I'm back....again

How long it's been!  Amazing thing for today - One of my pieces (pictured below) was selected by a group on Etsy to be in the spotlight on their website.  I'm now working on garnering votes so that I can win the contest and be permanently on their page (which is linked to my Etsy page -Yay! Easy advertising).  So far so good...  http://www.etsyspotlights.com/#!weekly-contest/c2414

Also excited about the joint project my brother and I are working on.. He's a carpenter and can be found at https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Vision-of-Woods/273554032668129?fref=ts

We'll be posting some pics pretty soon.  He's gifted. :-)  Thank you Lord for creativity!

This week is just flying by... I can't believe it's almost Thursday.  Thursday is like the end of the week for me.  I work 2 jobs, and Thursdays are my longest days.  Friday is recovery, so after Wednesday, the week is over.  It has been productive thus far, so I won't complain.   I started eating healthier and exercising on Monday, so I hope that this consistency thing continues to improve.  I was assigned a FREE business lawyer through a program called NC Leap, so I'm excited about that.  I can get my contracts for custom stained glass work drafted and reviewed at no charge.  Amazing... I've also graduated from sewing throw pillows to making a lined tote bag!  Very proud... Next on the list to make - a laptop bag.

So... I'm not gonna comment on the fact that it's been more than a couple days since I posted....

Things are going well.  I've slowed down a little bit, so it's time to pick it back up.  I got a good word in church on Saturday about passing the legacy of a godly life on to our children.  Motivated me to get several areas of my life in order.  Going to bed early tonight, but more to come. :-)

God is good.  Life is good.  Working on several promising contracts with the goal of glasswork being my full time job.  Amazing things - a beautiful wedding ceremony yesterday, a family member in church today that hasn't been in quite some time, a successful class on Saturday morning... I can't remember past that.  Lots to do tomorrow.

I had written the best post ever, and my computer locked up... I'm not wrtiting it over. :-) Highlights - I made a drawstring backpack all by myself!  Live life to the fullest!  That about sums it up. :-)

Amazing thing for today - home delivery today was awesome!

Less time in between posts...that's improvement, right?!  Amazing things - I took the next sewing class (remember my pillow from the first class?) and this time made a pillow with fringe!  I haven't taken a picture yet, but I'll post one when I do.  It turned out pretty nice!  Now I'm encouraged to make a few things on my own.  In between glasswork and job work, I'll be making a simple backpack and a purse to start.  You never know what will come after that!  Besides taking the class successfully, my mother let me use one of her sewing machines that happens to be a top of the line machine!  That's like getting your license and then getting a $100,000 car to drive...maybe not such a good example, but you get the point. :-)

Amazing thing - went to a Google workshop out of town, and my car broke down... alternator.  I just put new brake pads and rotors on the car last week, so my car "budget" was already overdrawn.  I didn't know what to do and I didn't want to freak out...took some deep breaths...prayed...called my Dad (I'm such a daddy's girl...).  Told him the situation and asked what he thought was the best course of action.  Called 2 tow-ers.  The second one towed my car for FREE!!! and charged me $45 for a diagnostic to see what the problem was!  Wow... told me if I couldn't afford to get the car fixed that day that I could leave my car there FOR FREE, no storage charge, as long as it wasn't forever.  Anyway, they charged up my battery and charged me almost nothing for labor. (I know because I called prior to tow to see how much the part was - Dad had a hunch that it was the alternator.)  So, I didn't have the money to pay for the repair based on the estimate.  I thought about renting a car...after the deposit they charge and renting for 3 days, it costed the same as the repair.  I was sitting there saying to my Heavenly Father, Okay Lord.  I need help.  I don't know anybody here, I don't have the funds in my account to pay for the car to get fixed or to rent a car.  It's raining, and this shop is going to close in an hour and a half.  What should I do?  My ex husband calls!  He will pay for the repair and I can just pay him back.  Yes!  Thank You Lord!  But wait, the mechanic's machine doesn't take American Express.  NO!!!  Okay, back to square one. A few minutes later, my sister in law calls.  They can pay for the repair.  Awesome!!  Car got fixed, I got home, and still had movie night with my son.  How awesome is my God!!  Family AND ex-family going out of their way, unprompted by me, to help. 

Enough writing for today, but remember that God is always there - always watching, waiting to see how much you trust Him, and looking for ways to bless you.