Sarah Rae (Maxwell) Bollinger is the daughter of Steve and Teri Maxwell. She is the younger sister of Nathan and Christopher Maxwell and the older sister of Joseph, John, Anna, and Jesse Maxwell, and Mary Hock. She is married to Kory Bollinger.
Early Life
Sarah on her first day of school
Sarah Rae Maxwell was born on January 19, 1982, in Clearwater, FL, to Steve and Teri Maxwell. She was the couple's third child, and they went on to have five more children after her.
When Sarah was a young child, she and her older brothers proved to be a challenge for her parents, especially for her mother. Around 1984, Sarah's father had a vasectomy to prevent future children. In 1985, the family moved to Washington state, and the family was said to be doing better. After living there for awhile, her parents began to feel convicted that they had sinned by trying to prevent children, and her father had his vasectomy reversed. For this reason, Sarah's younger siblings are often referred to as "reversal babies".[1]
Sarah and her family moved to Leavenworth, KS, in 1990 to be closer to extended family.[2]
Sarah and her siblings were homeschooled growing up. They called their homeschooling Flowing Streams Christian School. She graduated in 2000.[3][2]
Career
The Moody books
Writing Career
After many years writing for her family's blog, Sarah published her first children's book, Summer with the Moodys, in 2003. This book was the first a a ten book series, with the final book, Colorado with the Moodys, being released in 2015. Each book covers about three months in the lives of the fictional Moody family[4], who many speculate is based off of Sarah's family.
In 2017, Sarah announced that she is publishing Sunflower's Christmas Miracle, a standalone Christmas book that features many of the characters from the Moody series.[5]
Bookkeeping
Sarah does bookkeeping for three small business.[3]
Family
Kory proposing to Sarah as seen on Youtube
Engagement
On June 26, 2022, at a service posted on Youtube at Trinity Baptist Church in El Reno, Oklahoma, Kory Bollinger proposed to Sarah.[6] On June 29, 2022 Sarah announced via Facebook that she was engaged and it was later confirmed through her Instagram biography that her fiancé was Kory Bollinger.[7]
Sarah and Kory on their wedding day
Marriage
On Saturday, August 20, 2022, Sarah and Kory were married.[8]
Wedding Involvement
- bridesmaid: her brother Nathan Maxwell's wedding to Melanie Maher (1/26/02)[9]
- bridesmaid: her brother Christopher Maxwell's wedding to Anna Marie Hamilton (10/23/10)[10]
- bridesmaid: her brother Joseph Maxwell's wedding to Elissa Frost (9/6/14)[11]
- bridesmaid: her brother John Maxwell's wedding to Chelsy Bontrager (12/30/17)[12]
- bridesmaid: her sister Mary Maxwell's wedding to Samuel Hock (5/27/23)[13]
References
- ↑ http://articles.titus2.com/we-ve-reversed-a-bad-decision/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://articles.titus2.com/a-new-school-year-introducing-the-maxwell-family/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.titus2.com/about-the-maxwells.html
- ↑ http://www.titus2.com/christian-childrens-books.html?limit=all
- ↑ https://blog.titus2.com/2017/11/21/a-new-christmas-book-sunflowers-christmas-miracle/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-SecKIMDL8&t=2068s
- ↑ https://imgur.com/a/xxrl7ip
- ↑ https://imgur.com/a/b54sLeo
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20020603150842/http://titus2.com/wedding/index.html
- ↑ https://blog.titus2.com/2010/10/29/wedding-pictures-3/
- ↑ https://blog.titus2.com/2014/09/28/joseph-and-elissa-maxwell-wedding-pictures-part-2/
- ↑ https://blog.titus2.com/2018/01/08/john-and-chelsy-maxwells-wedding/
- ↑ http://www.chelsyrenee.com/2023/06/mary-sams-wedding-weekend-celebrations.html