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My Full name is Sarah LeeAnn Tumlin. My middle name is legally spelled like Leeann, but I never accepted it. I always wanted it to be spelled with a capital A. I love my middle name because it is a combination of my dad's middle name (Lee) and my mom's middle name (Ann). My first name was given to me by my mama. Although there are a lot of Sarah's in our family, she specifically named me after my great Grandmother, Sarah Swords. She was a woman after God's own heart that gave her all to help those around her, never expecting anything in return. My mom hoped that I would possess the same qualities, praying that I would grow to be the kind of woman my Granny was. My Granny considered it a disgrace to be called "Sarah", and she would correct you in a heartbeat. Granny's southern roots ran deep, which is why she wanted to be called "Say-ruh.". Since Granny went by this name, I, in turn, adopted this nick-name. I didn't always like it, in fact until I was 7 years old I hated it... until Granny passed away, and then being called Say-ruh like Granny always was gave me a sense of comfort. Now if my family doesn't call me Say-ruh, it bothers me.

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I chose this selfie because it represented me on a day where I felt really good about myself, which is really rare. This is how I wish I saw myself everyday: Happy, beautiful, and confident.
I Am
I Am Sarah LeeAnn Tumlin
Willingly serving others
Living Loved
Praising the one who gave himself for me
Finding comfort in family
Living with purpose
Building community with my students

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Strengths Teaching Culturally Diverse Students

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Strengths Teaching Culturally Diverse Students

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One thing is for sure: I know how to create a community. I'm really awesome about creating an environment where people not only feel safe but also feel like they belong. I want to create a place where my students can be unapologetically them while still feeling so loved by their classmates and teachers.

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Struggles Teaching Culturally Diverse Students

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Struggles Teaching Culturally Diverse Students

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My biggest fear when it comes to teaching culturally diverse students is trying to reach them all. I know I am great about pouring into my students, but what if I can't pour into all of them individually on a deeper basis? What if they don't allow me to get to know them beyond the surface level? How will I deal with a child who has walls built up? These are the things I ponder on when I think about my culturally diverse students.

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My literacy practices at home have a wide range. Much like most college students my age, I spend some time studying and a lot more time watching Netflix or surfing social media. My recent literacy experience has been all about diving into my THM (Trim Healthy Mama) book. This book is all about living a healthier lifestyle, without hating yourself while you do it. I spend most of my time reading and planning for the recipes.

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I bet you thought I was going to put my Bible. Well, in reality, that is the most important book in my life, however, I chose to feature a different book today. The book pictured is one that I have been reading for the last couple of months on and off. It's called Uninvited: Living Love when you feel less than, left out, and lonely. I have a huge fear of rejection and not being enough. This book reminds me of who I am in Christ and why there is no need for me to fear the things I do.

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If you seek God's will above all else, everything else will fall into place. I chose this to represent my cultural values because it is what takes reign over everything else in not only my life, but my family's also. The picture shown below is of my sister and I at a worship event where we are praising God for all He has done in our lives.

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It's crazy to think that I would be uncomfortable in the presence of friends, but the truth is, sometimes I am. I get really self-cautious around my friends that are super fit. I have always been a girl that had "more to love" and sometimes, that really bothers me. I have been a static weight since I was in high school. Things don't move up, and they certainly don't move down. Most of the time when I'm with my friends it doesn't bother me, but as of the case in this picture below: you can see it did. In the picture, I'm desperately trying to hold my shirt in a way so I won't look much bigger than my friend sitting right beside me. This has been a long-term struggle for me.

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One of my favorite things about me is my servant's heart. I find so much joy in investing in the life of others. This presents unique opportunities to build relationships with the people I am serving. One of the things that you'll learn about me through this project is that I am a Christian and that my relationship with God is the most important thing in my life. In His word (God's word, the Bible) there is a verse that goes like this: John 13:34 - "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." As a Christian, I know I have been called to love, because He loves, and it's my job as one of His children to spread His love. I feel one of the best ways to do this is by serving. This is why this particular characteristic holds so much weight for me.

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I have this cultural bias that all Hispanics have huge families. Seriously, the amount of cousins never stops. This bias really developed over my time at GGC. In BCM, the club on campus I'm involved in, we had a lot of Hispanic people in our group. Almost 90% of the time, they were related to someone else in the group and a lot of times it was way more than one relation. They averaged about 2 or 3, and this was only people in the club! Not to mention on campus or in their families in general. This was always crazy to me, because in my family, on my mom's side and my dad's side, I have a total of two first cousins. Then I met someone in BCM who was Hispanic but also only had two blood-related cousins. I would be lying if I said that I wasn't shocked that day.

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I am beyond blessed to come from an unbroken family. My parents have been married for almost 25 years now. Since the day I was born, I have never had to watch my parents get in any kind of verbal disagreement. if they ever fought, my sister and I didn't know it. What I have been able to see is the unconditional love between a man and his wife. To this day, my parents still actively pour into not only their relationship but also their friendship. This holds a lot of weight in my life, because unfortunately, on both of my parents' sides, they come from broken relationships, and I've had to watch how it affected my mom and dad. They didn't want that life for my sister and I, or themselves, so they have given it all they have in their relationship with each other, and in return provided Rachel (my sister) and I with a strong family unit.

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My important object is a communion cup from Israel. My pastor, Bro. Tommy Foski, brought this to me after he took a group of young adults to the Holy Land. This object carries a lot of weight for a few reasons. First, it was made in Israel, which is both where Jesus Christ was born and Crucified. The other significant part of this object is what it is made of. It is made of three types of wood: cedar, pine, and cypress. This is the same combination of wood that was put together to create the Cross, which I believe Jesus died on for my sins. This cup sits on my nightstand where I can look at it daily and remember what Jesus did for me. I believe this object shows the importance of my faith in my life.