Can I be perfectly honest with you?  Creating this blog is possibly one of the scariest things I’ve ever done.  You see, I spent the majority of my life living as a lukewarm, crowd pleasing Christian.  I hid my faults, my flaws and disguised my life as ‘storybook.’  While certainly there were lots of fairytale moments, I was quick to cover any perceived weaknesses.

Then…

2009 rolled around and everything I believed to be true was shattered.  My world was turned upside down in a way I couldn’t have dreamed.  I was presented with an excruciatingly painful, refining trial which altered the rest of my life.  I no longer had the ‘storybook’ and was thrust in the middle of a circumstance that required a load I could not bear.  I was exposed to the elements, never dreaming I would come out on the other side refined and NEW!

The Lord is so faithful!  He has restored and blessed me beyond my wildest dreams!  Our God is a God of ‘suddenlies’ and I live expectantly for the treasures He lays out before me.  I am an educator, accomplished sales executive, real estate investor, missionary and sinner saved by grace.  I adore all things reclaimed, restored and repurposed, physically and metaphorically.  Exploring new places and opportunities make my heart sing!  I love to see others excel and find much joy in bringing happiness to the broken, despaired and forgotten.  And I find much peace in the simple.  I praise Him for EVERYTHING above zero.

SimplySara.com is my God-given story.  It’s lessons learned.  Trials conquered.  Flaws revealed.  It’s ultimate risk taking and awesome vulnerability.  It’s successes AND failures.  It’s life, service and love.  I would be honored for you to follow along as I share my journey of grace, forgiveness, faith and hope!