Natalya had her "purity" ceremony on Sunday at church. What an awesome young women she is- to recognize that God calls her to be pure in all areas of her life, not only sexually. She found a beautiful ring to wear to remind her of her commitment. It is 3 small bands twined together ( Father, Son and Holy Spirit).
I thought I would share Natalya's own words from her faith art journal about her week with you today.
" March 11: Awesome day I got my ring. Yeh! but its too big. It slips off when I put my hand down. I am so happy, I can't waite to to the ceremony.
March 12: We had a grea day today. I had a lot of fun. Mom had an open studio today and I had a lot of fun helping people. We had Penny, Rusty and her daughter and Doris. I had fun because I was busy.
March 13: Today was a great day. I had my ring ceremony. I mad a commitment to stay pure. I am excited because I want to grow with my relationship with God and I want to be closer to him and trust him with my life.
March 14 Today was awesome. I felt so close to God that its amazing to feel the love of God and I just want to grow with God- trust and be honest with him. Today I had a great day at school. When I got home Mom had a woman who is a friend and she loves crafting to mom is really excited because she has been praying for God to send her a person who will minister with her and hold classes. When I am honest with myself others and God, I can have a great life. I feel very excited about my faith in Christ. I feel like this is a journey into the land of great joy and happiness."
I love how Natalya lives in the moment, feeling close to God, wanting to please Him and is finding joy in the everyday.
What a blessing she is!



