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So the big move to Rocklin, California was almost
done, now to unpack!
We did have Christmas after all! Praise the Lord. Katie
put up one of our faux pine trees and adorned it with a few light strands and stuffed bears she found in the newly packed
garage. It was a surprise for Jim and I as we came home one night. The next day she and I went to
Wal-Mart and found some outdoor lighted Candy-canes and installed them out front, it seemed to feel that even though
we were exhausted, we did not miss Christmas. With a spirit of thankfulness, we praised God for His provision and His
love toward us, that He would give us Jesus our Saviour and Lord.  The New Year of 2008 brought many hopes of growth and success. I now had my Design
Studio and a Showroom! which I quickly began to fill and promote. One of my set-backs was the fact that I had to completely
stop my business for almost three months, because of the move. Along with all our personal things packed up was also
my business, so starting back up was like getting a car started by pushing it up a hill. It was my exhaustion of the move
and it's emotions that became my hill that I had to deal with.
As the
months rolled on I decided to do a few Art and Design Shows, one which was in Clayton, California. That show brought some
interesting business and some new friends as well,( 'Hi Stan and Shirley, you two are awesome!' ). I also made
the decision to sell wholesale so I had my design table full of new designs and projects. Although the design time is
fun and the creativity always brings me great joy, the real sense of fulfillment and the knowledge that I was doing the right
thing at the right time was quickly starting to fade.
Hence came
Pre-Paid Legal...During the time of our mortgage fiasco with the mortgage guy, I met a gal who also was a mortgage
broker, we got together during that time and I really enjoyed her sweet spirit. So...one day I received a call from her and we got together to talk about Pre-Paid Legal. She eventually
signed up Katie to use and sell PPL and Katie signed me up to use and sell PPL. It was a fun but frustrating experience
with the continuing lack of fulfillment in my life that just kept growing and growing. Little did I know that
the Lord was preparing me for a big change in my life.
Back to the phone call....."You know,"
I told Jim, "it's going to be alright, this is a good thing, an answer to prayer..." Those were the words that flowed
from both our hearts and mouths as we concluded the phone call. We both were saying the same thing and that
right there was confirmation that God was in control and He was going to show
us the way. I hung up
the phone and looked around, "wow", I said
to myself "things are going to change".
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