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Last night it was brought to my attention that i have failed to name a Middle Schooler of the Month for the past couple of months. I am perfectly ok with Caitlyn being the lucky one for a few extra months, because she is so cool!!! But it is time for a new Lucky Person to carry the title. I need help deciding on who though. I want it to be a boy this time, other than that I am all ears!! Give me your feedback.

Polar Bear Plunge

On Saturday Morning at 9:00, I was at Applebee's Park. I was sitting in a tent with the wind blowing like crazy through a million little openings, just mentally preparing myself for the insane thing I was about to do!---Jump into a giant pool of freezing cold water. (fundraiser for special olympics)
I have to have a certain number of hours and project hours for the community service clubs that i participate in at school. It just so happened that the "Polar Bear Plunge" would count for both Beta Club and Key Club...yea I know I'm a geek! haha just wish I was a geek that could speak Spanish...anyways. I said, "ok sign me up!!" I decided I could stand the cold in order to knock both of my projects out in one easy swoop.
Saturday was not too cold, but the wind was soooo strong and when you have to stand in a line wearing nothing but a t-shirt and shorts for an hour, in the middle of January....it gets cold. Especially my feet. Ouch! The actual plunging part was not too bad. I thought it was fun! It would be so much fun if you had a big group and you all dressed up...next year I am going to get all the wimps that said they didn't want to jump into a giant pool of ice water with poor little Sarah, to do it with me. You better believe that!! :) of course I was not alone; I was with the two Key Club presidents from Dunbar, but I don't know either of them very well.
There was a group of guys dressed up in dress pants that were chopped off at the knee and shirts and ties. They had on dress socks and huge glasses...it was like geeks trying to be gangsta... They looked hilarious! They had a boom box and they blared that song 'White and Nerdy' and danced around. They won the costume contest...
I'm telling you it was a blast. A cold blast, but still a blast. So next year....all of you wimps....you know who you are....you are definately participating. Start mentally preparing yoursleves now.

Polar Bear Plunge

On Saturday Morning at 9:00, I was at Applebee's Park. I was sitting in a tent with the wind blowing like crazy through a million little openings, just mentally preparing myself for the insane thing I was about to do!---Jump into a giant pool of freezing cold water. (fundraiser for special olympics)
I have to have a certain number of hours and project hours for the community service clubs that i participate in at school. It just so happened that the "Polar Bear Plunge" would count for both Beta Club and Key Club...yea I know I'm a geek! haha just wish I was a geek that could speak Spanish...anyways. I said, "ok sign me up!!" I decided I could stand the cold in order to knock both of my projects out in one easy swoop.
Saturday was not too cold, but the wind was soooo strong and when you have to stand in a line wearing nothing but a t-shirt and shorts for an hour, in the middle of January....it gets cold. Especially my feet. Ouch! The actual plunging part was not too bad. I thought it was fun! It would be so much fun if you had a big group and you all dressed up...next year I am going to get all the wimps that said they didn't want to jump into a giant pool of ice water with poor little Sarah, to do it with me. You better believe that!! :) of course I was not alone; I was with the two Key Club presidents from Dunbar, but I don't know either of them very well.
There was a group of guys dressed up in dress pants that were chopped off at the knee and shirts and ties. They had on dress socks and huge glasses...it was like geeks trying to be gangsta... They looked hilarious! They had a boom box and they blared that song 'White and Nerdy' and danced around. They won the costume contest...
I'm telling you it was a blast. A cold blast, but still a blast. So next year....all of you wimps....you know who you are....you are definately participating. Start mentally preparing yoursleves now.

Why Me?

I am tired of using the same two colors all the time...Dawn never writes on here...so it's just me. Just assume so unless otherwise stated...
Ok so my Spanish teacher must know how lost I am in his class....he calls on me ALL the stinking time!!! ahh. He called on me twice already today and the class still has 30 minutes left. Oh man. and everyone laughs because when he calls on me, I just smile and open my eyes real wide,"ummmm....I ...uh....I'm not sure what you said Dr. Furr..." He calls on me on purpose because he knows I have no idea what's going on! ahhh. Then he just repeats the same question with even more speed and mumbling. Oh ok like I got it that time! Yea. No. I still have no clue, just like when you asked me the same question not two seconds ago!!!! ahh.
So this would be understandable if I goofed off in class or didn't pay attention, but that is not the case at all. I sit up the entire time. I listen. I take notes. I don't talk and I try so hard to understand. Everyone else plays around; they talk and don't care, and yet somehow they can answer the questions! What's wrong with that picture?
Alright, I think I'm done rambling about that now...time for some more humiliation! YAY But first I am going to go get a Black Cherry Poweraid Option....Mmmmm They are so great. That will brighten my day.

Why is it acceptable?

For the past month or so I have been really burdened. God is telling me to share my faith. I pray for the opportunities and for the boldness...He comes through and I have the chance to talk with people and yet I do not do what is clearly a command from Jesus Christ! I am being disobedient to my Heavenly Father. When I do not take the opportunities He gives me, I am sinning.
Before leaving for our annual Gatlinburg trip, I knew all of this and I even knew I would get kicked in the butt by Mark Cahill because I knew I was not doing what I should have been...I was almost dreading it. I felt terrible and said to myslef,"ok sarah, get your act together. Start doing what God has told you so that Mark won't make you feel so aweful." Yet, I did not do a thing.
After listening to Mark Cahill and seeing his passionate life-style, I made a decision to change. I want to be different. In our Christian Society, it is "acceptable" not to share your faith. Yea...at church we hear the pastor and Kenneth talk about how important it is, but there is not enough emphasis placed on it. We think, "Man! Mark Cahill is extreme! WE can't be like that. That is just crazy." But you kno what? I think it is wrong not to be like him. He takes every opportunity that God gives him. That is not extreme, that is simple obedience.
I should think to myself every day when I walk into school, "ok, I am going to go to church on Sunday, and I am going to be walking into a building full of people who expect me to do this." But I am not sure that is true. They expect me not to do the BIG sins: no drinking, no sex outside of marriage, no cussing, no stealing. But if I do not share my faith, no one is going to say anything. But in God's eyes, my "small" sin of disobedience is just the same as all the others!
It is time for us to start doing what God has commanded! We need to keep each other accountable. I talked to two people this week and in my mind I'm saying, "Yeah!! that was good." But what about all the other opportunities I missed. The ones I said "no" to?
It's hard, but this is what God has called us to do...and He will bring us closer to Him and bless us if we are faithful and obedient to Him. Plus it gets easier the more you do it. That's in Mark's book :)

Tired

I'm so tired. I am physically tired in general-haha but that is not unusual...but I am also tired in many other ways. I am tired of school and tired of homework. I am tired of people and tired of doing my "routine" day after day after day. It's a humorous topic between me and my friends. We say that we have senioritis really bad! It's funny to joke around about, but it is not funny at all when my sour attitude leaks into other aspects of my life. My family life, my relationship with friends, and most importantly my relationship with my Heavenly Father. I am tired. I am lazy. I am so burdened to share His good news with those around me. I know it is what God wants me to do and not only does He want it, He has commanded it! I know this and I think about it everyday, but I don't do it. I pray for the opportunities and the boldness, but I let my mind go to other things. I get all hyped up about homework or what someone else is doing, when really all that matters is what God is telling me to do. I was going to write a little post about Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwhiches and how great they are, but I feel like this is more important. Our walks with the Father are the only thing in this world that matters. My struggles may be comepletely different from yours, but we all have them. God has called us to do more with our lives than to be in on the latest news or get by with doing the least amount possible...He has called us to live for Him; and He desires only the best!