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Celebrating

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The first picture was taken a year ago tomorrow on my 38th birthday; the second picture was taken a few minutes ago.  Today I’m spending some time saying goodbye and thank you to year 38 of my life.  You were surprisingly eventful on a personal level.

This year made me think deeply about education and the fact that I probably didn’t need nine years of college to learn what I am drawn to.   This year also made me realize that no matter how stupid we think we sound, we need to speak what’s in our hearts.   Lastly, If it wasn’t for this year, it wasn’t for this year, I would have never started my podcast and discovered that I love it more than making videos

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My Style and Essence Analysis

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On January 12th, 2021, I had the opportunity to have a style and Essence analysis done by Elyssa of Elyssa Aesthetics.com

How my style journey started


I was a child of the 80s through and through.  My wardrobe essentials back then were:
  • Leg warmers
  • Leotards
  • Overalls
  • Ruffled socks
  • Pretty dresses
  • My hair accessories always matched the color of my clothes

Artistically at this time(musically)

My favorite singers were
  • Cindy Lauper
  • Tiffany
  • New Kids on The Block
  • Paula Abdul
  • Debbie Gibson
  • Gloria Estefan
  • Belinda Carlisle
  • The Bengals


  • Me Artistically Now

    1. Broadway
  • 2. 60s music
  • 3. Spanish Ballads

My current appearance


Body Style- Romantic (curvy)
Appearance of Maturity -How old or young I look. 
According to Elyssa, I don’t have any prominent features that would make me appear older or younger than I am.  I’m right in the middle, so I have to be careful not to go too boldly in either direction with clothing and makeup.

     What surprised me most, as I do not look or sound as young as I once thought, and to me, that is a good thing. 

My Essence:
Moderate Energy
Friendly
Not extremely high tempo, but Zesty
Smiles when speaking
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I miss church

What was your pre-pandemic weekend routine like? You’re going to think I’m crazy, but here is what mine was.
Wake up between 4 am -4:30
Breakfast at 6
Out the door by 7:20
This was my worship leading routine that happened on the first Sunday of the month.
Easter weekend was one of the busiest weekends because we sang at three services
Good Friday and Easter Saturday and Sunday,

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A follow up to yesterday’s post:be careful about who you seek advice from

I survived, I kissed dating Goodbye


Becoming a child of God and knowing in my soul that he loves me and died on the Cross to save me is something that is part of me.

I also carry the belief that people should not have sex before marriage if you are a Christian.

However, I also believe that when I came to my saving faith in Christ that I wanted to fit in and belong among the Christian teens that I knew. So when it came to doing highschool activities like going to dances, I did not think about asking someone older than me, who had lived more life and was a follower of Christ, how they navigated high school rights of passage.

I only knew that all of my friends were reading a book called I kissed dating goodbye, this was a book that was, without a doubt, The Trend of the ’90s, and I took it as scripture rather than opening my Bible.

So, in conclusion, I would encourage younger people who accept Jesus Christ as their savior to read your Bible and ask questions of older people than you in the faith because if something seems too trendy, it probably is.

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The Day That Changed My Life

I don’t remember the exact date or day of the week, but I do remember that the day that changed my life happened in 1995 and I was 13 years old. I was at school and it was nutrition, 10 am or so.

I went into the health office crying, saying I need to call my mom. I want to go home. I was being bullied at this time in my life very badly and the students who were bullying me were in my first two classes.

When I called my mom saying that I wanted to go home she asked me why and I told her I can’t take it anymore I need to go home. She told me to try to calm down and stop crying and then she told me the thing that changed my life just pray. I told her I didn’t know what to pray for she told me again just pray so while I was still crying I hung up the phone and went into another room and said God I don’t know if you want to hear me I know you’re busy but I need your help I need you to come into my life and help me through this I can’t do this on my own anymore the moment that I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior was the moment that my life changed. The things that I experienced didn’t get any easier but I knew I wasn’t alone. When you accept Christ as your lord and savior he promises that at that moment you are his forever child he loves you and he will watch out for you and he promises to be with you in every step of your life. Becoming a child of God is the best decision I have ever made it’s not something you are born into as some might think because of your family being Christian it’s not something you get baptized into as a baby but it is a decision that you need to make at any time in your life if you are reading this and you have not made that decision yet I urge you to consider letting Jesus into your life. If you do come to that decision at any time not just when you’re reading this please feel free to let me know and I will commit to bring for you I know that this is one of the best decisions you will ever make in your life if not the best ever decision you will make in your life God bless and I’ll talk to you soon

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Who is Marie

I finished reading a book called Share your stuff, I’ll go first and I came up with this list inspired by chapter 1 called who are you.

I am

1. A follower of Christ
2.  A daughter
3.  A sister
4. A singer
5.  A younger cousin
6.  An older cousin
7. A niece
8.  A lover of music and Theatre
9.  I’m a great listener
10.  I pray for people I love and those who don’t like me.
11.  I don’t get why people, especially women, complain about getting older. 
12. I use to complain if I wasn’t constantly on the go, but now I know how to be at peace when I’m home. 

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30 facts about me

  1. I was born 11 weeks early
  2. I started walking at the age of 8
  3. I wore braces on my legs till I was 13
  4. When I was a kid, my favorite singers were Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, Cindy Lauper, and Gloria Estefan.
  5. As far as I know, I was the first person who used a wheelchair that was a member of my junior high and high school choir
  6. I am responsible for the ramp that leads to the Eagle Rock High School auditorium stage
  7. In high school, I sang on the stage of the Dorothy Chandler pavilion
  8. I sang for city council members in high school
  9. In 9th grade, I spoke at USC to a huge group of people
  10. I represented southern California when I was invited to a meeting in Sacramento, CA, in 10th grade
  11. After high school, I was chosen as one of 53 students to be part of the governor’s youth forum on disability when Gray Davis was governor
  12. I passed sign language with the help of Mr. Holland’s Opus
  13. My entire childhood my baseball Jersey number was 13 so I don’t see it as unlucky
  14. I sang a song in sign language when I was in children’s choir
  15. I started walking long distance in 2011
  16. I have seen Jersey Boys three times and Wicked five times
  17. I met Adam Pascal twice
  18. I’ve been part of a cast of a tv show.
  19. I’ve walked a red carpet
  20. I’ve done a 5k.
  21. It’s a goal of mine to go to New York and see wicked on Broadway
  22. Barefoot in the Park is my favorite movie and play
  23. I played Corie Bratter in college
  24. A woman at my church used to call me sunshine
  25. I want to travel and tell my story
  26. Some people still think im in my 20’s
  27. I found out that some people at my church get nervous when climbing the stairs to the stage.
  28. I went by Nikki in JR. High
  29. I was on tv in second grade.
  30. I love what I do