I am currently halfway through my first week officially on staff as a Worship Coordinator and I am thoroughly enjoying it. I haven't quite figured out what my week-to-week schedule is going to look like, but it is quite apparent that I have what one would call a flexible schedule. Even before this week, I …
Continue reading "Three Things I Plan to Do in My New Ministry Position"
We are officially one week away from my start date, when I will be diving back into the wild and wonderful world of ministry. Since accepting the position, and then having the announcement made to our campus, I have gone through a variety of emotions. Initially, it all kind of felt like an out-of-body experience …
Life is changing! I decided today to leave a perfectly good job in a comfortable work environment and step into a new role in ministry at my church. I am so not ready. I am so scared. I actually declined the offer two weeks ago but the door remained open and the second time around, …
I guess this is the calm before the storm. Today is November 15th. Next week is Thanksgiving and there are currently 47 days left of 2021. Just wanted to do a little check-in before things really get crazy. Looking at my calendar now, there isn't a lot of space remaining. Am I in a better …
Over the last month, I have adopted a (mostly) plant-based diet. I use the word mostly because after I discovered I had an adult-onset gluten allergy, my personal choice about any diet modifications going forward was that I would have the attitude of "everything else is negotiable." I will always be gluten-free. Perhaps one day …
It's true: I am back on a social media "detox." I hadn't necessarily planned this ahead of time, but I found myself having a really difficult time mental-health-wise in June, and decided it would be best to take a step back for the season. I'm not sure if I will be offline for the entire …
As I write this, I am sitting in my living room with wet hair. I've just answered the door to receive a letter that was delivered by mistake to my very friendly Mormon missionary neighbor girls. I've just downed an iced coffee without my usual maple syrup since I'm trying to stay awake at least …
Continue reading "Apartment Life + Re-establishing Routines"
I must say, when I decided to cut back on work hours, go part-time, and really pour into my passion of homemaking...this isn't exactly the timeline I thought would be before me. First of all, just as the title says, yes, we are moving! We are pretty content with our choice. We had really desired …
So much has happened since I last posted, but let me go ahead and get you up to speed! I have left my job in eyecare. I have had such a wonderful time learning and working with some amazing optometrists, but felt very called to leave fulltime work and pursue a part-time job with flexibility …
2021 started off with a bang! Just kidding. I actually had my most lowkey New Years' of my life, but it was still memorable and a great time. Here I am with "cousisters" Michelle and Savannah. NYE is kind of our thing. Right out the gate, my husband and I began our first Whole30. For …
SARAH HARPER 