Welcome to everyone that is visiting from my friend Amy Carroll's blog!
{If you are regular reader-friend, would you take a moment to visit my guest post at Amy's today. It's a topic that's familiar to our regular Pinkdaisy Life community.}
It's Friday, which is our regular coffee date, and I have been itching to sit down and share with you this week. It's a rainy, cold day here in Massachusetts- a perfect day to come in and have a hot cup of Tazo while we catch up.
I'm so honored and humbled that my friend Amy asked me to guest post today. I had such a difficult time getting that post done. I want to tell everything there is to know about Trades of Hope, so I ended up with pages and pages of "outtakes" in my Evernote. Most of what I wrote can be found in the previous Trades posts here and here and here.
I'm also nervous because I overused the pronoun "they" which made it sound like the guests at our parties were had the satisfaction of helping me, when I meant it was the artisans. {eek!!} That's one of the things I love about Trades of Hope - it's a true partnership between the artisans and the Compassion Entrepreneurs. I hope that I have the honor of meeting several of them this side of heaven and tell them how grateful I am for their artistry and their bravery, but I digress.
I'd also share what an encouragement my friend Sarah has been to me in this whole venture. I am her "coach," but that girl brings me so much encouragement. I am so blessed to work with such amazing women.
Who has been an encouragement to you this week?
I've also been going to the gym regularly {ugh}. My friends promise I'll stop hating it soon and will actually start to like it. I'm not convinced, but I need to be healthier. I want to be a mom that can still be active when her grandkids are around, and I know that means making changes in my diet and lifestyle now. Sigh. I'd much rather sit and read.... so of course I read on the treadmill or elliptical when I'm warming up and cooling down. {You aren't surprised are you?} I'd love for you to share your health/ fitness motivation if you have any. *big sigh*
It's been a week of car repairs and stuck in the house and, although I love all four seasons, I long for Spring. We had a teaser earlier this week. Everyone in Starbucks was in a short sleeved shirt and sunglasses. How many weeks 'til warm weather?
I am still enjoying the Bible study I am doing on the book of James Mercy Triumphs and several of you were kind enough to comment or email letting me know your tips and tricks, or just to say that you'd be joining me on my memorization venture. I'm "officially" starting to memorize the book of James this week, but go and get a head start if you'd like.
My lovely friend Leigh will be running a series in February of stories of how her friends met their spouses. She's decided to embrace Valentine's Day as a single and rejoice in the love in her life and the love around her. I'm guest posting about how I met David, which is making me giggle like the sixteen year old I was when I first met him. *grin* I can't wait to read the rest of the stories, so why wait? Tell me: How did you meet your other half?
Well, I've talked a lot about myself, and I wish this was a real coffee date, with real conversation.
Until we can meet over a cup of tea, I love hearing back from you, so, tell me:
So, what's on your mind?
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