Single mom, school, work, photoshoots, and how?

This morning as I spoke with Nelly, a very kind lady. She was attempting to sell a natural weight loss product with great enthusiasm. Because it worked for her, she guarantees 100 percent it will work for me. Now Nelly, I have no doubt it does work for I, myself have seen the end results of all your clients. Hmmm…it made think advertising how much they attempt selling things to you because THEY KNOW IT WORKS, YOU”LL BE SATISFIED I GUARANTEE. And how is it that they sell with such great enthusiasm? Well, because for themselves they tried it, loved the end results, and it worked! BAMM there you go.

I work with people most of the day. Now I have to admit on a daily basis I am asked or they question this…Single mom, school, work, photo shoots, work!!!! How in the world do you do all this? Not only my clients but  family, friends, as well as ordinary people tend to ask me this.


Let me begin by stating this (eeeekkk I can’t believe I am actually admitting it): I was doing it all by myself but I was miserable, There you go miserable. Why because I was trying to do everything for my own “I CAN”. Oh, I could but for only pffft...3 years of my life, but soon the whole egocentric “I CAN” developed into serious stress followed by five months of emotional wreck. For about five months I was loosing my own battle. I was finding myself elsewhere and giving up on school which I was 5 months from getting that associates degree. I attempted to escape my own realities and being haunted by my fears. I just couldn’t deal with it anymore, I wanted to do so much but it seemed overwhelming and I couldn‘t. I was becoming captivated by my fears.

Until June 8th 2010 the day exactly after I turned 22 I rededicated my life to Christ. Why? Because he was trying to remind me that I needed him, I had left his ways, and I seriously could not do it on my own. What he tries to remind people in this country and everywhere on a daily basis (we slowly drift away from his commandments without noticing). We think we can do it on our own intelligence. We attempt getting good grades becoming, good providers, and suddenly we fail. Why? Because all of a sudden we are so busy doing what we are doing and forget about God. I really began to be scared of my own self destructive behavior(negativity, alcohol, lusts, passions), which were due to following the desires of my flesh and heart. I began to pray and really began to ask God what was my purpose in life and what I really was supposed to do in life. I received exactly what I asked for…direction and purpose. I know my purpose is to serve Him. For six years I prayed for to be something in the math field but I didn’t know quite what. Engineering popped in my mind and I in the back of my head I said ya right I can never do that. You kidding me that is way to difficult. Little did I know I would be accepted in to the Civil Engineer Program at Cal Baptist University. It was God’s will and I am absolutely excited (Yes, I still will be doing hair for the next few years).

Yes,I am still a single mother, work, school, and photo shoots. The only difference is that now I have God on my side who gives me the strength, will power, and overall the peace I longed and was missing life. I am no longer a captive. I am joyous to say that I am set free and thank Him for all of the numerous blessings in my life which I do not deserve…

"I can do all this through him who gives me strength. "-Phillipians 4:13

Now referring back to the beginning paragraph. Suddenly, it make across my mind well…this lady is selling me this product with such great enthusiasm and why can’t I share what Christ has done in my life? For free no fees! A change began in my life when I began to spend time with the Lord, seeking Him in prayer, reading my bible, and being around encouraging people. IT REALLY WORKS. I guarantee you will not be dissatisfied! You might be thinking ya right? Ya right was what I though. Until for myself I tried it-not my parents nor anyone pushed me, I really wanted a change my life! What I searched for is exactly what I found a relationship with my father and savior Jesus Christ. Word of encouragement: Do not let fear paralize you :)

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened." -Matthew 7:7-8

Here also at no cost the rest of the pictures of Natalia's hair and make-up from the photo shoot as promised. Thank you arlethgphotography for providing the pictures :)