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I’ve got a friend who’s feeling a little “unsettled” today. When I inquired as to why or what she was feeling “unsettled” about, she confided it surrounded something in her past…a decision made, she voiced, to be extremely out of character….a choice she regrets and one that makes her physically feel sick…I was reading in Matthew 8:18-27…"When Jesus saw that a curious crowd was growing by the

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Ok…Call me “Einstein”, but I came across some scripture this morning that was a great reminder for me…something I had forgotten to apply to myself. My expectations are typically high for everything…but the expectations I have on myself are the absolute highest. A personality flaw some might say…I allow no margin of error for myself. I can be rather quick to forgive those around me who make

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10-3-2010:This week I’ve experienced an endless wave of God’s faithfulness…blessing after blessing…so much that I finally had to beg the Lord to withhold any more for the remainder of the week. I found myself at a point of complete saturation. I haven’t been diligent in sharing details of the land development in Bweya Village, Uganda, probably due to a lack of faith in God’s previsions. Ekissa

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I sit tonight with many thoughts streaming through my head…Sometimes I feel like my brain is I-40 at rush hour…tonight I sit in utter awe of the greatness of our God. I sit amazed at the depth of His love for me despite the things I do, the attitudes I sport, my misplaced priorities, etc... It seems that lately I’ve been focusing on my inadequacies,feelings of “less than”, feelings of inferiority

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As if seeing God move in regards to the church plant in Bweya Village wasn’t enough, God decided to jack up the “shock factor”!---(which shouldn’t shock us at all) In addition to His movement as it concerns the church for Bweya Village, simultaneously He is working to provide a “safe haven” for some of the children to be rescued from the local orphanage. One of our indigenous partners contacted

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You know…we are one strange creation created by Christ Jesus! I often have to sit back and laugh at myself. ekissa (our nonprofit- www.ekissa.com )has been looking for land as we’ve partnered with Gaba Community Church in Kampala Uganda, to plant a church in Bweya Village; a village just outside of Uganda. Bweya is void of any church and lacks many basic necessities for a “community” to

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Please click on the link below to view the ekissa video.Do you want to know

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I read something the other day which I’ve been marinating in…so much that it woke me up in the middle of the night. It’s the idea that we as Christians “imprison” Christ within us…the notion that the Lord is so confined with in us that nothing flows out of us.It’s been interesting to experience the worship of my Christian brothers and sisters in Uganda. They are so free with their worship as

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ORIGINALLY POSTED AT ekissa.blogspot.com on March 8, 2010Home Sweet Home! It’s now Wednesday, March 3 and we are on our final flight to Charlotte North Carolina. It’s been quite a little adventure but I’ve reconciled that Christ simply had something else for us in Uganda. While we had planned to leave Uganda 4 days ago, the Lord sought to keep us there a little longer. I’ve learned a lot of

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ORIGINALLY POSTED AT ekissa@blogspot.com on March 8, 2010Well, it’s Monday, March 1 at 1pm and based on our travel itinerary, we should be arriving to Charlotte NC in about 2 hours. However, the team is currently at the Imperial Hotel in Kampala Uganda. Our being here is a result of our flight being delayed 4 hours with that resulting in an emergency landing. Minutes following takeoff, it was

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ORIGINALLY POSTED AT ekissa@blogspot.com on Feb 26, 2010It only takes a spark of “hope” to ignite a flame of passion. Today our team was blessed with a boat ride across Lake Victoria and then a boda boda ride (motorcycle) up to Bethany Village. Bethany Village is the orphanage started by African Renewal Ministries (ARMS-a ministry of Gaba Community Church). This part of our trip is always a

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ORIGINALLY POSTED ON ekissa@blogspot.com on Feb 26, 2010Greetings Seekers, Praise God! Our luggage arrived from Nairobi, but not until we had worn the same clothes for four days. And, Kathy's shirt reappeared. It's been a glorious day! Now for the bad news....as we began to retire for the evening, we came home to luggage, but no electricity. Blackout in Uganda. The power came back on after 2

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ORIGINALLY POSTED AT ekissa.blogspot.com on Feb 24, 2010It's not the end of day one but I've got some down time and thought I'd post. We had a slow beginning to our day which has been nice for most as our bodies are trying to adjust to the time change. At mid-morning we had a roundtable conversation regarding the vision of Bweya Village. Those gathered at the table were Dr. Martin from

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ORIGINALLY POSTED AT ekissa@blogspot.com on Feb 24, 2010It’s Monday, 2:10 pm and we’ve just taken off from the Charlotte/ Douglass International airport. Our flight was delayed for about 90 minutes. As we were sitting at the end of the airport, just about to begin the forward throttle down the runway, I looked out to see the airplane which took off just ahead of us. It was a cloudy day, so in

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Wow! I can’t believe all that God has done since returning from Uganda in October 2009…only 4 months ago. Now, in less than a year, I’m leaving on my 3rd trip to Uganda having been led of the Lord to begin “ekissa”, (which means “mercy” in the language of Luganda) a nonprofit that serves the orphans solely of Uganda, East Africa. You can get more of the background of this ministry at

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"Jesus called the Twelve to him, and sent them out in pairs. He gave them authority and power to deal with the evil opposition. He sent them off with these instructions: " 'Don't think you need a lot of extra equipment for this. YOU are the equipment. No special appeals for funds. Keep it simple. And no luxury inns. Get a modest place and be content there until you leave. If you're not welcomed,

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For anyone out there who's a runner, you understand that deep need to go for a run. A need so deep that you think, "Man, If I don't get 60 minutes of time to myself to run, I'm simply gonna combust!" Well, that's how I often feel about running and that's how I've been feeling about writing over the holidays. When I write, I need just the right environment. It has to be in a nice quiet, cozy,

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This blog is about the “Heart and times of Sarah”…and so it is here I desire to put into words the most recent way the Lord has sought to interrupt and invade my life…to “blow my mind”. Since July of 2009 (almost 5 months ago), the Lord has continually placed before me, in the most bizarre ways and locations, a verse from Ephesians. I was familiar with this verse as it is written in the New

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As I comb through pictures of our trip, there were many more experiences I could share. There were several that I will never forget. One is washing the feet of the children at Mercy Orphanage. Our team was given the humble experience of washing their earth stained, callused feet and fitting them with a new pair of shoes. During this process we inspected their feet for jiggers, a micro-organism

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From StephanieBottom Line is…We spent the entire day in a state of worship.What a beautiful day! Starting with our boat ride across Lake Victoria and the short fun ride on “boda bodas” which is similar to (dirt bikes/motorcycles) on village paths. We led VBS with songs of worship with the kids and teachers. Chuck and I led the story of Esther and God’s plans for her and her people—God directing

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September 30, 2009David Smith Greetings to our dear friends and family in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ! I can only say that God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit is alive and well here in Uganda. The nine of us have had the opportunity to experience and grow in ways that only God can afford. We are being stretched and pulled and tested and torn in ways that only by the Grace of God

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Day 2 at Mercy OrphanageSeptember 29, 2009Lisa LoosWe awoke early for devotions, an awesome breakfast prepared by our hosts and a spirit filled visioning and learning opportunity with Pastor Peter from Gaba Community Church. It seems the Lord is continuing to impress upon each of our team members the burden of how we can empower the believers here to continue the ministry at Mercy Orphanage long

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Day One in Uganda, written by Malinda HayesFinally after all the preparation and hard work, our team made it to our destination: Uganda. Despite travel fatigue and jet lag, I am so thankful that God not only protected our team, but also all our baggage. God is good.Our hosts’, Patrick and Sarah, kindly greeted us with warm hearts at the airport and brought us to what I would a call a top-notch

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Well, I can't believe I've gone to Uganda and returned not having written one posting! That's certainly not to say that our time in Uganda wasn't worth writing about; quite the opposite. So much happened that the time simply got away. God showed up in amazing ways and I was richly blessed to share those 8 days on the ground with 8 amazing creatures from the USA. Our computer and telephone

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Wow...in 3 days I'll be headed back to Uganda. It feels as though it's been 1/2 a lifetime since I was last there, yet it's only been 3 1/2 months. The beat of the drums and the sights of the children freely dancing are etched in my brain. I've been doing a lot of reflecting these last few days on God's initial call for me to go to Africa. Following by faith in obedience to this call has blessed

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Today has the sun rises, we in America rise to begin our day, just like any other, giving little thought to what goes on, on the other side of oceans… If we awake to find our cupboards bare, we take a quick trip to our local grocer or to the nearest Super Wal-Mart for a remedy. If we awake to find our children with a slight fever, we place a phone call to the pediatrician the moment the office

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Two Young Girls with Big Hearts for Orphans in Uganda, Demonstrate the Essence of “Sacrifice” July 4th weekend while everyone at Baden Lake was busy eating ice cream and celebrating our country’s independence, 6 year old Emma Helton worked manning her Lemonade stand. Emma had been touched after seeing pictures and hearing about her Aunt Sarah’s trip to Uganda to work with orphans. Sarah led a

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please pause the playlist at the bottom of this page before you play this; thanks.

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Over the past week I've been so humbled to sit back and watch the mighty hand of God work. So much has gone on that it's hard to know where to start.While on vacation last week I received a phone call. On the other end of the phone was my Ugandan friend, Patrick. He was calling to inform me that his youngest daughter, Melannie, age 3 months, was in heart failure. Melannie had developed breathing

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I received a disturbing e-mail yesterday regarding the status of the children at Mercy Orphanage in Uganda. Mercy is the orphanage we visited while in Uganda that was truly the worst of places, yet, I got the feeling many of the older children felt blessed to be residing there. Compared to the hell they were living before arriving at Mercy, I suppose this orphanage is a "safe haven" to them. The

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Children in the BushesBy Sarah LedfordIf the bushes of Uganda could talk, what would be heard?The fatherless seek nightly shelter as they hide from their enemies.Rejection is the name of the game, except this is no game.While they should be playing evening hide-and-seek, then running home to stay,…instead they run to the bushes.While I console my kids through bad dreams,…bad dreams are their

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Many of you know I returned from a trip to Uganda Africa 5 days ago. This was a trip full of the essence of God’s beauty; the hugs and smiles of the innocent; the sound of villages full of orphans and widows singing praise to their one and only hope, Christ Jesus. However, this trip was equally filled with the results of the tragedy of human sin; the broken, innocent, weary, poor, hungry,

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It seems like lately I’ve had so many thoughts racing through my head… kind of like I’m flyin down the highway about 70 mph trying to take in sights as they're going by. I’m trying to remain alert to everything my eyes catch, my ears hear and my nose smells. I feel God tapping me on my shoulder, whispering, “Did you get that?”…and not simply “Did you ‘get’ that?” BUT, “ Did you get the

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Have you ever been “released” of something…”released” of a debt…something you owed someone else? Have you been “released” of doing something you really didn’t want to do? What about being “released” of a responsibility you simply hated? Have you ever experienced the “release” of an emotion…like the tremendous cleansing of a nice long cry…or a giddy squeal of sheer elation? I remember months

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I was enjoying a beautiful Spring morning with a little run. As I ran through my neighborhood, I began absorbing the changes of nature, awaking from winter. I had several thoughts...In looking up at the trees, I noticed there were lots of bird nests. I realized these nest weren't built on a limb against the trunk of the tree, away from the wind and rain. They were built towards the end of the

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I was sitting in church today and heard the most timely sermon. It was titled “Redeeming The Time”. It was taken from Acts 9:10-19. The story of God calling Ananias (a disciple of Christ) to go find Saul, known to all to be a persecutor of Christians, to lay his hands on Saul in order to restore Saul’s sight. Ananias was a lay person but when God called him, Ananias immediately responded to

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"Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my father in heaven." Matthew 10:32...and a child shall lead! I have the best teenager in the world! Don't get me wrong...there are moments of "ordinary" but this past week Chelsea has been "extraordinary". I won't go into the specific details of the situation, however i will give you gist. Chelsea has had a "best

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...Well, my last post ended with "...Emmanuel, God with us." Certainly He IS with us. Chuck and I teach (our daughter's class) a second grade Bible Fellowship class at church, 2 Sundays a month. The Bible verse this week was:"Be strong and courageous and do the work." 1 Chronicles 28:20 Our lesson came from Judges 4; the story of the Prophet Deborah and Barak. I won't tell the story as you can

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It's Christmas Eve. The kids are all snug in their beds. The house is quiet as I'm the only one who remains awake. As I sit behind the computer I'm thinking of the evening I've spent with my grandmother, my mom & dad, my brother & his family and my sister & her family. This year seemed a little different...there was one person missing, Melyn. (Melyn is the 3 year old who my brother and his wife

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God is on the move and I'm amazed AGAIN... I'm not really sure why His moving continues to amaze me but I guess it has to do with my limited ability to comprehend the mighty God we serve. I shared with a few people back in May when I returned from a Global Orphan conference, that I felt God was calling me to Africa. I didn't know exactly where, when or how but I knew He had something for me

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"Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ." Galatians 1:10It's been an interesting week at the Ledford's. Although I've worked with teenagers half my life, I've decided there's nothing like trying to raise your own teenager...it's waaay more tough than anyone ever let's on to! :-)

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After today, I have no doubt there are angels among us! Let me back up and share that our oldest daughter, Chelsea is 15 yrs old and in 10th grade. Not only is she in 10th grade but she attends an Early College which allows her to take high school and college classes. When she graduates from high school, she will actually be a 3rd year transfer student to any state supported school. I share

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You know... it's funny the way God shows Himself sometimes. Yesterday, I was driving to pick up Hope from the local elementary school. Chloe and I were listening to a children's CD when she decided she wanted to hear a specific tune on the CD. That may seem like an easy request, however, the light on my clock / radio / CD player in my vehicle has a mind of it's own. More times than not, the

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Did I say things at the Ledford house are busy??!!??? Chuck asked me this morning if I slept well last night. I laughed and my response went something like, "Slept well?... Who knows...lately I just fall into bed and am grateful for a few hours to just be still!".Last month the Fair was "in town" and like every year, we spent a few hours walking around through a "sea of humanity" trying to

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Times are rather busy at our house, as I'm sure they are at yours. Last weekend we were very excited to celebrate Hope's (our middle daughter)baptism. She accepted Christ in her heart when she was 5 but due to fear of being in front of people, had not followed up in "believers baptism" until now. Last weekend I did a lot of thinking and reflecting...thinking about Hope's origins in China, a

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I've got a lot rolling around in this head and heart of mine, so I hope I'm able to articulate without offending anyone...Last week I went to visit a friend who has just returned from Uganda. She and her husband traveled to adopt 2 children. While visiting my friend, I was able to meet her 2 new additions and view many pictures from their trip. One picture specifically spoke to the core of my

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Well, hello! Thanks for checking out my blog. It's been a few weeks but I've found a little time to "post"...I gotta tell ya...I had the GREATEST time this morning with my nephew, Carter. He's just the sweetest 2 year old. He has the most contagious laugh, brightest smile, that accompanies the absolute, most tender heart. His heart is so big, I can't figure out how it fits into his little

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In the words of my 3 year old... "Oh My Word!" I was fortunate enough to win tickets off our local Christian Radio Station (WBFJ 89.3) to attend the preview of the movie Fireproof. It is an amazing movie that will be released to theaters September 26. Every married couple, engaged couple or anyone who ever desires to get married in the future, needs to see this movie. To be honest, I'm not a

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I finished reading the most "interesting" book...a book that has left me pondering a lot. Perhaps you've heard of it..."The Shack", by William P. Young. (You can visit http://www.theshackbook.com/ for more details.) The thing I "took" from reading this book was a greater understanding of the relationship Christ desires to share with us. This relationship is to be the essence of intimacy. I

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The coolest thing happened the other night. Our family was slowing down at the end of a day. Evening had set in; our younger 2 daughters were bathed, sitting comfy in our laps as we had finished reading a story from the Bible. We were going around, each sharing about the events of our day, things we needed prayer about, and others in our community who we knew needed to be lifted to the Father.

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I woke up this morning having no idea the sheer joy I would experience. I received a telephone call this morning and was reminded of God's faithfulness and became very aware of a grander plan God is working on.I shared earlier in my blog that my twin brother and his wife (Beth and Terry) are in the adoption process from China. They've been waiting for their "referral" which in the world of

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You know...it's amazing how God can speak, through our children, directly to us. I had just finished working out at the YMCA yesterday when Chloe (our 3 year old) and I were on our way home to get some lunch. I adjusted my rear view mirror to look at Chloe and I noticed she had something in her mouth. I asked her if she had anything in her mouth. She replied, "Yes!" With the biggest grin and a

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Well, it's been a few days since I last posted. It's been a little busy around the Ledford house as I'm sure it has been at yours, if you have school-age children. School started today! It's been a "reflective" kind of day...but, that's something I may post about later.I believe I closed my last posting with the words "Sacred Ground"...I did that for a reason. I wanted to tie that posting in with

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You know how it is when you set out to do something you just know is going to be great BUT you don't realize the vastness of that greatness until it's over...Well, my feet are on the East Coast Southern soil again as our flight touched down at midnight last night from Oregon. My mom and I set out on a journey to Oregon 6 days ago to travel to the West coast to meet the illustrator of the

Sarah Ledfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671799316118505633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378686270330378303.post-10985458623468005162008-08-14T12:41:00.012-04:002008-08-14T14:35:56.598-04:00

Well, I've been running around like a "chicken" today, scurrying about with much to do. Remember in my posting about The Brown-Eyed Girl books...remember I mentioned I needed some artwork?!! Well,I'd like to say that as soon as I finished the manuscript, artwork dropped in my lap like manna from the Old Testament, but that's not exactly how it happened. Days and months went by and my frustration

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"Alrighty then!"...I know that last posting may have been a little heavy. I hope it didn't burden you too much...well...ok, you're right...I hope it did. :-) I know days are gonna be rough when I wake up with heavy thoughts such as that on my heart.Well, let's take another glance in the "rear view mirror"...want to??!!??I believe I mentioned there would be something that would blow you away...

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Before I share another glance at “the rear view mirror” I wanted to share about a dream I had early this morning. I can’t seem to get it off my mind…DREAM: It was late in the evening. The sun had settled and fog had set in very heavily. There was tenseness in the air and in the distance war was all about us. My children were in our backyard playing and despite this war that was waging in the

Sarah Ledfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671799316118505633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378686270330378303.post-77062632022869258872008-08-11T14:39:00.011-04:002008-08-11T19:01:18.323-04:00

"Remember, it is a sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it." James 4:17AHHH, you're back for more :-) This must mean I didn't bore you too much with my first post. Thanks for returning...and let's take another glance at the "rear view mirror"...My husband is one amazing man and God has certainly gifted him with way too much creativity. The only thing with folks like him is that

Sarah Ledfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671799316118505633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378686270330378303.post-8950753371826249352008-08-10T20:01:00.009-04:002008-08-10T23:14:18.640-04:00

While I don't often recommend focusing on the "rear view mirror" of life, I feel I must spend some time doing so in order to allow you an opportunity to jump into my "game of life". Firstly, I want to say thanks for visiting my blog. I must say this is my first attempt at blogging as time simply hasn't permitted until now. Even now, I'm not sure just how up-to-date it will stay. But...

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Good afternoon. This is Chuck, Sarah's husband. This will most likely be the only post I'll do here on my wife's blog. I love Sarah and admire her gusto and passion, readily displayed in all she takes on. There is so much depth to her and the world needs to know all that God is doing in (and through) her life. Hopefully she will chronicle some of her observations, determinations and dreams

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