Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
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.
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.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Um.... I think the dates on these posts are lyin... The log here says that I haven't posted in 2 weeks!! How in the world did I miss two whole weeks when I'm supposed to be posting every day???! All I can do is keep on trying, so here I am.... AFTER 2 WEEKS... trying to write daily. Moving on...
So, right now I am reading through Deuteronomy, and as always, God speaks. Deuteronomy 4:20 (NLT) says that we are His special possession. I looked up possession, and one of the definitions was, a psychological state in which an individual's normal personality is replaced by another. Normally, this type of possession is associated with evil, but isn't it cool that God changes our individual normal (sin-natured) personality, and replaces it with another (God-natured) personality. I think that's awesome! I love being His special possession!
Amazing things are still happening with IBG Creative Design... God is opening so many doors and giving me unheard of opportunities to let my light shine through glasswork. He is so worthy of everything I have to give. In the past couple of weeks, IBG has secured a small home job, a partnership in the works to supply items for sale on an e-zine site with part of the proceeds going to a charitable cause, and a possible custom wedding job that will allow me to partner with another business near and dear to my heart. Thank You Lord for favor!
So, right now I am reading through Deuteronomy, and as always, God speaks. Deuteronomy 4:20 (NLT) says that we are His special possession. I looked up possession, and one of the definitions was, a psychological state in which an individual's normal personality is replaced by another. Normally, this type of possession is associated with evil, but isn't it cool that God changes our individual normal (sin-natured) personality, and replaces it with another (God-natured) personality. I think that's awesome! I love being His special possession!
Amazing things are still happening with IBG Creative Design... God is opening so many doors and giving me unheard of opportunities to let my light shine through glasswork. He is so worthy of everything I have to give. In the past couple of weeks, IBG has secured a small home job, a partnership in the works to supply items for sale on an e-zine site with part of the proceeds going to a charitable cause, and a possible custom wedding job that will allow me to partner with another business near and dear to my heart. Thank You Lord for favor!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
What in the world??!!! Where did a week go??? I thought I missed a couple days... anyway, I've been hard at work getting things ready for the gallery. I'll be setting my wall up Friday, and then focusing on some pieces for a meeting next week. Also received an order for some small functional pieces. All good stuff!! I'm back on it tomorrow!
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