Beginning Again

Since my High School days, I've dreamed of owning and operating a custom sewing shop. Many years ago that dream came to fruition, but only for a short time. My first shop was known as, "Stitches Unlimited by Marcia Ann" and for the first time I experienced a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction in what I was doing. I loved sewing for others and taking on new projects.

It was a bit of a short lived dream fulfillment, as the Lord lead my life in other directions. While I did continue to sew for my family's needs and from time to time for others, there was no longer a shop. My full-time job was focusing on homeschooling our boys.

Looking back on all this, it was definitely a providential change. Over the years I've realized that I tend to be an all or nothing type of gal, throwing myself so fully into the project I'm currently most passionate about  that I neglect almost everything else around me. Thankfully, with this realization I have gotten much better at time management and can now carve out the time needed to do what has to be done.  All those years ago, if I had continued to run a custom sewing shop, while at the same time homeschooling our boys, either the shop or the boys would have suffered. Neither of which was a good option. Thankfully when me moved to the Kansas City area, after much prayer the Lord lead me to the very specific choice of not re-opening the shop.