Married to the Machine

That's the way my friend put it yesterday. Talk about starting with a bang. I am currently working on 3 bag orders totaling 34 bags. YIKES!! And 4 of those bags are actually not just bags, but giant, quilted storage bags for room dividers. What? Room dividers? I thought I was making nice, little bags here. Oy. And to be completely honest the only reason I'm not crying in the corner is because I keep seeing the $$$ in my mind's eye.

On the flip side of that...I have 3 orders!!! 34 bags!!! It's only been two weeks and look at the work God is providing!!! It's such a relief to see His hand at work, reminding me that He is in this with me. He is going to be there to help me find the balance in all of this, to stretch my time when I need Him to, because the family still has to come first. Spending time with my love and my 3 blessings will always be more important than knocking this debt out of the park. Especially when one of those blessings must be getting teeth and has had a fever since Thursday, hasn't slept through the night in a week, and just wants to be held. Makes sewing person-sized bags a bit difficult. : )

So that's what my week looks like. I've hit a couple of hiccups with things like fictitious name amendment filing, opening bank accounts, and figuring out how to get a sales tax account, but I'm trudging along. And one of the hardest things about it is that I can't seem to find time to hit up my favorite coffee shop with my favorite let's-have-coffee-and-chat-about-how-life-is-really-going friend. You "make time for the things you really want to do" I've been told. Sadly, I'm not sure that's always possible. Relationships are my life blood and sacrificing that is draining me a bit. But I've decided I've got to put that in His hands too. He knows.

So here's to a new week and a new season. And I better get to work while my blessings are still sleeping (no school!!). Be blessed friends. I pray that God brings about great things in all of your lives this year. That you would see promises fulfilled and prayers answered! He is so good!