Backtracking July...

Remember that one time you said, "you'd keep a blog Sara?"
Oh yes!

July has flown by and so much has happened. This southern weather is hot and humid, but it's been an amazing summer so far with new things on the horizon.

Trevor and I have been busy working on upcoming events and projects for the church. Since Trevor is the new Creative Director in our church, he has been busy revamping a lot of "systems" for his department. Such as recruiting volunteers, design work and set up for our team and church as a whole and creative elements that go into it.




I have been busy with the marketing and promotions for the church, being part of the teaching team, the social media for SCC, being a part of Trevor's Creative team and upcoming events such as "One Day" and "Bike Give-Away." (I'll explain more on that another day) It's been awesome getting to be learning the culture of our new city and meeting new people too!


About a month ago, we went back to California to visit my family. We had an amazing time hanging out with them! However when we were at the airport, Trevor and I were both excited to go back to the south. When our flight landed, Trevor and I looked at each other and we both knew that New Orleans is now our new home. This whole journey hasn't been easy and we've had a few hard times, but like I've said before, ' We're both thankful every step of the way.'
 So for everyone reading this right now: Thank You! Thank you for reading this blog, keeping us in prayers, and your support in the new journey we're a part of now.

~Sara

Community within the Church

The evening when Trevor and I moved to New Orleans will probably be a moment I will never forget.

It was 8:30 at night when we pulled into our new neighborhood for the first time. The entire moving truck was shaking and bouncing around from the uneven pavement and potholes on the road. I remember seeing palm trees everywhere and briefly thinking "are we were moving into third world country?"  We had just been on the road for the past 14 hours with our lives packed up in the back of a small U-Haul truck, so it's safe to say that I was feeling a bit overwhelmed.

When we pulled up in front of the house, there was a small crowd of about 10 people from Saints Community Church cheering and welcoming us to our new home! Turns out that the church organized a few volunteers to come out and help us unload the truck. It felt like a small parade!

Our electricity wasn't going to be turned on until the next day, so everyone brought over a bunch of flashlights and placed them in each room. There we were, moving our boxes in the dark with flashlights spilling light everywhere, but we all were laughing and having a good time. It was pretty awesome!

Community within the church is a beautiful thing. I love to read in Acts chapter 2 where it talks about the church being there for one another in all of their needs. So much, that they would even sell their possessions and they gave to anyone in need. (v. 45)

I'm not asking for anyone to be that extreme, but if you want to-that's great! However, if you see someone in your church in need, be there for them.
It could range from a hospital visit to even a simple gesture of baking cookies. In our church, we take the word "Community" pretty seriously and it's demonstrated in our everyday lives. My church being there for Trevor and I on moving day has impacted me so much, that I want to be there for others as well.

I pray that this could inspire you to be there for one another.
-Sara

Nesting: Bedroom Chalkboard

Hello there!
Lately we've been nesting and working on new projects around the house. One project was this new chalkboard we placed above our bed in the bedroom!

Trevor made a desk recently and we used this piece from the left over wood he didn't use. First, I sanded the piece of wood down and then I painted a white base coat over it. Then I painted two coats of chalk paint. After that, I doodled. :)

"We are Living Our Adventure Mi Amor" was a small phrase Trevor and I kept on saying to each other on moving day when we drove down to New Orleans.

Thanks so much for reading and I'll post more projects we've done around our place in the near future.We're in love with our new home and wish to share more with you guys! 

~Sara!