What is your legacy?

I guess blogging hasn't really been my forte lately. Whether it has been time, life, being married or just plain busy and not having "time for technology," I cannot tell you the answer. I think working for and writing for a newspaper certainly gave me quite the burn out when it came to writing, that writing for myself seemed not what it used to be. Oh well.

Today, I was given the rare opportunity to spend time with my good friend Damaris Campos, Jessie Holley (who is related to Buddy Holly... even though his Holly doesn't have an 'e' in it - long story, for another post, and Laura, who i don't know her last name, but she looks like she could be turkish, or iranian or afghanish, but she's actually mexican. We went Christmas Light - Seeing, in Highland Park, the ritzy, swanky area of DFW.

Well goodness, I sure did forget about my blog didn't I? Can i just tell you how much Christ has been teaching me, since the last time I wrote. He really has used Kay Arthur, through a study I'm doing with some women at church to draw me to spend time and rest in the book of Hebrews - and truly convict me about 'shrinking back' from my faith. You, see the people that Hebrews is written to, were strong in their faith and then after persecution, they shrunk back. They went from milk to solid food, back to milk. i so could relate to that. I was reminded so much of the importance of resting in the word of Father - I was reminded of taking every situation in particular that I go through and lining it up with the word of Christ.

<3 Last night I made pumpkin muffins.

tonight i noticed that starting this week, I will rarely see my husband. he works until 5, and then has evening classes - and I have picked up more hours at the church (which usually happen in the evening). I'm nervous, but I have peace. I'm also going to be tutoring German for two kids... for some reason, this has me nervous/anxious of my mind. I keep trying to breathe scripture and bind it on my heart- in particular Psalm 139:23- Search me O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. - as well as Phil. 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,  your requests to God. 


i don't want to get too busy that I dont have time for my family (Seth) - and more importantly i don't want to get so busy i don't remember the precious need and time with God. 

it's my birthday!

I'm feeling a little Dorian Gray lately. I don't wanna get old, I don't want to grow up - but I also don't want things to change. I mean, i DO... but i don't. I want to stay in school (but when I was in school I wanted to be out of it), I want to have my job back at the university.. but i have to be a student. I don't know life is weird... yesterday, I realized I am an adult now. I mean getting married and graduation should have been a huge bell ringer, but i'm slow sometimes. I blame the hair color (the blonde parts, not the ginger parts). 

i love these flowers!

Ephesians 3:14-21 was read at our wedding, March 13, 2010

So yes, I have been a slacker. Going to Missouri, and then having friends come visit and stay with us, as well as saying good bye to other friends as their life takes them elsewhere :-( it's been pretty packed. I finally feel like I can breathe a little bit!

me and maddie with our feet in the mississippi, but you can't even see our feet.

Missouri was good. It was nice to see Rick's family. I enjoyed every second of it, even though it was so difficult at the same time. I dislike pain, and I dislike grief, but a phrase I've always held on to is "Pain gives more than it takes" -- sometimes that's hard to grasp, but it's so true.


Last week Daniel came to visit, and I helped my friends Sara and Sean begin to pack for their move to Oregon (they leave today) and we went to birthday parties and a goodbye party for our friend Lexee.

Lexee's goodbye party! It was a surprise... she thought she was coming over to help our friend Jodi with a washing machine flood. Needless to say, she was very surprised to find a flood of friends, rather than water.

a few of the surprise 'flood' of friends. they are hiding...

As for this week... I've been writing a story for the local newspaper (deadline was today - thank goodness, I had forgotten how stressful it can be), and we went to a goodbye party for Sara and Sean and I almost cried a lot when I had to say goodbye for real... but I hugged them and left fast so they wouldn't see. Also, one of the highlights of my week, I must say was lunch with beautiful Jodi -- a friend of mine who i met on my wedding day, she helped Sara Warren fix the girls' hair. Oh and mainly so I can mention Damaris, Jodi mentioned at lunch that she loved my bridesmaids... and laughed when she talked about how funny and joyful my good friend Damaris is. I agreed with her, that girl Damaris, she loves the Lord.

Jodi fixing Naomi's hair for the wedding.

Oh yes, and the basil is so big now (and so is my parsley!) I have a photo, but i'm too lazy to upload it to my mac right now. But I will update soon, I know you are on the edge of your seats!

Last weekend, Seth and I helped with and attended Church at the Ball Park and Freedom Fest! It was so much fun, and so exciting at the same time. I'm excited to see what Father is doing right here in good ole San Angelo, Texas.  Here's a video the church made of the weekend... i'm in it! briefly but it's kind of dorky. <3

I'm Lara!


I'm a newlywed and married to Seth Chomout

well, i've learned some new things about me. or i've newly learned them.. not sure which.

i'm really bad at doing things with people that hasn't been planned. any ounce of being spontaneous has disappeared lately.

i'm very indecisive, and sometimes wonder how people can be so sure of everything and of life. I get nervous and worry and get confused so easily over small things - like tiny things.

I'm not always good at making my own decisions. i want someone to tell me what to do when I don't know what to do. I want things to be simple. I don't like conflicts.. like which way to wear my wedding dress. I want to solve things immediately. I don't like waiting a week, b/c i know i'll worry and be stressed out for a week.

I'm really bad at keeping in touch with people I don't see face to face. I also don't seem to make much of an effort to see people, lately. I don't like it. I get to busy with life (or my life) to really invest in or spend time in other lives.

i started teaching first grade at church. They are really cute. It's been so long that I've taught that age group, that I kind of freaked out inside b/c i'm now used to high school. But i'm excited.

I want to cling to Father more.