With a Grateful Heart

After I had time to get over my broken door I realized I should be very grateful the my family. No matter what I get myself into they are always there for me. It took no time on Sunday before they started showing up at the store to help patch the door and clean up. It really got done rather quickly. Besides physical help they also are always encouraging when I get down. Life doesn't always make sense and I often question what is going on but no matter what my family has been there for me. Thank you all, I love.

I'm Ticked!

My store got vandalized last night. First I was just mad I had to go into Danville at midnight, then I was mad when I got there and saw the hole in the door, then I was a little mad when the cops left me and Mal there and we didn't know what to do, then I was made because we had to clean up the mess!! I don't know what I'm suppose to learn from this lesson because for now it just seems to be costing me more money that the store does not have. What ever happen to retail making money in the fourth quarter. It just seems to be flying out the window or in my case the door!

Looking for the Light

I am often looking for the miracle or that special thing in my life or the quick fix. Maybe it's right in front of me and I don't even know it. It's stinging the little things together that's important. What ever life throws at me God has already given me the things I need to get thru them. I just need to use them.

One of my favorite passages in Isaiah : wait on the Lord ... they shall run and not be weary, . . . I am weary.

Sometimes we get what we wish for.

We all want things whether it's physical, emotional or spiritual. Have you ever wanted something so bad you were willing to give up other things for it. But then when you got it, you were disappointed or consequences came with it. I know I have.
I am afraid of some of the consequences America might have to pay for the choose we have made. We want change, better economy, low gas prices, better environment, better schools for our kids. But do we make good decisions or do we want someone else to fix the problems. Do we complain about companies taking their businesses over seas, but do we support local business. Do you know over 40% of local business tax stay local and only approximate 20% of big box companies do? Do we want a more resourceful government and better environment but we don't even give a thought about all the waste we create. Do we get involved in the schools or just like to complain about them. Try volunteering in a classroom. You might learn a thing or two.
Sometimes I get on a soapbox and sometimes I fall off.

Buy local first!! You might find some great things and also meet some great people.

My Heart is at Home

I got to leave work early today and was able to get home before Kevin had to leave for work. This doesn't happen often. We work different shifts so most of the time we miss you other. But today we did have a little time together before he left. I just love our home. Both the physical and the emotional side of our home. I an getting more and more attached to being at home. Maybe it is because it doesn't seem like I get to spend enough time here. I'm glad my heart yearns for our home. When I'm not there it's where I want to be and when Kevin and the girls aren't there it's where I want them too. That's the best, when we all are standing around the kitchen island talking, drinking coffee, eating, sharing stories, crying and laughing. We've had good news and bad news here but they are sweet times to cherish.

The Smart Clock

We have an alarm clock in our bedroom that is to smart. It automatically adjust the time for you. The problem is it thinks it knows when we're suppose to change the time and it on occasion thinks we should live in Illinois. So this morning it set the time back 1 hour. So Mal and I got ready for church and when we pulled in the parking lot we couldn't find a parking place which isn't usual for Sunday School. We then looked at the car clock and realized it was almost 11 (In. time) Sunday School starts at 10 and church at 11. We were really confused.
This same clock has 2 buttons on the top of it that is used to set alarm times but one day when I was changing it the buttons fell into it. So now we have to use a pencil and stick it down into it to try and change the clock. I hate this clock. Kevin uses a really cheap travel alarm and his watch alarm as back up in case the alarm clock changes or doesn't go off. Why don't we just buy a new one? Who knows?

New Blog

I have had a blog for my business for awhile now and decided to start a personal one where I will be able to be more personal than I feel I should be on the store's blog. A place to talk about my family and my life as time is going by. I chose this title because I have lived long enough to realize time goes by quickly and life changes with it. I often wish I could turn back time because I missed taking it all in. For the most part I wouldn't change things because even the bad times have made me the person I am today. Life experiences are who we are and what we make of them. I have travel alone, with family and friend, but without God there this journey would be impossible. To everything there is a season/ He is my hope through this life as time goes by.