To God be the Glory

To work or not to work August 27, 2007

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:20:45 GMT

I've a decision to make. I can stay at my part-time job and the boys will be pretty much on their own for 5 hours on saturday and sunday OR I can quit.

Why I should keep the job:

Money, sanity, experience, stay with something longer than 1 year, keep the 'parents' quiet/happy, same goes for the in-laws, Money, Money, Money,

Why I should quit the job:

Boys, Hubby wants me to be around for the boys on the weekends, more time to consentrate on home, the 'insurance' plan I chose is taking $500/month out of the check thus our income has been cut in half so if I quit I won't be bound to pay this whereas if I stay I'll have to wait till december open enrollment to quit the plan, teach the boys character and respect for the papa. Concentrate on Hubby and his needs as well as the boys

What would Glorify God in this decision?

The sewing bandit strikes again August 26, 2007

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:06:29 GMT

This is a picture of a skirt I just made. I was doing fine until I got to the waist. I made a mistake and the sewing bandit (aka monster) attacked all things sewing in my house except the sewing machine although it was very close to destruction as well.

Don't know what it is with me and sewing. I really get these urges to sew and start buying and buying great material patterns etc... and then when I actually sit down to do some sewing, I just explode into a tyrannt of curses and angry accusations for all around.

My family hates it when I sew a challenging for me item because they usually get the headache and curses thrown toward them. So I decided while in the full angry flow to trash everything luckily I calmed down a bit before I hurled the machine into the dumpster as well. It turned out I had 5 garbage bags filled with stuff crafty that 'I will get to some day' that was totally cluttering up my house. It also made me feel guilty because I never had time to get to the things I thought I should be making.

Now tell me this, if something is fun and enjoyable could you reason to say you would not be angry and throwing curses around in order to 'enjoy' the task at hand? I told my hubby that I will wait until I get to heaven to sew because by then all I have to do is think it and it will be not machine or pattern needed.

Entry for August 17, 2007

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:34:06 GMT

Some sites to check out later:

http://livelightlytour.com/ they are RVing in a Veggie fuel converted vehicle across the USA. Keep an eye out for them when they stop in California.

Entry for August 16, 2007

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:45:22 GMT

Today I was notified that I did not get a job at a local craft store that I was hoping for. Not sure why it was a bummer but the sole reason for my not being considered was because of my credit which is bad which of course makes me a bad risk as an employee.

I have been going back and forth on this issue for about a week now. The decision is now over for me. I will be staying at my old job at a part-time position instead of full-time.

My initial prayer for this decision was to God to help me decide which should I take. The new job or the old, He has spoken. I know he has his plan and reason and Now I get to hang with my boys more and my hubby. The IMPORTANT things in life.

My boys will be starting school next week. My little one will be in the first grade and my eldest in the 7th grade. It will be first's for both of them. My little one will be taking the bus on his own and spending the entire class session at school. My older boy will be changing classes each period, starting band, and flag football. He'll be entering into a dating/dancing world that I know nothing about as I stayed away from all that as a teenager.

My husband just started a full time job at a local thrift store and is having difficulty with the 'waste'. They throw away Bibles and he is not allowed to retrieve them in order to give them away. (That's America) They keep the electronics, invest time and money to fix them because they will bring money into the store but the Bible won't bring in much money. I wonder if people even care. They would just throw it out but if you donate it you get a tax right off and then the nonprofit can throw it away and still get a tax right off. A very long road to the dump.