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Nouns of the Week

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I could’ve called it Nouns of the Year, since my last one was in May of 2023. But, we all know how life does. No excuses though. There really are so many nouns that I love and I believe that I could really do this weekly, unfortunately, I’m not that consistent.

Person: Jesus. Sadly I don’t have a picture for this one because well, I don’t think anyone has gotten it quite right visually and honestly, how could they?! The Bible has been a best seller since the beginning of time. Many people have studied it and it has been broken down into many different versions to help others better understand God’s Word and His son Jesus. I’ve never read the Bible in its entirety but each chance I get, I try to watch movies or shows on the different stories in the Bible to get a better understanding visually. Most have done a really great job with their depictions. One TV series in particular has done an exceptional job is, Angel Studios “The Chosen”. It eloquently tells the story of Jesus and each episode seemingly goes line for line from the Gospels. It gives great visuals of who Jesus was and what He was sent to do. This last season that premiered had me on pins and needles because I really dislike this part of His life. Luckily I have time to prepare for season 5. I predict that it will be Passion of The Christ but a softer yet impactful version.

If you have no idea what and Who I am talking about but you would love to get to know Jesus, close your eyes in whatever place or space you are in and invite Him in! He is my Lord and Savior and He would love it if you decided to believe in Him also. Our Father God is waiting on you also!

Place: Fragrance Vault in 📍Lake Tahoe. I haven’t stopped thinking about this place since I left there. Quick story time. I went to Lake Tahoe a couple of weeks ago and I saw this place from afar as we were getting food and I said, I’ll go there before the trip is over to see what it’s about. Well on the last day before flying out, we went there and I was blown away. The atmosphere, the customer service, knowledge and awareness was top tier. They had so many fragrances and the décor was so unique and cute. Then there was Oliver, the store’s furry gentle giant. The store’s owner Jana was so willing to help find the perfect fragrance and so knowledgeable. Finally, there was Mackenzie, she is the silent killer. She played the background the whole time then came through like a thief in the night and sealed the deal for me. I’ll do a video on this place to give it the necessary shine that it deserves. But they have over 5,000 fragrances and offer sample/decant sizes on current or discontinued scents. I will definitely visit again. If someone is willing to travel just to go back to one store, that says a lot.

Thing: My tripod! It’s almost the same height as me! I had a smaller one similar to it for a few years and I lost it in Dubai.😢 I was so mad and sad about it and I finally found a bigger and better version. It comes with a remote and it doubles as a selfie stick. It’s still a travel size but just a little bigger than my last one but I am so obsessed with it! I no longer have to prop it on top of chairs and shoeboxes, it’s tall enough to get my full body. You can get yours here!

Sincerely,

Angie

A.S.K. (Ask, Seek, Knock)

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The word and the acronym for ASK couldn’t be any clearer. It’s like confirmation or a second opinion all into one. A gentle reminder of three different ways to get whatever it is that you want or need.

Ask! There are 3 responses you can get from this option. God or whomever you may be asking can respond with Yes, No or Not Right Now. And You will have to be okay with either answer. Trusting that yes, no or not right now is what that answer should be for that point in time.

Seek! The old saying is that if you go looking for something, you’ll find it. That doesn’t only apply to finding evidence on your partner to see if they are cheating. Seeking is the easy part. All you have to do is do it. If you lost your glasses, you would go on a journey to find them and most times, you find them. Replace glasses with keys, phone, toy, etc. My favorite is when you seek GOD. You will find Him! He is literally right there! ALWAYS!!!

Knock! The Bible says “…Knock and IT shall be opened.”-Matthew 7:7. Knocking could be on a door, window, partition, gate, fence, etc. You will get a response. Even if not at the moment, keep knocking. Someone will answer.

All of these examples should have shown you that although there are 3 ways to ask, those ways can also be limitless. The only limit would be what you place on them. If there was a need and all you had to do was ask your friend, neighbor, boss, parent, spouse and Father in order to receive it, you would do it in a heartbeat. Same for seeking. If all you had to do was go on a scavenger hunt or play a game of hide and seek, you would go seeking. Lastly, if all you had to do was pick a door or window to knock on to get what you desire, you would do it.

It’s really that simple. Don’t make it harder by thinking to deeply into it. It’s literally one step in the right direction. Try it out. Don’t just think about it. Ask, seek and get to knocking!

Sincerely,

Angie

When You Know, You Know

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Originally written May 6, 2024 @ 6:30a

Confidence is the first word that comes to mind. Secure is the second. I have seen confidence in people when it comes to many areas such as being secure in themselves, their job position, faith, finances, relationships and their purpose. Even to whomever is reading this, you can most likely point to an area in your life where you are 100% confident in your ability to be or do something like being the head of the household, being a leader or providing a great service or product, etc.

While en route to work one morning, I was listening to a podcast and the speaker, Megan Ashley, was talking and I said to myself, she seemingly has always been secure in her faith. That lead me to this post. The way my brain works is to hear something and wander from there. Not just for a few minutes, but until I come to a comfortable place of knowing. I hear something, do self reflecting or a self evaluation and then a solution is the end goal. I liken this to being teachable moments of growth. This means I am always changing or evolving my thought process and areas that may need work.

Being this way or doing this doesn’t mean that people never know which version of me they will get, it just means that when you are provided with new information, you can adjust your old mindset. Recently, I ran into one of my first boyfriends. It had been a while since I’d seen him and he was saying that he knows me and how I am. I had to correct him because I haven’t seen him in years and haven’t had a true conversation with him in decades. So I mentioned that he knows of me but he doesn’t know 40 year old me. He went on to say that this area of me, he knew hadn’t changed.

To hopefully make this long blog short-ish, there are a few things that I know for sure and have known for a while. My confidence in certain areas, is solid. Growing up, I was the youngest of 6 and there was a two year gap between me and my older sister and up to a 17 year gap between myself and the oldest sibling. This means that for me, I was always off to myself doing my own thing. This cultivated independence in me and caused me to be the kid to wonder about a lot and find things out then let my mind wander until I kind of understood them. I saw things and knew based on what I believe to be common sense, what was right versus wrong. I focused on doing what I deemed to be right.

When I was given money as a child, I saved it because I saw people around me ask for money and saw the response they got from the person they were asking. I saw my single mother and I also saw my neighbor, a married couple. I remembered how things were when my sperm donor lived in the house with us, though short lived. I knew that a two parent household was ideal and I hoped and held out for that to be my story. My mom always recited Psalm 23, “The Lord is my shepherd…” but we never went to church, except for funerals. My mind tells me, how can you get to know this shepherd that you are reading about, go to church. So at 17, solo, I started going to church.

Almost every decision I’ve ever made, was made confidently because I had pondered on it and weighed my options. I am confident in my ability to make decisions. I trust my decision making skills and my risk versus reward percentage. I am confident in who I am because I’ve spent so much time with myself. I’ve learned what brings me peace, joy, happiness, my triggers, my boundaries, my tolerance levels and I’ve learned my body. Spending time alone isn’t the only reason why I am confident in me and the many areas of my life, I learned a lot from my encounters with others.

My earliest remembrance of a life lesson that changed my life was when I was in middle school I believe. My sister talked about the amount of hair I had on my arms, legs and back and that I needed to shave it. I listened because she’s older and I believed that she knew what she was talking about. Well, she didn’t mention that once you shave, the hair is going to grow back fast and thicker and that I would have to keep shaving and also that it can be itchy. Shaving was short-lived because I actually never had a problem with the hair. I let someone else’s opinion on something that belonged to me, affect me but it looked better to them. I learned from that moment forward to never change anything about me that I don’t have issues with. This is why I don’t seek validation from outside sources and I sit with myself and God before making decisions.

If you’ve made it this far, the point of this post, is to encourage you, the reader, to spend time with yourself, learn yourself, listen to yourself and trust yourself. Learn from others mistakes, learn from your own mistakes, and make the necessary changes to be the best version of you that you can be and do so confidently! You should be an expert at being you. You are with yourself more than anyone else.

Sincerely,

Angie