Mosaic

and I had no idea my pastor had such an incredible testimony...



but it's not about the man. much more then that. God has certainly used his life in some amazing ways though.
This morning's talk/sermon was the third in a series on "pity the fool" or wisdom. Naeem focused on decision making. And while I do have my sermon notes I don't think they would say as much as listening in person to what he had to say (eventually they should be up on the church website for those interested)
What stood out to me the most was the last point, # 7. "What are you waiting for?" in the end any decision is between you and Jesus no matter how many counselors and friends and family that you have with an opinion. For me it can be easy to get caught up in searching for answers from others, counsel from as many people as I can that I know, love and respect...

"If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done"
Ecclesiastes 11:4 TLB

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding."
Proverbs 9:10

-Naomi
listening to "Still Falling" by Saybia
& reading Gardner's Art Through the Ages, 12th edition

An update

It's late but at the moment I can't sleep so what better thing to do with my time then update my long overdue blog. :)

Life is, well, happening. I have never been so anxious for a day to finally arrive then I have been about April 19th! I'm ready for it to be here and for Anson to be home again. I've missed him terribly and it's sad to say the longer he's gone the more I miss him! And want him back even more then the day before. Yes, I know that sounds terribly mushy but it is the truth. For the past few weekends we've been able to "see" each other over web cam and talk, though usually our "conversations" end up in one or both of us complaining that our faces hurt from smiling too much and that we both would much rather talk in person.

And as for school, two of my classes (Graphic Design 3 and Typography 2) have given me at least 3 very large assignments due by the end of the semester. So I've been working hard this weekend trying to finish one of the projects, a poster for a fictional Russian cultural festival. The other projects are a magazine (cover, table of contents and articles) and a book (create and design content plus have 3 copies bound). So as you can see my school life is keeping me busy.

I'm excited about this summer. Anson and I are hoping to go visit a few places. We both will be taking classes over the summer. I'll be glad to have those over and done with. I will most likely be taking a Research and Reporting class, Psychology, Math and the dreaded Public Speaking course. Certainly looking forward to getting all four of those core classes over and done with!

This past Thursday was such an interesting day. It was so cool how everything tied itself together and fell in place. Almost like God had themed it. What I mean is, in art history class we began learning about Islamic art. And this has been with all of the other cultures or religions' art that we've been learning about so far, the teacher has also focused a great deal on the culture or religion behind the art. It's apart of understanding why something was made the way it was and for what purpose. Anyways, I'm off track... all that to say we're learning about Islam in class. Then Thursday night at my womens bible study we are going through a study by Beth Moore about the Patriarchs. Interestingly enough that night's video was all about Islam and how Ishmael's bitterness passes down through his descendants.

I'm a little excited. I've already talked with my art history teacher last week so Tuesday I am going to bring in some artifacts from Papua to show her. I'm sure she will find them fascinating.

(a photo I took on my recent trip to the Grand Canyon with Joy.)

This bible verse from high school has been running through my head tonight.
" You will keep in perfect peace
him whose mind is steadfast,
because he trusts in you."
Isaiah 26:3

Naomi
listening to complete silence except for the hum of my computer & the refrigerator in the kitchen
& reading 1 Corinthians 11-13

A lot has happened...

Well a lot has happened since I last wrote. I'm posting mainly to say that I'm alive and well. God still continues to bless me each and every day! I'm very excited about what He is doing and planning for my life... I just need the patience to let it all unfold with His timing, not mine. The past few months I've been growing closer and getting to know even deeper the man I am so very proud to call my boyfriend. He has taught me so many things and has been a great encouragement especially with the ins-and-outs of school and work life.

It's hard to believe January is almost over!
Sadly, I have an early class tomorrow morning and my bed is now calling. goodnight. :)

"Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died —more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written:
"For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered."
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Romans 8:34-39

Naomi
listening to "Love You 'Til The End" by The Pogues
& reading Wild at Heart