Hi
friends, it’s always a joy to take a break from life and sit down with Dunkin
iced coffee in hand to scribble out what’s been going on in this crazy (and
blessed!) life of mine. I have been anxiously waiting to begin a new job and as
each day passes, the excitement builds. My gracious brother-in-law to be has
been renovating a new store in Brewerton, NY to become his new flooring
showroom. He asked me a few months back if I would join him in selling flooring
and doing his books and other paperwork for his business. I can still remember
the feeling of relief as God was answering my prayers. Shortly after I left my
long-standing job at the beloved Red Onion, I began to worry that I wouldn’t
find something that paid well and worked with my evolving mommy schedule. This
wonderful opportunity not only answers every single prayer that I prayed but it
gave me three special months to savor with my Hallie girl. Watching her grow
was such a gift and I’ll never forget these early days of her life that I was
able to stay home with her. So yes, Praise the Lord!
Following
this update on my life, I’d like to touch on the topic of prayer. As noted
above, God heard me loud and clear and it was so incredible for me to
experience that, but I must be true to my readers. I didn’t spend a lot of time
praying for this to happen. Prayer is something I’ve always struggled with.
It’s not that I don’t think God hears me. It’s that I struggle finding time in
my life to dedicate to God. Recently in the quietness of one of my special days
at home with Hallie, God really made it clear to me that If I open up and
really pursue a more personal relationship with
Him, He will prevail. Nothing insane or
crazy has happened since, but I feel so much more complete that I get to talk
to God whenever I need to and He listens. It’s such an often forgotten privilege
with powerful results.
I
hope your all staying warm in this blistery storm! Jon woke up this morning and decided it was
as good a day as any to play hookie, so the plan for today will be to hunker
down with my two favorites and have a fun day indoors eating Superbowl
leftovers and watch movies!
Thank you for reading, as always, I'm very humbled to see how many people actually do take a glance at the blog. <3
