you know you're cleaning too much when ...

... you dust your husband in the middle of the night.

really, i woke up in the middle of a dream and found myself cleaning carlos. pretty funny, huh? that just gives you some idea of the work that God has blessed me with. my cleaning business has sored. i can't believe just 3 short months ago, we were wondering how in the world we were going to continue to live where we are living and do what we are doing and provide for our family. i have 4 people, and God (of course) to thank for it all. the first 2 are my very best friend out here, angie and her husband greg for listening to God's prompting and taking it upon themselves to see that my family had all we needed. i can't even begin to list all that they have done for us. among the many many blessings they have ever so sacrificially given to my family, they offered me the honor of cleaning their hair salon. and i so graciously accepted.
now, a day or so before this i had had an interview for an office position at another church. a job that both carlos and myself thought God was placing in my lap. but as i prayed about it, i felt very strongly that "i'm not suppose to take this job." (my words exactly) but in light of our situation and carlos saying "you've got to take this job, nicole, we need you to." i was willing to give it a shot, but really i didn't feel like i was suppose to. that leads me to the 3rd person i have to thank, pastor latch, the pastor that interviewed me for the position at his church. simply for not giving me the job. if he didn't listen to God saying 'not her', i probably would have taken the job.
although this confirmed my feeling that i wasn't suppose to work there, it left us in the same position - huge bills and not enough money to cover them. i had one place to clean and no other prospects. that next sunday, i was sitting in church worried about what we were going to do. if there is something i've learned over and over again in my life - don't worry, PRAY. and that's exactly what sarah, my 4th angel, did for me. when i couldn't pray, she did it for me. at LLCF, they have prayer at the cross every service during a more intimate time of worship. at carlos' asking, sarah took me to the cross and prayed for me and the family. specifically about our financial situation. as i sobbed and sobbed, sarah prayed and prayed. her shirt was soaked when she was done, with my tears and who knows what else. but as i walked away from the cross, God gave me two visions that i clung to. the first being that God is our daddy. He is going to give us what we need when we need it. and the second, the flood gates were going to open. and that leads me to now ... they have. i won't bore you with how each customer came to be, but i am happy to report that i have 8 clients and they keep coming! (i have a couple phone calls to return today.) God is so amazing and i thank Him for placing these people in my life and using them to bless me and my family.
i do know that besides these 4 people, many many people have been and continue to pray for us. words can never express how blessed and honored i am that you would go to God on our behalf. THANK YOU to all that have shown us love in this manner. AND thank you to all that listened to my bellyaching over this whole situation. you all have earned a jewel in your crown.

thanks for reading,
nic