a book of journals

Back Cover Description


Do you ever wish people would just be real? Do you appreciate the brave souls that openly let you see their everyday frailty, uncertainty, and disappointment alongside their joys and successes?  Author Sara Talbert is as open as a person can get. Meandering yet Anchored is made up of over four years of her personal journal entries. Her work is not glamorous, but exposes the emotional ups and downs of her relationships and the everyday truths and frustrations young women face. Identify with a breakup that broke her heart, the crushes she hung on to for months, the men she ‘almost dated,’ and the disappointment that came crashing down when she once again found herself alone. Or was she alone? Read the story that Sara honestly calls God’s story. See the joy that her heavenly Father brought her throughout her daily trials. A real woman, a real life. She’s truly an open book.


To clear up any confusion…I published my book before I was married, under my maiden name, “Talbert.”


I would love for you to buy the book here.


Reader Reviews

I could not put this book down! It helped me get through one of the toughest times in my life. I have learned a lot about myself through the story Sara shares in this book. Sara is very honest and open about many of the feelings women face. She uses her journey through love and relationships in a way that is glorifying to God. What could be better?! I have recommended this book to many young women who feel they are sometimes alone in their struggles and feelings. It is a great book that those who are single or married at any age can benefit from!  – Ellen Masessa

I appreciated that Sara was not just telling her story as if it was solely hers.  She gave credit where it was due, through explaining how God specifically got her through trials.  She seamlessly weaved in scripture to guide and support her hopes, and her faith.
– Jennifer Young

What is harder than navigating your way through the complicated maze of relationships? Sara shares her personal journey in a way that makes her completely relatable and in a way that also glorifies God! I couldn’t put it down! Even though I was married at the time I read it, it still reminded me of many things that I need to still use in my marriage. I also share it with many young women who are still in the “dating scene”. It was a wonderful book!
– Heather Mohr

Writing...my old friend

I was going through some old legal pads today and found notes and drafts from my writing class from the spring of 2008, including the one above.  I loved reading them, the ideas were so free and creative.  I was almost surprised that the words were mine.  Writing was such a passion...what happened?  It is still a passion, but not one I've given myself time to enjoy lately.  So it's time to get back into the swing of things.  I'm ready to write!



Much of this blog will be my thoughts, but I also want a place to direct people who might wonder about the book I published (more about that under "a book of journals").  The title of the book is Meandering yet Anchored and at the time I called it that because I was meandering everywhere in my thoughts and feelings about men, but knew I was always anchored by God.  Now I see that Meandering yet Anchored could be the title of my life!  Those who know me know that although I can be crazy and fun, in my own category of “weird,” I also worry and analyze much.  I think I am constantly thinking about the future, from remodeling our house, to my job next school year, to health, to the awkward things I say and how I believe others are analyzing my words…I’m just a thinker.  I often wake up tired because my dreams are so intense and are about everyday happenings so they really feel real!  I’ve dreamt about being late to meetings because of things I needed to do at work before the meetings, and the details are so specific that I remember them clearly the next day when I am literally going about those activities!  You can see that I am meandering: my definition of the word is "all over the place" but the real definition is: to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course.  I meander, but I am also anchored.  Even when I don’t feel an intense minute by minute connection to God, I know he is there leading me, watching me.  And no matter what happens, no matter the trials I face (I have been through many, some intense ones that were squished together in a recent 2 year period), there is good to be found in life.  God is many things, and the overarching attribute is that he is good.
You are good, and the source of good;
      train me in your goodness. Psalm 119:68