Roses, Voting, Mission, Working from Home
Posted by Carrie Norton on Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Under: Working From Home
Stopped to smell the Roses in November
It's hard to believe another week has passed - tomorrow will be four whole weeks since I had to report to work at 8am!
It has been incredibly busy, rewarding, exhausting... and I am still loving every minute of it!
It was one day last week when I made the short walk out to the mail box and as I walked by, I smelled the faint perfume of the tiny white roses by the short mud lane that serves as our driveway. I said 'Thank You Lord' for small pleasures and on the way back, I deliberately stopped and drew in deep breaths and for maybe the first time, had a real appreciation for the time worn phrase, "stop and smell the roses".
Somehow I doubt that whoever penned that quote was thinking it could be November when that exquisite opportunity presented itself.
Many things are on my mind, the looming of the holidays and all that entails, the calendar quickly filling with activities and sending my baby girl off to Dallas driving alone to begin her new life.
I must do what is most important, spend time with my Lord. He has been waking me in the middle of the night, beckoning me, and I have gotten up, gone to the bathroom, gone back to bed and deeply to sleep until time to get up.
I told my husband this morning that the next time I wake, I will get up and meet with Him and visit for awhile before returning to my dreams.
Nothing gives me more pleasure than to know His Presence and allow His words to encourage and inspire me - and knowing that I can spend all the time He needs, because I have no pressing engagement at 8am.
It has been incredibly busy, rewarding, exhausting... and I am still loving every minute of it!
It was one day last week when I made the short walk out to the mail box and as I walked by, I smelled the faint perfume of the tiny white roses by the short mud lane that serves as our driveway. I said 'Thank You Lord' for small pleasures and on the way back, I deliberately stopped and drew in deep breaths and for maybe the first time, had a real appreciation for the time worn phrase, "stop and smell the roses".
Somehow I doubt that whoever penned that quote was thinking it could be November when that exquisite opportunity presented itself.
Many things are on my mind, the looming of the holidays and all that entails, the calendar quickly filling with activities and sending my baby girl off to Dallas driving alone to begin her new life.
I must do what is most important, spend time with my Lord. He has been waking me in the middle of the night, beckoning me, and I have gotten up, gone to the bathroom, gone back to bed and deeply to sleep until time to get up.
I told my husband this morning that the next time I wake, I will get up and meet with Him and visit for awhile before returning to my dreams.
Nothing gives me more pleasure than to know His Presence and allow His words to encourage and inspire me - and knowing that I can spend all the time He needs, because I have no pressing engagement at 8am.
I started out my day by thinking of voting and emailed the Aglow
International email list to do the same. I also posted a reminder and
link on Facebook
and emailed my husband. Voting is so important, even when we think we
don't really care much about the issues at hand. Make your voice heard!
We had an Aglow Executive Board meeting last night, it will be so so exciting to see how God will move on our behalf as we move into a new year with a full board for the first time in at least 5 years.
I expect to be able to install and setup my friends computer today, one of my favorite things!
Blogging is fun, but so many places to do it - which ones are most important? I just like to write, it helps me gather my thoughts. Easy to type here, then copy for CarrieNorton.com. Also using BetterNetworker, Plaxo and MerchantCircle some - and then, even my Avon site has a place for me to blog!
It was helpful for me today to type out in an email what my plans are for replacing the income my full time job provided. It sounds perfectly reasonable to me. Will be interested to hear the take of the consultant providing a complimentary consultation when we talk tomorrow.
Google Analytics is cool, fun to see where clicks came from as I figure out how to increase them. Just a little here and there every day, as I keep working, my pipeline will be filled and my income will follow.
This Friday will be the first one without a paycheck, so hubby a little nervous. Through the holidays may be slow, but will give me the time I need to put things into place, and clean up this house!
We had an Aglow Executive Board meeting last night, it will be so so exciting to see how God will move on our behalf as we move into a new year with a full board for the first time in at least 5 years.
I expect to be able to install and setup my friends computer today, one of my favorite things!
Blogging is fun, but so many places to do it - which ones are most important? I just like to write, it helps me gather my thoughts. Easy to type here, then copy for CarrieNorton.com. Also using BetterNetworker, Plaxo and MerchantCircle some - and then, even my Avon site has a place for me to blog!
It was helpful for me today to type out in an email what my plans are for replacing the income my full time job provided. It sounds perfectly reasonable to me. Will be interested to hear the take of the consultant providing a complimentary consultation when we talk tomorrow.
Google Analytics is cool, fun to see where clicks came from as I figure out how to increase them. Just a little here and there every day, as I keep working, my pipeline will be filled and my income will follow.
This Friday will be the first one without a paycheck, so hubby a little nervous. Through the holidays may be slow, but will give me the time I need to put things into place, and clean up this house!
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