Simply Believe, Brewster
Christine Craft and Anna Waegelein know many people that have been touched by the angelic realm in their life.
“Everyone in their life has been brought through things,” Craft, a Brewster resident, said. “Whether it be a sickness, some kind of trauma, drama and there’s either been someone in their life or they felt the presence of someone in their life here or in the past and they get comfort from it.”
Both Craft and Waegelein, who resides on the border in Pawling, hope to foster and spread that presence in Brewster and the rest of Putnam County. Customers can purchase a gift for someone sick, or who lost a loved. Baby gift are available and there are those gifts that are simply meant to show someone they appreciate a person in their life.
Items consists of angel figurines, greeting cards, jewelry, charms, crystals, mugs, baby items, books and journals, communion and christening bracelets, and candles that people can pray next to.
“It’s just a remembrance of there’s more,’ Craft said. “There’s something bigger out there than us.”
There was an angel store that used to be across the street, but it closed. The two believe a store like that one, or the one they have opened, fills a void in the community.
Both said they have had experiences where that angelic realm reached their life and made a lasting impact. For instance, Craft battled a life-threatening illness, but with faith, along with medical professionals and her family, she was able to pull through and has a clean bill of heath today.
The two met years ago when their children attended St. Lawrence O’ Toole school before it closed and were on the fundraising board together. They have similar personalities that are easy to catch when talking with them, even for just a few minutes.
Along with many spiritual and religious items, Simply Believe also offers Reiki that is a healing technique to balance every aspect of your life, which includes body, mind, and spirit. Craft has been doing it for five years and is a Reiki practitioner and intuitive and Waegelein has been doing it for three years and is a Reiki master.
Craft said she wanted to own this type of business for a long time. It came to fruition when the two were in the car one day talking about how much fun it would be to open an angel store and it snowballed from there.
“I do think things happen for a reason and people meet for a reason and we met and we had common interests and all of a sudden we were here,” Waegelein said.
The store has only been open two weeks, but the existence of something bigger and better is already being felt throughout the town.
When customers walk in, many of them have remarked how “it feels good in here, it smells good in here, and that’s what we wanted to bring,” Waegelein said.
Simply Believe is located at 998 Route 22 in Brewster and its phone number is 845- 279-4141.
