Not so morbid...

I used to think it was kind of morbid or perhaps depressing when people wrote down the songs they wanted to have sung at their funeral. Old hymns or worship songs that other people would be singing once they had passed on. A couple of weeks ago I wrote a song in my Bible that I want sang at my funeral. We were singing "It is Well," and one part of the verse really hit home with my life currently, and then I realized that it could very well be my life's theme song. That's when I got it: when a song means that much and speaks to every part of your life for the rest of your life, that's when you write it in your Bible. Because someday, when I pass on to heaven, I want people to sing this song at my funeral and "get" it. Maybe it will speak to someone there like it speaks to me today.

"Whatever my lot,

thou hast taught me to say:

it is well,

it is well with my soul."

Multi-tasking

I've realized that one thing women do exceptionally well is multi-task. I can't tell you how many things are going on in my head at once, sometimes! Men can focus on one thing, get it done, and move on. Not me. I will walk out of a room to another with one purpose and accomplish 3 other things on my way there!

On a larger scale, my multi-tasking abilities are being STRETCHED! Currently, we are finishing up some home remodeling (people in and out of the home regularly), I am working on our Relay for Life projects (coming up mid-May), running my little business, and contemplating the set-up of our office for homeschooling next year. Oh, and being a wife and mom at the same time. I don't write all this to toot my own horn. Just because I'm doing it doesn't necessarily mean I'm doing it well! But I am trying to do it all to the best of my ability.

As I sat finishing my lunch today, I realized that somewhere in all this, sometimes I just need a place to sit and write and share all that is going on. Writing has always been a good way to just let it all out! I remembered my blog that I had started who-knows-when and thought I would share it here.

Today is a day of laundry. Not terribly exciting, I know. But on the other side of things, this morning when I checked my email, I had a picture of a gorgeous baby blanket that my friend wants me to sell for her. I also had an email from a couple of ladies who might be interested in selling other items that I have felt were missing from the boutique. That was very exciting for me! It's as though God knew where the "holes" were in the boutique and is looking to fill them for me.

I looked at the calendar this morning and realized that Mother's Day is closer than I thought: less than 2 weeks away. Yikes! So I guess I'd better promote, promote, promote! There are some great custom creation that can be made, but the orders need to be made soon. (Towels, aprons, notecards, purses, flower accessories...) If you look on the facebook page, you can see some other ideas. If you are a facebook(er) then you simply type in "fruitful hands boutique" and you will see the fanpage for the boutique come up.

Now to continue on to laundry...