So tomorrow is valentines day. And I bet y'all remember getting little valentines cards from the kids in your class at school. So savannah and I set out to find some valentines. And we couldn't find any of the right kind. A big bummer. So I told savannah we could just make them (34 of them). Her big eyes got so bright and excited! So we found paper, and ribbon and stickers and candy. And she was right there giving her input for it all!
When we got home, I put Evelyn down for her nap and savannah and I spread everything out on the floor and went to work. We colored and addressed every card (savannah wrote her own name on each one of them!), put stickers all over them, tied pretty bows around each tootsie pop and attached them to the cards. Now this entire process probably took 2 1/2 hours. 2 1/2 uninterrupted hours I got to spend with my beautiful girl.
But that's not what brought me to be grateful. As we were sitting there making these cute little valentines, savannah looks at me and says "mom, I'm so glad you get to be home and spend time with me". Talk about an emotional punch. I am so blessed that I can be home with her. And spend hours doing crafts with her. 2 years ago I wouldn't have had time. Because I worked 40 hours a week. I barely saw my child or my husband.
So today, more than any other day, I am grateful for Mary Kay. There are so many wonderful opportunities with this company. I can earn a car, rings, vacations, money, friendships.. Wonderful, amazing things right? But one of the biggest things this company gives me is time. Time with my kids. Time with my husband. In 5 months Nic won't ever have to work overtime again. In 5 years he can be following his dreams instead of sitting in an exhausting job that he keeps because it pays well. No other company could give me that. What other "job" or company would've enabled me to sit on my living room floor at 3 in the afternoon, covered in ink and paper? I get to drop off and pick savannah up from school everyday! And not because I'm on a lunch break. I get to spend each day watching my beautiful girls grow and progress. I get to sleep in bed with my husband every night.
Not only does this company give me time with my family, it has given me a wonderful circle of friends that make me feel so awesome! I have never felt more beautiful or important than I have in the last 14 months. And it's because of this company. I know there is a reason for everything in this life. And I am do grateful the Lord put this company in my path.
