A few months ago on our fb page I mentioned that we might be looking
into hiring an assistant to help us.
{Well, really ME!} -lol
I kept pushing it off telling myself that I didn't need one... I could handle it, etc.
I've had so many "Red Flags" in these past 2 months.
I appreciate the Lord & my Family being so patient with me. I'm a little bit of a Control nut & a Work a holic, I think part of me was afraid that I was going to give too much work away!!
The First red flag was when I went to SNAP at the end of April. SNAP is a Creativity at your Finger Tips - aka a Bloggers Conference. As I listened through the 3 day Bloggers Conference I was hearing a lot of Big time Bloggers say that it's ok to hire people to help you!
....You know when you've got to hire someone when you're Family NEVER Sees you because you're always on the Computer... & the Best one that I heard, that I think came from Ashley from little Blueboo, she said something like this....
"you don't see Big Companies running with just one Person do you?!"
That did it... I knew right then, I had to hire someone!
I was scared though... who the heck am I going to Trust & hand over part of my precious business that I have put sooooo much time into?!?
I held off on hiring someone... because of these "Fears."
The Best Red Flag of all was when My Children gave me Cards/poems for Mother's Day that they had made from school....
My daughter (9yrs.) wrote: "My mom is really good at Packaging Packages!"
-My 7yr. son mentioned that "Mommy is always on the Computer!"
I kind of laughed... then I started to tear up.... kids don't lie.
They tell the TRUTH!
I started to look at myself through their eyes... I knew they weren't Happy, & I knew I wasn't Happy because I really missed just being a "Mom"....
Running a business from Home & being a Mom
along with daily Life is so Hard & such a Juggle!
the Mommy position was slowly going away... I didn't like it.
One evening shortly Before Mother's Day my Mother came over to help me with a Large Order that we had for our New Distressed Blossom Cadet that we had recently ran through another site. As we were "Pinning" on our Handmade Blossoms to each cadet, I was telling her about my fears but also how I KNEW it was time for me to hire an assistant we talked about so many things that night.... for HOURS! :)
Hours before she left she was telling me about my Sister's Brother 'n Law who had been recently diagnosed with cancer. I was really Surprised! She told me that his wife had sent out an e-mail to family & that my sister had forwarded it onto her. Later that night - around 1'ish in the morning... yes, my mother is a night owl like me... she forwarded the e-mail to me. (I never asked her too) As I was reading how things happened, & the plans to take care of this Very Aggressive Cancer I was very touched. I mean, who wouldn't be right?! After I was finished I thought to myself.... Gosh that was a really good e-mail.... I mean, it was well written, not too professional, heart felt & to the point. It was Perfect. It was Beautiful!
Then the thought came to my mind.... I'm supposed to hire her!
What?! I don't even know this person... I mean, I've never met her.... I've met her husband a few times but not his wife. (My Sister's Sister 'n law) I told the Hubby my thought - & he said I needed to Pray about it.... so I did.
I had told my sister the next day that we were looking to hire someone... She passed that info. onto Mary, her sister 'n law later that day/week.... a day or 2 later I get a text from that same sister telling me that Mary was looking for something to do from home....
awe... do you see where this is going?!?! The Lord's hands were all over this & I was really SLOW & putting the pieces together to make it happen...
I contacted Mary over the phone & I told her what we were looking for & asked her if she was interested & told her my side of the Story of how I was inspired by her e-mail, then she told me her end of the Story! I asked her to Share it with us & a little bit about her & her Family!
After all.... She is Part of the noVae Family now!
In Mary's Words....
I am excited
to join the noVae Clothing family! Let me introduce
myself and tell you how I became connected with the company…
My husband
Greg and I are both from Idaho and will be married eight years this July. We have two children, Kaden who is five, and
Rylee who just turned two. Prior to
having our children, I worked for ten years in the public school setting. I loved my career, but after Kaden was born,
I couldn’t bring myself to go back to the workplace. We had to eliminate expenses, and tighten our
belts, but with a lot of hard work, we were able to make it financially on
Greg’s income alone. Greg worked full
time and attended Boise State in the evening where he was working on obtaining a
business degree.
So how did I
get connected with noVae? Five months
ago, Greg noticed that a small bump located on his thigh began to grow, and
grow rapidly. We quickly responded, and at the end of April, he went in for
surgery to have the growth removed. The doctors anticipated that the lump was most
likely a cyst, however, when the results came back from pathology, Greg was
diagnosed with “Poorly Differentiated Synovial Sarcoma.” This is an extremely aggressive and rare form
of cancer. Greg is 31 years old,
active, and strong, so our initial reaction was one of disbelief. Within weeks he had undergone
hospitalization, multiple chemotherapy treatments, and further surgery. Our life quickly changed and Greg’s health
and recovery became our number one concern.
The medical bills arrived rapidly in the mail, but Greg was only working
sporadically as his health allowed.
One morning as
I began my day in prayer, I asked the Lord to help me find a job that would
allow me to financially contribute to our family. The job would need to be flexible enough that
I could complete the work around Greg’s future treatments and still be able to
care for my children. As I prayed, I
relayed the specifics of our situation to the Lord, and then paused realizing that
in order for me to find this type of a job, in this type of an economy, it would
require the direct hand of the Lord. I
closed my prayer and exercised my faith that somehow our needs would be
met.
It was only hours later in the
day, when I received a phone call regarding the position at noVae. I cannot account for the actions which prompted
Nickelle to offer me the position (she and I had never met, nor had I applied
for a job with the company), but I can testify that it was a direct answer to my
prayer. It never ceases to amaze me how
willing our Father in Heaven is to bless our lives, and noVae is quite the
blessing!
I am excited
about the opportunity to learn more about the clothing industry, and be
associated with a company built on hard work, integrity, and a lot of heaven’s
help. As many of you know, the name noVae is Latin,
and means new, novel, fresh, or different.
This position with the company will be the perfect complement to this new
chapter in our life. Although our
circumstances are different than we would have chosen, we have truly been
blessed in abundance and are forever grateful for each day that lies ahead; for
each provides an opportunity to start anew.
I look
forward to serving you & getting to know you! :)
-Mary
We are soooo Excited to have Mary!
{including my kids!} ;) -wink, wink
We "Thank You" for your Patience as we continue to Grow -
Customer Service is Very, Very Important to us!
Yet, another Red Flag to me when I started to fall behind....
Thank you for your Continued Support!!
We wouldn't be where we are Today if it weren't for
YOU!
xo xo xo
