Daily Archives: March 3, 2010

Small Business?? ….not so much

Posted by Jo on March 3, 2010 None comments

When I had my own AVON business going, I thought about renting a small space to store inventory and sell out of.  I had heard of a few ladies opening up little shops to run their businesses out of and thought it was a great idea.  BEFORE I started looking into things like  epson tm-t88iv receipt printers, credit card machines, cash registers and the like.  All things I would need in order to make my shop efficient.  All of which , in themselves, wouldn’t be too bad as far as cost, but add them up and it’s a lot of money!!  I soon found out that the business I would get in my area would not be enough to warrant such purchases!! Oh well, I’m just glad I figure that out before I rented out a space and bought a bunch of equipment I wouldn’t use!!

Temper Tantrum~~ Look out!!

Posted by Jo on March 3, 2010 1 comments

Do you ever feel like just throwing a big ol ‘ temper tantrum when you don’t get your own way?? This is how I have been feeling for the last few days.  Ever since I found out we are going to miss our Churches marriage retreat this year.  Something we haven’t missed in almost 10 years.  10 years people!!! That’s a long time to be involved with something, ya know??

We have Pastor’s group coming in to use the camp for a retreat that Friday night through Saturday.  Probably close to the same exact hours as the marriage retreat.  When I first found out I was really mad.  Then I went to being sad.  I’m not sure exactly where I am at with it right at the moment.  I go back and forth between being OK with it and being sad.

The reason, I think, for this is because when Buster and I first started attending our Church, our marriage was almost at an end.  Literally.  We had all but come out and said “I’m done” to each other.  The spring after we started attending FBC, we went on a marriage retreat with the Church.  It wasn’t our Churches retreat, it was Preacher’s son-in-law’s Churches retreat that our Church got invited to.  That retreat SAVED our marriage.

Since then our Church has started our own annual marriage retreat.  And Buster and I have attended every one of them.  Not because our marriage is in peril anymore, but so it doesn’t become so!!  Marriage is hard work and you have to put a lot of effort into it sometimes.  Sometimes it is easy and others, not so much!!!

So, anyway, so I can stop rambling, I will get to my point.  I was looking forward to going to the retreat this year and now I will not be able to go.

**Throws herself on the floor and screams**

**Yells at the top of her lungs,”It’s not fair”**

**Stomps her feet in disapproval**

OK, now that I’m done throwing a temper tantrum I will remind myself and you that we don’t always get what we want.   Sometimes God has other plans.  Even when we don’t understand why, we have to realize God is still in control and knows what is best.  And even if I have to miss this retreat, I am going to be thankful God has brought me to camp and given me this GREAT opportunity to serve Him and others!!  I wouldn’t change being here for anything!!  God has been so good to me and my family and I thank Him for it!!