SNOW?!

Our friends from NY came in this weekend to visit. B&L. B used to babysit Eli when he was a baby. SHe was the only sitter that I had from the time he was 8 weeks until they had to move back to NY. Her dad & her husband's mom both were ill & needed to have family around. We sure do miss them! But, we enjoy it when we get to spend time with them. We teased about the weather, since they came here thinking that they would get to enjoy the sunny 70's that we've been enjoying for the past 2 weeks.

However, I awoke this morning to a beautiful 2 inches of snow..... in VIRGINIA! OK, now if I were in NY I would expect to see this, but the day before Easter in VA? Well, I am not going to second guess it, because I am loving it! This is like the second snow we ave had all year. It stopped for alittle while, but now it has started flurrying again with great big flakes that look like big fluffy pieces of cotton. B&L must have brought it with them.

My son was funny to watch, as he woke up later this morning & was clinging to my shoulder with sleep in his eyes, he looked up out the back window of the house & put his head back down on my shoulder, only to yank it back up again and say, incrediously, "It's snowin' " All I could think was "wow, that was my reaction, too" It really made me think about what the weather may have been like on Resurrection day, so many years ago.

I am so thankful for all that Christ has done for us. To know that I am saved by grace, HIS grace. I serve an AWESOME God! I sing praises to His Holy Name! I am looking forward to church tomorrow, so that I can sing even more! I miss singing as often as I used to on stage at church. It is so uplifting to be in the worship team. I feel the same way when I am around my Christian friends. I pray that I make others feel good, too. I know that I want others to see HIM in me. I want to do His will. I continue to be in AWE OF HIM! Blessings this day before Resurrection!

Finally Free!

So . . . . . I decided to start a blog.

Maybe my ramblings can help someone else out there. . . . .

2005 was a really tough year for me "health wise". I was hemorraghing & the doctors could not figure out why. They performed 2 D&Cs and put me on several different medications....nothing seemed to be working. Thank God my OB/GYN shared my case with several other OB/GYNs that she new & ONE of them suggested a different treatment than anyone else...AND IT WORKED! Since January 2006 I have lost 70 pounds and have not had any more trouble with hemorraghing. I feel like a new woman! I had almost forgotten what it felt like to be alive.

In May 2006, I had to have medication changes and was out of work for 3 months. Which made for a strange return to work. I returned in August & found out in October that my job of 9 years would be ending sometime after the 1st of the year. Our whole department was dissolving & several of us would be placed elsewhere in the company & others of us would not.

Funny. . . . I had been praying the night before that God would reveal to me what he wanted me to do with my life for Him. Should I stay at my day job or continue to persue my work from home ventures? And if so, how fervently?

Looks like I got my answer! Thankfully, I will get a small severence package. But in the mean time I am spending my spare time in the evenings working on my home based business. I have always dreamed of leaving the "Corporate World" and the long commute to work ( 50 minutes one way!) I just never thought there would be so many options out there! Honestly, I was always afraid that I would not have a "steady" income...but he truth is, you never know when you may get laid off when you are working for someone else. At least now I have control over how much I make in a month & God has put PEACE in my heart so that I do not concern myself with finances. (We just built a house in Dec 2005)

Now, I have my health back & am bouncing and full of energy. I have 2 wonderful home based businesses and my husband will be able to quit his full time job by this time next year so that we can devote our time to our family, church, & community.

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Have a BLESSED Day!