Tidbits

*I have to be to the Detroit airport bright and early to fly out in the morning to see my sister that is in Cambodia...NERVOUS...but excited about the whole thing. Say a prayer for me if you think of it...24 hours of traveling and I have never really left the country (I don't count Canada). And say a prayer for Stephen, too...because he is going to be on his own with the kids until I get back on the 18th.

*If you have a blog, I am sorry that I haven't commented on yours in a LONG time...still no internet at our house (looks like it is going to be at least a year...), and although going to Stephen's office to work on my blog a couple weeks ago was nice, I didn't get to other people's blogs because it took me a couple hours just to upload photos and schedule posts for all the lovely ones you see below since August 26 :) I found out where the local library is close to where I work, and I am hoping to go on my lunch hours over there to work for an hour.

*Titus started kindergarten yesterday...CRAZY!! I will have to get pictures up here when I get back from my trip. He was nervous, but loved it...and he is not a fan of getting up at 6:30, but he is doing good with that too (figures...when we don't want him to wake up early he does, and when we want him to wake up early he wants to sleep in :) :) )

*I have always in the back of my head wanted to work from home. I thought about the typical "girl" stuff like Mary Kay, Pampered Chef, etc...but I never really was that interested, mainly because I would have to be gone a lot in the evenings, and that is NOT the time I want to work. And even more so since I lost my job in January, and now with my dissatisfaction with work, dislike for never being home and being tired when I am...I have been thinking a little more seriously for several months now about working from home or starting a business or something. I researched and looked, but nothing stood out to me. But randomly between the radio, other people, and the internet, I felt like God was continually confirming this in my life (sometimes daily) and asking me to look into my options. I happened upon an ad, clicked on it, and the next day listened to a presentation, and at first I was thinking, NO WAY…but I would only be out $30 (which is actually refundable, so I guess I am not out that either!), there is no inventory that I have to keep, and it is technically not sales. It is a company that sells green products that are safer for families and all I have to do is get people to sign up to their website as a customer. But this is still technically sales, and sales is NOT for me…but then I got thinking about Kara, who has been praying that I fail (I had a heart attack when she first told me that :)), and praying this for good reasons!! I can’t live my life afraid to fail…so wrapped up in my perfectionism that I never risk, never try something that I might not be good at or fail at…and she was telling me all this before I even found out about this company…but it just clicked in my head when I was thinking about this opportunity…yes, this would be out of my comfort zone…but there is hardly any risk involved at all, and plus I felt like God was really challenging me…maybe sales is just the right place for me to push me into sharing simple things, like my faith - which has always been very difficult for me. I still was hesitant, but then the lady I was talking to about joining told me about a not-for-profit part of the company, and immediately my wheels got turning. I could sign up churches, and then anyone that signs up under them earns the church 5% off their sales. Which helps me AND the church since I would get commission on that too. I think this would be a great compliment to Stephen’s ministry, and plus I already have my foot in the door with The Wesleyan Church :) Plus I found out Stephen’s cousin is with the company, and she LOVES it. When I get back from Cambodia, I think I am going to go for it! Now, I also have reasonable expectations…all the research I have done on working out of your home talks about never quitting your current job…and my goal is to be completely self-employed in three years…three because Frontier gave us each 100 shares of stock, but we have to stay with the company 3 years…so it seems stupid to give that up…3 years will go by fast, plus I need time to see if this is for me, and if so, time to build this business up to an amount that would replace my current salary and benefits. You know, I wanted to work so bad when I was unemployed and home with the kids…and I do want to work…but I think God wanted to show me that maybe the grass isn’t greener on the other side :) I was just too spoiled at IWU…plus my heart has always been at home. And with the kids both in school in a couple years, I would have a good amount of time at home to work on my business, yet the flexibility to come and go as I please and spend more time with my family. Just a lot to think about right now. I desperately want out of my crazy schedule right now…I really long for simplicity. So anyway, I will probably be signing up soon, and then talking to a few of you, because I think you would make AWESOME teammembers - and if you are interested already, email me or leave me a comment!

*Wow, this is a whole lot longer than I was planning on making this...I guess "tidbits" is the wrong title for the post :)


*"See" you when I get back :) :) :)