“My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to them, “Stay here and keep watch.” (Mark 14:34) “I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.” (Romans 9:2) “Why did I ever come out of the womb to see trouble and sorrow and to end my days in shame?”ContinueContinue reading “A few verses for Chardon…”
Author Archives: Sarah M. Wells
Praying for Enemies
The psalms are filled with great messages of praise and worship, of love and adoration, fear and awe, woe and lament. They are also filled with pleas to dump burning coals on enemies’ heads, to throw enemies into miry pits. In as many words, the psalmist wants his enemies to burn in hell.I wouldn’t bringContinueContinue reading “Praying for Enemies”
Family Research and Writing
For the last few months, I’ve been working on researching what life was like in Geauga County during the mid-1800s for an essay I’m trying to write. For some reason, I’m having a hard time with this. There are definitely resources out there, detailed ones, about life in the 1850s, but when I try toContinueContinue reading “Family Research and Writing”
Whole 30 Day 30… DONE!
That’s riiiight – we made it through all thirty days of no grain, sugar, dairy, alcohol, or beans. And survived! Brandon officially dropped 15 pounds, and I’m hovering around 7 pounds off. What’s more important, though, is that we feel pretty fantastic. I have already elaborated about how this diet has improved our wellbeing, so IContinueContinue reading “Whole 30 Day 30… DONE!”
Today, I Wrote a Blog
This has been one really productive week at work. I left today with lots of check marks on my to-do list. I love lists – especially when I get to cross stuff off of ’em.By this time each night, though, I am just plain shot. I’ve been staring at this blog post for about thirtyContinueContinue reading “Today, I Wrote a Blog”
Whole 30 Day 14 – Simplicity
Brandon and I went out to dinner and line dancing Friday night. It was our first date night since before New Year’s, I think, and also our first night out on the Whole 30 Challenge. We’ve been Googling every restaurant and fast food place’s menu and nutritional information, trying to determine what we can andContinueContinue reading “Whole 30 Day 14 – Simplicity”
My 30th Year: Read Ten Books
I’ve been thinking about my thirtieth year list and looking at the growing stack of books I’d like to read in 2012. Rather than get discouraged, I’ve decided to identify ten books I plan to read in 2012. When I finish one, I think I’ll try my hand at reviewing it on here.In some ways, tenContinueContinue reading “My 30th Year: Read Ten Books”
Whole 30 Day 7
Brandon and I decided a week or so ago to launch into the Whole 30 Challenge after hearing about the overall improvements in health and well-being from a close friend of ours. In short, the plan requires cutting out all grains, legumes (including soybeans), dairy, sweeteners, and alcohol for thirty days in order to doContinueContinue reading “Whole 30 Day 7”
Laws and Ordinances
I’ve been reading in the psalms lately and have noticed a common trend that I found bizarre. The psalmists spend a lot of time thanking God for his rules/law/precepts/ordinances etc. I don’t know that I have ever thanked God for his law, so I’ve been thinking about this a bit and have come up withContinueContinue reading “Laws and Ordinances”
Finalist for T.S. Eliot Prize
I am extremely delighted to announce that my collection of poems, Pruning Burning Bushes, was selected as a finalist for the T.S. Eliot Prize through Truman State University Press. It was one of five finalists out of 450 submissions. While the judge did not ultimately select my manuscript for publication, she had this to sayContinueContinue reading “Finalist for T.S. Eliot Prize”
Sarah Marie Wells 