I love being my husband’s wife, a housewife, mom and grandma.  In 2012 after going to college for 6 years, I lost my job before clearly learning the skills I went to school for: A Medical Lab Technician.  The state had closed the hospital where I was working.  All that I can say is, “It was Insanity!”

Now at home and looking for another lab opportunity, I cleaned every closet, painted every room in the house, cleaned my husband’s garage and shed – now what!
I felt like God was not coming through for me.  I said, “Lord, I don’t feel like you are coming through for ME.”  “I just don’t get You!”

This went on for a while and because I now had plenty of time to dwell,  pout and gripe about all the negatives in my life which seemed a little overwhelming and totally unfair – poor me!  I finally said: “Lord, You promised to direct my path and this is exactly where you have landed me.”   “If this is what you want for me, I’m done, I accept my life right where it is.” – sweet surrender!

In October of 2013, I pulled out a sewing machine that my children had given me about 16 years ago.  This was basically for mending – I wasn’t a seamstress.  However, my daughter, Valerie bought me an apron for Christmas – “I think I’ll try and make one of those.”  I did make “one of those” and it turned out pretty doggone good.  My daughter, Jamie bought me a really neat handbag at a thrift store.  “Wow, I wonder if I can make one of those?”  I did, not too bad and I loved every second of creating it!

“Mama had a brand new bag” almost everyday from then on.  It was history!  My new life began and I’m loving it!  I guess, the day I let go and let God, He gave me the Life HE had for me.  One I would have never considered for myself – He’s amazing and certainly above and beyond my plans!