So I have been on a hiatus and .here is why. In July we suffered a house fire which destroyed our entire home leaving us with what we were wearing that day, cell phone I pad, and my purse. My youngest daughter was with me at the time. We left for a short period to grab some food through the drive-thru to return to what turned our world upside down that day. In as little as 20 minutes, the house engulfed in flames and within 7 minutes the fire trucks from my town as well as the surrounding towns in the district were covering my street. No mail or traffic was to get through. I heard the sound of all the windows breaking, saw my furniture of what was left of it being removed. sadly everything we worked for and cherished in a lifetime was gone in just what it seemed, a blinking of an eye. As the feeling of overall my world ending, I cried, shook, stood in shock across the street as I stood looking at this devastation unfolding. I could not see straight, I could not feel. I could not believe what was happening. This just wasn't happening. As the evening grew near I looked to the sky and said Thank you Jesus for sparing our lives. Two seconds from turning the key in the door, the fire fighter said to be thankful I didn't open the door because the combustion could of blown us away or possibly hurt us very badly. The shock started settling in. My youngest daughter, cool calm and collective was my shining light that day. She was calmer then me and I just cant believe it. I'm so thankful for our life that day. From every moment since then i have been more than i have ever been thankful in my life. I was blessed to had not been forced into being homeless as my parents allowed us to stay with them during the time it took to reconstruct the home. As cost doesn't even matter at this point, that fire of twenty minutes caused over $150,000 in damage. To say the least, a house fire is nothing to laugh about play around with or wish on anyone even your worst enemy. Its a crippling feeling that I wouldn't want anyone to have to feel. Within moments after the Fire departments arrived, so did the Red Cross. Let me just say this, The red cross is a God send. They were so loving, helpful and stayed with us until we were able to leave. Even had a counselor come out to speak with my daughter. Within hours, one of my small business friends, Jess Dickey owner of the Scented Squirrel, created a Gofundme which raised over a grand to help us with those days. Each person who donated that day was nothing more then a angel being sent, a little ray of light through such a huge dark cloud. It helped us eventually to buy a bed along with some things we needed right away.
During such a sad time, I met some of the nicest people who had reached out to me, people I didn't even know just talked to online or ask what we needed now or what they could do.. Small businesses who sent packages of such beautiful kindhearted things. Not because I asked, or because they had to but because they wanted to. The huge hearts of these people have forever made me see there was still good in this world. Some sent boxes of wax to help start a new wax collection. Wax melts and Bath and body stuff is my weakness. I'm thankful for each of the people who came into my life who left such positive imprints in my heart. Just a few pictures of that day that I just wanted to share. ....
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I NEED PLAYTIME [Bubblegum and Cotton Candy]
Childhood Dreams
[all the yummie goodies you can remember from childhood all in one]
Lemon Citrus Shot with a real lemon slice. [Lemon. Lemon. Lemon YUM] I mixed with bit of her TAKE ME AWAY brittle.
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[Disclaimer]I was sent many of these wax shots from vendors in exchange for my honest thoughts and to help them out. I did make purchases as well.
