Sarah Cantu

The story of my everyday life as a youth ministry wife.

Have you not known? Have you not heard?

The Lord is the everlasting God,

the Creator of the ends of the earth.

He does not faint or grow weary;

his understanding is unsearchable.

He gives power to the faint,

and to him who has no might he increases strength. (Isaiah 40:28, 29 ESV)

—These last few weeks my family has been bombarded with a string of illnesses ranging from the mundane to the mysterious. As any mom does, I have stayed awake praying and taking care of my kids-and after almost 4 weeks, I am weary. I have no strength left. I take refuge that my God is the Creator and that it is He who will give me strength.

Are you running?

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1-2

Today I feel like I’m running in sand-actually, I’ve felt like that for a while now. Do you ever feel like you are doing your best and you are running with your shoelaces tied together? Let us throw off that which entangles us-focusing on the important rather than the urgent. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus-as a child learning to walk never breaks gaze with their parent. Let us seek to have endurance-realizing that each step is a renewal of our goal…each step is making us more like Jesus.

For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe. (1 Timothy 4:10 ESV)

—Today has been ‘one of those days’. I read this today in my quiet time and have been repeating it over and over again. My hope is in the Living God.

My daughter is awesome

Tonight at dinner my daughter:

B: Mom…I know what it means to rob a bank!
Me: what does it mean to rob a bank?
B: it means you make a bad choice.
Me: well, yes. It is a bad choice…where did you learn that?
B: my teacher says always says ‘if your friend robs a bank, would you? No. Make a better choice.’
Me: bwahahaha.
B: proceeds to call each member of our family a bank robber.

She cracks me up! I love being a mom.

Growing up…. It dawned on me last night as I posted this pic on our local craigslist, that our family is growing up. I no longer have a toddler. My oldest is in a public elementary school. We are (almost) done with diapers. I remember thinking back when my son was a newborn that I just couldn’t wait til they were just a bit older…and now it has happened. Be careful what you wish for…

Growing up….
It dawned on me last night as I posted this pic on our local craigslist, that our family is growing up. I no longer have a toddler. My oldest is in a public elementary school. We are (almost) done with diapers. I remember thinking back when my son was a newborn that I just couldn’t wait til they were just a bit older…and now it has happened. Be careful what you wish for…