarus (John 11:35). But Jesus didn’t stop there, He spurred Himself into action. So, rather than letting your grief push everyone away or cause bitterness inside of you, turn it into something positive. Let it overflow in love and God will cause healing, no matter how irreparable the wound may seem.

I write all this along with the news of my Grandma’s death because I believe that she would want her death to be more than just a reminder that we are all mortal. More than just sadness at a loved one’s passing. If even one person is caused to look at their life and reflect, this article will have served its purpose.

My Grandmother chose to follow Christ, to love and not to hate. For that I am grateful. Grateful knowing that it was through her dedicated prayer that my Dad came to know Christ and to dedicate his life to Him. Through her prayers we ended up here, in Mexico. Isn’t it amazing how one person’s life can make such a difference when they’re willing to deny themselves and follow Jesus to the end?

John 14:1-3
“Let not your heart be troubled if you believe in God believe also in me. I my Father’s house are many mansions, if it were not so I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you, and if I go to prepare a place for you I will come again and receive you to myself that where I am there you may be also”

*Please pray for the other family members that she has left behind. Pray that God would give them the courage and peace. Also for those of the family who do not yet know Christ as their Lord, that God would use this event to draw them closer to Himself. More specific prayers for my Dad as he travels to Oregon to attend the funeral and for us as we will be staying here.*

My new signature!

Thanks to Kira for the site URL. I was thinking that I would have to make it myself in photoshop.
What do ya think? I decided that I would go by "Miss" since that is the circle I generally hang around. Besides, it sounds nice. Miss Sarah Jean. I am hereby changing my blogger name from "Mexican Redhead" to this: