It's been one year since I woke up for the last time in my house. It's a unreal what has transpired since that time. We have moved twice, been on no less than 3 vacations, made friends, said goodbye to new friends, and making friends again.
When we packed up a year a go we had our sites set on Laveen, AZ. What a bad area that turned out to be. The house we rented was horrible, and the area was less than we had hoped for. A couple months into living there Chris suggested that he was moving to Queen Creek, and asked me to check it out. I did, and God placed the area on my heart, so we began to set our goals on moving an hour back the other direction. We have done it 2 months early, and I am so relieved. I feel that even though the house is rented, we have a home in this area. Lisa says the school is so much better, since the kids aren't jumping off of tables everyday, and she really likes it. I am just so thankful it is less diverse (she actually has other white girls in her class, maybe it's actually more diverse).
Amy and I have been through a world of emotions, and heart break. We thought God was calling me to be the pastor of a little church out here, but that was revealed to us a couple days ago not to be the case. I long to use my gifts and energy for God's purpose again. I am going to continue to network with people and build relationships, and see what happens. I know I make a big splash everywhere I go, and this isn't exactly a huge pond. This area is about 140,000 people in a suburb of the greater PHX area. We are as far out on the SE side of PHX as you can be, and still call yourself (Phoenix). I'm happy here.
Grandad called me up about 6 months ago and stated that he was getting rid of all his woodworking stuff, and if I wanted it, come and get it. This new house has the garage space, so I finally have a wood working shop. So far I built a cabinet of drawers, and am blown away by how they function. I need to add a face to them for aesthetics, but they are beautiful to me. Chris and I are going to build a hallway table for Sam, and then I am going to start on probably some type of kitchen island, and then onto a dining room table out of mesquite.
I am now fully self employed, and it is an incredible experience. Some days I have the burden of the world on me, and then the thrill and excitement of solving a broken puzzle, and building something better. Usually this all happens before my second cup of coffee ;-) anyone that has ever been a business owner knows exactly what that means.
I am loving the opportunity, and while I'm not making 6 figures yet, my income has gone up, and the projections are huge. Looking forward to see where the business is in another year. I took $400, an idea, and an opportunity and turned it into $100,000 in a little over a year. I've created software out of nothing but a passing thought, and I know that all of this has been done so that I will be able to focus on God and be able to give greatly to His purpose. It's exciting!!!
Amy is doing remarkably better. She feels as though she can somewhat function now. She has started baking bread, and working out. I think that even though not everything the way we would have hoped, she is really enjoying this new life, and I am happy that I am able to provide for her.
