Merry Christmas!

Happy Birthday, Jesus!

Christmas Eve

Joseph and Mary arrive in

Bethlehem,

 but there is no room in

the inn.

 Do you know

 how hard it is to give

birth?

 Imagine that, but without

today's equipment,

no nurses or doctors,

and a piercing cold

little cave, in

which to bring forth

your first born son.

add that to a couple of

cows, a donkey, fatigue

 from traveling and

a nervous husband,

and that's pretty much

what Mary had to

 go through.

Do I answer the knocks on my

 heart and make room for Jesus?

23rd December

O Emmanuel

O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.

Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

December 22nd

O King of Nations

O come, Desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of all mankind;
Bid Thou our sad divisions cease,
And be Thyself our King of Peace.

Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

December 21st

O Rising Dawn

O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death’s dark shadows put to flight.

Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

December 20th

O Key of David

O come, Thou Key of David, come,
And open wide our heavenly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.

Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

December 19th

O Root of Jesse

O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan’s tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save,
And give them victory over the grave.

Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

December 18th

4th Sunday of Advent

O Lord and Ruler

O come, O come, great Lord of might,
Who to Thy tribes on Sinai’s height
In ancient times once gave the law
In cloud and majesty and awe.

Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

December 17th

O Antiphons: O Wisdom

The O Antiphons are a very old

 part of the Liturgy that recall

the long waiting for the

Savior. Each verse of O Come

 Emmanuel is a diifferent "O".

O come, O Wisdom from on high,

who orders all things mightily,

to us the path of knowledge

show, and teach us in her ways

to go.

Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

December 16th

Think about Mary and

Joseph's hard journey to

 Bethlehem.

Dear Mary and Joseph, you

did not complain with all

the hard things on your trip to

Bethleham. Help me to not

 grumble about the little

trials. Amen



December 15th

Think about St Joseph and

how he obeyed God and took

care of Mary and Jesus.

Dear St Joseph, help me to be

obesient to my prents, and

take care of my brothers and

sisters. Amen



Just a little random . . .

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Hello, lovely readers/followers/random person who managed to find my blog in this WORLD of miscommunication we currently live in (aka, the Internet!).
NEWS . . .

• I am planning on either: renaming this blog OR redoing one of my others!
• I am trying to find a name for my blog (something to do with random)
• I am trying to find out whether you can delete a blog without deleting others.

Can you help me???
If so, comment. If not, comment anyway!!! Please people, I would like to have at least 3 comment by the 20th of December!!!! Go on, make me a very happy girl!

Love Sara (comment wanter and blog-redoer)

December 14th

St. John of the Cross

Dear St. John, please help me

learn more about my Faith

 and love God every day more

and more. Amen

Decmber 13th

St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr

Dear St Lucy, your name

means "light". Your suffering

was a light, showing Jesus to

others. Help me to welcome the

Light of the World. Amen

December 12th

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Mary left her image to remind

us how much she cares and

loves us and helps us to know

and love Jesus.

Protector of the Unborn,

help me to love your

son more every day.

Amen.

December 11th

3rd Sunday of Advent

Behold, a young woman shall

conceive and bear a son, and

 shall call his name Emmanuel.

{Isaiah 7:14}

Let is be filled with joy on

Gaudete Sunday; Christmas

is almost here!

December 10th

The Visitation

Think about the Visitation of

Mary to St. Elizabeth.

Dear Mary, help me to be like

you, in thinking of others first.

Amen



December 9th

St Juan Diego

Our Lady of Gusdalupe appeared to St. Juan and gave

him her beautiful image. St

Juan always honored Mary

and Jesus

St. Juan Diego, help me to love

 Mary and Jesus. Amen



December 8th

Immaculate Conception of

 the Blessed Virgin Mary

God created Mary without

 any sin on her soul right from the

 beginning of her life.

Dear Mary, help me keep my

soul pure as snow like yours.
Amen

December 7th

Eat something made with honey in

honor of the "Honey-Tongued Doctor."

St. Ambrose, please help me

to always keep my words sweet

and kind. Amen

December 6th

Dear St. Nickolas, pattron children and lover of the poor,

help me to always be a good child of God and to

help others in need. Amen



Decmber 5th

 

Pray the Angelus today.

Think especially about the words.

Does this seem like an Advent prayer?

What are we remembering?

December 4th

2nd Sunday of Advent

For to us a child is born, to us a

son is given; ... and His name

will be called "Wonderful,

Conserlor, Mighly God,

 Everlasting Father, Prince of

Peace" (Isaiah 9:6)



December 3rd

St. Francis Xavier

Dear St. Francis, help me to

carry Jesus with me at all

times so that others can know

Him. Amen

December 2nd

Sing People Look East while

you help around the house to

 "trim the hearth and set the

 table".

Jeasus, help me to perpare

 for you both inside and out, and

all my work be done with joy. Amen.

Concert

Hello People!
My Dance Concert is THIS SUNDAY!!!! I am a bit nervous, so could you pray for me??
Also, I am putting up a prayer list, if anyone wants Bloggers to pray for them. You can use your blog name, your real name (in case their different, as is mine), your Initials; However you can not put Anonymous!!! Thank you for reading my babbling, I go now, to other blogs!!!

Love Sara xox

Decmber 1st

Help clean up the yard or the house for your mum or a neighbor.

May my work remiand me to keep my soul clean and tidy, to perpare for Jesus. Amen

Little Advent 2011

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Hello people!

I will be doing a Little Advent 2011 this year. I know it’s a bit late but, oh well! However, I will post them each day (with the scheduling thing!). I am going to reword it, but will keep to the general gist of things.

November 30

St. Andrew, please help me to carry my cross and love Jesus like you did.

Love Sara xox

Sara's ABC's

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You get to learn the ABC's of me. Enjoy!

(this is also Know as the Quiz for the Bored)

A. Age: 13

B. Bed size: single (great idea - put a spare dona underneath the mattress!!!)

C. Chore you hate: cleaning out cat litter!!!

D. Day: I assume you mean my favorite day of the week. Uh, it would have to be. . . um . . . Friday/Monday. Friday because that's my "day off" and I get to go fun places (sounds corny, i know) and on Monday I am starting my new job as a volunteer at the Tanilba Bay Shores Aged Care Home!!!!

E. Essential start to your day: Waking up

F. Favorite color: Purple and pink (you can tell I'm a girly-girly can't you?)

G. Gold or silver: Whichever matches my outfit!

H. Height: measuring . . .  1650 mm

I. Instruments: piano

J. Job title: Dancer. Homeschool student. Photographer. Aged care volunteer

K. Kids: love 'em, want em', have to have 'em (well, not 'till I'm married, of course!)

L. Live: Medowie, Port Stephans, New South Wales, Oz

M. Mum's name: Leanne

N. Nicknames: um, I'm online, so I don't want to revel my actual name 'till this blog is not my main one!

O. Overnight hospital stays:  Mums' say yes. I don't remember it!

P. Pet peeve: people who make fun of others and their names

Q. Quote from a movie:  "just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down . . .

R. Right or left handed: Right handed.

S. Siblings: two sisters, one brother

T. Time you wake up: 7.30 AM

U. Ugly Word: Drunk

V. Vegetables you dislike:  nearly all of them!!!

W. WORST HABIT: reading when not supposed to!

X. X-rays you've had: none?!

Y. Yum! shortbread and custard!!!

Z. Zippers: what on earth do you want me to put???

Random Questions About You:

Spell your name without vowels: srrs

What color do you wear most? Blue
Least favourite color? Khaki
What are you listening to? dad mowing, the pump going in the pool

What is your favourite class in school? Reading (duh!)
When do you start back at school/college? um, in 16 hours?

Favourite pair of shoes? my ballet shoes
Can you dance? yes, I f someone said I could dance, I would take that a personal insult, NOT JOKING!!!
Can you tie a cherry stem with your tongue? Do you know anyone who can do that??? No? didn't think so!
Can you whistle? no, don't rub it in
Write with both hands? yes, not very well with my left, but oh well
Cross your eyes? yeah, and wiggle my ears! seriously I can!

And now for the fun part...

...I get to tag some other people to do this!

So... I tag...

Sarah from Simply Sarah
the Girls from Seven Sisters
Beth from {bethiqutte}
Imogen from Dancing with Dragonflys
and, last but not least,
 Hollie from Hollie's Hangout

Love Sara

Toccata and Fugue in D

This is Awesome. The End. Bye Bye. (see you later) ♥♥♥

NaNoWriMo

You got Mail!

Outside my window....... a very green yard and my pots-in-pots plants.

I am thinking about........ how horribley I am going with reading and writing.
From the kitchen.......... christmas cake that I am decorating over Here
I am creating ......... a novel
I am reading......... nothing at the moment
I am hearing.......  mum talking
I am hoping......... that I will finish my novel by the end of the month
I am planning..........  to sleep tonight
I am wearing............  old flowered skirt, my pink shoe top and my monster slippers
Around the house..........  its almost Friday, do I need to say more . . .
My wish of the week ......... to have fun tomorrow
Please do this!
Sara

Bible Verse #2

God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding. He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’

{Job 37:5-6}

Photos from our Queensland Holiday

Yes, this there are goats at Australia Zoo!

The Leopards name is Cleo (Cleopatra, maybe?)

Don't I fit right in?

This the Koala hospital
(Please don't call them Koala Bears, scroll down to see why.)

Please don't call me a Koala bear, 'cause I'm not a bear at all!
Please don't call me a Koala Bear, its driving me up the wall!
If your name was Dom, and everyone called you Dick,
then maybe you'd understand why i'm sick, sick, sick!

The Border of QL and NSW

This actually says:
Dermot + Leanne Forever xxx

The Wonderful Suzi Quatro

♥Favorite Things Link-Up ♥

A Favorite photo (of me):

see more here

A Favorite Movie:

♥ LOVED IT♥

Favorite Quote:

If your actions inspire others to dream more,
learn more, do more and become more,
you are a leader.
- John Quincy Adams

Favorite Book:

Favorite Singer:

(Taylor Swift)

Favorite Blog (other than bethiquette):

Dancing with Dragonflys

Favorite Song:



Mother Knows Best from Tangled

Favorite Video:

Meet Mother Gothel from Tangled (again!)

   Favorite Smiley:

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Thanks for inviting me to this, Beth!

Everyone else, I TAG YOU!

lots of love from,

a random princess!

(Sara!)

Novel Writing

Hi lovely readers!

I will not be writing much here this month, as I am writing a novel instead! I will tell you about it once November is finished.

Also I am thinking of changing the title and the background of this blog.

To view a better post on this subject, please visit: Dancing with Dragonflys

Well, off to write!!

Sararose

Are you crazy enough to participate in the National Novel Writing Month? Do you think that writing a novel in a month is absolutely mad? I would love to hear from you!

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Holidays up north: Sea World

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penguins

Sea World
I went there as a baby, and I don't remember a thing! This time though, we got a Homeschool discount (25% off!), a couple of cool rides, and (wait for it, wait for . . . - excuse me, where's the drumroll?) . . . A swim with the Dolphins!!!! It was so cool! There was eight girls, two dolphins, and two instructors. We were split up into two groups, one with each dolphin. I  was with Tyson; the other was called Cyrus.
We got them to do jumps, tail-walking, and lots of other fun things!!
Lots of Fun!!!
Love Sararose xox

me in the suit

i am at the back