Amazing!

What a month it has been! So much is going on and it seems like just as I think it's all starting to come into line and I'm figuring out where I'll be sitting account wise something changes. It's all good changes but WOW! A couple of weeks ago I really thought I was finally getting caught up and then more came in and I'm back to my evenings pretty much being busy at home. It sure is a process of figuring out what needs scheduled where and when. That will become more clear as the months continue. It's the hard part of a growing business. Learning to schedule properly and make sure that nothing is dropped in the process. I just never dreamed that the business would do what is doing. I really feel like it has more to do with my Father then me. I do believe that I need to do certain things. Go to networking meetings, meet potential clients, etc. But when all is said and done He knows what I need and who is best. It's all in His timing. The connections that I've made have been awesome. Some have become friends, some I have ended up using their services, other's have become 'power partners'. In the end I hope my life will show them what is most important, what brings a peace to the heart regardless of all that is going on around. I'm just so thankful and need to make sure I'm keeping first things first. My Father knows what's important, not me.

In other important news Christina graduates next week! It's so hard to believe that my baby is now considered an adult! One more school thing is left after that, her SkillsUSA nationals event near the end of June then it's completely done! Then real life begins! Blake and Erika are having another little girl! First of October is the due date. Actually the day it's due is my sisters birthday AND Blake's birthday so it'll be interesting to see if the baby actually comes on that day! Grandma twice over, wow!

Final tie....

I knew it had to happen a some point. The final tie has been broken with Dave. The e-mail address that has stayed active the last 2 plus years came back as undelivered today. I'm actually kind of surprised it stayed active this long but that means he was most likely accessing it up until at least the end of last year. I'm pretty bummed tonight but I know that it's a good thing when all is said and done. Life goes on.

This year is going SO quickly! It's hard to believe but Christina only has 1 month of school left! And then graduation, then SkillsUSA nationals and then life starts for her!

Other news is I'll be a grandma again, Erika is due the first part of October! Pretty excited! :)  (There you go bummed and excited all in one post! :)  )

On the business end, I couldn't be asking for it to be going better! I do believe I truly have a full fledged bookkeeping business. I just never dreamed that I'd be a small business owner, much less one of a thriving business! Now I just need to make sure I take care of me!! I got really ran down from working too much and have been sick for 2 months now. I think recovery is very close but it's been a long haul! I'm behind as a result but hoping this next week and half catches me up!!!

There's a person that I know that has been fighting addiction. I was wondering why do they keep going back to the same thing knowing where it's going to lead? Unless this person stops what they're doing they'll die, it's literally killing them and the doctors won't do anything unless they stop what they're doing. It'd be useless otherwise. So that set me to thinking. Isn't that what I'm doing when I ignore my Father's prompting? I know what ignoring my Father's prompting can do, it could literally mean spiritual death. So really the only difference is this persons disobedience is obvious and mine is hidden. But it all leads to the same place, spiritual death if we're not willing for His will. Luckily when our time comes our Father knows what is in each heart. I pray this person becomes willing before it's too late and that I'm much more willing for the prompting from my Father!

Life's exploding!

This past couple of weeks has been pretty unreal. Lots of new contacts, several new and possible new jobs. I just never really thought that I would be to this point. All those months of networking and networking some more are royally paying off. Connections that I've made in the past are coming through. Soon it might be time to hire help! That's a GOOD spot to be in! :)  But, as always, I keep reminding myself that I need to keep my priorities straight. Spiritual comes first, serving my Father comes first. I definitely notice a difference when the morning gets away from me and I haven't done my part.

We sent my Aunt Nancy on her way back to the Philippines Wednesday. So she's back home. Sierra, Doreen, Doyle and Lee saw her off as well. I managed to dump some Jamba juice on her but luckily she had a dark blue skirt so it didn't show. I sure hope it wasn't too sticky! I'm really going to miss her though. She's such a special lady! And she spoiled me this last year! :)

                               This is one from last year but an awesome picture of Erika and Teagan

Teagan in her tutu. :)

Teagan is now walking! She is sooooo cute! But wow can she be stubborn! Teagan.... no , But grandma I really want it, Teagan... no, But grandma I really need to get to that!  But grandma I really HAVE to get to it! and so on and so forth. I was never that stubborn was I? ;-)  Erika and Blake are going to have LOTS of fun!!

Small, small world!

I was talking with my financial adviser the other day that knows someone else, this someone else was talking about various situations he had had to handle at different jobs. One of those was the situation with my husband when he disappeared. When he started describing it, my financial adviser was shocked to realize that he knew exactly who he was talking about. Very few people know the details that this guy was describing so I imagine he was a bit shocked to be talking to someone that actually knew of the situation and yet seemingly had no connection. It was a very good lesson for me. We never know the connections that others have that we associate with. What is my testimony to those around me? Random things come up in different conversations that people have, I want to live a life that speaks of my Father and His Son.

On another note, I went into Freddies today and actually had no problem! That was an exciting step! And then I got to babysit my granddaughter! She is starting to walk. So cute to see her toddling around!

Hope everyone had a awesome Valentine Day!!

January's DONE!

Well, all the 1099's are mailed and all the payroll is completed and filed! By Saturday everybody should have their W-2's. There was a last minute change on one so it didn't get to the mail until this afternoon. It sure feels good to have that part done! Next year I'm starting those a lot sooner though! I did end up with 3 new payrolls this last month, so that was pretty awesome! Now to complete year-end for a bunch of people. I took tonight to straighten out everything so I can jump in tomorrow. It's so hard to believe where the business is now compared to a year ago. Love it! Really though I attribute it to my Father. I feel very well cared for!

Christina did awesome on her AP Literature final. Her score of 88 was the second highest in the class. She pulled a 3.6. Very proud of her!

Busy.... Busy....

Lots of work on my desk to do but it's been a while since I blogged so I thought I would take a few minutes. Lots of good connections have been made this year already. We'll see if any of them turn into something but they're exactly the connections I need to make! The awesome news is that my income literally doubled this last year! Hardly seems possible but there you go! The key for me now is getting myself set on a schedule. It's amazing how much time the phone and e-mail can take out of a day! 

I do pretty much credit networking for the growth. Getting out and meeting A LOT of new people. There was probably somewhere between 6 and 10 hours a week doing it. But the REAL credit goes to my Father! I needed to do my part first then the proper connections could be made. They're connections that in some cases make me so thankful for all that I have both naturally and spiritually. Just when you think your life is bad here comes another with an awful awful situation. I, quite honestly, feel pretty sheltered and very well taken care of!

Christina is busy with the end of semester papers but doing pretty good over all. Erika is an awesome mama!

Here's a few pictures of Teagan with Mom and Auntie Nancy and Teagan having LOTS of fun on the fridge!

Long day!

The really good news is Christina is fine and the bad news is my car is not. :(  It looks like someone clipped the back when she was almost done turning and shoved her into a turn lane which turned into a head on since a car was coming into the turn lane. The extra good news is that I got car rental insurance a couple of weeks ago so, no matter what, the insurance will cover the car rental while I wait and find out if they'll total the car or repair it and while they sort out who was really at fault. After seeing it tonight at the I'd guess they'll total it. There was a wonderful good Samaritan that was there and helped Christina through the whole thing and transported her to the hospital in her car. The interesting part is this good Samaritan was supposed to work today but she just felt that God was telling her she had something else to do today so she called in and told them she wouldn't be there. She ended up spending about an hour and half helping Christina.

Luckily I was having lunch with Ed and Mike when I got the news and they were able to run us everywhere to get everything taken care of. It's wonderful how even the worst of things seem to work out fairly smoothly in the end.

As we well know, it's amazing how quickly things can happen that can change the course of a day and cause a domino effect into the following days. And just as days start taking on an even keel!