the calm after the storm...

Well.. sorry about that wierd post. Things are pretty level here. I figured out that I have a virus on my computer and our router is bad. I have calmed down and things are going back to "normal", well my normal. I have figured out one of the reason that God called me to College Station. This summer was amazing and I was on such a high and on fire for the Lord like no other. It was so amazing! I found a peace with everything and even thought the end of my summer was turned upside down, I knew God was going to do something amazing. I moved here and my faith has been tested almost everyday. Finding friends who believe what I believe and people who have the same morals as me is so much harder than I thought. I think God moved me here to say "Yes, Sarah, you would be on fire at UMHB and have a wonderful year and follow me completely; but I wanna push you and test you and show you how much I love you more than ever." It would have been easy to go to the christian school and keep my same AWESOME Godly friends, but here I really have to work at it. Teachers are not reminding you to stay in the word. There is no New Testament class and chapel every Wednesday. I will say I have struggled a little bit, but am finding when I call on Him, He picks me up and removes me from any bad situation. I am falling so much more in love with the Word, and Him. I really hope this year brings growth, maturity, and just a better understanding of my Father in heaven. I want to surrender everything that I have and give it all to Him!!! Whatever the outcome, I am fully His!!

Well, needless to say it's been an adventure so far! Classes are harder than I thought, but I have awesome profs. My job is awesome! It has been so much fun!!

Please continue to pray for me in guidance with a church. Also for my little babies in Colombia!! I miss them dearly!!! And also for my strength to stand up to the many temptations of this world and hold tightly to His promise and His will for my life!!!



HAVE A GREAT WEEK EVERYONE!!!!

Everything I touch breaks....

Well it has been a while since I have written. I am here in CS and enjoying it!! I must say the say I am not the person who everything I touch turns to gold, more like everything I touch turns off, cant use, or have a bug. Kelsey and I have been having the worse luck with technology!! Our computers and internet just hate us in my opinion. I also have a bug on my computer and since this week is labor day they are not open this one saturday... Naturally... Just my luck! Another fun instance was that we went to sonic to get ice and they were like "We dont have ice.... EVERY other location but this Sonic has ice." We just laughed and pulled out. Kelsey lost her cell phone. God is really testing me or something!! I feel like we cant catch a break. Well now that I have said all the really bad things about CS, on to the GOOD!! I am really liking it here. The people are so nice. I feel like making friends is not going to be as hard as I thought. We tried Central Baptist and I enjoyed it a lot. The preacher was amazing!!!! The music was not my favorite, but to me its about being fed not listening to good music. I can worship to good music in my car if need be. We also went to breakaway. It was amazing!! the battery is about to die on this computer so ill finish later!!!!

im here...

So life has been crazy! I am now in College Station~YAY!!! I have my address if anyone needs it. If you want it you can email me at skfathauer@yahoo.com My apt. is painted and Kelsey and I love it! I wont have internet for about a week, so that kinda stinks but We are bumming it off of friends until it is wired up for us! Well just letting everyone know!! Have a great day!! Pray for my first day of school.... and new friends=)

Learning to Praise Him in the Storm

I hope everyone's summer is ending well. With me moving to College Station, it was Inevitable that I was going to have to quit my job at Scott and White Hospital. I must say my job was one reason I did not want to leave Belton. I had the most amazing job at S&W being a Child Life Assistant. It has even made me want to be a CL Specialist. It is the Psychological side of the kids stay. The specialist does medical play to help the kiddo better understand the procedure about to be done, as well as many other things. As an assistant, I was in charge of the totally awesome playroom, making signs, and bringing any toy, coloring book, or puzzle imaginable! Talk about the best job ever, playing with kids all day long. For those of you who know me this is basically my dream job! I must say all the specialists as well as assistants talk about how wonderful, but sometimes emotionally draining it can be. We get attached to these kiddos who are sick, and whether their illness brings them there for one day or months at a time, it is always hard to say goodbye. I became very attached to a lot of the cancer patients who were in all the time. They all are such wonderful kids and have such a positive outlook on life, even though they are very sick! Well, to make my long story shorter… Two kiddos that I have had the privilege to getting to know have had their cancer relapse. I was devastated today when I found out. One of the girls name is Amber. She is a sweet young girl, who is thirteen. I fell in love with her and her family! Her mom is so amazing and I am so sad that I will not be able to see them when they come to S&W. About a month ago it was her last chemo. We all were so excited that she was through and was going to go back to “normal” life. We were all going to miss her, but were sooooo happy for her! She has been fighting this awful disease cancer since September. Any who, I found out today that the stupid cancer is back! It brings tears to my eyes to know that the battle that she thought was over has started all over again. I wish I could put my arms around this family right now and give them huge hugs. I only hope that I showed them in my short time of getting to know them the love the Christ gives us. I hope I have touched them in some way! I can’t help but think “Why them?” They are such a wonderful family! But then God whispers Jer. 29:11 in my ear. “ For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

All in all… I wrote this whole long thing just to say please pray for Amber and the other little girl who was readmitted. I do not know her family that well so I do not was in impose on their privacy, so I do not want to share her name. But please pray!! Also for Sinjin. He is an awesome boy who had a bone marrow transplant! Please pray for full recovery. You can visit his site at www.caringbridge.com type in sinjinandrukates