WONDERFUL Valentine's Day!!!

I have to say this year was one of the best Valentine's day I have ever had! We usually don't really do much for it, but this year Matt really went all out! First off I got these beautiful flowers @ work!



I knew we were all (Matt, Eli, and I) were going out to eat Friday evening, but when they came to get me from work Eli wasn't with Matt... He had set up for Eli to stay over all night at his parents! WOW!!! So we went to Lone Star (kid-less mind you) and were going to go to a movie (that wasn't animated haha) but by the time we got done eating it was too late for a movie, so we went and rented a couple then came home! We snuggled up on the couch and watched one of our movies then a show we had DVR'd. Saturday morning we both slept in til 9:30!!! It was great!

I truly felt special! I love him more each year! This was out 11th consecutive Valentine's day together! I still remember the first one! God has truly blessed me with my best friend/husband!!!!

Baking Valentine Cupcakes....

Eli loves helping me in the kitchen! We made some pink cupcakes with pink icing and decorated them w/red sprinkles, red hots, and pink, red, & white M & M's!! Cooking with my little man is such fun! This time he even broke an egg with one hand!

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.