A Day in the Life

It’s Tuesday, which means I am watching my one-year-old niece. We get a lot of snuggles and cuddles on Tuesdays, but that’s about it. I wouldn‘t trade it for the world.

Yesterday was a great day, because I got my online ordering completely set up. I’ve been working on that for a month. It’s pretty exciting. Two of my clients have already placed orders. It keeps track of my sales tax and handles the delivery of my products. I am always nervous about making sure I keep track of all of my receipts for equipment (which has been a HUGE investment) and tax collected. If there’s one thing I know about myself it’s that I’m honest to a fault. I couldn’t run a business without actually running a business...even the parts that aren’t so fun. If I venture into something, I want to be taken seriously. The only way to do that is by taking myself seriously. Running a legitimate, tax paying business is part of that whether I like it or not.

I watched a video the other day about photography business, and read the comments that’s followed. It was discouraging to read “Nowadays any bored, stay at home mom thinks she can be a photographer..” That struck close. The difference is that I don’t want to THINK I am a photographer. I want to prove it.

There is a story in the Bible about Gideon leading 300 men into battle. He listened to the Lord and did exactly what the Lord asked of him. He won an unwinable battle because he put his faith in the Lord and not in himself. I don’t want to be what the man making that comment called “another run of the mill bored stay at home mom.” I want to provide people with memories that will last a lifetime. I put my faith in the Lord that He will guide me where I need to go as long as I listen.

Judges 7:2 And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

I am not meant to do this on my own, but I am meant to do this. I just have to have faith that the Lord will take care of everything as long as I do my part.

That goes for every aspect of life and for every person on earth. Step one is doing the right thing always. I try every day.