{yeah} i'm that girl.

i love to help things grow.

bud + sprout.

bloom + flourish.

unfold into new life.

{& i secretly wish for my own greenhouse someday.}

 yeah, i’m that girl.

spring {in every shape + size}

spring brings renewal in many forms::

the breeze blowing through my window,

igniting my imagination.

& the hope//preparation for summer adventures.

sipping on cold starbucks drinks once again,

while continually reminding myself that i need to maintain my florida tan.

planting flowers//herbs//veggies in every.single.pot in own.

{the patio is looking rather lush…

& it makes me giddy.}

 sarahjobell

let the games begin.

if you haven't checked my pinterest yet, {you can here.}
let me fill you in on today's festivities::

can't wait to see the hunger games tonight!
sarahjobell

the {blooming} friday five.

In between spring break {+ spring actually being here}… there has been wonderful changes happening! & not just the blooms on the trees…

1.     I finally finished a book on spring break in florida. It’s a miracle. & I realized how much I’ve missed getting lost in a good story.

2.     I gave in + joined the hunger games frenzy. I’m very close to being done with the first book, love the soundtrack, + am seeing the movie tomorrow!

3.     I chopped my hair off. I’m not joking, it’s above chin level. & a refreshing change from the tangled, damaged mess it was before.

4.     Have you discovered shellac nails?! If not, scoot your boot down to the nail salon + get it done. It stays on for 2-3 weeks without chipping. At all.

5.     I feel I’m finally getting to a good place where I am at peace. Forgiveness has freed me from chains + made me looking at others who have wronged me much easier. I’m less angry since I’ve been praying for my enemies + asking God to bless them.

happy weekending,

sarahjobell

a treasure {to Me.}

but my daughter you are worth it all,

even my Son’s own life I gave for you.

I choose you my princess and in you I delight,

for you make my heart sing with praises.

I look upon you and I see your heart

and I weep for I see your beauty.

I made you in my image and you are a treasure to Me.

finer than the rarest gold or the largest diamonds.

you move my heart in crazy ways.

::explore.

“cherish your solitude. take trains by yourself to places you have never been. sleep out alone under the stars. learn how to drive a stick shift. go so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back. say no when you don’t want to do something. say yes if your instincts are strong. even if everyone around you disagrees. decide whether you want to be liked or admired. decide if fitting in is more important than finding out what you’re doing here.”

{come find} Me.

“sometimes God allows us to have what we are asking for, to let us see our own lack of understanding.”

& i finally saw that today in the sermon at church.

& how it applies to my life.

to a “T”.

& yes, it took me driving all the way down to sarasota, florida to finally get it.

maybe because i just feel so close to God’s unique beauty + creations.

or maybe because this is a familiar place to me. a home.

either way, i know fear is what held me back.

i thought this someone in my life was too big {of an influence} + God was//felt so small. that mindset has crippled me. & i was living in fear of letting go {of surrendering} because i didn’t trust that God has something better planned for me. i just wasn’t listening…

& i heard Him say, “stop looking at their life, sarah. it only hurts + hinders you. nothing good is coming from it. just let it go + I will take care of it.”

i know it’s going to be a daily challenge, but it’s not impossible.

i can do this with God’s help.

sarahjobell

& run {with reckless abandon}

“you got a fast car

but is it fast enough so we can fly away?”

i have loved this song since middle school.

it really is terribly sad.

but my gosh, it’s beautiful.

just how hard life is…

& there is still so much adventure + beauty in it.

i want to see more of those two things in my own life.

& i feel that vacation brings that sort of reckless abandon back in my life.

just like i crave.

sarahjobell

soak up {the sun}

my vacation time is literally a blink + a heartbeat away!

i can't wait to stick my toes in the sand.
& feel my pulse thump at the first drop of a rollercoaster {universal studios, i've missed you quite terribly.}
& stuff my face with the best amish food on the planet.

& just be in the passenger seat alongside my hubby.
until the palm trees appear.

sarahjobell