Blessings, Blessings, and more Blessings during the weekend and at Midwest Pilot Convention in IOWA

I had a wonderful weekend with my friends and sisters in Pilot this weekend in Coralville, IOWA at the Pilot  Midwest Convention.

It was a very special occasion for me because we had most of our Pilot Club of West central Illinois  Members attending, except for Diane Grimble one of our newest one who was going to join us but had a last minute emergency. Her sister had an stroke and  Diane's plan had to be changed. We missed Diane but she was present in our prayers and heart all the time. I haven't been able to get a hold of Diane yet, to check on her sister's health but, we all know that she has been taken care by the Best of the Best Doctors in the entire world, this Doctor is our Lord. He is our Shepherd Shaw we not want.

My heart is always filled with joy when I attend the Pilot Midwest or the Pilot International Convention because I enjoy hugging each one of the Pilot Members.  I enjoy seeing the smile on their face, and the desire to be a better human being.

As I had warned our First Timers Members before our trip that they were going to meet the best group of people this weekend. The group of people who has always a smile on their face, the group of people who will always be ready to give you a hug. This Convention has gotten the desire in my heart to increase our membership stronger and I am pretty sure that the more member the better we will be able to do more in our community. 

This morning, I feel a little bit tired but, my wonderful husband just called me inviting to go out for lunch since he can tell I look tired LOL

Chantel, Brian and Isabella

I want to say a special "Thank you" to my husband who has taken care of our daughter and dog so that I could make it to the Convention. Without his help, I couldn't do anything.  He is my wonderful husband, Best Friend, and my helper recruiting New Members to our Pilot Club.

Last Friday, while we drove to IOWA there was the Dance with Dads and daughter going on. My husband not only took our daughter to the dance but, also took one of our daughter's best friend who doesn't have a daddy. He acted as the Daddy for the two of them. My Hat is off to my wonderful husband for this beautiful act of love.

 What a lucky woman I am. No money in this world could buy all the things that I appreciate the most in this life, my wonderful little family and friends.

Sometimes I stop everything I am doing and ask myself: "How in the world did I get so luck?" I don't  have the answer for that question but if our Lord thinks that it is something that I deserve, I will always say "THANK YOU LORD" for all the blessings in my life. 

Thank you my friends and sisters in Pilot and hope to see each one of you soon.

If you are reading this post and have no idea who Pilot International is about. Please, ask me and I will be so glad to tell you a little bit of what Mission is about.

Blessings

Zee Giddings

Sometimes, the answer for something we are looking for is exactly where we don't expect it to be.

 This morning, while getting ready for my shower, I wanted to get all my hair in a pony tail so that I wouldn't get them wet but, I couldn't find an elastic band. I looked in my drawers, I looked everywhere. I was in a hurry, so, I took the first thing I thought it could work, the elastic band bracelet that Isabella made for me and somehow I got my hair tied up. 

On my way to the shower, I looked and saw the plant that I have in the bedroom, I remembered that I had not watered  it for a while, but I was late, I thought I could do it later, too many things to get done in  the morning, plus today I have to get a First Birthday Dress Shipped before my trip to the Pilot International Midwest Convention tomorrow. 

when I was in the shower box I thought, if I don't water it now, I will probably forget and it will die like many other plants that I have had. So, I got out and poured a cup of water on my pretty plant, suddenly I noticed that the elastic band that I was looking for to get my hair up, was right there on  top of the dirt  LOL. I smiled and said : Thank you dear plant! if I had not stopped to water you, I wouldn't have found what I was looking for :).

Just a simple gesture that taught me an important life lesson.

Sometimes when we are really busy and thinking we cant stop for a minute to do something we should, we miss the opportunity to find what we really need.

I am totally guilty here for not taking a time to message a friend to say "Hi", reply emails but, I have learned something today. Maybe if we  made a time for  talking to a friend, the answer to some of our problems, must come right out of their mouth. Sometimes, just a good laughing will release endorphin and will give you the feeling that, everything is going to be all right!! :)

Have you stopped to "water your plants" today? :)

Have a precious day :)

Blessings to all!

Zee Giddings
www.myfirstbirthdaydress.com

"If I had a day that I could give you...

Its 9/11, a very sad day to remember what happened in our Country. God be with the Victims of 9/11.

Today, for some reason, to me, it has been like one of those days that we feel like we are at peace with the universe... One of those days that feels like we can conquer the world... That is how I feel right now.  I have a beautiful family, wonderful friends and Customers...

I look around and see my machines running smooth, work getting done, it feels like everything is in harmony :) This is how I wish my life were all the time... Yeah, I know it isn’t possible all the time but you know what? I am enjoying it as much as I can. I am taking advantage on this precious feeling I have inside me right now to be thankful for everything that Lord has given to me, every little thing I've gotten with my hard work. I've learned early in life that nothing comes easy to us, everything that we want very badly has to be deserved. I've learned that everything that comes easily, goes away easily... I want everything to never go away so, I don’t mind about working hard for it. I want the love of my family, friends and customers to always stay with me. When I am gone from this world, I don’t want people to remember me for the things I used to have but for the difference I've made in their lives. I want to be healthy and I want to always have the strength to help others in my community who needs me. That is why I live for.

You might be thinking, today is September 11th, it's a sad day to our country, a day to remember all the victims of the 09/11 attack. Yes it is a very sad day but, I am taking some minutes also to pray for the ones who suffered and still suffer because of that day.  Unfortunately that happened, but, let’s look forward to a world of peace to every single nation in the world. Peace starts at our home, lets teach our kids the right thing to do, lets teach them better with actions and not only with words.

 There is one thing about  the numbers 9/11 that makes me smile big. Yeah :)) on February First of 2006, my daughter Isabella was born weighing 9 pounds and 11 ounces. God bless the day she was born. :)

Let's always have positive thoughts, positive people around us, positives actions bring us positives results.

Dear Lord, thank you for this moment of infinite peace I am experiencing right now. It's a beautiful day out and it's a beautiful day within :)) Nope, I am not on any kind of drugs, what makes me feel like this, I would say, is the love of our Lord that I  will always have in my heart. :)))

Quoting John Denver I would say "If I had a day that I could give you, I'd give to you the day just like today."

Have a peaceful day my loved ones :)

God bless us always...

Zee

www.myfirstbirthdaydress.com

Forever thankful for what I have

 

Hi there :)

How has your  day been so far? I haven't accomplished everything I wanted to get accomplished today... Oh well there will always be tomorrow...

Do you think so? We wish we could be so sure about tomorrow, we hope that tomorrow will come, but, for now all we have is the precious present, the "right now".The future is uncertain... I feel like I haven't accomplished too much today but, at the same time I am so glad that all the work that I have done today, all my embroideries, my precious First Birthday Dresses, my house chores, being a mother, wife, etc. All that I have accomplished today was well done. That is the most important thing.

Right now, when I just switched off all my machines, I am having a little time to myself and I don't want to think about tomorrow. So, I need to learn how to turn off my brain for the rest of the evening and relax.

We had a wonderful weekend also. We got Isabella's new bedroom painted and new carpet installed, she feels so happy and thankful. For the first time she finally has gotten a bigger room that is not cluttered. I have never seen her so happy, since she got back from school I have heard three times so far... "Oh mommy, I love my new room" :)) It feels good to know that our little one appreciates what she gets, it was worth of all the hard work, all the paint in my hair, the stress of  having all that furniture in the hallway... My little girl is happy and if she is happy, mommy happy as well :)

At this moment, I feel so thankful as well for the gift of being able to work from home, to be able to pick my daughter up when she leaves school, having her coming to my room and talk to me once in a while. I think every mommy in this world deserves this gift and then I feel so lucky that I have it.

Many people has asked me if I  have never thought about having a store front and get my business out of my home. Who doesn't want to get bigger? Of course I do but, not until Isabella enjoys my company. Maybe when she is older and doesn't want me around no more, then, I will think about that, but, right now, I am happy and thankful that God has given me this opportunity. Thank You Lord for everything you have given to me and thank you for this day. Rainy or sunny, cold or hot, as long as I am alive, It will always be a wonderful day no matter what.

Thank you for my Family and friends. Thank you for my wonderful customers and my business...

Lets let the evening begin :))) SMILE :)))))))) Life is  good...

God bless,

Zee

Back from Iowa City

Hi there :)

Nice being with you again :))

Here I am back home from my trip to Iowa this weekend.

I am proud to say that I am part of this wonderful non profit organization named Pilot International. Last Friday, a couple of friends and I drove to Iowa City to our Midwest Convention. What a blast we had. It was so nice to see my wonderful friends in Pilot, it feels just like I have a huge family wherever I go. we always meet new friends, and see the old ones. All of us with the same desire to make a difference in this world. Pilot International was founded and chartered as an international service organization in 1921. The main objective of this organization is to promote the awareness and prevention of brain-related disorders, and improve the lives of those affected by such disorders, through education, volunteerism, financial support and research. I am so proud to be a member of this organization and feel so happy that I can help others.

I had a wonderful time with my Pilot friends, learned a lot, but, it is so good to be back home where my husband and daughter were waiting for me. What a lucky woman I am for having such a supportive husband, who feels the need of letting me go after my dreams, giving me wings when I need to fly... Thank you Lord for being with us during this trip where You kept us safe and brought us so much joy.

I got back home a few hours ago, spent some time with my family and now, I am back to my pc where I checked and replied e-mails.

I feel so anxious to see my new First Birthday website working just like I want it to be. I have so many ideas and I hope that soon I will be smiling big because my dream will come true. Do what I love doing, making people smile, and helping others at the same time. I feel so blessed.

Thank you dear Lord for everything  that you have given to me and thank you for giving me patient and wisdom to understand that things happen in the right time.

Thank you Lord for my wonderful Family, friends and customers,

God bless and be with every one of you who is reading this post. You! yes, YOU! You are so important... So special...

Thank you for your company and please, let me know if you think that there is anything else that I should be doing in order to make this world a little better.

Talk to you soon...

Zee