I miss my dad

I can't stop thinking about him. Loosing my mom was so tragic to me. She was so young and I knew how much of my life she was going to miss.  My journey with my dad was so different. We didn't always get along, we had a lot of growing pains along the way. But he was the constant in my life, he was my encouragement and my support. He always made me laugh and always told me how proud he was of me. I am not sure how I will go the rest of my life without him. There is such a hole in my heart. 

I make the phone calls

Why? You ask.  Because my husband doesn't.

Do onto Others

This has always been my mantra, it is what I have struggled to teach my children.  This weeks reading at church was Matthew 25: 31-46.  It’s where Jesus is separating the sheep and the goats.  The sheep he places on his right and gives them the kingdom that was prepared for  them.  They have fed, gave drink, welcomed, clothed, and visited in prison Jesus by doing these things to the least of their brothers.

Then the goats he place on his left.  He sends them away with a curse on them to the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angles.  They have not fed, given drink, welcomed, clothed or visited in prison Jesus by doing these things to the least of their brothers.  Until this week I don’t remember hearing the second part of this.  The first part is very familiar but not the second part.    

But it doesn’t really get more clear than that does it?  So later this week I read on someone’s facebook that they are very upset by someone asking them for money.  She felt like she had worked hard for her money, had struggled and sacrificed and why shouldn’t everyone do that.  She had gone without so why shouldn’t other people.  I get this to a point.  We all know that some people just have their hand out and expect others to take care of them. 

So I continued to read and see what people were saying and what was going on.  She says this is the second time the girl has asked for help and she helped her the first time but if she does it again she will just continue to ask.  And she has her own family to care for and has gone without vacations in the past to have money in savings now.  And the reason this woman is asking for help is because her husband has died and she and her child won’t have food for Thanksgiving.  Wow.

So I answered that I might not just give her cash but would drop off food so they wouldn’t be without.  She said they lived several hours away and the woman wanted a gift card for Walmart.  And when she was a child they had to go without food many days and she turned out fine. 

I don’t get it, I don’t get having enough and not helping someone.  I certainly don’t get having surplus and not helping someone, let alone someone who asked you for help. 

So I want to say thank you to those in my life who have helped me when I needed it.  Thank you for living as a sheep.

Basketball

Z had his first basketball practice tonight.  He did so good!  I can’t believe how much he’s grown from last year. 

When we went to get in the car he told me how Avery embarrassed him.  Not let me just say, Avery can do a lot of embarrassing things and I wasn’t thrilled he took his belt off but I couldn’t think of anything he’d done especially embarrassing tonight.  So I asked Z how did Avery embarrass you?  He said Avery kept yelling that Zachery was playing like a girl! lol  I’m thinking Z shouldn’t have started calling Avery sluggo before practice. lol

The Walton’s

I so love that show!  We were watching last night and it just brings tears to my eyes watching the family come back together. 

It got me thinking about Thanksgiving.  It would be like a dream come true to just have my family show up and spend the holiday with me. 

My Thirty-One Journey

I thought I would start to blog about my new job.  I started selling Thirty-One in August.  I have had 7 parties since.  I have prayed so long for a way to help my family and really feel like God is leading me here.  I booked another party tonight. 

I am really having fun and loving this.  I made $143.99 my first month in August, $180.38 in September and $275.25 in October.  I think November will be a little smaller and I already have a big December planned! 

My next goal is to start recruiting people.  So many of these things make you seem like a nut! lol  But I don’t feel that way with 31.  This is such a wonderful company and I am so thrilled to share that. 

I am sharing this so I can look back one day and see how far I have come. 

Fart

It has to be the most used word in my house.  Someone is always talking about it.  Did you fart? I’m going to fart on you!  Did you hear that fart?  Boys rock!