My "Hopefully" New Venture ;)

Hi!
So I have decided to let the cat out of the bag. My announcement is that I am wanting to try and start my own business. It has been one of my dreams to have my own business and become an entrepreneur. My hope is to this next year, start a pony party business with my three characters: Sam, April, and Merrylegs. I want to take them and do birthday parties for children complete with themes, games, trick performance, pony rides, and cart rides. It would also be fun to branch out into community and church events as well and maybe eventually schools, nursing homes etc. It is an idea I have tossed around for over a year now and it just has never seemed to be the right time. Now my situation seems to be opening a possibility for it and I am excited to give it a shot. I believe it will be a great way not only to gain new experience and exposure...but also a great ministry opportunity and a super fun way to bring joy to people's lives!
However that leads me to the most important part about this whole idea....it's going to require faith and trust on my part. It is going to be a long process getting everything figured out and even though I have many of the workings for this business already: animals, cart, and living in a prime location....I, as any entrepreneur want-a-be, am going to have some financial risk. It is going to cost me a decent chunk of money to start this business for I will need things such as a truck and trailer etc. This is the part that is really going to require trusting in God because I have no idea how it's going to happen or if it will even work out. All I can do is give it to Him and see what He has in mind if it's His will for this business to become a thing next year.
I please ask that you will be praying for me, that God will give me wisdom in what the next steps I should take in this journey. Also please pray that if it is meant to be, He will provide the funds necessary to make it happen. I want this to be a God thing, not a Kayleigh's thing. I have made my dreams too much about myself lately and I have seemed to have gotten nowhere. I want Him to be in control and to carry out His plan for me. I want Him to use me however he chooses whether it's bringing joy to children and other people along the way with my gang or something else entirely. Either way I am letting Him be in control and I am just going to go along as the doors open up. I know He will provide as He sees fit and it is my hope I will get to continue to share this venture with you in the upcoming months, Lord willing!

His Plans

Hi everyone!
Well I have been having an interesting time lately trying to figure out where this blog is going and what it is I really need to write about. It is no surprise that my plans are not going like I thought they would and where I am at in my life is not exactly where I expected I'd be right now. And I don't think I truly have let go of those plans into God's hands yet. I am still on the train, gripping onto the railing, thinking I am getting ready to jump when I'm not yet fully committed to take the leap. I still keep on trying to force my way to my goals and in the end the rest of my life is suffering. My dreams have become baggage that is weighing my soul down. It has made me cut myself off from attachments because I hate the thought of saying goodbye, it has prevented me from starting projects that I'm not certain I can finish in a certain period of time, it's blinded me to opportunities, hindered my relationships, my ability to serve others, minister to others and truly enjoy life. I never expected my dreams to become castle walls that block me from everything else that is beautiful and special in my life right now. I have an amazing life with a wonderful job, wonderful people to work with who care about me, wonderful friends and family, and opportunities right outside my door. No plans should cut me off from these things. They are not my god but somehow I have made them into my idol. I have placed the whole hope of the success of my life upon them and worried too much that people will see me as a failure if they don't happen. But my dreams don't define my success. How I live my life every day, how I treat those around me, how I leave this world in my small corner of it, how I serve God; that is what rates my success. I will always have my hopes but they are not longer going to be my master. It's time for me to take the plunge and jump off the train.
So this leads me to a possibly exciting announcement for the near future, Lord willing. ;)
It is an idea I have been tossing around for about a year now, but I had to set is aside due to too many other changes in my life over the past year. But now my situation seems a little more conducive for it and I am excited. I am ready to live my life in the here and now instead of years ahead. So I am going to take it day by day and I will reveal more once I have a more concrete idea of the plan God has in store for me. I am going to let Him do the work as I just obediently follow through instead of barging through every little crack I see. Therefore my blog is going to still continue to be about trick training and dreams but it will take on the little bit of different course. A course not based on my expectations because they are too close-minded, but by someone who has the whole world at His fingertips. It sounds so much more exciting! So please be praying for me and this new project of mine and that I will be obedient to God's call wherever it leads. And I will share as soon as I can! :)