Stubborn

Willing to try and not wait for perfectton

I talk a lot

Sensitive

Brave

Encouraging

Amazing

Welcoming

Someone who smiles a lot

Stubborn

I am all about growth

I tried to remember the things that I heard lately

My life did not began til I was in my late 20’s. When i was 26 and anticipating ending my college career I realized I needed to change ,so I decided to work on getting healthy and giving up my chair for good.

This journey begin with the purchase of a hand cycle that I used for half an hour everyday, and eventually grew to include 6 weeks of physical therapy, where I focused on getting strong and then, working on my distance walking.

By the time I was 30, I’d became a fan of the show Line Big with Ali Vincent and in August 2011 I got the opportunity to meet Ali when she hosted a workout in Grand Park in Downtown Los Angeles. Two months later, over a series of emails. I was asked to be a part of her show and I made some of the most awesome friends through that expirence.

My question of the day book today, asked the question Do I believe in Fate or free Will. The answer to that is both. I believe in both because I. Believe I was created by a loving God and that he has a plan for me, but as I learned in church last year. God did not create us with the intention of being his army of Robots, who would follow a blueprint for our lives.

It is the absolute truth that he died on the cross to save Everyone from sin and he wants everyone to come to know him as their father and personal Lord and savior, but within the adventure he wants to take you on is a game plan, A life with a few specific moves and the freedom to make your own choices. His specific plays are found in the Bible and you can talk to him any time though prayer.

These are some of the nicknames people in my life have given me.

• Nikki
• Gorgeous
• Sunshine
• Miss Marie
• Trouble
• Mi. Short for Mija
• Wonder Woman

Today I’m answering a Life group study Notes question.

When is the last time I rejoiced?

It’s important to me to make sure that I say

Thank you Lord for waking me up

Every morning, because my answer to what gets you out of Bed in the morning is,

God Does!

I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for him. I’m. Grateful for even the mundane things and the things that people count as doing nothing. For example, using my phone and blogging and or messaging my loved ones on Facebook or by text message to their phone number.

People can choose the way they use technology. It can very often be a tool that is used to kill your brain cells when you are scrolling through Instagram and Facebook and your feed is full of Negitve images and posts that make you feel bad.

OR

It can be a tool that makes you one of the happiest people earth, because you are able to reach out to your friends and family in such a time as quarantine and say something like

How’s it going today? I love you and miss you and I hope you’re doing well ❤️

Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon. Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:4‭-‬7

*The theme Verse for this sermon series was the verse of the day on the You version Bible app.

What Does Perspective mean?

Perspective is how you see something.

Four Truths that Frame our Perspective

• This is Temporary
• The world is Broken and God calls us to Be the light in the brokeness
• Healing is coming
• God is working

And I want you to know, my dear brothers and sisters, that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News. For everyone here, including the whole palace guard, knows that I am in chains because of Christ.

Philippians 1:12-13

A mob quickly formed against Paul and Silas, and the city officials ordered them stripped and beaten with wooden rods. They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn’t escape. So the jailer put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks. Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.

Acts of the Apostles 16:22‭-‬25

I misplaced the or deleted the original list I was working with, so today’s question comes from a book called

One Question a Day

It’s a five year journal that I bought last year.

There are so many people I want to hang out with. I cant wait to see my friend John do a show again, and I can’t wait to hangout a Vitello’s for any show in general.

Another place I miss is Sterling’s Upstairs at the Federal. I love the shows there too.

I also can’t wait to be able to sing my heart out with my friends at church and to be able to attend life group.

Growing up I loved Saturday morning. It was the day I would go the park and play baseball. Our division was called the Challengers division,.it is a division of Little League specifically for children and teens with disabilities.

Our team specifically worked on a buddy system. The buddy system was an awesome way to bring kids that did not deal with a disability together with someone who did. Most of the time our buddies were our family.member; more often than not my buddy was my cousin Angelica who I considered my best friend.

The times that I would be most excited about though were the times when other teams would come to help us. I had my first two crushes in the same baseball season. One little boy played for the Orioles and I think the other little boy played for the Dodgers but I’m.not sure. I’ll never forget my first crushes.

Play Ball! ⚾

I tend to think what if about 3 things that I am passionate about.

1. What if I persude an education and career in music. When I was a freshman in highschool, I had a lot of friends who had that dream, and went off to college to do just that.

I always romantized the idea of attending The Thorten School of Music at U. S. C. I dreamed of persuing a degree in vocal performance. If I had done this I imagine that I would be a voice teacher by day and a performer by night, playing small venues and chatting with audiences the way some of my dearest friends do. As far as I know I am the only person amoung my high school choir friends who still sings on a regular basis. I could be wrong and if I Am, Eagle Rock High school peeps I wanna know.

The second thing I think what if about is, what if I had become a pediatrician. Would I be a good one? At the end of Freshman year I said I wanted to become a pediatrician, my reasoning behind that declaration was that I had spent ns huge part of my life around doctors.and I felt that I would be able to relate to children in certain medical situations. I dug into science a little bit and enjoyed it, but then in December.of 1997 I learned that I would have to have a major surgery, and I knew that I couldn’t be part of the devestation that a child faces when they hear such news. I knew from personal experience that going to see your pediatrician sometime lead to being recommended for further testing, if in fact you were not well when.you visited the doctor.

Last but not least, I think what if I had kept on with learning the art of acting. I had such fun with everything I was asked to do. I actually

Caught the Bug

Because when I was 21.my mom and I went to

Super Soap Weekend

At Disney’s California adventure ,and that is when I decided I wanted to enroll in an acting class, I had amazing instructors, my first instuctor was actually on

All My Children

As a minister who officiated a wedding, but I don’t remember who the bride and groom were. I took acting classes from the age of 21 though 26.

There are so many reasons that I feel blessed in my life. First of all I know God exist and that he loves me because I am Alive. I came into this life earlier than expected and from my first moments, I faced a wait and see situation. I needed a ventilator to breathe for me and if I survived, what kind of life would be ahead of me.

I’m blessed that I have always had a solid support system around me. My parents or grandparents were always available to take me to therapy where I expirenced the physical growth that got me to where I am today.

When I was younger I ALWAYS had a family member to watch over me. I was never left with someone who was not family.

My church family has always had my back and has Always found a way for me to participate in activities. When I was younger, my pastor, my parents or my friends would help me climb the stairs to the youth group room, choir room or Sunday school.

In the last six months or so, we realized physically getting to choir practice got tough so my choir director and life long friend made the church library our official choir room. Another blessing that surrounds my love for singing, is that my friends help me get on stage to lead worship 😊 I think it’s important to celebrate the fact that my brothers at church don’t help me take the stage, my sisters do. I could keep writing, but I’ll end this post here.