"Patience, My child."

I am currently cooped up in my room, with a bad cold, and a paper to finish that is due MANANA. It's hard for me to be enthusiastic about finishing up school, because all I want to do is learn about photography--lighting rules, special tricks-of-the-trade, etc. But I have to remember that life is a series of stages. The Lord has put me here in College Station. My purpose right now is to finish up the great education that I have had the opportunity to achieve. Does this mean I enjoy school? NO. I've never been much for college.

I am called to obey the Word though, and it tells me to be diligent with what is in front of me. Galations 6:9: "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."

Maybe this photography business is not what God has in store for me in the future, but for now I feel confirmation that pursuing it is what I need to do (while balancing studying & papers). It is quickly becoming my passion- and I can't say I've felt that way about another job. No matter what will happen, I just thank the Lord for the here-and-now. The opportunity to express creativity and hopefully catch a small glimpse of the almighty Creator He is. You can see it through the 3/4 inch flower that has beautiful details on each petals and in the smiling face of a couple who is transforming from two to ONE. These are the parts of life I love to capture.

For now, I must be patient. Listening to the calling of the Father to light my path. For I know that nothing good comes of my flesh. My dreams will only flourish if they are placed in the hands of the Spirit.