St. Joseph is my marketer...

I pray to St. Joseph the worker for successful installations and for more work, so I can pay my bills.  I have prayed for his intersession   many times  for family and friends to get jobs.  He always comes through for me.  Finally, I started asking him for myself. 
2 years ago this week I sold my home in Amherst, NY and flew down to Jacksonville to find a new place to live. I rented a car and headed down to Palm Coast and St. Augustine.  I searched for 3 days, found a house and a Church I liked and put an offer on a Short Sale . It was accepted. Although it took 7 long months for that short sale to go through, I was able to rent the same house in the interim. The problem with renting is it was hard not to paint the inside of the all WHITE house. 
Coincidentally, my new Church has this wonderful statue of St. Joseph the Worker. 

All this time I prayed that God's will for me would be done...Lord, if I am to move, help me sell my house and find a new house. St. Joseph has a good track record helping people sell their house and I was not disappointed.  
I am sometimes accused of being courageous for moving away from family, friends and a thriving business during a recession, into one of the hardest hit states of Florida.  But in reality, it is just that I trust God not to "leave me hanging!" But if he does, then I guess it was part of his plan for me, and I am good with that.

Excited for Fall!

When I was a kid, the upcoming school year seemed to hold so much promise, new teachers, new friends to make and most important to me, new school clothes! I always wanted my Mom to use my school clothes budget to buy me just a few key pieces to add to my wardrobe, then I would sew the rest.  I poured over the fat September issues of Seventeen, Glamour and Vogue magazines for inspiration. My Mother  loved fabric too, and she never said no to her daughters developing addiction. I could always get her to buy me fabric! This was a fact that escaped my sisters, but they didn't really care anyway, since most girls wore jeans and flannel shirts to school.

When my son was growing up, I loved the promise of school shopping...soon he would be back at class, I would have my days free. I did the "Mommy Dance of Joy" that accompanied the first day of school each year. I still enjoy getting  "School Supplies" on sale to bolster my office stash.
Nowadays, I get excited because Fall means new fabric samples!  One of these days, very soon, a big box will arrive unexpectedly at my door.  It will be nice and heavy and when I open it, it will have so many new and beautiful fabrics inside to inspire me and my customers.  "NEW SAMPLES"  The promise of the latest the Home Decor Industry has to offer.  The newest Colors, patterns and textures.  All demanding a new level of creativity to use them in exciting and innovative ways.  When I get jazzed about a new color scheme or pattern, it is infectious for my customers. When we freshen up the home before the winter arrives, it allows the extra time we spend in our nests that much more comfortable and cozy!
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