The Life of Glam_Couture™~Glamourosity

The Life of Glam_Couture™~Glamourosity: LORD NO MATTER WHAT I TRUST YOU

2013-11-03T10:55:00.001-05:00

The Life of Glam_Couture™~Glamourosity: LORD NO MATTER WHAT I TRUST YOU: Today I woke up with happiness in my soul! I had an exciting day at the salon yesterday and God was moving in the spirit realm from the ...

LORD NO MATTER WHAT I TRUST YOU

2013-11-03T10:54:00.002-05:00

Today I woke up with happiness in my soul! I had an exciting day at the salon yesterday and God was moving in the spirit realm from the time I woke up he was placing things on people’s heart and in turn they revealed those things to me. Oh how great it is to hear from God. My morning scripture reading was from the book of Luke Chapter 5 and I read and once again God has revealed something to me within the scripture in verses 1-5. This prompted me to write a blog today because someone out there will be just as excited as I am at the revelation that was revealed.

Luke 5:1-5 KJV

And it came to pass that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God; he stood by the lake of Gennesaret. And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for draught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

My God! My God! I have heard several sermons on this scripture and they were all taught from the perspective of what Jesus saw and taught but my blog today is going to speak from the perspective of us that follow Christ. When he says go we go, when he says do we do, when he says stop we stop, when he says give we give, when he says take we take, whatsoever God says we do it with faith that we are following his will and desire for our lives. I can’t tell you how many times I have acted on faith only to feel like Jeremiah, ready to stop and give up because the promise wasn’t there but I couldn’t because it was like fire shut up in my bones, ready to say God must not be real and I must be crazy BUT GOD! Yes, BUT GOD, he knew those days would come so the way he called me to him I couldn’t say he didn’t exist he is very, very real! He called me from Florida to Ohio with a contrite heart and a broken spirit to show me he was real. The pastor called me out in church that day and spoke to me what no other man but God knew therefore I know he is real lovelies.

Now in the scripture if you caught what I caught Simon and the fisherman had already been out fishing all night long (in my Mary J. Blige voice), they had caught all they could catch or they caught nothing at all (because sometimes say nothing but only one is something), they had given up and came back to shore, stepped off the boats and were washing their nets. They were done with fishing! BUT GOD! Jesus stepped onto the scene and called Simon to the boat and prayed him to push back from the land! Jesus prayed someone to do something for him, he petitioned Simon, and he begged Simon to come on just trust me! Jesus was saying Simon, push back from the people and take a ride with me Simon. Step away from the natural and ride with me into the supernatural. You did it your way now let’s try it my way. See this was Jesus plan unbeknown to Simon so he did as Jesus had asked. Now Jesus taught the people from the ship then he asked Simon to launch out into the deep. Jesus asked Simon will you allow me take your faith deeper than it currently is, are you willing to trust me enough to give it one more try? Simon replied as we all do when we have given up (let’s keep it real okay), we tell God what we have done, what we found, what we have and in the end we either proceed in faith or we walk away not trusting God. So Simon told Jesus and let me paraphrase a little. He said, “Look Jesus we have been out there all night and caught all we could catch and it really wasn’t much. We already went out there in faith and we did not return with what we were expecting, as far as I can see we have nothing. I have washed the nets, I’m tired and I just want to go home. But you know what Jesus I trust you so if you want me to launch out into to the deep there must be a reason so if you tell me to do it I’m going to do it.” Simon let Jesus know where he had been and where he was at but in the end he said you know what Lord I still trust you and he preceded with Jesus request. And what did he receive? A blessing, an overflow, more fish than his boat or the other boat could hold. The scripture says it was so much fish in the net that the boat started to sink, but not only Simon’s boat but the second boat as well that came out to help.

Now what does that mean, to me it means when you were going through all those that stood with you and encouraged you, helped you work your faith, when you get your blessing they get theirs as well because the blessing you receive is over flow, it’s more than you can receive, it’s in the land of milk and honey and God said he would bless you to be a blessing. I have come to the crossroad so many times in life and was ready to give up and turn away from the blessing. I didn’t want to turn the wrong way but I had an option. Keep walking toward the blessing (straight), do evil for a quick breakthrough from the devil (left) or just give up and live a life of mediocrity while praising God (right). I always choose the road to the blessing. I can’t tell you how many times I wanted to give up but I kept pressing through. I can’t tell you the tears I cried and the number of sleepless nights I have endured but there is one man that can. God had seen all that I have done openly as well as in secret, he knows the exact number of tears that I have cried, the exact amount of sleep that I have lost and every person that has done me wrong. When I read that scripture it confirmed all that happened yesterday and today I am fully prepared to launch out into the deep. So just sit back and relax and watch my God work because he is moving and I am catching the wave as should you. In life moments arise and we think OK God look me and you need to talk because I’m not seeing anything over here, don’t give up keep toiling your ground and digging to the ROCK so your foundation will be strong and sturdy. NEVR GIVE UP! Until next time my lovelies have a glamorous day.

The Life of Glam_Couture™~Glamourosity: God is Faithful: Speak It and IT shall Come to Pas...

2013-09-02T10:22:00.001-04:00

The Life of Glam_Couture™~Glamourosity: God is Faithful: Speak It and IT shall Come to Pas...: Glam Couture Hair St. Petersburg, FL About a year ago I blogged that I wanted to work at the Bronner Brothers Summer show in Atlanta, ...

God is Faithful: Speak It and IT shall Come to Pass!

2013-09-02T10:19:00.001-04:00

Glam Couture

Hair St. Petersburg, FL

About a year ago I blogged that I wanted to work at the Bronner Brothers Summer show in Atlanta, Ga well this year I did just that. It was everything that I thought it would be, I felt like I was right where I wanted to be. The moment I have trained my entire career for finally happened. I worked at the New York Fashion week of Hair....the Bronner Brothers Hair Show in Atlanta, GA and I was on the floor platforming and educating for Epitomi Professional Hair Products. So know I am shamelessly doing something that I have never done before, promoting myself, promoting my salon, promoting my career and ultimately accepting and believing in my destiny.

The Cosmetology industry has taken me so many places and given me so many opportunities and I am ready to accept them all. I have done everything in this industry a person can hope to do with the exception of working live on set of a major movie or TV show but that is next on my list, it shall come to pass! In life we go through many changes and challenges and I gave up on my career in the cosmetology field and opted to focus on being a great mom, an awesome wife, a caring friend and a person you could confide in with trust that nothing would be repeated. Well I am a good mom, I failed at the wife part, being the great friend and confident drained me until I was ready to quit and give up and almost lost my mind but I suffered awhile. I paid a price to be who I am, don't let anything you see fool you. I am ready to be what I am destined to be, a world renowned hairstylist, weaveologist, extention specialist, colorist and makeup artist that will give you the best precision cut that you have ever seen that flows and moves like silky butter all while sharing the goodness of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

I'm happy, internally and externally, I have my peace and my fight back and I'm in this to win. All the things I have been through were for a reason, I have carried burdens that people don't see, but God saw it all and he did not put more on me than I could bear but it prepared me for my destiny. The cosmetology field on the level I'm on is not for the weak or the faint hearted, its for the fighters the ones that encourage themselves, people that trust and believe that they are the best and no one is better. I actually gave up earlier this year and my faith gave way to the process and I was ready to close my salon and step out of the industry for good and I cried like a baby but the burden was too heavy for me, I gave up. Then on May 10, 2013 I decided to look for a new building and that is where my blessings started, God has been blessing me every since in the salon industry so I'm here world and the Life of Glam Couture is going to get that much better. More blogs, more pictures, more views, more likes, more everything!

So feel free to click on the link above and check out the Glam Couture Hair Page and if you like what you see hit the like button. I will be posting You Tube videos with future blog post because I want you to experience The Life of Glam Couture with me, I want you see Glam Couture Hair in action, I want you to be a part of my walk with destiny, I want us to be best friends in our mind!

When I started this blog not once did I think that close to 5000, yes FIVE THOUSAND, people would read it! Now I want to have those same results on the Glam Couture Facebook page that I started a few months ago. I made it to 100 likes and believe that if God got me to 100 he can get me to 1000 and if he can get me to 1000 then there is not limit to what I can do in this industry. It doesn't matter which state, city or country you are in just click the like button in support of Glam Couture Hair. I appreciate your support in the blog and ask for you to show some of that glamorous love and support on the Facebook page. Thank you so much for giving me life! And if your ever in the St. Petersburg area then look me up, give me a call, stop by and visit because you are a part of my destiny until next time my lovelies have a glamorous day!

The Life of Glam_Couture™~Glamourosity: Lemonade Anyone?!

2013-07-19T09:47:00.001-04:00

The Life of Glam_Couture™~Glamourosity: Lemonade Anyone?!: I was faced with an issue, a pressing dilemma of keeping my salon or closing the doors so I prayed on it. It was May 10 when God showed ...

Lemonade Anyone?!

2013-07-19T09:45:00.001-04:00

I was faced with an issue, a pressing dilemma of keeping my salon or closing the doors so I prayed on it. It was May 10 when God showed me where he wanted me to be. It was 20 years ago that he gave me a vision in a dream that was captured in a picture when I went to look at the new location and all I could say was GOD IS SO GOOD. The tears I could not control. This is when I realized that sometimes in life God gives us a lemon when we asked for lemonade. But it is how we handle the lemon that creates the lemonade. We have to learn to utilizing the lemons God gave us, because what the devil meant for bad God meant for good.

As I prepared to move God gave me a lemon, but through it all I kept saying Lord I trust you, I know you will make a way. I had family pressing me on one end about everything except my salon and on the inside I was saying Lord I trust you and on the outside I was saying God will work it out. It was finally moving day and I went to U-Haul to pick up the truck. Now first off when I did the reservation they did not have the size truck I needed so I had to take a bigger one (more money right)! So I was scheduled to pick the truck up on a Friday at 6:00pm and I arrived with a line longer than the Georgia Aquarium. The gentleman told me he closed at 7:00pm so I said I will be back because I had to go secure my storage unit. Well when I arrived back I was told that I had to leave a $100 deposit because I was paying with cash, no one told me that on the phone and the bank is now closed and I only have $75. So I said to myself you know what just go ahead and use your van to move, so I put gas in the van and had $40 remaining.

I was giving some items at the shop away so my friend came with the truck to pick up the couch and asked if I wanted to put anything else on the truck. PERFECT! God was working, we used the truck to deliver the other couch and oversized chair to my brother whom I was gifting that to. A few less runs in the van for me but then I started feeling overwhelmed for some reason, but I did not give up or give in I kept pressing. As we were departing from the salon we noticed a U-Haul truck broke down across the street, the same size I wanted to rent but wasn’t available! We went and delivered the furniture to my brother’s house and my brother and I headed back to the shop to finish moving. As my brother and I were on the inside I had a thought, hey, that truck ran out of gas maybe they are headed to turn it in and I can pay them to take this stuff to the shop and have everything finished in one load. BRILLIANT!

My brother went to ask and no one was at the truck. Ok, so I guess not, let’s keep loading the van. Then I saw them return and my brother went over. Now remember God gave me a lemon and how I use the lemon determines the end result right! Well as it turned out the people had ran out of gas in the process of taking the truck back and only had $1 for gas, the lady told me she had been evicted out of a five bedroom house and all she could afford was the small truck to move and she had already had it two days longer than she should have. They were attempting to find a bed at the Salvation Army shelter but they were full and no beds were available and she didn’t have enough money for a hotel room. So here I was in a position to help her and she was in the same position to help me even though we are in two different scenarios God can use both of us! I offered to pay her to use the truck to run one load to the shop then she could use the money I was giving her to get a room for the night. So we went to the gas station and I put gas in the gas can for the U-Haul. My brother and I loaded the truck stopped and put more gas in it then unloaded the truck and were ready to head down to U-Haul to turn it in!

Well God showed up again. One of the ladies friends called and stated that her sister had just moved out of her house and the water and lights were still on and the landlord didn’t know she had moved yet so her and her daughter could stay there for the weekend! Isn’t God good! I gave her the money as agreed and was glad that I made lemonade out of my lemon because sometimes God takes us through some things because there is someone else he needs us to help on the way to the blessing he has for us. Years ago I told God, if you can use anything you can use me and my life from that point forward has been testimony after testimony after testimony of how God’s grace and favor on my life has helped me pass the test! Yes, I wish I had more money to give this lady but God gave me a lemon and what did I do? You got it; I made the sweetest glass of lemonade I could make. What’s your praise report? Go ahead and share God’s goodness with others, the least expected will be encouraged in ways you never though possible. Until next time my lovelies have a glamorous day.

The Life of Glam_Couture™~Glamourosity: Don't Give Up...Stay in the Fight to Win!

2013-06-23T16:52:00.001-04:00

The Life of Glam_Couture™~Glamourosity: Don't Give Up...Stay in the Fight to Win!: Calvary Worship Center is where you could find me this morning. Over the past year I chose to worship with Bishop T.D. ...

Don't Give Up...Stay in the Fight to Win!

2013-06-23T16:51:00.001-04:00

Calvary Worship Center is where you could find me this morning. Over the past year I chose to worship with Bishop T.D. Jakes at the Potter’s House via their online service and every Sunday that is where you could find me, attending church on-line with my bible in hand. I utilized the online option to give my tithe and offering so I was a full participant of the online church community. However, there was a time that I attended church every week as well as bible study without fail. Little by little I started working late hours to make ends meet, which grew into me not waking up on time to make it to church. Then it happened, a familiar spirit had grabbed hold of me, the spirit of anti-socialism. I had battled this sprit before in school as I moved from state to state and house to house. I didn’t trust people, they would do things for no reason, phoniness so I decided to stay to myself and not deal with people unless absolutely necessary. Eventually, I found my way back to church but I didn’t feel comfortable, I enjoyed the praise and worship and the word but I was anxious to find my way to the car and zoom home and barricade myself in. I started really fighting this spirit last year and it is a constant battle for me to do anything outside of work and school. I even had a problem when the guy I started dating recently wanted to always go somewhere and do something and I had no idea how to explain to him the level of uncomfort I experience from being in crowds and around people that I don’t know. Well today I am happy to say that I beat that old dirty spirit and found my way to worship and hear the word of God amongst other believers, face to face not by internet.

I worshipped with Calvary Worship Center where Pastor Fred Hinton gave an awesome word from God. The message was delivered from John 12:1, 2 he explained that God wants to invite us to eat with him and that he is constantly preparing things behind the scenes while preparing us for those things that he has for us. As I have mentioned in a prior blog God created Eve after he put Adam to sleep (Genesis 2:21-25). God does his best work in us when we are sleep, only he can awaken us when the moment is right, and he will wake us when he is ready to unveil what he has been working on behind the scenes. We may have been asking God why and while we struggled with things internally he was actually preparing the blessing spiritually. When God wakes you it means your blessing is ready and he’ll guide us to the path to be sure that we find it! God will call us out of our situation and he will call us by our name. God will call us by our name because what he has for us is for us and he knows exactly who he wants to bless, what he wants to bless them with and why he wants to bless him! God wants to bless us because he loves us, it’s not because we deserve it because we all fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). It is because he loves us that he makes a way out of no way.

Pastor Hinton also mentioned that we should not get impatient while we are waiting on God to work on our situation. Others may be locked out but you are next in line. He said he realized that because he was in the waiting room that meant the doctor was still working and we must not get impatient as we see others being blessed or coming above their situation but realize that God is an on time God and that our time is coming, just be patient because the doctor is still in! God can take junk and turn it into a masterpiece and he will do things on purpose to bring you to your purpose. It was such an awesome word.

I felt comfortable and at ease as I sat and heard the word brought forth by Pastor Hinton. The atmosphere was one that said, “GOD IS IN THIS PLACE”! It’s a nice intimate setting allowing you to experience the word of God amongst your brethren without getting lost in the masses and that is okay with me but I know that God plans on increasing this congregation exponentially. I encourage you to worship at Calvary Worship Center located at 100 East Bay Drive in Largo, FL on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. so you can witness yourself the awesome work that God is doing in this place. I am glad that I was able to be present in the commemorative service for Pastor Hinton and Calvary Worship Center as he trusts in God and stepped out on faith to do the will of God for this time, for this purpose, for this season of his life. God blesses us to be a blessing, so count your blessings, pray continually and know that there is NO THING (nothing) to hard for God. Until next time my lovelies, have a glamorous day.

2013-05-19T18:28:00.001-04:00

2013-05-19T18:27:00.001-04:00

The Life of Glam_Couture™~Glamourosity: Orchestrating My Life: Destined for Greatness!

2012-09-26T07:27:00.001-04:00

The Life of Glam_Couture™~Glamourosity: Orchestrating My Life: Destined for Greatness!: Lately, I have found myself to be the voice of reason for many fr...

Orchestrating My Life: Destined for Greatness!

2012-09-26T07:24:00.003-04:00

Lately, I have found myself to be the voice of reason for many friends and family members yet I can’t find a voice of reason from a human being for myself, for my struggles. So I talk to God and he answers me many times because the answer stems from my heart and my spirit. However, there are times when the answer is in my mind, those are the times I just don’t know what to believe. The mind is the devil’s playground which is why it is dangerous to take something and just run with it. The bible states in 2 Timothy 2:15 “study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth”. I really encourage you to read all of 2 Timothy after reading this blog, its four chapters in length but a very powerful chapter within the bible. It is the second epistle written in Rome by the Apostle Paul when he was brought before Nero the second time.

Often times God puts a word in my heart as well as my spirit. Often times I may have a word in my mind and these are the times where I question is it God, is it me or is the devil? Am I the only one out there that has ever done that? Of course not! So many times people will come and decide they want to give you a word from God but you should not receive everyone’s word so openly! If they are telling you something that you know God has already told you through your mind and your spirit then consider this confirmation. However, if they are telling you something you have never questioned and doesn’t line up with the word of God then surely it is something that God did not send to you. You don’t have to be rude to the person just know that within yourself that you don’t receive it. Get in prayer and talk to God about it and he will answer you and tell you if it’s him or not. Now I am not a person that beats a person over the head with the word (bible bashing). I will hold a regular conversation with you and on occasion the word of God will make its way within the conversation. A person must be wise to win souls to Christ as everyone’s walk with God is personal. My walk is not your walk and vice versa. My oil to me cost a lot it may not mean as much to you but I know the struggles that I have been through and I do not voice them all nor do speak of them all but I do allow God to show through me as much as I can. But I also realize that I am not perfect and he is still working on me and will continue to do so as I remain here on earth.

A few weeks ago I was reading in Genesis and words literally jumped off the page at me. I have researched and read and struggled with writing a blog about the Garden of Eden. I tossed and turned for three nights and barely slept but God was speaking to me through it all. I have read every bible possible to see if words were changed in translation but they all read the same. So what brought all of this on? A question that I asked God, then I asked a friend, then I asked my clients-- What was the question? Does God reveal things to women of God before he reveals them to men of God? A very simple yet complex question. The next question was why did the serpent beguile Eve, why did he go after Eve why not Adam? This was followed by why did God command Adam, did he not command Eve as well? So my research began in Genesis 3:1 with the serpent ”…And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Her answer is given in Genesis 3:2-3 “…We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, GOD HATH SAID, Ye shall not eat of it neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.” The words GOD HATH SAID jumped off the page at me. I paused in my reading and went back to when God had commanded Adam in Genesis 2:15-18 “And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the Lord God COMMANDED the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. And the Lord God said, it is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet.” After reading this my antennas were up because I wanted to fully receive what God was saying to me through his word. If you read further God then put Adam into a deep sleep and Eve was created. So my thought was did God and Eve have a conversation while Adam slept? I mean look at what Adam was commanded in relation to what Eve stated God said! There is extra information within her dialogue with the serpent that was not there during the dialogue between Adam and God.

This started my research and I had many sleepless nights reading God’s word and listening to God as he ministered to my spirit not my mind but my SPIRIT! Within my heart I know this was God there was no confusion, no doubt, no anger, just a very solemn peace and appreciation that he is revealing himself to me more and more which means I am walking closer to him at this point in my life. Now for decades people have argued that Eve lied, Eve added to what God said. So as I continuously read the first three chapters of Genesis there was something else that jumped off the page at me. In Gen 1:27-29 it reads “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and FEMALE created he them. And God BLESSED them, and GOD SAID UNTO THEM, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed, to you it shall be for meat.” Now that is powerful, God created man and woman in his image! And even better he spoke to the man and the woman so Adam did not have to go and repeat to Eve what God had said because he spoke to her as well. Eve did not tell the serpent Adam said God said, she stated GOD HATH SAID. Every bible I picked up no matter the translation all stated GOD HATH SAID.

Oh how sweet it is to know that God will reveal things to women of God just as he will reveal them to men of God. Now I went on a journey and realized that most of the time within the bible that things of God were revealed to the women first and then to the men second. Now I am still researching this but it encouraged me not to feel foolish believing the things that he has revealed to me because maybe he hasn’t revealed it to others yet. As I listened to not only Bishop T.D. Jakes but to Bishop Noel Jones as well they stated that the foolishness of God is wiser than men. I have to be willing to look and sound foolish just as Noah did when he built the arc and told people of the rain that was to come. I will continue to press to be what he predestined me to be. After I made this decision and stood firm on it the words I heard were, “Will you drink of this cup?” and my answer was “Yes, Lord I will”! So as God continues to change me and renew my heart, mind, body, spirit and soul I pray he does the same for you as well. I never thought this blog would become an inspirational one but God always starts small so never despise small beginnings especially when a man as great as God is orchestrating it all, until next time my lovelies have a glamorous day!

The Life of Glam_Couture™~Glamourosity: Propelling Forward to My Destiny!

2012-09-07T09:15:00.003-04:00

The Life of Glam_Couture™~Glamourosity: Propelling Forward to My Destiny!

2012-09-07T09:15:00.001-04:00

The Life of Glam_Couture™~Glamourosity: Propelling Forward to My Destiny!: This was a bittersweet weekend for me and I’ve been trying to wrap my head around the answer to a debating question for me? Why di...

Propelling Forward to My Destiny!

2012-09-03T13:39:00.001-04:00

This was a bittersweet weekend for me and I’ve been trying to wrap my head around the answer to a debating question for me? Why did you go back when God was propelling you forward? Today I picked up Bishop T.D. Jakes book STRENGTH to STAND and I just so happen to resume reading in Chapter 7 The Cold Kiss of a Calloused Heart and as I begun to read I found comfort in the words Bishop Jakes wrote on page 82.

If God allows a relationship to continue, and some negative, painful betrayals come from it, you must realize that he will only allow what ultimately works for your good.

After reading this sentence about ten times I allowed myself to reflect on a relationship that God is allowing to continue. I consider myself a very optimistic person so I will always find good in something bad, I see the positives of the relationship but I know that many negatives exist. I always ask myself why do I keep going through this and I ask God why did you put this person in my life and these feelings for this person in my heart, my mind and my spirit if this is the continual end. Bishop Jakes states that sometimes betrayal ushers you into the next level of consecration, a level you could never reach on your own. Now granted, I don’t feel betrayed but ironically enough when I woke up this morning the word consecration was resonating in my spirit. I was intending to look up the definition but never got around to it prior to reading.

The word consecration is a noun (dictionary.com) which means it is a person, place or thing, it is not an adjective so it does not describe the quality of a word and it is not a verb so it does express action, it is a person, place or thing, and it acts as the MAIN or only subject of the word! I added this because I thought it was interesting and this means to me that it is not something you do it is something you become!

Consecration

noun

1. the act of consecrating; dedication to the service and worship of a deity.

2. the act of giving the sacramental character to the Eucharistic elements of bread and wine, especially in the Roman Catholic Church.

3. ordination to a sacred office, especially to the episcopate.

After looking up the exact definition of the word I had to ask myself what are you consecrating yourself for? To whom are you creating this benevolence? Believe it or not I have an answer to the questions! First, I decided to do it for me after watching Jumping the Broom and then I realized that it was my duty as a Christian woman to do this for God. I had decided to be abstinent until I was married—yet my husband still has to find me. But how can a man find a woman that has not yet found herself? He can’t! A man that finds his wife finds a good thing and obtains favour with the Lord. (Proverbs 18:22) However, if you have not found yourself how can he find you? Recall in Genesis 3:9 that God called out to Adam and asked him “Where art thou?” I never really thought about the depth of this scripture but as I sit here I wondered, why did God call out and ask Adam where is he? God is omniscient and omnipresent so he knows exactly where we are at every moment and to go further he knows where we are before we even get there! God asked Adam this because he wanted to know if Adam knew where he was. At this moment in my life I know who I am (as a woman, a child of God and in Christ Jesus), what I can do (all things are possible with and through God), the desires or my heart (God said we have not because we ask not or when we ask we ask amiss). I know what I desire my future husband to be I still recall when I prayed for it driving down I-275 over a decade ago. God knew my prayer before I ever thought of praying it because he knows everything I will do before I even do it. God did not ask Eve where she was he asked Eve what did she do then he cursed the serpent. In this I understand that God knows all and will allow things according to his purpose for my life but he keeps asking me why did you do it, I know why TOT did things but I’m still learning Natasha. He already knows why but I don’t know why. Until I know why I do things and where I am, my husband will not be able to find me and just as God asked Adam I know someone somewhere is asking me the same thing but because I don’t know I can’t answer. It is time for me to stop going back when God is propelling me forward. From this realization I can now research the problem to resolve it because until I know why I can’t change my default settings. I find comfort in knowing that the man that matters most (God) knows exactly where I am and he knows exactly how it will all end. Praise God for the breaking that is preparing me for the blessing that he is currently preparing before me. Until next time my lovelies have a glamorous day.

The Life of Glam_Couture™~Glamourosity: Happy As I Am!

2012-08-07T09:20:00.001-04:00

The Life of Glam_Couture™~Glamourosity: Happy As I Am!: As I toured the show floor of the Bronner Brother’s 65 th Annual Hair Show I was impressed to see how the show is coming back full circle t...

Happy As I Am!

2012-08-07T09:18:00.001-04:00

As I toured the show floor of the Bronner Brother’s 65^th Annual Hair Show I was impressed to see how the show is coming back full circle to more of an educating opposed to an entertaining environment. As artist we all want to entertain but we also want to stay abreast of the up and coming trends. Generally, the ethnic arena is behind the curve in regards to things that are trending and my return to the show provided entertainment and education on the advanced level for me to receive it! Several classes were teaching items that were being taught at predominately white shows over five years ago but better late than never however, I had to leave a coloring class that was misinforming the students. I did not want to be rude and interject to correct anyone so I felt it best to leave and embrace the world of make-up. However, as I left the show a blog I wrote popped in my mind. The article was “Are You Comfortable in the Skin Your In?” When I wrote this blog I wasn’t very comfortable in the skin I was in. I had allowed a complex to sneak its way in from a view that someone else had of me. It was a very hurtful view and even worse, it was a view that I had no way of changing. So one day I sat down and examined myself and realized there was not anything wrong with me, except I needed to lose some weight. So I started focusing on me and realizing some of the pitfalls that I had allowed myself to fall into because I wanted someone to accept me on their terms opposed to accepting me as I am. Over the past two years I have went back and forth over liposuction, then I added the Brazilian Lift as well. Within the last six months I have realized that I was looking for a quick fix to an internal problem. Once I really sat down and thought about it I realized the best thing to do was to lose it naturally. God foreknew me when he created me. He knew that I was going to end up black. He knew I was going to end up short. He knew I would have full lips. He knew I would have amplified sexy bedroom eyes. He knew I would be thin most of my life. He knew how many kids I would have. He knew that I would have four kids and lose one of them. He knew my third pregnancy would take me from being thin to overweight. He knew all of my trials and tribulations before I knew them myself, but he also saved me from them all! I am still learning me but I am finally comfortable in the skin that I am in. I decided to lose naturally what I gained naturally and whatever the end result is it is how God created me to be as I increase not only in years but in the knowledge of me according to how he created me. He knew I would be inspired by everything that I saw at the hair show and sit here tonight and type this blog. God knows what you can’t tell him. Is there something about you that you are not comfortable with? Maybe it isn’t your aesthetic appearance but your attitude or now you treat people. Maybe it is where you are in life or maybe even your walk with God. Living a life as Christ did is a daily walk and it is not easy but if we realize that in the end he is working on our behalf we have comfort in knowing that he will see us through it all. So for all of you not comfortable with the skin that you are in its okay because God has created so many things within the beauty industry for us to use so we may accentuate and improve what we don’t like while we work on us. See God can do everything but faith without works is dead so we must invite him in to help us pull it all together. We will continually transition to be more Christ like and transform our mind by killing the old and birthing the new by continually learning him as we learn ourselves. Today I feel that I am right where I am should be, focused on my walk with God and fulfilling his purpose in my life. So until next time my lovelies have a glamorous day.

The Life of Glam_Couture™~Glamourosity: Keep It Moving Until You Hear Otherwise!

2012-08-03T10:00:00.001-04:00

The Life of Glam_Couture™~Glamourosity: Keep It Moving Until You Hear Otherwise!: Have you ever accepted the circumstances of your life and said so may it be and moved forward with your life leaving all things behind? ...

Keep It Moving Until You Hear Otherwise!

2012-08-03T09:58:00.001-04:00

Have you ever accepted the circumstances of your life and said so may it be and moved forward with your life leaving all things behind? Have you ever stopped and wondered what if I went left instead of right? Have you ever stopped and looked in the sky and said God why can’t you sit next to me and make it clear that it is you that I am hearing from? Have you ever wondered is this a flower blossoming from the seeds that I have sowed or is this a weed coming up to steal the harvest?

Life has so many questions and we try our best to make the best decisions with the facts in front of us. But what do you do when internally there is something so strong that tells you, nope that is wrong this is right? Life itself is hard enough and when we decide to move forward and adhere to the signs that we may see that could be God answering us we find peace and certainty that we made the right choice. But what do you do when you have the peace, you have the certainty but you are unsure if it’s a flower or a weed? You look to God and he answers to you listen to my voice and stay in my word and let nothing distract you. So now I am here with two distractions and one I know for sure is a weed coming to steal my harvest but the other I am not sure of so I stay in God’s word and I hearken to his voice but I keep asking God, “What is this?”!

He hasn’t answered me yet but when he does I will know whether it is a weed or a flower blossoming but until he answers me I refuse to water it because I surely don’t need anymore weeds in my life. I have spent the last nine months clearing my fields and toiling the ground and nourishing my field in anticipation of a harvest of God’s blessings to show in my life. I am not perfect but I strive to live a perfect life as closely as I can. I fall down but I get up because I know where I came from and I trust God to take me to where he desires me to be according to his purpose and plan in my life. So until next time my lovelies have a glamorous day.

The Life of Glam_Couture Glamourosity: Where did all of the REAL Black Men GO?!

2011-12-29T22:23:00.000-05:00

The Life of Glam_Couture Glamourosity: Where did all of the REAL Black Men GO?!: Today I decided to reflect on this year and look to see where I have been so I may determine where and what it is that God is leading me to....

Where did all of the REAL Black Men GO?!

2011-12-29T22:13:00.000-05:00

Today I decided to reflect on this year and look to see where I have been so I may determine where and what it is that God is leading me to. But first, I have got to tell you guys about all of these crazy ass dates I have been on and I am sure that more will follow. The dating game is hilarious at times. I have never dated outside my race but I may need to switch lanes, meaning date non-black men. I love my brothers, but I have to agree with @kissydenises article that men are the new bishes. I read Steve Harvey’s book and I act like a lady but I think like a man. I read Tyrese’s book and my bottom line leaves little room for bullshit! Now, one day I may tell this story but that is why GOD said you will know them by their fruits (yea marinate on that and go read your bible)! Yes, I was involved with a man that would get up in the pulpit and preach chile, I have dated through the horizon except a certain category that I always said I would never want to date. It seems men want to talk about sex but they don’t want you to talk about money….well hell I don’t want to talk about sex. So if you want to make me feel uncomfortable, then let me return the favor boo. Well, this isn't a vent but a return of the Life of Glam_Couture, so since I'm going in (the dating game), come ride with me so we can determine if my method of money talk continues to run men away (lol). If you can’t do for me what can I can do for myself and I am not attracted to you, not feeling you, then why are we talking? I’m laughing inside because I was having a ball in my prior dating life which was before the marriage, now that I have had the divorce and the divorce party come ride with me and see what happens on this dating journey and how long it will take to find a SWEET BERRY (yes marinate on that too and learn your history). Until next time my lovelies have a glamorous day!

Single Parenting in Today’s American Society

2011-09-16T10:16:00.000-04:00

Having kids is one of the greatest joys of life but it may come with many ups and downs. How often does a person really plan a pregnancy? Of the three boys I have I can say that my second one was totally and completely planned. And from that one planned pregnancy came years of drama, a failed marriage and one unplanned child. Many nights I have feel asleep from a heavy heart, but not from my relationships, from worrying about my child. My oldest, now 20, has his battles of transitioning from a boy to a man. My 9 year old has his academic struggles and his battle of deciding on right from wrong as he builds his character. My 3 year old may have a speech impediment. I challenge my kids to be leaders and not followers, be the best them that they can be. I am rough on them, I agree to this statement. I am a single woman raising boys that will one day mature into men and that is a hard role for a woman to fill. In all honesty, a woman cannot fill this role it takes a boy to see a man to become a man. But where are the men? We have strong black men out there but they feel that black women are all messed up and choose to date outside of their race or they want to date multiple women but want you to be at their beacon and call but they will never be there when you need them. No thank you, I rather stay single and see you when I see you. I started watching What Chili Wants last year and Steve Harvey was right, she wants too much. All women do because we want a faithful man that is going to be there when we are up and when we are down. We want a man to pamper and cater to us just as he wants us to pamper and cater to him. We want a man that can come into the picture to be the man our sons see so they will mature into great men. But most men are so selfish they feel that is asking too much. My soon to be ex-husband is a great father but he grew up with a jacked up childhood and never saw a man so he is still learning what being a man really is. The number of women you have does not define your manhood. I have read books meant for men as well as those meant for women (Steve Harvey and Tyrese are two of the most recent). So why are there so many single parents out here now? There are single women raising boys and single men raising girls? The family structure in America is so deterioated in my view point. As a single parent you have to decide do I work hard to provide and miss critical moments in my child’s character growth or do I help build their character and struggle to provide? This question is a constant struggle because if you know me you know I go hard to provide for my kids but it’s still a struggle. So where is the balance? Do you find a job that will pay more than enough so you can cover both roles as a single parent? Do you settle for a man that treats you wrong but is perfect for your kids? Or do you put all your money on your hopes and dreams and just pray they turn out right? Believe it or not God has blessed me to answer yes to each of these questions and the end result really wasn’t what I had expected! So what should you do as a single parent in today’s American Society? I will tell you, hold your head up high, pray to God for direction and no matter where he says to go or what he says to do you stick to it because he has the blueprint and he is the only one that knows the end result. Do I still cry? Yes, but not as much. I pray without ceasing, I plead the blood of Jesus more and I thank him for his mercy and grace continuously. I left a job that I was at for five years and I had to really pray and trust God on my decision to leave. From this day forward I will always step out on faith because if you just lift your foot he will help you make the step so your tomorrow will be better than your yesterday. So until next time my lovelies have a glamorous day.

Stop Stealing Peoples Time….Basketball Wives LA

2011-08-30T09:22:00.002-04:00

Don’t you just hate when you’re in a rush and someone approaches you and just starts talking. Now this isn’t a, “Hi, how have you been” conversation, this is an important in depth conversation. I honestly get the importance and urgency you feel to share this information with me but could you please not steal my time! It’s important to state that you have an important matter to discuss then ask, is now a good time? I think it is rude to just assume there is not another urgent matter on the table. I have never had to cut someone off but if it’s early in the morning and rush hour traffic is going then more than likely you have 60 seconds of my time because my schedule is tight in the morning. Now midday I have free time and late evening I am bored to death so go ahead steal my time but please do not steal my time in the morning. I can’t even steal a moment for myself so please don’t be selfish about others peoples time, ask before you go into an in depth conversation, this is a common courtesy. Now that my rant is over let me talk about Basketball Wives LA. First of all, I found myself praying for forgiveness this morning because I felt so guilty watching this show, my stomach is still in knots. Here I am in the process of starting a mentoring program for young girls and this is what I am watching for entertainment. Grown women talking each other down and fighting, one feeling as if they are better than the other. Women please get over yourself, neither of you are better than the other, no matter who your husband is or was going to be, how long you have been married, how old or young you are or what your occupation is. Now I do have a favorite of the show so please excuse me if I contradict myself. If you have something against someone then just say it. There is no need to beat around the bush and be fake about it. Put it on the table and let the cards fall where they may, that is what straight no chaser type of women do. Now Jackie was beating around the bush, Gloria was beating around the bush but my girl Kimsha Artest straight no chaser! She said how she feels about Malaysia without hesitation. She did not attempt to be phony or concerned she just gave her a shot of Patron—straight no chaser! Now, let’s jump the fence to this fight. I know you all were not expecting Malaysia to throw a blow but I have always said it’s the quiet ones you need to watch for. And she is not wrong in being reserved in mingling with the women because you have to be careful who you call a friend. My take on Malaysia is that she is comfortable with who she is and does not need them to accept or define her because she is good with them or without them and that is how a real woman does it! So with that said I will be watching the show and praying to God to forgive me afterwards because if you are messy on show number one will it get better or worse? We soon shall see but until next time my lovelies have a glamorous day.

The Life of Glam_Couture Glamourosity: The Blueprint

2011-08-29T11:43:00.000-04:00

The Life of Glam_Couture Glamourosity: The Blueprint: The Blueprint As I sit and reflect on past relationships and decisions I have made in life I realize they were all spur of the moment. N...

The Blueprint

2011-08-29T11:33:00.002-04:00

The Blueprint

As I sit and reflect on past relationships and decisions I have made in life I realize they were all spur of the moment. Nothing was well thought out. Everything just happened. Now that I am older and wiser I realize that nothing just happens and it is all according to God’s purpose and plan for my life. However, once God reveals his plan to you he states that you must write the vision for those without a vision will perish for lack of knowledge. I know many of you are saying well what does this mean and where is that in the bible Natasha? Well keep reading and I will tell you how I came to this statement.

In Habakkuk 2:2 it states “And the Lord answered me, and said, write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.” God did not say write it and sit back and wait for things to happen he said he that readeth it may run. Run is an action word so you must take action for your vision to come forth. Once God sees that you are running with the vision he will make provision for it to come to past.

Now on to the second part of my statement if you read the book of Deuteronomy, the book of blessings and curses, pay close attention to chapter 8:18-20 you will see in 8:19 it reads, “And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.” Now if you fail to realize after reading this chapter that it is God that gives you the power to obtain all things then you fail to realize that he is the Master Creator of your blueprint. So if you lean on someone else’s understanding because you did not write the vision given to you then you will perish for lack of knowledge of who holds the key to your success—you and God.

Now that we have that out the way please understand that for anything in life to work it must have a blueprint. Something you can go back to if something goes wrong and say okay this was wrong so let me try it again the right way. My relationships did not have a blueprint. I had no clue how it was to work and walked day in and day out blindly praying for God to work it out but I never wrote any vision so I did not have a blueprint to go to when things went wrong. So my life lesson is for each of you to stop and meditate on where you were, where you are at and where you are going or want to go. Write it down, read it, then create the blueprint. Now you can go and change the blueprint as your circumstances change but if you did not write the vision how will you know what to change in the blueprint? This is a deep subject so meditate and marinate on it and until next time my lovelies have a glamorous day.