LA The Great

There you go. Enough said.

sons of korah

Do you like my rainbow? This was around maybe... erm, close to two weeks ago. I really should write these things down, but I'm usually rushing around like a mad chook and don't have the time - BUT things are going to change.

My friend Chris came out with something gold a few weeks back - That film could never capture the beauty of creation, because only the human eye was designed to do so. So even though my camera is slightly more advanced, you'll have to excuse it for not being able to capture the 'awesome factor' within it's pixels.

Even so, I have to point out that my rainbow wasn't beautiful because of it's colour, shape or form. It wasn't beautiful because of it's size, mystery or intrigue, nor because of the awesome scientific explanation behind it's occurance; although of course these play a part.

My rainbow is beautiful simply because God placed it there for me.

"Stop and look up. Trust me."

In the middle of her busy, pressured day mashed between work, classes, assignments and tests, the creator-King took time to call to attention a nineteen year old girl outside of her villa in the backroads of Western Sydney, simply to amaze her with his love and wonder.

The call was one so spontaneous. I had no idea what I was going to see. I was so close to just ignoring him and going about my business.

I stopped and looked up, out of nothing but four years of experience of relationship with an amazing God who really means 'get ready for something mind blowing and incredible' when he asks for my trust.

"I love you."

I am not an emotional, girly girl. It's really just not who I am. But the presence of God, the intense awareness of his perfection, wonder and love leave me both in awe and in tears.

The beautiful, intimate moments of fellowship with the creator are impossible to put into words, I guess because language is such a limited vessel of communication. Words could never do justice to such wonder, amazement and love.

It's these moments, and this God, for which and whom I live.

I love you all.

brooke fraser - albertine // shadowfeet

It's late at night and I'm sitting here procrastinating - Mainly thinking about how I want to be at work at 7am... Here's my brain dump.

1. Romans 8:16 (msg) - This resurrection life you recieved from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike "What's next, Papa?" God's spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children.

   
   

2. My superhero buddies The Van Man and his supersidekick Man Cans... I just can't get them out of my head. They're the kind of guys you think about and, no matter what time of day or what you're doing at the time, you just have to burst out in laughter.

   
   

3. God works in the funniest ways. Just last night I thought about selling and upgrading my laptop... A friend said to me in class today (so random), "I'd buy this off you for $600." Like what!? So I'm seeking God for whatever piece of technology He's got in store for me.

   
   

4. Albertine's line, 'Now that I have seen, I am responsible... Now that I have held you in my own arms, I cannot let go 'til you are...' got me thinking about vision. I think it carries quite a significant revelation not only for the writer, but everyone. More on this later, when I can fully catch it myself.

   
   

5. Entry into Maq law (art/law program) ... When will I get it? Whether or not I will is not my question. That bit's already assured. The 'when' factor is an entirely different story. Is UniTest going to be the catalyst? What will my GPA look like after this semester? Should I take STAT? These things are playing on my mind, and I'll have to make a decision about most of them within the next week or so.

   
   

6. So many assignments and so little time! Thank God I have my maths genius Yi Ern to calculate the exact amount of words I need to write for each assignment per day over the next two weeks. Talk about quality control... She can NEVER go back to M'sia!

   
   

7. Todays management foundations lecture was on decision making. I don't fit any of the decsion-maker types in the text. The reason is this.

   
   
   No matter what happens... I will always be found in Christ. I've found true reality. Living for Him is no longer a choice that has to be made, but a reality that will be lived out... The freedom and love of Christ Jesus is the foundation of my entire life, and it's totally different (and liberating) to even the most brilliant academic theory.

I'm starting to stop being able to form coherent sentences so I'm going to bed :)

in the office - updating tax file information

Facebook access has been blocked at work!

I need Scrabulous!

Oh my gosh!

hillsong - saviour king // saviour king

Things that get me out of bed on normal workdays

1. Time with Jesus
2. The promise of a hot, unecessarily large beverage from Gj's, and fresh watermelon juice from Country Growers
3. Unlike at uni, at work my tasks are set and robotic: there is no need for procrastination, and no need to think about what I'm doing. It's like taking a day off, except...
4. I get paid, and I get paid above award

Things that get me out of bed to work on a public holiday without penalty rates

1. Time with Jesus
2. The promise of a hot, unecessarily large beverage from Gj's, and fresh watermelon juice from Country Growers
3. My $500 phone bill

brooke fraser - albertine // albertine

I am Lee-Anne. I love Jesus, dilmah and shoes (in that order).

I felt it was time to press 'delete' on the old, and start with something new... So here we are!

'Intesifiquese' - 'intensify' in Spanish, because Babelfish is cool. Intensify and introduce were the two words I recieved from God at the start of the year, but intensify is the most personally relevant... and I hope that this will be a personal space.

Welcome friend, family and stranger alike.

I think you're cool already!