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With God As Our Father We Never Ever Have To Give Up In Life
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A very dear pastor friend of mine posted this video on Facebook today. It is so extremely powerful I just had to share it with everyone and post it on my blog. Sort of makes you think twice about being upset because your husband left a wet towel on the bathroom floor, or the kids did not put their clothes in the hamper!  Most importantly it helps us that remember with God as our Father we never ever have to give up in lifeHe is always there to help us reach the finish line.


I hope that you will enjoy this emotionally moving video as much as I did. It will definitely help you put your life into perspective.  No matter how many trials we face God is holding out his arms to us. I hope you will tuck this video in the back of your mind for those times when the going gets tough so you will remember with God as our Father we never ever have to give up in life!

So, grab a handful of tissues and enjoy.


Be blessed and be a blessing,

Judy

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Who Do the Chilean Miners Credit Their Rescue To?
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I have wanted to write a post on the miraculous rescue of the Chilean Miners and have just received an email that makes me stop and submit this post before I do another thing. The story in this email shows who the Chilean Miners Credit their rescue to.

My family and I found it remarkable that the President of Chile and their First Lady stood diligently by as each of the 33 miners were brought to the earth.  That truly spoke volumes to us about what kind of man governs the great country of Chile.  I commend them both for demonstrating their love for their people.

When I was nine years old my dad worked in Chile for two years.  It is a beautiful country with warm hearted people and a great culture.  I would like to be able to go back and visit Chile again.  That is on my “bucket list”!

I know that I joined with many people around the world in tears and giving thanks as each man emerged.  Imagine being imprisoned underground for 69-70 days.  What thoughts must have gone through their minds.  What anguish they must have felt for their families and they for them.

Below is the video that was referenced in the email I received.  I truly appreciate the time and effort that this person put into deciphering what the words on the miners’ shirts said.  And yes, contrary to some post on YouTube under this video, God’s hand was definitely on this rescue!

Enjoy the video.

Blessings,
Judy Conway
Skype ID: judy.conway
Email: judyconwaymarketing@gmail.com

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What Does Sacrifice Mean to You?
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What does the word  “sacrifice” conjure up in your mind?  What Does Sacrifice Mean to You?

To our military personnel sacrifice is giving up their personal lives to fight for our country. It means leaving spouses, children, family members and friends, and sometimes it means never coming back. That is truly an enormous sacrifice.

The spouses of these individuals are faced with the burdens of maintaining a household and the needs of their children single handed.  Although my husband did not go into the military, I was divorced and left to be a single mother for two beautiful daughters.  I know first-hand what this entails.  It is not an easy task.

It seems recently there has been a lot of mention on TV programs about World War II and those that lost their lives.  Mention has been made of all of the medals they won and what heroes they are.  But what a void remains in our hearts for those that never returned home.

I was barely born during World War II, but I do remember the Viet Nam War.  I remember holding my breath as my husband’s draft number came within two of the cut off.  Our daughters were just babies. I lived in fear of losing him.

We do not even have to relate the sacrifice to war.  How many people serving our communities as police officers, firemen/women have lost their lives to save the lives of others?  Sacrifice is a daily part of our lives.

Another sacrifice that was brought to my mind was those who lost their lives under the cruel rule of Adolph Hitler.  Lisa Kudrow was on the TV show, “Who Do You Think You Are”, and traced her ancestors.  She learned the fate of those who were stripped of their clothing, executed and pushed into the pit of destruction.  Imagine if you were a child who had escaped and were watching this from a distance.  The horror of seeing your parents or family members lose their lives in this fashion is incomprehensible for sure. There was a joyful discovery in locating her father’s family members who are still alive.  This brought tears of joy to my heart.

We are faced with various degrees of sacrifice in our lives.  With the economy the way it is many families have been faced with losing their homes, cars and other possessions just to have money enough to buy food and feed their children.

Single mothers go without food themselves so that they children will have food to eat.  Homeless people go without shelter, food, clothing never losing sight of the hope of finding assistance.

As parents we sacrifice our desires to fulfill the needs and wants of our children.  These are joyful sacrifices, as far as I am concerned.  We are truly blessed to have these children, if only for a short time.

With Easter approaching my thoughts and heart are awakened thinking about the supreme sacrifice that God made for us.  Sending his son Jesus to show us the way and then Jesus’ supreme sacrifice of dying on the cross to save us from our sins.  I am sure you will agree that Jesus’ sacrifice can never be duplicated.  I am forever grateful for Jesus and the cross at Calvary.

As a final thought, I recently heard it said that the greatest gift of love is not what someone is willing to give, but what they are willing to give up …. This is a true sacrifice.

I hope that your sacrifices will be few and your lives absent of want and filled with His many blessings.  Ultimately, I hope you will never have to ask, “What Does Sacrifice Mean to Me.”

 

Judy Conway
Email: judyconwaymarketing@gmail.com
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What do Holidays mean to you?
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Holidays are just around the corner. What do holidays mean to you? They all mean something different to each of us. Before we are caught up in the chaos of Thanksgiving and Christmas let us all take a deep breath, sit and take a quiet moment to search our hearts and decide what these special days mean to us.

We all have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. The God who sits on the throne of our hearts, our families, loved ones, friends, the lives of our people in the military service, and the list goes on. It means more than turkey, all the trimmings and Grandma’s favorite pumpkin pie.

Remember those who have lost their lives for our freedom and have left families and loved ones with memories of their lives. There are those who have lost their jobs or encountered financial difficulties. A meager turkey sandwich, or no meal at all could be their meal of celebration. These people will be thankful just for having survived another day. As we give thanks let us keep each other in our prayers. Reach out to those in need. Think of ways we can bear one another’s burdens.

Now on to Christmas. With economic conditions as they are this is going to be a very stressful time for many. I hope the following will give some encouragement. This piece was written many years ago during a very difficult time in my life. I had been divorced after 12 years of marriage when my husband chose a different lifestyle, lacking financial support and feeding my 2 children on $10.00 a week. By the grace of God I am here today to help others in whatever way I can. I am recently retired and can’t financially help others, but I can be that gentle touch, or caring shoulder to cry on and show them that they are loved, not only by me, but by Jesus.

THE GREATEST GIFT

As the last faint sounds of Christmas carols fade off in the distance, and the water begins to chill around your ankles as you soak your aching feet …. What will you really recall about Christmas? What was the greatest gift?

I honestly believe that if a poll was taken as to the true meaning of Christmas, “receiving/buying gifts” and “Santa Claus” would rank as the most often answered.

Will a smile of love and appreciation cross our faces in the midst of scurrying around to find a bigger and better present for sister Sally than what brother Joe will give her; hunting down the fullest and tallest tree, and decorating our dwellings. Will we remember the real purpose of this Holiday Season, the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ? Will we stop to ponder about that baby in the manger and how His life and death has brought meaning to our lives? His life was an example of the way we are to live. He loved us so very much that He was obedient to the end, even unto death on a cross.

We seem to get so caught up in the materialistic outlook of life we lose touch with the most important gift we have to give, not only at Christmas, but every day of our lives. That gift is the gift of love. Not love as the world knows it, but as Jesus Christ lived it. Instead of, or in addition to, decorating the outside of our dwellings, we should decorate the inside of our “temples”. We should take Christmas out of our pocketbooks and put it back in our hearts!

Have a blessed Holiday and remember that Jesus is the reason for the season! ~~~

You are loved for the person you are and your love for others. Especially during these hard times you don’t have to “buy” your way into someone’s heart and wonder how you are going to pay your credit card bills. True love cannot be bought!

I hope that you will have a blessed holiday season. A loving hug or a special phone call will mean so very much to the people whose lives you have touched. You are a special person who is loved without a present in your hands.

Happy Holidays!

Judy Conway
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Strive Not To Murmur!
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“Murmuring is no better than mutiny in the heart; it is a rising up against God. When the sea is rough and unquiet, it casts forth nothing but foam: when the heart is discontented, it casts forth the foam of anger, impatience, and sometimes little better than blasphemy. Murmuring is nothing else but the scum which boils off from a discontented heart.” – Thomas Watson

This is truly a profound statement. My daughter and I both love quotes that can make a difference in our lives and the way we look at things. This is really one of those quotes.

As a grandparent endeavoring to become successful in a home based internet marketing business I have just come out of two weeks that I feel blessed not to have resorted to “murmuring”! Believe me there were times I was tempted.

Two weeks ago I was showered with grave computer problems. Problems had been mounting over the past 3 – 4 months. As the result of a constantly crashing/shutting down laptop. I spent MANY hours on the phone with Technical Support. I really think they thought I was just a complaining person who didn’t recognize crashing from videos on YouTube! That was until one of the service technicians was remotely checking out the system and it crashed while he was doing his thing.  That was their “Aha moment” and they decided it needed to be sent in to be repaired.

I have another desktop PC that had decided to separate ways with my Internet Service. When my laptop was shipped off I resorted to checking out the problems with this computer. After spending about an hour on the phone with my ISP Provider I was told my computer was not communicating with the network. (As if I didn’t already know that!) I ended up having to take the PC to my local computer repair. Within an hour and $90.00 later I was back online. Thank you Charles!

Now I am playing catch up! It is amazing how far behind you can get without being able to access the internet. It is not only a financial burden, but it is a productivity problem.

I am most grateful to have recently signed up with PM Marketing/ NetworkLeads. Thanks to their phenomenal services my business was in good hands and leads were taken care of and emails were sent out on my behalf keeping things going. I am truly impressed with not only the numerous services, but the quality of service they provide.

My primary business is Ultra International. I must say that even being without computer access I was able to call in for training meetings and opportunity calls. The websites that are provided kept things running smooth as silk. People that were being directed there from PM Marketing/ Network Leads were able to sign up and business went on as usual. My biggest inconvenience was not being able to call my prospects and new members. To me that is extremely important.

As I am digging out from all I have to catch up on, I just wanted to take a moment to say that in the midst of our hardest situations, we can always find a blessing. To often we focus on the problem instead of the opportunity it is presenting to us.

I am hoping for a quick solution to my laptop problem. In the meantime I am grateful for my “old” PC.

Hope your days are trouble free. If you encounter a problem be sure to look for the blessing!

Blessings,

Judy Conway
Ultra International
Email: jconwayultraselects@gmail.com

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Are you ready for Digital Reception?
Author: Judy Conway
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By law, full-power television stations nationwide must begin broadcasting exclusively in a digital format by June 12, 2009. The U.S. Congress approved an extension of the deadline, which was originally set for February 17. 

I was thinking about this this other day and a few things crossed my mind. How many people are out there running around in a tizzy trying to make sure everything is in place for June 12th so they will not be without television? 

Are we sure that our “heart” reception is in place for when that last trumpet blows and we are called home? Far too few of us are giving as much thought to that as we do to our televisions. 

In this day of economic crisis many of us are in a state of great turmoil as to how we are going to survive, and how we are going to provide for our families. It is important that we don’t get caught up in the fear of “What will happen?”, “What am I going to do?” and woe is me. This kind of thinking will immobilize you for what you need to do NOW. 

I have been through hard times. I was divorced after 12 years of marriage and raised two beautiful daughters through some very financially difficult times. There were many weeks that all we had was $10.00 for food to last us. Believe me, I can relate to people going through hard times. I do not take this lightly. Yes it is difficult. 

Sometimes it is through our most difficult situations that we find greater opportunities. We will come out on the other side of our economic crisis better off if we are encountering our trials with the right mindset. After trying to be in control of my life and make everything better I realized that God is much better at these things than I am. He knows what lies ahead. I gave my life to Him and the control of it as well. I am sure there were many times that people thought I had an “I don’t give a darn” attitude, but that was not case. I lived by faith and knew that by the grace of God we were going to be okay. 

Two years ago I was laid off from a pharmaceutical company that had to downsize. I was planning on this being my last job before retiring. I was unable to find a comparable job and last year I filed for an early retirement. 

I had already been working at a home based internet marketing business. I continued with that. Let me take this opportunity to stress that before you embark on a home based business be sure you know all of the facts about the company you are considering. After working extremely hard at the one I was in it became apparent that there was a lot of money going out and nothing coming in. I am not a quiter, but had to admit that it was time I faced facts that this company was not going to work for me. 

I felt that there was still opportunity and benefits to working at home. I perserved and found the following online internet business opportunities that I would highly recommend. I am a retired grandparent in the world of online business opportunities. Never let it be said that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks!! 

In joining $200 Per Day Bluprint there were other systems involved to make everything work. It wasn’t long and I signed up with The New Plan Network (GlobalNPN.com). For $10.75 a month you will be amazed at the marketing tools that you will have in addition to being able to use NPN’s Unique “Power of 1″ Marketing Strategy to generate $47,508.00 by just making one easy $10.75 sale per month. 

The next step was becoming involved with the Crazy Foxes Marketing Group. This is an amazing group of like minded leaders in the industry that provide support 24/7. I learned more from the Crazy Foxes in three months then I did the previous three years I was working online. They provide training tutorials and it is a marvelous family community. Get your FREE Crazy Foxes Report, DAM-It. These will be the best 7 pages you have ever read. They can change the direction you are going in your business. 

The next step in developing my business and online marketing tools was to become connected with Veretekk. By this stage I could not help but think….”It just keeps getting better.” Veretekk is a very powerful system providing lead generation, portal and SEO marketing, Veremail, Vereconference with live training, training modules and video tutorials for every aspect of the system. You can sign up for FREE to be a Silver Member and if you sign up before April 1st to be a Gold Member the upgrade fees have been waived. April 1st there are going to be many more features included. There will even be a social network, and the Conference room is being increased to 5 seats included in your membership. 

The Crazy Foxes also keeps its members abreast of new business opportunities that they have looked over and feel are beneficial. Members are not obligated to join these, but recently I joined an opportunity that is worth promoting. 

The name of the company is Ultra International. It is a global opportunity that provides solutions for your home, health and wealth. These products are chemically free, and even the bottles are biodegradable within 30 days. If you are one 94% of the mothers who were recently surveyed that replied they would change their cleaning and healthcare products if they knew they were harmful …. now is your opportunity. There is no financial investment requirement. The products all have a 90 day money back guarantee. You can even sign on as a customer and as a loyal customer you will be rewarded and can over time make $10,000.00 a month. Where do you find a company that rewards faithful customers? The products are spa quality. Check out the compensation plan. You will be amazed.

 On one of the Ultra training calls, “Wake Up with Scott and Bobbie” this morning Scott made a meaningful statement. He is looking for the calvary coming over the hill to save him and his family. Ultra is the calvary and our economic rescue. This is a program where you transfer your buying habits. 

I want to personally share my testimony about one of the Ultra products. It is their Body meal replacement product. I started taking it the end of January and I have currently lost 23 pounds. Although losing this weight is truly exciting, there is something that excites me more. For the past two years I have been on medication for knee pain, leg pain and lower back pain. I had many sleepless nights laying there with pain starting at my waist, in my hips and down my legs to my feet. I had to move my office downstairs because I could not do the stairs any more. When I went shopping with my daughter I could barely get in and out of the car, let alone walk without pain. And I really was sad to hobble along with my grandchildren. Last weekend my daughter and I were out shopping for 7 hours, and 6 stores. I must admit the bottoms of my toes were sore because of the shoes I wore, but that was the extent of the pain. Any other time I would have been unable to move the next day. The only thing I am doing differently in my life is taking Body!” 

I hope that this information will be helpful to you. Please take the time to check out these opportunities. 

I wish you all of the very best. You can survive these times! 

Blessings,
Judy Conway
678-493-4890
Email: contactjudyconway@gmail.com
Skype ID: judy.conway

Crazy Foxes Marketing Group

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Is Your Garden Producing Weeds?

Author: Judy Conway
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As a grandparent involved in internet marketing I am taking the license to relate my home business with gardening.  I hope you don’t mind!

When this time of the year rolls around my thoughts start to wander to spring time.  I think about the types of flowers and vegetables I want to grow and where I will plant them.

It occurred to me today that we have other gardens in our lives.  They don’t all exist on the outside in the sunshine.  They don’t all involve fertile soil.

Some of our plantings are in our heads and involve our thoughts, visions and dreams.  These are watered not by the rain or garden hose, but by our attitudes, love for others and hard work.

I think that when we have unkind thoughts about someone we have got to be producing some pretty ugly weeds!  When we get involved with a project that in our hearts we know will not glorify God, we can rest be assured that we will produce some horrific vegetation.  Maybe something along the lines of the Venus Fly Trap that will cause others to stumble. 

I got to thinking about my internet marketing business.  Let’s face it, there are a lot of scams out there.  Being a grandparent in the midst of all this internet technology I am always trying to learn and be sure that I am not involved with something that will not be productive and beneficial. 

I appreciate the pay it forward principle.  There have been many people in this vast internet marketing industry that have given of their time and expertise to me.  I want to be able to do the same.

About six months ago I was introduced to the Crazy Foxes Marketing Group.  This is a remarkable group of leaders in the industry that are always there to help others.  Success truly blooms in this group.

I have also become involved with Veretekk.  Tom Pendergast and Mike Darling, the owners of this company, are always striving to make the systems better for the people in their programs.  When you attend a meeting and listen to Tom there is never a doubt that he has a heart for God and the people in his company.  Veretekk is making some awesome improvements and they have waived the fee to upgrade to Gold from a Silver membership until April 1st.  This is a savings of $100.00.  I have been in internet marketing for several years and am totally amazed at the services Veretekk provides us to become successful with our businesses.  I must say at this point, if you are part of Veretekk you are going to have a celestial garden and produce good fruit!!

Veretekk provides video tutorials for all aspects of their many programs.  I have never found myself wondering, “What do I do now”, where there hasn’t been a tutorial I could look at.  They also provide live training.

I think it is important that we appreciate life for what it is without expectations of what we think it should be.  Disappointment is inevitable but discouragement is a choice.  We have the ability to rid our lives, inside and out, of ugly weeds.  That way we will have more time to smell the roses!!

I wish you great success minus the weeds!

Judy Conway
678-493-4890
jconwaycontact@gmail.com

Crazy Foxes Marketing Group

Ultra International

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Our U-Haul Saga from Boca Raton, Florida to Saco, Maine
Author: Judy Conway
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I sometimes find myself being too serious. For this reason I thought I’d start this week off with a real life story. Trust me, it was not funny at the time, but it wasn’t long before it produced many a chuckle. It is in reflecting back on times like these that I am so very grateful for my online internet business opportunities with the Crazy Foxes Marketing Group.

After my oldest daughter graduated high school in Boca Raton, Florida we decided to move back up north. I had been divorced for approximately nine years. My youngest daughter still had one more year of high school to complete, but we were all in agreement that it was time to make a change. Our plan was to drive first to Maine where I would help my brother in his restaurants and then move to Vermont in time for school in the fall.

As a single mom I did not have the money to pay for a mover so we loaded all of our worldly possessions on the biggest U-Haul Truck available. (24 ft – 27 ft) It was huge. There was not a smidge of space left. It was so packed that when I came across my jewelry box I asked my girlfriend for a Ziploc bag, dumped my jewelry in it, tossed the box in the trash and threw the bag under the seat of the truck.

Now in order to get the full picture of this escapade imagine this sight. A 48 year old single mom, two teenage daughters, a Shitzu/Pekingnese, two cats, a parakeet, and a blue headed Amazon parrot in the cab of the truck. I was towing my Toyota Celica which was packed with suitcases, etc. and also carried a very precious cargo….our Doberman/Dalmatian mix and our black Lab.

As we said our goodbyes, cried and jumped up into the truck I found myself thinking, “What are you doing?” I started the engine and we were off. I had a constant conversation going with Jesus. And thank God He had us in the palm of His hand.

It wasn’t long before my fears were confirmed. Only three of the five gears worked on the truck. The air conditioner was less efficient than us blowing on each other, (and this was the middle of July) and the radio did not work. Teenagers on this type of a journey are disgruntled enough without having music!!

We hadn’t gotten out of Florida before the truck had a muffler problem. I pulled over to a rest area. A repairman came out and it wasn’t long before we were back on our way. His comment, “I am sure glad you are leaving my territory, this truck isn’t road worthy” distressed me to say the least.

We traveled I-95 up the east coast. I got off at one point to get gas and it was one of those crazy places where you had specific turn lanes to get back on. I found a gas station, but for the life of me I could not find my way back to I-95. It was after 10 PM. I turned down one street and it went up a hill and dead ended. I developed a true admiration for truck drivers on that trip!! I managed to get turned around with the truck tipping and the girls crying hysterically. More than once I heard, “Mom this is the stupidest thing you have ever done.” After turning around I set at the stop sign in tears myself at this point.

Out of nowhere a man hopped up on my side of the truck and asked if we needed help. I had him tell me at least five times how to get back to I-95 and as he got down and started walking towards the back of the truck I watched in my side mirror as he disappeared in mid air. Whether you believe in angels or not, I know this was my angel!

It was very difficult driving this truck towing my car. I was constantly afraid that I was going to wipe my car out or back into someone else. One time when we were at a traffic light I asked my daughter to just put her hand out the window and motion people around us. Her comment to me was, “Mom he just gave me the finger.”

We had just gone over the Baltimore Bridge and there was a lot of road construction. I watched as the lights on the dash all started to dim. I did some fast navigating and got the truck and my car between the big construction barrels before it just died. It was 2:00 AM.

It wasn’t long and a state trooper stopped by to see if he could help. I asked him to please call U-Hall to let them know we had broker down. This trooper stopped back every hour to check on us. Being on the road for over 36 hours in July heat, and now it was raining I made sure that I stood a distance from his car to speak with him. I would’ve given anything for a shower at that point.

I finally went back to sit in my car with the dogs. At least they wouldn’t be disgruntled with me. In about an hour my daughter came back to tell me that one of the cats had gotten out. She’d put the window down too far. So I was walking through tall grass on the side of the road calling for the cat. I was so happy when I saw her little head popping above the grass meowing and running towards me.

U-Haul didn’t come out to help us until 9 AM. I was informed that the truck would have to be towed to their garage and they would put us up for the night. I discovered the hotel they booked for us did not take pets. I was told, “You can lock them up in our garage and put some food and water down for them.” NOT going to happen!!

I got on the phone and found a Holiday Inn that took pets. We had to take some stuff out of the car so we could fit in it to drive to the hotel. I got lost on the way. While stopping at a gas station to ask directions I heard the flutter of little wings go by my ear. Somersault the parakeet would now reside at the Merit station. To my amazement when we arrived at the Holiday Inn it was not one you drove up to your room. We proceeded to take 3 dogs, 2 cats, a parrot, litter box and suitcases through the lobby onto the elevator and up to our room. What a sight we must’ve been. It was so wonderful to get off the road and get a shower!!

The next day we were back on the road and on our way to Maine. Thank God nothing else happened. To the rhythm of the tires I kept praying and saying, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” His Word will never come back void.

We did have problems on the New Jersey Turnpike….they don’t allow trucks like we were in!! I had to turn around across 5 lanes of traffic and take US1 past New York City. One point we made the wrong turn and I ended up driving in New York City. A truck pulled up alongside of us with some Mexican guys. They said to us, “Perros, and made panting noises and told us they thought the dogs were going to die.” It was so hot. They did have water and the windows were down quite a bit, but I was very worried about them.

When we arrived in Maine there was a U-Haul truck off the road turned over. We were all very thankful to be safe.

I wish that I had been blessed with a business opportunity that I have now with the Crazy Foxes Marketing Group back then. I would’ve given anything to be able to work at home and be there for my daughters when they got home from school. Nowadays, your office is anywhere with internet marketing.

I hope that you have gotten a smile or two out of this writing. It just proves that God never gives us more than we can handle. And most important to remember is that He always is there to go through it with you!!

Blessings,

Judy Conway

Judy Conway
678-493-4890
Skype ID: judy.conway
judyconwaycontact@gmail.com

Crazy Foxes Marketing Group

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Your Children’s Understanding of the Economic Bailout
Author: Judy Conway
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There is so much in the news nowadays about the economic bailout situation in our country.  How can our young people not hear about it and wonder how it affects them?  I am sure there are many parents wondering exactly how much information they need to share with their children, especially concerning their personal financial situation.  I hope that what I have to say will shed some light on that issue and also help with the guilt that I know parents are feeling at not being able to give their kids all the want.

 

I remember a time in my life that I was suffering from hard personal economic problems.  My girls were 11 and 12 years old.  I was recently divorced and a struggling single mom.  Financially, we did not have much.  It was in 1981 and granted things were a little less expensive.  We lived in southern Florida.  I became a pro at feeding my girls on $10.00 a week.  Although we did not have money in our pockets we had a lot of love in our hearts.  We were blessed to have found an awesome church family at the First Christian Church of Boca Raton.  The first time I walked into that church my thought was, “These people really love one another.”  They reached out to me and my girls and truly showed us the love of Christ.  I am forever grateful to this family of friends.

 

When Christmas came I just didn’t have any money for gifts.  The girls needed new nightgowns so those were more of a necessity than a gift.  I felt so very sad.  My children had been through a lot.  Divorce is not easy on the spouses, but it is very difficult on the children as well.  Christmas Eve I wrapped the nightgowns and put them under the tree.  I sat down with a very heavy heart and cried.  Why is it when we can’t “buy” things for our children we feel like failures?

 

As I sat there that night I wrote my girls notes that ended up being my true Christmas gifts to them.  Sometimes, as parents, we try to hide our feelings from our children.  Don’t under estimate their ability to understand.  I found that with being “real” with my girls we were very close and shared each other’s burdens.  My notes simply, but sincerely, told them how much I truly loved them and was there for them.  I expressed my sadness for not being able to buy them lots of gifts…but I did give them the greatest gift I had to offer….My Love!!

 

The nightgowns were a hit but let me tell you the notes ended up being very special gifts.  I was never afraid to say, “I’m sorry”, “I made a mistake”, or most importantly, “I love you” to my girls.  There were times when the stress of a day caused me to lose my temper and composure and I would find myself sitting on the bottom of their beds tearfully apologizing.  I used to say, “When you came into this world, God did not have instructions tied on your toes!”  I was the first to admit, I was not perfect, and I made mistakes.

 

I hope that you will find in this financially difficult time of the year that you can be honest with your children.  Simple joy will benefit us all more than beginning 2009 in debt and facing a personal economic bailout.  They can handle a lot more than you think and in the long run you will draw closer together and be able to share the best gift you can give each other….the love in your heart.

 

I truly wish you hearts filled with love, an awesome Christmas and a 2009 that will be filled with lots of “Aha” joyful moments.

 

Blessings,

 

Judy Conway

 

This post was written on December 13, 2008

 

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