Be still and know that I am God!

Being Still, is something that I wanted to do but did not know how to do it. This semester I fully relied on God and became a follower of Psalm 46 and 10 “Be still and know that I am God.” When times got hard, I got still; when things sometimes looked dimmed I stood still. My trust and my hope is in God, for I know that he created me and that I can only be who he wants me to be and no one else. I am still getting good grades, and still smiling when things don’t go as planned; I still love CBU and still will attend this school next semester. I still hope, pray and dream that I will see God’s face in peace one day and live out my dreams and visions. I have learned in my 23 years of life that the only way to move ahead in life is to be still and know who God is. God has been so amazing in my life on and off campus. God never changes. The times will change. We will gain new friends and the former ones move ahead in life. I know this for a fact that the Lord Jesus is a friend that sticks closer than a brother. I thank Krissy for coming up with this exciting theme for this year’s CBU yearbook. The word still can be applied to many different things. I find that I’m in the most peace when I am still.

God bless,

Victoria

ONE GOOD YEAR

Where do I start? Because of this journalism program at CBU I am aware of what my future will hold. A year ago I claimed that I was a journalist not taking any classes yet. I received this confirmation form God. My heart was set on attending California Baptist University but I wasn’t sure if I could attend such an amazing school. My second semester here at CBU has been the greatest ever. It went by so fast. I have meet so many wonderful people and God has been doing awesome things in my life and in my Journalism career. The article that I absolute enjoy doing was the Black History Tribute. This article helped me learn a lot about my own history as an African American and allowed me to express my feelings and appreciation to all of those who went before me. Because of the hardships that Dr. King and Rosa Parks faced President Barack Obama was able to take office as the first African American President, and I am able to express myself in writing. I am grateful for the graphic artist at CBU who made this article and every article that I have were wrote look so amazing. My plans for the future are looking bright. I have found out one thing that if you take care of Gods business he will take care of your business. I see where my strengths lie and where I need improvement. I want to get into the printing and publishing business. I believe that this semester has allowed me to figure out what I want to do in Journalism. It is such a broad field, which allows me to explore many options. I wanted to go double major or minor in Graphic Design but I will have to spend another year here at CBU. I am content where I am right now. In the summer I will be doing an internship with my church and taking Intro to Journalism at RCC. I can’t wait to get back to work at CBU and start the Applied Journalism course with Professor Pearson in the fall. God is wonderful. I will never despise the day of small beginnings. I am learning a lot from all of the students in the Journalism Department and will miss the graduating seniors. I hope to carry on their legacy and hard work. I pray that God bless each and everyone that will be graduating this year. I pray that God open up doors that no man can shut. It doesn’t matter what the economy looks like God is still in control. I pray that God continue to expand this Journalism Department here at CBU and one day if the Lord says the same I will be able to teach a class at CBU.

God bless,

Victoria Taylor
God’s Journalist

Yearbook Class-Create you own Magazine

I am suppose to write a blog for my yearbook class. I decided to promote my second blog called faith, family fashion and friends. I decide to create this blog because that is what I am all about. It's fouryoumagazine.blogspot. I decided to name it four in stead of for because it is four people in my family my two children and my husband and I. I love my faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, my family, fashion the new and the old and friends. I called it the magazine because I wish to one day publish a Christian Magazine. I will get there one day and I think this is why I decided to take this class. It brings out the creative side in me. I love this class and it has brought me true joy. My career will consist of publishing, creating, and promoting. We are currently working on a mini-yearbook project which has been very exciting. On mini-year book will look like a magazine. Because of my love for magazine I deicide to share my passion with others. Here is a how to create a mock trail for a magazine and eventually publish it on the big scale one day.

How to create a magazine!

Get a group of people to help writer, photographer, designer, and a copy editor. Or you can really do this you self but to make it easier it is better to get help

Get your topic, theme, ideas. Map them out who is the target, audience, the purpose. If you are doing an article about dogs it would not be okay to have a story on the war in Baghdad unless dogs are in harms way.

Contact a publisher (if you are going small you can do this from home with a good laser printer, or contact or office depot)
kinko's)
Get stories, contact contributors to write on your topics (friends and family, teachers, cousins they should have a interest in the topic)

Have the designer get to work, Layouts, graphics, designs, fonts, sizes

Have photograper take pictures that pertain to each story topic. Make in interesting and not boring.

Get everything on print to see details, errors, possible mistakes or remakes of photos, captions, and written work.

Have fun and await the final project,

Pass out the Maganize for free and then once you get a lot of comments get add's and sponsors

Go big even global have fun take it one day at a time.

Have the copy editor look over all finished work.

Octo Mamma needs the LORD!

It has been brought to the media's attention about a lady who has had octuplets through invetro- fertilization. It is hard enough carrying a child let alone eight and to have no support at all is really unfortunate. I can speak from experience. I was blessed to have had two healthy pregnancies and two beautiful healthy children. I know that I would not be able to carry on if I did not have the Lord on my side. He sought me through the tough times, children doesn't come with manuals so everything is trial and error and try again. Jesus gave me the most wonderful support system an extraordinary man my husband of four soon to be five years. Where would I be without my husband in the wee hours of the night when I wanted to catch a few more hours of z's and while he cradle our precious newborns, and talk about diaper duty. I could not imagine having eight babies all at once. It has to be hard without Christ. I would never in my life have children just because I am lonely. I think that women today are using there children as a crutch. They have these babies by these men who don't want to take full responsibility then that leaves the women forcing them to turn to the county to get help from tax paying individuals. It is a hard pill to swallow, but it is the truth. I believe that everyone who brings a child into this world should take full responsibility for that child not the family down the street. Now don't get me wrong there are some who might need the help and then there are others who continue to abuse the system. I know that my source is the Lord and each and everyday he is showing himself strong in our lives. Every bread that we eat is from my husbands sweat the comes off of his face as he works. The bible say a man don't work and man don't eat. At 25 my husband takes the best care of my children and I. I wish that so many other women in this world would wait on God to send them that wonderful husband. Hold on and trust in the Lord. We have got to start acknowledging the Lord in all our ways and he will direct our paths. Anytime we go against the will of God there will be confusion and complete chaos. My response to Octo-Mamma is that she truly needs God and that we should pray that the children grow up with love and proper care and someday have a personal relationship with Jesus as well. God bless

My best time now!

It is exciting to see President Obama in office. It has been a long time coming. This experience has given African-America’s young, and old, rich and poor to dream again. Dr. Kings dream has been living out well on since his death and to see an African-American man in the highest office in America is a great accomplishment. This goes to tell me as a young woman that my dreams will to come to pass. Our greatest journeys may take a little more time but God knows I am a patient women. For the promises of God is always Yes and in him Amen. I have to stop allowing my present situation to hinder me.

God is doing something in my life right now as I type. The bible states that life and death lies in the power of the tongue. What I speak out it what I should look forward to. If I speak poverty that is what will manifest and take root. If I speak life and joy I will began to take on these attributes. God knows that nothing I have seen can prepare me for what is to come. In the year 2009 I will no longer speak myself out of a blessing. I am prepared to receive whatever it is that God has for me. This is my year This is my best time now. I turned 23 in January. What a blessing it has been. God has kept me and has provided for me in many ways that I could have never imagined. To God be the glory for everything that he has done.

I have learned that whatever state I am in to be content. I have learned like the apostle Paul to be thankful to God for every situation. I now that it is not my power and might that I am here today but it is because God has kept me and allowing me to be who I am for such a time as this. I believe that this is such an amazing time for Journalist. I am glad that I decided to pursue this field at this time. I am glad that the Lord has led me to CBU. What an awesome thing to be a journalist and write such amazing things about witnessing one of the most historic movements ever. God bless American and our first African American family the Obama’s.

The Christian Journal

Me and The Christian Journal January 6, 2009
Tomorrow I start school.How wonderful. It is seeming to go by very fast college and all. I have began to look back over the years and have found that the Lord has been exceptionally good to me. My birthday is next week I will be turning 23 years old.
Wow! It is amazing what all I have accomplished and have come through. Without God none of these things would be possible. My baby sister bless her heart shipped a huge box worth of beautiful things form Germany. I am truly amazed. The card alone
she sent is what I really appreciated. She told me to stay goal oriented, that I was blessed and that she loved me and my family. It makes everything seem worthwhile when I read touching words like that from my little sister. Well she's not that little in fact she is 21 years old and decided to enlist herself into the United States Army about a year ago. She is now stationed in Germany many, many miles and
countries away from the family. The last I saw of her was Christmas 2007. She makes me proud of her and her accomplishments. Out of all my mothers children she was the only one who decided to serve her country and for that I am proud. The gifts she sent to my family and I are beautiful. Kierra received two of the most beautifulest outfit's and the most gorgeous jacket from London Fog it look as if it is worth a million Euro. I receive just what I always wonted a big enough purse to carry everything and matching leather boots. O so cute! I couldn't stop smiling. I thank God for everything that he blesses me with and I don't take things for granted. So I am sitting here typing the first of many Christian Journals. I love to use the pen and paper. But it is something about typing 40 words per minute that fascinates me. I
can't believe that it is 2009 already. B oy the time sure flies by. I decided to start typing to build up my typing speed and to get back into the groove of expressing my thoughts and perfecting my gift as a journalist. God has truly
given me wonderful gifts and talents and I have decided that I
will not be like the slothful and foolish servant who hid his talent into the ground. When I read that scripture I imagined myself. How selfish I was with the Lords gifts that he blessed me to us. Instead of hiding them I was suppose to
use them so that he could get the glory and to multiply them unto him and for others to be blessed by what God has given me. I just love to write. I think about the prophet and holy man who wrote the bible over two thousand years ago. I pray that God would bless my gifts and anointed it for him. So now I wonder and am astonished
how at how much the Lord truly loves me. How he saved me at 17. Gave me a husband at 18, my first child at 19, my second child at 21. A chance to go to California Baptist University at 22. A chance to start my own business at 22, a chance to use my gifts at 22, and win scholarships. I wonder what the Lord has in store for me. On
Wednesday January 14, I will be turning 23. This is a great mile stone. I told myself that by the time I am 25 I want to be the owner of my own home on my
way of completion at CBU with my bachelors degree in Journalism and a Minor in either
English or Communications. Operating well in my business as a Public Relations Professional. This goal and dream is not too hard for my to achieve with the
help of the Lord Jesus anything is possible. Looking unto the Lord the author and finisher of my faith. I also want to write, and publish Christian books, and
magazines. I want to use the gift that I have to the fullest maximum. I often have to stop and thank the Lord because without him none of this would be possible.
Victoria Taylor

Me with Caleb, and Kierra my two most beautiful kids.

God's Journalist

The year is coming to a quick end and my wonderful 1st. semester at CBU is closing as well. I have had so much fun writing for The Banner. It has helped me to become the writer that God ordained. I am grateful for all the help and encouragement I recieved from Professor Pearson. I look forward to next semester and all the wonderful stories that will emerge from the bright students in the Journalism Department. I love being a writer and can't get enough of it. I have seen an improvement in my writing as well from being in this Newspaper Production Class. I thank God for CBU and the amazing teachers and staff for their help. This has been such a great semester. The experience that I have gained will help me with my career as a Journalist. This is a time for good journalism and I am glad that I am apart of it. I am glad that God choose me for such a time as this. I will continue to publish the truth and be grateful for all the wonder expericence...


God Bless!