my humble abode for the summer
.i'm loving serving the campers.
.i'm loving the clear night sky,
severed in 2 by a sea of clouds in the valley.
.i'm loving my co-workers and roommates.
.i'm loving being still and knowing God is God.
. and i'm loving hot showers after work :) biggest blessing.
6.19.2011
6.03.2011
the grand canyon
earth's scar of God's wrath.
enjoying every moment
with tasha, cindy, & brenna.
favorites by category.
food & drink.
trader joe's dark beer.
turkey bacon.
sunflower seeds.
home-made california burritos.
ARTICHOKES.
home-made dinner after 10 pm once tasha is off work.
entertainment.
hipster christianity by brett mccracken.
brenna's patient wood carving.
shakira albums.
where the wild things are.
will never forget.
getting lost too many times we'll admit.
the sunset over the canyon.
brave squirrels.
scary dogs.
spiders in the couch.
artsy fartsty photo-shoots.
2 more days to go. will be sad to leave.
enjoying every moment
with tasha, cindy, & brenna.
favorites by category.
food & drink.
trader joe's dark beer.
turkey bacon.
sunflower seeds.
home-made california burritos.
ARTICHOKES.
home-made dinner after 10 pm once tasha is off work.
entertainment.
hipster christianity by brett mccracken.
brenna's patient wood carving.
shakira albums.
where the wild things are.
will never forget.
getting lost too many times we'll admit.
the sunset over the canyon.
brave squirrels.
scary dogs.
spiders in the couch.
artsy fartsty photo-shoots.
2 more days to go. will be sad to leave.
5.14.2011
rode the train home
met a man.
clear, blue eyes.
scruffy, semi-gray beard.
the man had joy.
he bluntly greeted me.
taken aback, i answered,
but with caution.
he seemed a bit..off.
having observed some
people on the train before,
who appeared to be taking drugs,
I was hesitant to engage
in conversation.
but something was different about him.
we sat near each other
to continue the small talk.
i learned he was a
recovering drug addict.
he was taking every day at a time
with the Lord.
he shared with me what he read
that morning in the Bible.
God overcame.
&
Fix our eyes.
As I looked into the man's eyes
for the 15 minute ride home,
I saw God in him..
Jesus was staring back at me
through those clear, blue eyes.
clear, blue eyes.
scruffy, semi-gray beard.
the man had joy.
he bluntly greeted me.
taken aback, i answered,
but with caution.
he seemed a bit..off.
having observed some
people on the train before,
who appeared to be taking drugs,
I was hesitant to engage
in conversation.
but something was different about him.
we sat near each other
to continue the small talk.
i learned he was a
recovering drug addict.
he was taking every day at a time
with the Lord.
he shared with me what he read
that morning in the Bible.
God overcame.
&
Fix our eyes.
As I looked into the man's eyes
for the 15 minute ride home,
I saw God in him..
Jesus was staring back at me
through those clear, blue eyes.
James 3:9-12 {NIV}
"With the tongue
we praise our Lord and Father,
and with it we curse human beings,
who have been made in God’s likeness.
Out of the same mouth
come praise and cursing.
My brothers and sisters,
this should not be.
Can both fresh water and salt water
flow from the same spring?
My brothers and sisters,
can a fig tree bear olives,
or a grapevine bear figs?
Neither can a salt spring
produce fresh water."
we praise our Lord and Father,
and with it we curse human beings,
who have been made in God’s likeness.
Out of the same mouth
come praise and cursing.
My brothers and sisters,
this should not be.
Can both fresh water and salt water
flow from the same spring?
My brothers and sisters,
can a fig tree bear olives,
or a grapevine bear figs?
Neither can a salt spring
produce fresh water."
5.05.2011
open book
Claire from the movie Elizabethtown
once said,
"Everyone's less mysterious than they think they are."
I deeply miss my friends in Waco, TX who can
read me like a book.
They {usually} know
what I'm thinking
how I'm feeling
and can read between the lines of my conversations..
once said,
"Everyone's less mysterious than they think they are."
I deeply miss my friends in Waco, TX who can
read me like a book.
They {usually} know
what I'm thinking
how I'm feeling
and can read between the lines of my conversations..
4.28.2011
4.24.2011
aloha from hell
hello and goodbye.
Revelation 1:17-18 {NKJV}
"And when I saw Him,
I fell at His feet as dead.
But He laid His right hand on me,
saying to me, “Do not be afraid;
I am the First and the Last.
I am He who lives, and was dead,
and behold, I am alive forevermore.
Amen.
And I have the keys of Hades and of Death."
Revelation 1:17-18 {NKJV}
"And when I saw Him,
I fell at His feet as dead.
But He laid His right hand on me,
saying to me, “Do not be afraid;
I am the First and the Last.
I am He who lives, and was dead,
and behold, I am alive forevermore.
Amen.
And I have the keys of Hades and of Death."
4.23.2011
John 12:23-26 {NKJV}
"But Jesus answered them, saying,
“The hour has come
that the Son of Man should be glorified.
Most assuredly, I say to you,
unless a grain of wheat
falls into the ground and dies,
it remains alone;
but if it dies,
it produces much grain.
He who loves his life will lose it,
and he who hates his life in this world
will keep it for eternal life.
If anyone serves Me,
let him follow Me;
and where I am,
there My servant will be also.
If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor."
“The hour has come
that the Son of Man should be glorified.
Most assuredly, I say to you,
unless a grain of wheat
falls into the ground and dies,
it remains alone;
but if it dies,
it produces much grain.
He who loves his life will lose it,
and he who hates his life in this world
will keep it for eternal life.
If anyone serves Me,
let him follow Me;
and where I am,
there My servant will be also.
If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor."
4.17.2011
Colossians 3:1-4 {NIV}
"Since, then, you have been raised with Christ,
set your hearts on things above,
where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
Set your minds on things above,
not on earthly things.
For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
When Christ, who is your life, appears,
then you also will appear with him in glory."
set your hearts on things above,
where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
Set your minds on things above,
not on earthly things.
For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
When Christ, who is your life, appears,
then you also will appear with him in glory."
4.01.2011
concerning summer 2011
scheduled an interview with
Palomar Christian Conference Center
to work in Accommodations,
I am thrilled!
Palomar Christian Conference Center
to work in Accommodations,
I am thrilled!
3.31.2011
new life
Future plans are tangible, again
Lord willing..
1. I graduate college next Spring
2. Teach English in Japan..
while paying off my loans
3. Become a graphic designer for a
church/organization in Japan,
or anywhere else in the world :)
Lord willing..
1. I graduate college next Spring
2. Teach English in Japan..
while paying off my loans
3. Become a graphic designer for a
church/organization in Japan,
or anywhere else in the world :)
3.15.2011
let's be honest.
Ever since I left Baylor University,
moved back home,
& began to attend Palomar College,
I have been
angry & frustrated.
And bitter.
very bitter.
The more I attempt to type this post
about my stubbornness to follow God,
believe in His character,
& trust in His will,
the more I cannot ignore the truth.
God is good.
God is faithful.
His kindness leads me to repentance.
He is the Bread of Life.
He is Living Water.
In Him, alone, I am satisfied.
He makes all things new.
He will never leave me nor forsake me.
He will never leave me nor forsake me.
He will never leave me nor forsake me.
...
you're not alone, Natalie.
moved back home,
& began to attend Palomar College,
I have been
angry & frustrated.
And bitter.
very bitter.
The more I attempt to type this post
about my stubbornness to follow God,
believe in His character,
& trust in His will,
the more I cannot ignore the truth.
God is good.
God is faithful.
His kindness leads me to repentance.
He is the Bread of Life.
He is Living Water.
In Him, alone, I am satisfied.
He makes all things new.
He will never leave me nor forsake me.
He will never leave me nor forsake me.
He will never leave me nor forsake me.
...
you're not alone, Natalie.
3.08.2011
2.25.2011
12.25.2010
Happy Christmas, my loves!
after all of the bustle of Christmas Eve,
my sister Michelle and I
sat in silence
in front of the fireplace
with the Christmas tree lit.
so much peace.
Jesus Christ .Emmanuel. "God with us"
Yes!! He is!!!!
my sister Michelle and I
sat in silence
in front of the fireplace
with the Christmas tree lit.
so much peace.
Jesus Christ .Emmanuel. "God with us"
Yes!! He is!!!!
12.09.2010
finals week
is over tomorrow!
I have a photography & Spanish final left..
I fly out of Dallas the 17th..
my friend Olivia {from South Korea}
is visiting me in San Diego from the 22nd-25th
my friends Meredith, Austin & Harrison
are visiting after Christmas, for about a week and a half
couldn't be more excited!!!
I have a photography & Spanish final left..
I fly out of Dallas the 17th..
my friend Olivia {from South Korea}
is visiting me in San Diego from the 22nd-25th
my friends Meredith, Austin & Harrison
are visiting after Christmas, for about a week and a half
couldn't be more excited!!!
11.27.2010
Deuteronomy 32:10-12 {NIV}
"In a desert land he found him,
in a barren and howling waste.
He shielded him and cared for him;
he guarded him as the apple of his eye,
like an eagle that stirs up its nest
and hovers over its young,
that spreads its wings to catch them
and carries them aloft.
The Lord alone led him;
no foreign god was with him."
in a barren and howling waste.
He shielded him and cared for him;
he guarded him as the apple of his eye,
like an eagle that stirs up its nest
and hovers over its young,
that spreads its wings to catch them
and carries them aloft.
The Lord alone led him;
no foreign god was with him."
10.29.2010
going to school in another state
helps me identify with
being a daughter of the King
instead of a daughter of the Shapiro family
...
random!
i forgot to tell you
God asked me to cut off all my hair
& trust Him
He wants to teach me to see myself the way
He sees me
When He says "you're beautiful. i delight in you so much"
He wants me to believe Him.
So last Thursday night,
Tommy Fry buzzed my head, prayed over me,
and said "God has a peace about this.
This is your new ministry!
Be excited!! You look good! You look good!"
it took me an hour to have the
gumption to face the world with my new self
but since then, i'm experiencing more and more freedom
freedom from lies
freedom from worry
freedom from opinion
my hair is something that glorifies Him
something that brings Him into conversation
with all that i meet.
mm. it's so wonderful.
and light.
and a reminder of
how gentle and faithful God is.
don't get me wrong,
it's difficult sometimes
but it's SO WORTH IT.
being a daughter of the King
instead of a daughter of the Shapiro family
...
random!
i forgot to tell you
God asked me to cut off all my hair
& trust Him
He wants to teach me to see myself the way
He sees me
When He says "you're beautiful. i delight in you so much"
He wants me to believe Him.
So last Thursday night,
Tommy Fry buzzed my head, prayed over me,
and said "God has a peace about this.
This is your new ministry!
Be excited!! You look good! You look good!"
it took me an hour to have the
gumption to face the world with my new self
but since then, i'm experiencing more and more freedom
freedom from lies
freedom from worry
freedom from opinion
my hair is something that glorifies Him
something that brings Him into conversation
with all that i meet.
mm. it's so wonderful.
and light.
and a reminder of
how gentle and faithful God is.
don't get me wrong,
it's difficult sometimes
but it's SO WORTH IT.
10.21.2010
ironic
that i'm typing this out...
but
i'm really learning to speak,
to say what's on my mind,
to share with others
pieces of me,
not just the
"Holy Spirit" in me
but also, Natalie.
haha, it just sounds so weird.
i've learned to speak with my eyes
and my smile.
but
i need my words, too.
but
i'm really learning to speak,
to say what's on my mind,
to share with others
pieces of me,
not just the
"Holy Spirit" in me
but also, Natalie.
haha, it just sounds so weird.
i've learned to speak with my eyes
and my smile.
but
i need my words, too.
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