Truly humbled...

I am truly humbled to even have the opportunity to write in this forum. I am truly humbled that people out there would even have an interest in reading what I have to say. The Lord has given me so much, I pray that through my writing He speaks to someone. Some days I write about what He is doing in our lives; other times it may just be about family stuff; and other times I may use this forum to vent. I am human and do not even pretend for a second that life is easy. It isn't. Some days, it just plain stinks. However, my faith in Christ has sustained me and made my marriage and family stronger. We have seen some great days, and we have seen some pretty down right rotten days, just like you. Finally I feel like we have made it to the point where I can share the opportunity the Lord has given us. After days, weeks, and months of praying and seeking His will; hundreds of applications later, from both Matthew and me, only one door has remained open. Throughout this entire time, since last May, we have sincerely prayed that He would lead us....would it be back into church, a ministry outside the church, the business world, where????? Again, only one door has remained open, and that door is The UPS Store franchise. It has been a six month process, about 2-3 months longer than normal....but we find that is the case with us, for some reason. I guess we are 'special' like that....God must feel that we still need work in the patience area. I think I have finally thrown up the white flag of surrender! That's enough for now...gotta do more stuff for the business, but I will write more later. Before I close though, the first sign this may be a "God-thing"...at Matthew's first meeting with the area UPS guys, they prayed and talked about their faith. Again, we are truly humbled by this opportunity.....we do not take it for granted that millions of Americans would love to own their own business, be their own boss, own a franchise.....we are about to walk through a dream come true. Thank You, Lord.