Welcome to
Hey Hey Chick!
One Year.
2024 marks one year of meeting Brandie and loosing her, even though she is certainly not lost!
She is with her Savior, healed & happy.
We sure miss her down here and it's been a long year without hearing her laugh and living in her joy.
Today, we honor her.
Hey Hey Chick is a call to connection.
Inspired by a special friend named Brandie, Hey Hey Chick celebrates the blessings of friendships shared in every season.
Hey Hey Chick is a message of hope & healing, bringing awareness to the importance of heart connections,
even in the most disconnected seasons of our lives.
Meet Brandie...
Have you ever met someone who you feel dejavu with?!? As if you've somehow met them before? That was Brandie! She was approachable, funny, kind, meek and strong. Her love was tangible.
Our paths first met in an online Wellness Group. This group held an in person 11 Day Retreat in beautiful Tabiona, Utah, September 2023.
We connected immediately over our love of nature, photography, family, guacamole, queso, coffee, worship, DIY everything, and chocolate.
We quickly learned we shared a common hate for one thing: anxiety.
We stayed in touch online as new friends, making plans to visit each other's states in the coming year.
The month of December got busy and I kept thinking I needed to message her and check in.
I told myself as soon as school let out for break, I'd call her so we could catch up.
I never got the chance.
This is the Artist who created our rings. We couldn't decide which hone we wanted so we picked out the one for each other and agreed to share them every 6 months by mailing them as a trade, like the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. but rings!
Sadly, Brandie's battle with anxiety had returned with a vengeance and December 20th it took her life from this earth.
I sent a message to Brandie's DM with a picture of our friendship rings we bought in Utah, hoping she'd message me back with a pic of hers....she didn't. She couldn't.
My heart broke for me, but it shattered to think of her Grandbabies and her family.
For a loooong while, I was guilt ridden for not reaching out to her in the DMs the week before, when I felt the nudge. Ugh. I was angry at myself...I was angry at her too, for not reaching out!
This is a heartbreak unimaginable.
While she is no longer suffering...those of us here, are.
Wearing the message of Love in to the World
In honor of her legacy of love,
the You are LOVED Commemorative Hoodie & T-Shirt is a simple reminder to follow the nudge & wear our
LOVE on our sleeve!
** 100% of the profits from these 2 items will go to the GoFundMe account for her family. **
#HeyHeyChick #HeyChickB
If you would rather send a love offering directly to her family (without purchasing items), you can do the HERE.
Brandie reminds us of the impact genuine love has, which doesn't fade when tested by fire.
Because of Brandie, we are reminded of the importance to check in & pray when you feel the nudge. You never know why God places someone on your heart.
A Call to Love TODAY!!
We are not guaranteed tomorrow.
Today is the day we have to make best use of our time and energy.
Today is the only day we know we have to love others well.
Today is the only day we have to reach out to someone God places on our heart.
Today is the only day you have to plant a seed for tomorrow's harvest.
Today is the only day you have a guarantee to live fully surrendered to all that Love has to offer!
"Come now, you who say, Today or Tomorrow we will go into such and such town and spend a year there and take and make a profit - yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appear for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that." James 4: 13-15
Hey Hey Chick! You are LOVED!!
Feel a nudge to reach out to someone TODAY?!? It's as simple as saying,
"Hey Hey Chick!"
Not sure how?!? Here's How:
- When God places someone on your heart, ask God for direction, and pray for them (intercession).
- Reach out with a simple "Hey Hey Chick!" in their DMs (online or in person).
- Lean in, Listen, Support, Encourage, Intercede, and follow God's nudge.
It may lead to a phone call, Zoom meet up, in person meet up, prayer time, a good laugh and sharing support, accountability.
As Christ followers, it is our mission to love God & love others, walking out each day as His Ambassadors, being Salt & Light.
This is our Kingdom Call as a City on a Hill.
God is looking for hearts & hands to be Love! There are people in your path TODAY who NEED His heart hug through YOU!
Let's impact our world with Love, one "Hey Hey" at a time.
Friend, YOU ARE LOVED!!!
GOD LOVES YOU!!!
Sending Big Heart Hugs,
Michele
"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven."
Matthew 5:14-16
