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a woman holding a red pen -- as if she were going to edit something or issue her grade -- grins somewhat mischievously. No fear, it's just Sara Dagen, the author of All Things Work Together.

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Author: Sara

I have a desire to write something that will change the world. This blog is one little step out of my currently overfilled life of working, parenting, being a wife, housekeeper, laundress, hostess, cheerleader, beader, reader, and leader... When I write, I feel a bit more sane, even if said writing exposes my insanity. Go figure.
No longer worrying that “it could happen to me”…
2013, character, Christian life, family, Humor, life

No longer worrying that “it could happen to me”…

I’ve been reading the book of Job with my literature students recently, and we all agree that we wouldn’t want … Continue reading No longer worrying that “it could happen to me”…

2013, Christian life, family, life, memories

Mom’s move to memory care…

My mom became a perfect square this year: 81. I envisioned throwing a Pinterest-worthy birthday party, where we decorated in … Continue reading Mom’s move to memory care…

2013, character, Christian life, life, memories, teaching

By the word of our testimony…

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our … Continue reading By the word of our testimony…

2013, character, Christian life, life

Finding the Son in the sun…

“There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, … Continue reading Finding the Son in the sun…

2013, blogging, character, Christian life, Humor, life

I saw the light…

It was my first visit to this eye doctor. Therefore, he chatted to break the ice as he examined my … Continue reading I saw the light…

2013, character, Christian life, Humor, life

In the Garden of Weedin’…

“If I ‘accidentally’ advertised ‘free WEEDing opportunity,’ really emphasizing weed and really de-emphasizing the -ing, would people get the right wrong … Continue reading In the Garden of Weedin’…

2013, character, Christian life, Humor, life

When trouble is the teacher…

“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). Some trouble we … Continue reading When trouble is the teacher…

2013, Christian life, Humor, life

When memory foam remembers…

It’s a rare Sunday morning. I have no obligations. I can attend church services at 8, 9:30, or 11 a.m. … Continue reading When memory foam remembers…

2013, character, Christian life, Humor, life

Puncturing the power of sin…

“Stick a fork in me and call me done.” That colloquialism is something I could have said when I ended … Continue reading Puncturing the power of sin…

Take my life and let it be… like a Coca Cola C.E.O. for Thee…
2013, character, Christian life, life

Take my life and let it be… like a Coca Cola C.E.O. for Thee…

Truth be told, if it weren’t for my husband, I would be the world’s most targeted consumer. Infomercial? Let me … Continue reading Take my life and let it be… like a Coca Cola C.E.O. for Thee…

2013, blogging, Christian life, friends, life, memories, teaching

Saying goodbye to a colleague…

but not to a friendship… It wasn’t until my dad died that I realized he was the glue that held … Continue reading Saying goodbye to a colleague…

2013, character, Christian life, Humor, life

Do you ever do dumb things?

When I was a teenager, I thought the unpardonable sin was having premarital sex. (My parents were quite the strategic … Continue reading Do you ever do dumb things?

2013, character, Christian life, education, life, memories, teaching

The sudden stop at the end…

“It’s not the fall that kills you. It’s the sudden stop at the end.” No, I haven’t started skydiving or … Continue reading The sudden stop at the end…

2013, Christian life, education, Humor, life, teaching

The answer, my friend, IS blowing in the wind…

“I don’t mean to sound derogatory,” one of my English students told me, “but this writer kind of sounds like … Continue reading The answer, my friend, IS blowing in the wind…

2013, blogging, character, Christian life, life

Driven by feelings…

“Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, … Continue reading Driven by feelings…

2013, blogging, character, Humor, life

Two-timing…

“Torn between two lovers, Feeling like a fool, Loving the both of you Is breaking all the rules…” (Mary Macgregor, … Continue reading Two-timing…

2013, Christian life, Humor, life

Hope floats and other flooring deceptions…

24“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built … Continue reading Hope floats and other flooring deceptions…

2013, character, Christian life, fashion, Humor, life, memories, parenting

Like a pedicure in winter…

When asked what I wanted for my birthday in August, I said “just a pedicure” and got the go ahead … Continue reading Like a pedicure in winter…

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