So many changes...

These past few days have been a bit crazy.  Finally got the news I've been hoping for (or at least part of it). The building I want for my business may have an opening.  Of course this info comes to me as my business adviser goes on vacation for a week!  So here I am...waiting.  I am so not good at waiting.  Perhaps this is God reminding me that He is in control and good things come to those who wait.  With the anxiety from waiting, my son's fast approaching graduation, baseball games nightly, and starting on the new craze of bee pollen...I feel like I'm having out of body experiences!  I am so ready for a change but it's all coming at the same time!  I can do this...I will do this!  My mind races...morning, noon, and night but it's all good.
This is what I've been waiting for...for at least 9 months now.  I'm scared...can it really be happening?  Is it too good to be true?  I believe with all my heart that this is it, but fear keeps me grounded.  The mix of emotions is almost too much to handle some days. Throw in a couple of teenagers with attitudes and it can get very interesting.  For now I shall seek peace in prayer.

Why is it so hard for some people to grow up?

This week has been full of drama...and I hate drama. The sad part of this is the drama was from adults not kids...most of them men. WTH! I was raised to speak my mind and own my opinions...right or wrong. I was also raised to admit when I'm wrong...not a fun thing to do but necessary. So when I hear of adults belittling children in front of others...it just burns my ass. Most of the experiences I hear of are with coaches. We all know how the saying goes...those who can do, those who can't teach/coach. Now I don't necessarily agree with that but in a few cases...it is so true. Gotta love a grown man who belittles a child in front of all his classmates and coaches and then realizes what an ass they are (weeks later) but apologizes to the child in private. Grow up and grow a set! If you are man enough to say it out loud then be man enough to apologize out loud! How about the kid who has medical issues and is told he is lazy because he can't work out or the kid who is compared in a negative way to their sibling or the kid who hears the adults whispering about them in a negative way or the kids that are threatened to be cut from the team in the middle of the season or the kids that are wrongly accused of something in front of a team? My best advice is this...Unless you and your family are perfect...THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK! Oh...and Grow up! I really wish we, as a society would hold adults to the same standards that we hold children.

New Journey

Well, here I am 41 and unemployed. I lost my job 9 months ago due to my boss not securing funding. I can't say that I was completely shocked because I saw it coming. To be quite honest I also prayed a lot about my job. I was restless and not happy with the administration and wanting a new challenge in my life. I like to think my prayers were answered in the form of losing my job. I am working on opening my own business. It is a slow and, at times, frustrating process. I know that it will happen in God's time...I'm just hoping it's in the near future;)
You ask...what kind of business? A small Italian carry-out. Specializing in all homemade food. I have spent the last several months perfecting the recipes and so far the reviews are good. I'm currently looking for a building to rent/buy. The owners of the empty buildings in town are not eager to rent them out. They don't want to invest any money in fixing them up. Apparently they would rather let the buildings fall apart, which makes me very frustrated. What kind of business minded person would rather pay taxes on an empty building rather than collect rent for it??? Some people just make me shake my head!
This journey has made me really examine my own life and what I want. I want what is best for my family. I want to follow in my father's footsteps in owning my own business, I want to be my own boss, I want to share my creations with the world, I want to build a business that my family will benefit from and be proud of. So I shall continue to knock on doors and make phone calls. I will be successful!