 Hello friends! Long time, no write. The semester is FINALLY over, and I am home for the holidays. I have some super fun posts scheduled for the coming weeks, so look forward to those. Today I want to highlight a very important day and ministry. If you guys weren’t aware, today is GIVING TUESDAY!! I am highlighting one of my FAVORITE ministries and missions opportunity, One Child Fund!
“#GivingTuesday is an opportunity for people around the world to use their individual power of generosity to remain connected and support their local and worldwide communities. If nothing else, this year has taught us that we are all truly connected. If we come together and give of our time, talent, treasure, or even by doing a simple act of kindness, we can do something great in this world. As you know, 2020 has been a very challenging year for all of us. Donations for our One Child Fund children’s homes have been greatly decreased so far. We thank God that we had some grant monies set aside that we were able to send financial support throughout the year to make sure the children continued to have enough food to eat. As many of these homes struggled to provide the basic necessity of food for the children due to the worldwide pandemic, we have decided that this year, all #GivingTuesday donations will be used to continue to supply food aid for the 21 children’s homes of the One Child Fund. Your support will help the ministry of One Child Fund to continue to care for the littlest, loneliest, and the least. And remember to use #OCFcgpGivingTuesday in all your social media posts! Here are a few ways to give on December 1st (make sure you mark the donation as OCF GT Food Aid): Give directly at https://globalcogop.org/donate/ Call 423.559.5209 Mail a love offering to: Global Missions Ministries | PO Box 2910 | Cleveland, TN 37320-2910” This is a very important ministry, and opportunity to me. Your donation will help SO MANY CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD! It has been such a tough year for all of us, so make a kids day a little better. Now that my little PSA is out of the way, let’s get on with the meat of this post. WELCOME BACK TO THE BLOG! How have you guys been? I hope you’ve been good despite the way this year has gone. This past semester started off strong, but then life took a complete nosedive. I won’t go into the situation, but let’s just say I was dying. Not really physically, but spiritually which was affecting me mentally which ended up affecting me physically. It was a lot, but God was faithful and yeeted me out of the whole thing before I was too far gone. I feel like I’m being vague, but I kind of have to be with this. I am SO much better than I was. I am going to be getting a counselor next semester, and I’m going to do better in my classes. I am going to take better care of myself, and my relationships. I am going to get THE BAG! Throughout all of this I have had such a strong support system. My best friends and family have been there for me, fought for me, let me spend the night at their houses, and loved me. Life turns difficult when it's being threatened, and they really grounded me. I think that's all for me guys! Next week, I will be back with some Christmas movies YOU should watch this holiday season! Be Blessed and Highly Flavored, friends! -Noelle- REMINDERS: Please support my small business! I love running this business, and it would help out a lot! Merch: http://www.noellejanae.com/merch.html WHERE YOU CAN FIND ME (my LinkTree) Time Out with Noelle Janae (Podcast LinKTree)
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Welcome back to the blog. I wasn't expecting to take a month long break, but it somehow happened. I feel like the month leading up to moving back to school is one of busyness. I was packing, shopping, and taking some spontaneous trips. It was a good month, but now I am back at school. Classes have started, and so has the madness. Ensemble auditions have already passed, and I am so ready to get to know all of the new children. I am excited to get to know my new professors and some of the new people. I am excited to actually do my work in a timely manner, so I'm not struggling. I am excited for what this year holds, and I can't wait for you guys to join me on this journey. I know this post is a bit short, but I have homework to do that's due on Monday and Tuesday and I have to edit my YouTube video that's going out sometime this week. I will be back next week to tell you all about my first week of classes. Be Blessed and Highly Flavored, friends! -Noelle- REMINDERS: Please support my small business! I love running this business, and it would help out a lot! Merch: http://www.noellejanae.com/merch.html Elevated Faith (affiliate link) Daily Grace Co. (affiliate link) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzlTOhveDbFso6lcjBMvpFw?view_as=subscriber Insta: https://www.instagram.com/noelle_janae/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoelleAllgood TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/cHkhYk/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/noelle_jana... Snapchat: @thenoellejanae1 Hello friends! Today I wanna talk about some things that I’ve been dealing with the past week and those are burn out and a lack of motivation. Now I am usually full of ideas and excitement for my job, but this past week was SO BAD! I didn’t feel like doing anything. I filmed a YouTube video and hated it, so I didn’t upload it. I didn’t feel like doing anything productive AT ALL.
One thing that I have learned through all my years of watching YouTube and consuming other types of content is that it’s ok to go through dry spells. It’s not the healthiest thing because it’s literal proof that you have been overworking yourself, or it’s been the reason in my experience. I needed this past week to get myself together, and rest. I have never really experienced burn out, but it hit me hard. I didn’t have any good ideas for what I wanted to put out. I had filmed a YouTube video, and I HATED IT SO MUCH!!!! Although my mom was a little upset, I was like “It’s ok if I miss a week.” My little business policy is that if I hate something I’ve made and produced then I will not put it out unless I explicitly know that people will enjoy it. Honestly being a creative brain is difficult, but being an over emotional creative brain is WORSE! Don’t get me wrong, I love my creative brain, but sometimes my brain WON’T SHUT UP! It leads to lots of energy being spent on quieting my mind. So what have I been doing to calm myself and my brain down? READING and watching YouTube videos. I recently got a new book called World Mythology: From Indigenous Tales to Classical Legends and it is SO GOOD! I’m only at the Creation Tales, but I’m learning so much about different cultures and how they viewed the world. Maybe I’ll make another Bible and Mythology Podcast episode comparing The Bible’s story of creation to other cultures. That would be super interesting! What I’ve been watching on YouTube as of late is productivity videos and mainly Minecraft. Yes you read that right. Minecraft. Specifically Spifey, Skeppy, and BadBoyHalo. They are HILARIOUS 😂. It really helps to distract my mind, and I laugh a lot in the process. And just like that, another blog post has come and gone. I think I’m gonna switch up my ending for today, and ask you guys something. Comment down below what you guys do for self care or to quiet your mind! I wanna know! Be Blessed and Highly Flavored, friends! -Noelle- REMINDERS: Please support my small business! I love running this business, and it would help out a lot! Merch: http://www.noellejanae.com/merch.html Elevated Faith (affiliate link) Daily Grace Co. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzlTOhveDbFso6lcjBMvpFw?view_as=subscriber Insta: https://www.instagram.com/noelle_janae/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoelleAllgood TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/cHkhYk/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/noelle_jana... Snapchat: @thenoellejanae1 Hello friends! Today I want to talk about something that I have been very transparent about, and that is my struggle with comparison. Now I have a daily battle with comparison and insecurity, and I have come to realize that everyone does. The enemy LOVES to tell us that we are alone and that no one else feels this way, but let me tell you that you are not alone in feeling this way. I have dealt with this feeling my whole life, but I always got over it quickly. I avoided the feeling.
Avoiding only lasts for so long, and it finally caught up to me. When I started my podcast I was so excited, but then some of my other friends started their own. I started comparing myself because theirs was more popular or “successful“ right off the bat then mine. I became insecure and I started doubting if this was what God really wanted me to do, but then he revealed to me that this was a sort of test to see if I would give up immediately like I have in the past or would I lean on him and let him do what he does. I have decided to lean on God, and give him all of my comparing thoughts and insecurities. Whether it is in the most mundane or the most outstanding ways, comparison and insecurity can weave their way into your life, and all of a sudden you’re jealous and bitter at someone who did nothing to you. Lisa Jo Baker speaks on this in her Bible Study We Saved You A Seat: Finding and Keeping Lasting Friendships. She talks about how friendships break apart because one person gets jealous and bitter at their friend. You may think your friend has the perfect life and everything that you don’t have, but that is very wrong. Don’t compare yourself to what you perceive a person to be. And with that I bid you people goodbye! To quote two very wise people, “God made you special, and he loves you very much.” Yes I just quoted Larry the cucumber and Bob the tomato from VeggieTales. They are truly the philosophers of our generation. 😂😂 Be Blessed and Highly Flavored, friends! -Noelle- REMINDERS: Please support my small business! I love running this business, and it would help out a lot! Merch: http://www.noellejanae.com/merch.html Elevated Faith (affiliate link) Daily Grace Co. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzlTOhveDbFso6lcjBMvpFw?view_as=subscriber Insta: https://www.instagram.com/noelle_janae/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoelleAllgood TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/cHkhYk/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/noelle_jana... Snapchat: @thenoellejanae1 Hello friends. I wanted to give you guys a little mental health update, and explain why I think it is so important to me. If you guys are new to the blog then you would not know that my Pepaw passed away last year on June 14. It has been quiet a busy year since then. I launched my small business, I moved to Cleveland and completed one year of college, I re-launched my YouTube channel, and I launched a podcast. I haven't had time to breathe much less dwell on the fact that my grandfather's dead. Was that too much? Maybe, but oh whale.
I haven’t really thought about the whole thing much. I kind of just pushed to the back of my mind to deal with later. I think that’s ok to do right now. In the future I will deal with my emotions surrounding the entire thing, but until then I have work and school to do. Mental illness is something that runs through both sides of my family, and it is something I’ve been dealing with growing up. I’ve been wanting to get a therapist, which by the way IS COMPLETELY OKAY, but it has never been a good time cause I’m always so busy. It is a very important subject to me because a lot of people my age struggle with it. I want to be someone who uses the platform God has given me to talk about these kinds of things. So that’s a little bit of an update from me. I’m sure I’ll do these yearly around this time, so look out for this type of blog in 2021 😂. Be Blessed and Highly Flavored! -Noelle- REMINDERS: I STILL HAVE MERCH!!! Link is down below!! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzlTOhveDbFso6lcjBMvpFw?view_as=subscriber Merch: http://www.noellejanae.com/merch.html Elevated Faith (affiliate link) Daily Grace Co. Insta: https://www.instagram.com/noelle_janae/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoelleAllgood TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/cHkhYk/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/noelle_jana... Snapchat: @thenoellejanae1 Hello friends!
Today I wanted to talk about why I re-branded and my thoughts behind the change. so LET'S GOOO!! As you guys can see, my site is COMPLETELY different! I love it SO MUCH, and it all thanks to my creative director and the reason I'm literally alive... MY MOM!!! Since I launched my podcast (which if you haven't listened to it then use THIS LINK to listen!) My mom is a graphics designer and website builder. She is pretty fantastic if I do say so myself. I had a picture of my color pallet inspiration that i got from Pinterest (the best app EVER). She redesigned my website into what it is now, and I am IN LOVE! I have changed a lot as a person, and I didn’t think the red suits me anymore. When I chose those colors I was having an internal battle of sorts, but now I’m a better person and a happier person. These colors reflect who I am. I am a bubbly bright and colorful person who wants to be a safe person to my friends. I hope you guys are enjoying the content I’ve been putting out, and I hope you have a BEAUTIFUL day/week! A new YouTube video will be out THIS THURSDAY, so stay tuned!! Be Blessed and Highly Flavored! -Noelle- ANNOUNCEMENT! I HAVE A NEW BRAND AFFILIATION! I am SO excited to be a new brand affiliate for The Daily Grace Co. If you guys watched my Morning Routine video then you would have see me use 2 of their Bible Studies. They are my FAVORITE Bible Study company, and I’m always recommending them to my friends. You can use THIS LINK to shop!!! REMINDERS: I STILL HAVE MERCH!!! Link is down below!! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzlTOhveDbFso6lcjBMvpFw?view_as=subscriber Merch: http://www.noellejanae.com/merch.html Elevated Faith (affiliate link): https://bit.ly/348HJYb Insta: https://www.instagram.com/noelle_janae/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoelleAllgood TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/cHkhYk/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/noelle_jana... Snapchat: @thenoellejanae1 Hello friends! Today I come with a blog post that is paired with a YouTube video that will be out next Thursday, so look out for that! I have a lot of favorites, as you can see, but they have helped make me a better person and have taught me things in my Christian journey. I have a few different categories, so lettuce get started! Music I have an Apple Music and a Spotify playlist, but here are a couple of my current favorite albums/songs. Apple Music Spotify Albums:
I hope you guys enjoyed this! I will write to you guys next week!!!
Bye guys!! -Noelle- REMINDERS: I STILL HAVE MERCH!!! Link is down below!! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzlTOhveDbFso6lcjBMvpFw?view_as=subscriber Merch: http://www.noellejanae.com/merch.html Elevated Faith (affiliate link): https://bit.ly/348HJYb Insta: https://www.instagram.com/noelle_janae/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoelleAllgood TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/cHkhYk/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/noelle_jana... Snapchat: @thenoellejanae1 Hello friends. Today I was going to post a completely different post, but I’ve changed my mind because I do not want it to seem like I am ignoring or being insensitive to the state of my country. My original plan was to post a blog and YouTube video talking about some of my Christian Favorites, but that can wait until next week. If you have been living under a rock, then you most likely know about the gruesome murder of George Floyd this past week. The black community has been on edge for years, and the tension had been building up especially for the past year. This was the breaking point. If you do not know, I am an Afro-Caribbean-American Christian. I have been on the receiving end of discrimination and racism, but I have never spoken out about my experiences. Until now, that is. I have spoken out on my Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, but I wanted to fully write down my thoughts. I have been having to really check myself, and limit my time on social media because I get so affected by it. God has been convicting me over some of the stuff I have said out of my emotions (I’m an enneagram 4, so I should have expected this *inserts laughing emoji*). I have realized, just recently, that I do have a platform, and I need to spread positivity not pettiness. I think I do well with spreading positivity, but I am not perfect by any means. SIN Sin has been an untouched subject among the people of the church for YEARS! I think I have heard one or two sermons where the speaker called out sin. Let’s get one thing straight. Racism is sin. Abortion is sin. Homosexuality is sin. Murder is sin. Lying is sin. Stealing is sin. ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE SIN. The moment we realize that this fight is not only a physical fight but a spiritual fight will be life changing. God is getting ready to do something great. Mo Isom says that we are about to experience an Acts 2.0. PEACEFUL PROTESTS I love PEACEFUL PROTESTS! It is how MLK did what he did. He REFUSED to use violence and riots because according to him it did “more harm than good”, but he also said that “a riot is the voice of the unheard”. Most of the riots and violence have been started by either police or members of antifa, and guess who gets blamed? The black people who were peacefully protesting. It makes me so so sad to see this. I am currently unable to participate, but some of my friends have and they have some incredible stories about the unity they have seen. Please be safe if you are going to go protest, and use your saved sanctified filled with the Holy Ghost wisdom. RIOTS AND POLICE BRUTALITY This is the touchy subject that I wanted to avoid talking about. It makes me physically sick whenever I watch some of the videos of policemen, who swore to protect us, beat up, pepper spray, tear gas, and shoot innocent protestors. The only thing the people are doing is exercising their 1st Amendment right. “The First Amendment states: ‘Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.’” The police, from what I have seen at least, are provoking and starting the violence. They are shielding their badges and turning off their body cams, so they can “get away with it”. The videos are horrific. The fires and looting that have been started in the cities have not started because of black people. They were started by white people who wanted to start trouble and walk away scotch free because they have white privilege, and want to see more black men, women, and children killed. The man who set Nashville’s courthouse on fire was a white man, and he was arrested. This whole situation sickens me. WHAT CAN YOU DO? The black community is hurting. The least a person can do to help is listen. Listen to our stories. Educate yourselves on our history. Talk to your families and educate them. Share helpful posts on social media. Speak out and tell your own story of your experiences. Pray for us. Pray for the people in the streets who are trying to get our government to listen. Pray for the law enforcement officers who are killing black people. Pray that God softens their hearts, and that the enemy loosens its hold on them. Friends, it is time to armor up and fight. “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” (Ephesians 6:12 ESV) EDUCATION You can also read books to educate yourself on black lives and systematic racism. I will put a list of books that can help educate you. I have not had the chance to read some of these books, but they all have good reviews. BOOKS
If you want to help by signing some petitions then here are some that I have seen floating around that I’ve been signing.
LINKS (just click the names) Justice for George Floyd Justice for Big Floyd Justice for Breonna Raise The Degree Justice for Joāo Pedro National Action Against Police Brutality If you want to give monetarily then here are some donation links. Some are for bailing out protestors that were wrongfully arrested for peacefully protesting, some are for medical supplies that will help the people injured, and the rest are to donate to the memorial services of the victims and to help black owned businesses through this time. George Floyd Memorial Donation Link Black Lives Matter Movement Minnesota Freedom Fund Black Vision Collective Reclaim The Block Lake Street Clean Up North Star Health Collective BLK & Bold (black owned business) Illuminate B. Candles (black owned business) Here is the link to a thread with TONS of black owned small businesses on Etsy: https://twitter.com/Pop_Reader/status/1267077455329796096 I hope I have helped educate and explain my opinion on the happenings in this world. Be blessed. Be safe. God bless. -Noelle- Hello friends! So, I know that I was going to post a blog about YouTube, but I think I should take a moment to reflect today. A year ago, yesterday I graduated high school. It has been a crazy year, and I have grown and changed a lot. I am going to walk you guys through parts of my senior year, the summer after my senior year, freshman year, and now.
Senior Year: Let me start this out by saying I am in no way academically smart. My strongest subjects are Music, History, and English (somewhat). For the first two years of high school I took Honors English classes, and they were SO easy. My freshman year teacher didn’t do anything. All we did was watch movies on the books we were supposed to be reading. Sophomore year English got a little harder because we actually read some books and did stuff, but my class was full of clowns, so we didn’t get very far. Junior year KICKED MY BOOTY! My teacher took her job seriously, and actually taught us stuff. When senior year came around, I decided to take a regular English class which, by the way, was such a good idea! My teacher was so cool. He randomly spoke German, and none of us understood. It was quite hilarious. I became section leaders for my precious Alto 2, AKA THE BEST PART DON’T @ ME, and I cherish every memory we made. I did not make All-State during my senior year, but I’m so happy that I didn’t make it. It allowed me to audition for Lee’s School of Music. I also became the unofficial/official student director for Select, which I loved. I also adopted pretty much all of the freshman, and became the choir mom. My last choir concert was so emotional for me. I directed a song for Ladies of Select, which was definitely low-key a train wreck but it’s ok! Select sang, probably the most important song ever, called ‘Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine’ by Eric Whitacre. It took us TWO YEARS to pull this song off, and we did it and it was fantastic! I went to Disney with Select to compete in Festival Disney, and WE WON! We got a 97/100 (I think??). It was such a fun trip, and I have so many memories. I said goodbye to my friends, my favorite teachers, and the rooms where I found who I am. It was in the HHS choir room where I came to terms with my calling to be a choir director/music educator. It was in the choir room where I grew. It was in Mr. Gilbert’s room where I realized that I should accept my past for what it is, and grow from it not live in it. It was in Mr. Jones’ room where I laughed the hardest and heard some of the best stories about everything. Graduation day was the best/worst day of my life. I cried my eyes out. I was so happy to get out of high school, but I was so unsure of what laid ahead of me. I realized that all I had to do was trust God, and he would take care of the rest. Easier said than done. Summer After Senior Year: The summer started off with a bang. I cut my hair off! I did the big chop. I have never regretted doing it because my hair is so much healthier now. After cutting my hair I decided that I was going to do something for myself, so I went to Songwriter’s Night at Rock Castle, which if you’re in the Nashville/Hendersonville Area (Hendersonville is 15-30 minutes away from Nashville by the way) then I HIGHLY recommend going. They always have local singer/songwriters who come out and perform, and I love going. Another thing I did during the summer was attend my last year at summer camp. I go to camp at Camp Hickory Hills, and the age limit for senior camp is 18 so it was my last year. I was sad to see my time at camp come to an end, but I am grateful for the experiences I’ve had over the years. Then came the worst moment of my life. In June my grandfather, on my dad’s side, died. It was a very hard time for me. A week after he passed, I went to this thing Lee was hosting for us incoming freshman called Lee U Launch. It was at Top Golf, and I had SO MUCH FUN! It was nice to do something that was going to distract me and occupy my time. Towards the end of summer my mom and I went on vacation, which we haven’t done since I was a little girl. We went to Gatlinburg and we had such a relaxing time. After we ended our vacation, mom and I went on one last adventure before moving me into college. Mom and I went to Oklahoma! We were leading worship and preaching at a women’s conference in Oklahoma, and while we were there, we went to visit my cousin Tyler. We had the best time, and I miss him!!! Freshman Year: All I can say about my academics this past year is oof, but I tried my best. I really struggled with myself this year. I was dealing with identity issues, singing voice issues, family issues, and mental health issues. It definitely challenged me, and now I know what not to do for my sophomore year. Let me give you guys a little list of the things I did this year, so I don’t drag out this post for forever.
Summer After Freshman Year: Since coming home early because of Corona, I have done a few things to occupy myself.
I will update you guys along the way of how my summer is going. That's all for now! Bye guys!! -Noelle- REMINDERS: Don't forget to follow me on Insta, @noelle_janae, and Pinterest, @noelle_janae. Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzlTOhveDbFso6lcjBMvpFw I still have Merch for sale! ALSO use my code NoelleA15 to get some $$$ off your order at Elevated Faith OR use THIS LINK: https://bit.ly/348HJYb HELLO FRIENDS! Long time no talk. I am done with school, and I have one summer class starting tomorrow. I’m actually very excited for this class, but this post isn’t about classes. Here is the last of my list of my favorite YouTubers.
1. Rowena Tsai - I have definitely mentioned Rowena before and I still LOVE her content. She makes lifestyle videos that I binge watch on nearly a daily basis. 2. Linh Truong- Linh is a new edition to my list! She’s an Asian-American and she CRACKS me up! She makes whatever videos she wants, and I highly recommend watching her. 3. Coffee & Bible Time- Coffee & Bible Time has been a longtime favorite of mine. They make Christian videos and other lifestyle related things. I like to watch them in the mornings and they are full of so much encouragement and life. 4. Kiara Madisen- Kiara is also a recent favorite of mine. She makes college videos, and I usually binge watch her videos when I’m bored. She goes to University of Oregon, and it’s really interesting to see how other college kids live their lives. 5. Angelika Oles- So Angelika is a UK YouTuber who does drama videos. She just states facts and then gives her opinion on the facts. She also has a second channel where she does beauty and other types of videos. That’s the end of my list! Sorry this is such a short post. I’m gonna be back with another YouTube related post next week, so look forward to that! I’ll see y’all later! -Noelle- REMINDERS: Don't forget to follow me on Instagram, @noelle_janae, and Pinterest, @noelle_janae. I still have Merch for sale! ALSO use my code NoelleA15 or this link: https://bit.ly/348HJYb to get some $$$ off your order at Elevated Faith! |
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