2010 SNOW-fest

As I sit here catching up on my blog that I have so neglected for the past couple months I am reminded of how much I enjoy blogging!!!

Today is Saturday and we have been home since mid day Thursday b/c we here in Oklahoma land had another ice and snow storm!!! Craziness... and yet as much as being cooped up inside can drive you nutty, I have to say I am happy to be getting cabin fever w/the 2 most amazing people in my life! : )(oh and my lil dog too hehehe)

Today, we took Eli out back to play in the SNOW... take a look...

Brief over-view

Well, hello blog world!!! It has been FOREVER since I posted! I will try to do a quick Christmas update....

First of all we are singing praises to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords... God answers prayers!! His timing is not always our timing, but believe me He is still in the business of answering prayers!! 2 1/2 weeks before Christmas Matt & I took Eli to school and headed out to do some Christmas shopping, while we were in Kohl's Matt got a call from WalMart... He wandered off talking on the phone then when he wandered back to where I was he told me they called him to tell him he got a weekday shift!! After over 3 years of being on weekends he finally was where we want him to be! God couldn't have blessed Matt more w/better bosses on this shift! We are so thankful for this prayer to be answered. : )


We had a great Christmas, it was beautiful w/the SNOW! My family ventured out to our house on Christmas eve night, everyone made it out but my 88 yr old grandma. Travel went off almost w/o a hitch... my sister's cell phone was lost and on the way home her car ended up in the ditch, but with the help of kind strangers she and the kiddos were just fine! (we didn't find her cell until Jan 8th when the stuff melted) HAHAHA Then Christmas mid morning Matt, Eli, and I headed out to Owasso to see Matt's whole family! It took us quite a while to get there, but we made it! We had decided if we headed out to go there, we would just spend the night... so that's what we did! It was a good Christmas! We are so blessed to have family and friends so close.

Here are some random Christmas pics...


My brother in law, Jeff


Eli and his new electric Spiderman toothbrush


We had drifts that were almost 4 feet! It was insane!!


My niece Alex and I on Christmas eve


We made a ginger bread TRAIN!!! FUN


That is a VERY short over-view of our Christmas season... Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season (seeing as it is now ALMOST February! hahaha)

PRAYER REQUEST

I have been in extreme pain since Thursday, I am having pain in my lower back along w/my lower right abdomen. I cannot stand or sit w/o being in severe pain. Saturday morning when I woke up it was just Eli and I cause Matt was @ work, well I got out of bed, PAINFULLY, but I couldn't go any further. I could not walk. I was forced to climb back into bed, call my awesome mother in law & have Matt come from work. Eli woke up and stayed in bed w/me until Matt got home and my mother in law got there... I was in the worst pain of my life, even compared to drug free child birth! Matt got me up, I was determined to walk to the car and not have to take an ambulance, I made it. (not easily) We went to the ER, they got me right back, and the tests started!!! They were thinking it was my appendix, but I don't have one - was removed in 2007 hahaha, then they were convinced it was kidney stones... CAT scan showed it was not that... So, I left there w/the diagnosis of a 'severe/major cyst rupture'. I have had cysts rupture before and it was never like this.

Here it is Sunday evening, I am 'better' but I still can't stand or sit w/o extreme pain. We have an appt. w/a specialist on Wed afternoon, hopefully we will have some answers then.

This is a long email I know, but this is not a simple prayer request.
PRAISES-
*my wonderful husband and mother in law
*Eli was awesome when it was just us Sat morning, he just layed in my bed
*my sister came over Sat night and helped me all day today
*Kristen Anderson & Lori Pogue for praying I know the moment I texted them (I felt the prayers immediately)
***the staff at the hospital was awesome!!!

PRAYERS-
*immediate pain relief as I cannot function
*answers to why this happened (possibly the fertility medicine I have been on for 3 mos)
*pregnancy possibilities
*strength for both Matt and I as we deal with hard choices we will be facing sooner than later


"With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible" Matthew 19:26
I know no matter what we come to, big or small, we cannot do it alone, but God will never leave us nor forsake us and we can do all things through Him who gives us strength. I also know, God is bigger than any of this and He has a perfect plan, I just need to scoot over and let Him work!!!! God is so good!

Thank you all for taking the time to read this!
God bless you
Matt & Sarah

***THIS IS THE EML I SENT TO MY SS CLASS FOR PRAYER, I KNOW I HAVE BLOG FOLLOWERS WHO ARE PRAYER WARRIORS, PLEASE PRAY***

Smarty Pants...

i don't have any words... Just SMILES!!!!

You Light Up My Life...

Matthew Warren Austin, I love you so much! You are my best friend, husband, lover, father to my child, and my rock.

Eli's First day of Pre-School..

Matt & I decided since Eli is always w/one of us, he would definitely benefit from being in preschool. So on Aug. 31st he started @ a local church preschool. To be totally honest, I'm not sure how he likes it, Eli is in this stage where he says 'no' to everything we say including 'did you have fun at preschool?'...

I think he likes it, but it sure would be easier if he would just say he does!!! HaHaHa

Battling lonliness & frustration...

I need to vent and what better place than my blog right? : ) We are still on the same work schedule where Matt works Sat Sun & Mon from 3:30 AM - 5:00 or later PM... I then in turn work during the week, leaving us not much time together for us and family time. It's been 3 years!!!!! I feel so alone. Matt is my best friend and my rock, but for (almost) 3 years we have been apart. We do have a few hours in the evenings during the week, but what can you do together in 2-3 hrs when during that time you have to make dinner, eat dinner, clean up dinner, play some w/Eli, bath time, bed time, then we crash!!! I feel like I have no friends to go to. My weekends are spent trying to fill the time w/making memories w/Eli... But what fun are memories w/just one parent?
Then there's church... I have been going to FBCO for 13 years & I do like it there, I love our music & feel blessed by our pastor... But lately there are so many things going on there that make it really hard for me to even go. Now I know part of that is the fact that I am there alone - from the time I walk up to the front doors I feel more alone there than anywhere else! When I was on my treatment, I really couldn't get up & get me plus Eli ready to go, so for those 8 months, we didn't hardly go. It is not right to not go I know this. I just hate going and sitting alone, no one to praise God with, discuss the sermon with, ask questions, church is a place where you are w/your spouse & I am not cut out for single parenting... Please know I don't feel I go to church for 'others' I go because I love my Lord and want to worship Him, praise Him, & learn from Him. If it wasn't for our Lord my life would be nothing. It is just so hard to do this alone. No one can understand where I am coming from unless you have dealt with this same situation. I just ask that if you are reading this you pray for my family. We need a new schedule, one that offers normalcy back to our life. Matt & I have always been that couple who did everything together... EVERYTHING, and we miss each other. I know God will provide in His perfect timing. I trust Him to do that. He has never failed us. He never will.
I know this is a depressing post and for that I am sorry. I just needed to 'talk' and obviously there's no one to talk to!! (hahaha)