Dear Time,

January 13, 2020 @ 11:47a

Time is usually always associated with numbers. On the Dear Signs, podcast episode, I spoke on how I continuously have been seeing double, triple and quadruple numbers. For example, 111, 222, 333 or 1111. Then I randomly wrote on my dry erase board on the fridge, “Your Time is Coming” without giving it much thought. It didn’t dawn on me until weeks later that it was possibly the reason that I keep seeing the numbers, because my time was coming. There is a time and place for everything. Everything also happens right when it’s supposed to.

Recently, I called my cousin to check on her and towards the end of our conversation, she mentioned that the money market account that she opened, wasn’t performing as well as she thought that it should, for the amount of money she had in the account. I told her that I would pass over and check out the account. I went to her house and she logged into her account and we figured out the problem. In the midst of her trying to figure it out, I signed into my account and checked my interest rate and noticed that a few months ago, it started to decline. Now, a few months ago, I noticed, that after a large deposit, my interest was staying about the same. So I looked deeper into it and saw that I was only a few months into the decline. My banking institution no longer offers the type of money market account that I have and they were advertising a new type of account with a higher interest rate. So I created a new account and moved my money. Timing is everything because, had I allowed my busy life to keep me from looking into my finances, it would have been a costly mistake for me. Instead, it took a call from my cousin to make me look into my own account.

When we think or hear about time, it’s due to looking at a clock or counting weeks, days, months and years.  Time is associated with words like, life time, timeless, time sensitive, on time, time/date, overtime, in due time, timely, summer time, dinner time, bed time or timeline, just to name a few but the list goes on and on. My point is, trust the timing of your life. You are where you are supposed to be at this time. What you are experiencing now is the benefit of something, days, weeks, months or years ago and/or the benefit of something in the future. Embrace the moment in time that you are in and trust your journey.

Listen to Dear Time podcast episode here

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Dear 2019,

January 2, 2020 @ 8:41p

Whew! That went by pretty darn fast. I mean 2019, how long did you really stay? I blinked and it was 2020. 😂

This year was absofreakinglutely amazing! It is probably in my top five best year list that I just made up in my head. 😂 Seriously though, Looking back over 2019 and I realized that I grew so much in 2018 that 2019 was the benefit of that growth. My patience, peace and prayers were definitely put to the test this year. Thankfully I didn’t fall victim to any setbacks that I may have encountered. 

On this week’s podcast episode, I recapped 2019 in a 30 minute episode. I talked about the “highs and lows” of the year for me, what I learned, what I am grateful for and a few of the top stories of the year. Listen to that episode here.  

My friend and mentor Eric Lewis has a great new site (www.tmplife.com) and I recently submitted an entry on budgeting for the new year. Check that post out here BUDGET: Your Relationship with Money for the New Year

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Dear Signs,

December 26, 2019 @ 4:17p   

Some paths that we take in life come to us as easy as breathing, others we look for guidance to help us along the way. If you’ve ever asked or prayed for a sign, then you must’ve experience the part of life that is unknown and unsure. Some people have the balls to live life and not worry about a direction and they just flow with the wind. Others proceed with caution and look for a little assistance. While it’s great to grow as you go and learn from mistakes, some things in life are so major that the wrong move can set you back a bit. And when life has been challenging enough, those setbacks can be costly.

   For years, I have prayed for signs that would lead me to my purpose. People always say that your purpose will almost always have something to do with what you do naturally. It is usually something that is done so naturally that you don’t even consider it to be purposeful. I naturally like to help or assist others in any way that I can. I also, have always been a writer. I write down everything. Even when my mentor Eric called me a writer, I felt that the title boxed me in because I am so much more than that. In reality, at the core of me, writing is my thing. Whether it’s just writing my thoughts, my goals or opinions, my voice has always had someone volume to it. Meaning, whatever I had to say in my writings, mattered. It wasn’t just my thoughts, goals or just my opinions. It was my truth and reality. My name, Angela, means “heavenly messenger”.

   The signs were always there and will always be there. You have to be open and aware enough to receive them. I love looking into the sky at the clouds and admiring how great of an artist God is. Last year, in May, I noticed that the clouds formed a straight line a few days in a row. It did this for a couple of months. I immediately thought that this means that God is lining things up for me. Then I started seeing multiples of the same numbers, 111, 222, 333 etc. Next, I started seeing butterflies fly close to me. I Googled the meaning of the numbers and butterflies and it all started to make sense. I asked for signs and the signs appeared. Thankfully, I was open enough to receive them.

   Up until recently, June 14th to be exact, I had never heard Gods literal voice, I had always heard from Him through signs and feelings. One of my jobs that I was on for 7 years, I only applied to it because one day, multiple people told me to apply for the job. These people didn’t know one another to my knowledge and it was at different times throughout the day. When I purchased my home, I was denied by multiple apartment complexes so I took it as a sign to buy a house. It was always a dream of mine to own a house because the concept of renting didn’t appeal to me and seeing that my mom has been renting her whole life, but I didn’t think that I was ready at the time. Being denied was a sign. When it was time to quit the job, I went on a vacation and while on vacay, I thought about work and caught a pain in my chest. I thought that I was tripping so I waited and thought of work again. Caught another pain in my chest. I took that as a sign and I put in my two-weeks notice as soon as I returned to work. One of the best decisions I had ever made.

   Signs are all around us. Especially if we asked for them. Pay attention. Nothing happens by chance. There is a divine time and space for everything. You are exactly where you are supposed to be at this moment and any and everything that is meant for you, WILL NOT MISS YOU!

Listen to Dear Signs podcast episode here!

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