the hartsteins

An entire month of NOT posting a single word! I hate it when that happens ... ;)

So I'm going through another huge transition period - but it's so good and SO needed. I'm transitioning to working part time at SF and part time at the church as the youth leader. There is so much I want to do, so much that needs to get done soon. (BTW I can't forget to a get a card for 3 different people - 2 lost their mothers within the past month or so, and the other is for Deener, a local 4th grader - she was playing a game at the school and at one point fell forward and broke all of her front teeth. Bless her heart!) <-- does that ever happen to you?? You start tying a story or .. something, and then all of a sudden you think of something that you feel like you just HAVE to write down right now or else you'll forget?? Yeah. Happens to me all the time. - At least I write it down, right?? I'm also getting back into Mary Kay. I have to admit. My blood runs pink. I love it. It's in me. I love the women, I love the parties, I love the rewards, I love enriching women's lives. I have so many dreams, so many plans, and I am confident that I'm going to see them come true. If nothing else - I remember Ron Luce praying over me that millions of dollars would flow through my hands so that I could invest it into the kingdom of God. I truly believe that MK is going to be a vehicle that God is going to use to make that happen. I am getting excited about getting back involved. If you're out of the loop a little bit, I started MK in 2003 and have always enjoyed it. But it was difficult for me to get very far, because I had little guidance. I now have a good friend, Andrea M., who is a director (who actually began her MK business after I did!) and she's going to help me make it happen. I can't wait to get started! I just put it all in God's hands.

In the personal news, no baby yet. Sad. I know it, I know it. I am so disappointed every time my friend comes to visit each month. Because then it's like, "ugggghhhh we have to start all over again!" But ... I guess that's half the fun, right?? (I just had a thought: Gosh I hope my dad doesn't read this site....!) And YES, we are trying. YEA!!!! It'll happen when it's God's right timing. Absolutely! And I'm just praying that we'll be more than ready when that happens.

Youth Group news - we had an awesome lock in a couple Fridays ago and had 35 kids! It was so great. We usually average about 23-24. So 35 has definitely been the most we've had. And the best part is that they are all just becoming apart of my heart. The relationships we're building with them are just unreal. I'm loving every single stinkin minute of it. There's just so much more that we need to do, so much further we need to be. But as long as God is guiding us, we're going to be just fine throughout the entire process. Did I just say process?? What is this a system (well, maybe?)?? Maybe journey or something to that effect would be more appropriate.

Shannon is coming to stay with us soon! I'm really excited about that. I think we're going to have a great time. And then we drop her back off at home and then Dan and I take off for OREGON to see Katie and Michael get MARRIED!! Yea!!!!!!!! We're going to be old and married together! And maybe we'll get pregnant together!! Hmm... probably not with my first one, huh? Oh well. I love Katie so much :)

Well, that's a pretty BRIEF update on what's going on with us these days. Dan's in the middle of his rotations - I didn't mention that. Horatio is being good - didn't mention that.. Oh well. I'll update more later! Have a GREAT night!!!! and visit my MK website - www.marykay.com/andreahartstein!