Mumblings of a humble servant

i'm moving on...

2009-06-19T14:48:00.001-07:00

hey everyone. I have had the assistance of my trusty brother who has hooked me up with a super sweet blog but sadly it is in another location. Please change my blog address to:

http://sarah.haseldens.com/

hope to see y'all there!

sarah

Vacation

2009-06-08T11:57:00.000-07:00

So we just got back from california. A wonderful 8 days with love, fun and traveling. Lots of laughs and I miss everyone so much. These are for shari. They aren't edited obviously but I wanted to give you something to look at lol. I need to go through all my pictures and work on them. but here are some highlights.

above: singing "God bless the broken road" to Melody.

above: the lovely grandma. this should go on her casket when she dies.

and of course: my babe. Smoking hot mama. I miss you love!

Aunt Mom and Uncle Dad visit!

2009-05-21T14:36:00.001-07:00

This is a little bit of fun from the visit auntie lisa had here in Oregon. They bought a house! but in bandon lol. I love them so much and can't wait to squeeze them again! enjoy these lovely pictures to feast your eyes on!

long time since posting...

2009-05-21T13:44:00.000-07:00

So peeps,

since my spacebar was broken I didn't blog for a long time but hopefully the drought is over! I will probably blog a few sessions in one this time. I learned my lesson because I have UH lot to catch up on. Since i've blogged i've gone to tuplip festivals, gained my husband back, almost lost my cousins manfriend, had intense situations come up, and loved God through all of it. In the last 2 months my heart has grown tenfold in the Lord and I am still in search of the words to thank Him for how much He loves me. The first super fun thing that Happened was that Aunt Mom and Uncle Dad came up for a visit in late April. It seems like months ago but really it was only weeks. Here are a few shots from that visit.

photoshop

2009-03-28T16:35:00.001-07:00

playingaroundwithphotoshop.

randomness

2009-03-28T15:37:00.000-07:00

Xile

2009-03-28T15:32:00.001-07:00

ourfriendchrisexileinconcert.

nospacebar...

2009-03-26T14:07:00.000-07:00

Hey faithful readers (all two of you LOL)...my spacebar isn't working on my laptop so i haven't got online much. But next week I will be trying to post on wed or thursday cuz I have taken a few pics recently so i'm sorry if the text is one big long sentence. I love you all and peace out trout.

Fun with Kate

2009-02-18T16:54:00.001-08:00

I love my sister. I think she is one of the most beautiful creatures on this earth!

Photo shoot with Elyse

2009-02-01T16:33:00.000-08:00

PHOTOSHOOT WITH ELYSE
This place is in Brooks, Oregon. I saw this driving to church one day and loved it from the start. I'm still trying to figure out how to bring out the true greens and browns. Enjoy!

The Beach

2009-02-01T16:00:00.000-08:00

FUN TIMES AT THE BEACH!

A jellyfish made friends with a crab!

I love my childlike husband

BOBBY LIGHT!

I love these two. So cute!

Needless to say, we had a wonderful relaxing weekend at the beach. Hopefully we can do it again soon!

My tattoo

2009-01-21T06:12:00.000-08:00

R.I.P. Sumo and Sophie

2009-01-14T12:43:00.000-08:00

The votes have been cast. The verdict is in. Only the now silent voice of those who have passed have a say in this poll: I am going to be a horrible mother. This majestic creature you see above was Sumo. He was a loving betta. Never asked much from me. Just clean water, food and the occasional tapping on the glass. He was kind and gentle. He would even let you touch him if you really wanted. And I killed him.

It was a day like any other. Sumo was swimming around in his poop infested water so i decided i would clean his bowl. Unfortunately for Sumo, I don't own one of those fish nets that smart people buy to safely transfer their fish from bowl to their holding cell while the cleaning takes place. The method of pour and catch always seemed to work....until this last time. Sumo and I made a pretty good team. His custom was to swim away from the suddenly gushing water until only a few pints were left and then I would move the bowl over the cup to catch him safely. I gasped in horror as I realized something had gone terribly wrong. I had only just started pouring the water out and suddenly I heard a "plunk" sound as he came whooshing out of the bowl and promptly slipped right down the drain. Ken, of course, heard my reaction and came running over while shouting "WHAT DID YOU DO? WHAT HAPPENED?" And finally, "WHERE IS SUMO?" I retold the story to him while pointing at the drain. Ken then yelled, "WELL REACH IN AND GET HIM!" Not an outrageous request except that there was a garbage disposal down there. To spare you, dear reader, any gory details, yes, i turned on that garbage disposal to put him out of his misery.

Now here is the really sad thing. I never could have known the full ripple affect this would have but Sophie, in missing her companion so much it was unbearable, passed away 2 weeks later...last night. I have decided to discard their bowls because they remind me of them too much. So Sumo and Sophie, you will be missed. You were well loved in life and have left a hole in these two hearts.

Fraublau.com

2009-01-11T16:54:00.001-08:00

I discovered these Israel designers through a newspaper called The Jerusalem Post that I read. Some of there clothes are really cute and other stuff...well it is a little crazy. but I love it!

I thought these pants died with MC Hammer's career.

Edits

2009-01-11T16:33:00.000-08:00

So I just finished reading a photography book that had a few tips on editing. I decided to play around with some pictures I took a little while ago so here they are.

Holidays in Review

2009-01-08T13:05:00.000-08:00

Note to reader: read this blog from the bottom to the top.
A billboard that is being torn down outside of kens work. He called me this morning to tell me about it. It was beautiful. (January 8, 2009) . So these are the major holidays of '08. Good year but I look forward to growing more this year than the last! Thank you to all you amazing friends and family who made last year unforgettable. I might post a year in a review sometime soon to recap all the fun times. also i messed up on this blog as far as timeline so now i know how to do it right:). peace and chicken grease.

my love, my gorgeous husband. That face is built to be on the cover of an album. Lord willing:)

this is what happens when you leave your camera unattended on the table at the birthday party. I just found this today. (January 4th, 2009)

Dad turning the big 54 and sean the big 28! 2 more years to thirty ;)! (January 4th 2009)

Met Sonny's new "friend" ashley on New Years Eve. Played some apples to apples. Then he brought her to a suprise birthday party for my dad and brother on January 4th 2009.

Aproof's wedding to the lovely emily! we made some new CUH-RAZY friends that we look forward to hanging out with! (december 28th,2008)

Kate got some makeup...gorgeous as usual! (december 25th, 2008)

Here is what i've been up to: Christmas at Dad's (minus lauresto) (december 25th 2008).

LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!

2008-12-23T12:02:00.000-08:00

Wow, let it snow
indeed. I'm pretty bummed because the reality that I won't spend Christmas with my family is finally starting to set in. I tear up at the thought. I feel like being a little princess about it..."But we HAVE to be together. We are ALWAYS together on Christmas." But, alas, I don't think it is going to happen. My siblings and I were all supposed to serve Christmas dinner to the homeless and I am sad to say that won't happen. Lord, please help me to trust Your reason for this.

On a happier note, as you can tell we are happily enjoying the snow. I love the picture of Ken, so innocently holding to HUMONGOUS snowballs. Luckily he wasn't aiming at me (I think my $600 camera saved my life). But, as you can see by the action picture, he WAS aiming at the 5 year old neighbor boy. That is one tough kid, lemme tell ya. He took pelt after pelt of snowballs from ken and laughed gleefully the whole time. Fun was had by all.

So since this is my first winter with my camera its been challenging and fun to try and capture the essence of the snow and weather. I haven't even come close yet as you can see. The picture to the right of the lights was taken at night. I really need a tripod! Anywho, not bad a guess. The rose is from the in-laws house. It is photoshopped a little, added a vingnette , cropped it, and blurred out the rose head a little. But my favorite picture is of my baby nephew! He is 3 months old and growing so much! He hold his head up and is trying to hold his bottle. I can't wait to spend time with him on Christmas! Please pray for us all as we travel and as kens brother comes in from LA. We just want him here safe in time for Christmas. Merry Jesus Day!!!

tattoo part 2

2008-12-19T16:10:00.000-08:00

ok so I got it. It took about 1/2 and hour and, people, it was painful. thank you for the prayers, I didn't jerk my arm away furiously. Mama Cass (not fat like the singer, actually quite petite and cute) at All American Tattoo did a fabulous job! She was super nice and fast and it turned out exactly how I wanted it. I am now the proud owner of a cross on my left wrist. I will post pictures as soon as it heals enough to not look flaky and gross. Peace and chicken grease!

Tattoo

2008-12-19T13:57:00.001-08:00

In about an hour I will have a new tattoo! It has been about five years since i've gotten one and i'm super nervous but really excited. If you read this before...or after, since God is outside space and time, please pray that I don't jerk my arm around furiously.

First blog in years

2008-12-18T11:12:00.000-08:00

So here I am, blogging for the first time in, uh 5 years. I'm not sure how often I'll keep up on this or what the theme will be but I trust the Lord will use it whatever way He sees fit. I'm going to try to put pictures up here too as I've recently taken up photography as a hobby so let me know what you think. These are some pictures I haven't put up anywhere yet. Both were taken at the coast in Lincoln City at a women's retreat I went to in September. A great time of renewal.
I am currently reading "Knowing God" by J.I. Packer so maybe I will post some quotes that have really hit me. Thank you for your time!