I'M NGB BLOG

When I got saved 14 years ago, people were scratching their heads. Confused. I remember someone actually asking me “what was wrong with you before?” It made me realize something. That some people couldn’t comprehend someone that wasn’t a murderer, or drug dealer, or child molester, or rapist, or thief, or anything else that we perceive as “the only kind of evil” needing Jesus.  Part of my life was spent in the projects and the other part was spent on the east side of Cleveland, in a single parent home. My mom worked her butt off. I remember running from...

The problem - We have created and fostered a culture that ultimately thinks we are smarter than, more merciful than, and more loving than God.  We have helped to breed narcissistic and loveless behavior.  The solution - My husband taught me that if you state a problem, state a solution.  Listen to Jesus. Follow Truth. Stop running because God’s way doesn’t feel comfortable or convenient. Culture will never, ever,  ever trump the truth of God’s word. Laws don’t change Gods mind. Fashion trends don’t change His mind. His love for us is unmatched. His mercy- man, we can’t even touch...

  The photo I chose for this blog is relevant, although it may seem completely irrelevant haha. This photo represents a photo that was taken of me and my very first purse that I designed, and ultimately sold. I’ve always been a lover of fashion, it’s one of the ways I like to express myself. I’ve always been quiet and reserved, (well at least around the people who don’t really know me, because my husband and close friends can tell you a different story) and it’s one of the nonverbal ways I speak. 😂 Anyway, back to the purse. It...

For the longest time I honestly did not know who I was. We hear it a lot. “Be Yourself.” But what does that really mean and how do we apply that? How do I be someone I don’t even know? How many times have we trapped ourselves due to this warped mindset? How long did we think we were being ourselves but we were actually emulating something we heard in songs, conversations, or saw on some kind of media, be it social media or television, or witnessed in someone else’s life? How can we be ourselves when we’re constantly bombarded...