{a 2-year anniversary of a light turned firework}

Katy Perry – Firework
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again? Do you ever feel, feel so paper-thin, Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in? Do you ever feel already buried deep? Six feet under screams, but no one seems to hear a thing, Do you know that there’s still a chance for you? ‘Cause there’s a spark in you, You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine, Just own the night like the Fourth of July, ‘Cause baby, you’re a firework, Come on, show ’em what you’re worth, Make ’em go “oh, oh, oh!”, As you shoot across the sky-y-y, Baby, you’re a firework, Come on, let your colors burst, Make ’em go “oh, oh, oh!”, You’re gonna leave ’em all in oh oh oh, You don’t have to feel like a waste of space, You’re original, cannot be replaced, If you only knew what the future holds, After a hurricane, comes a rainbow, Maybe the reason why all the doors are closed, So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road, Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow, And when it’s time you know, You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine, Just own the night like the Fourth of July, ‘Cause baby, you’re a firework, Come on, show ’em what you’re worth, Make ’em go “oh, oh, oh!”, As you shoot across the sky-y-y, Baby, you’re a firework, Come on, let your colors burst, Make ’em go “oh, oh, oh!”, You’re gonna leave ’em all in oh oh oh, Boom, boom, boom, Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon, It’s always been inside of you, you, you, And now it’s time you let it through-ooh-ooh, ‘Cause baby, you’re a firework, Come on, show ’em what you’re worth, Make ’em go “oh, oh, oh!”, As you shoot across the sky-y-y, Baby, you’re a firework, Come on, let your color burst, Make ’em go “oh, oh, oh!”, You’re gonna leave ’em all in oh oh oh, Boom, boom, boom, Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon, Boom, boom, boom, Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

As morning comes over me today I find myself more thankful than the day that was previously gifted to me, and each day previous to yesterday and also the day before that. I’m more thankful than I can translate from my soul to yours with words. If I could take your hand, which has shown me so much kindness, and place it near my heart you would feel it beat with an extra bit of yeow!

Two years ago today my husband lost his job; we were oblivious to this prelude of a light turned firework. We were living in Michigan and had been married for 7 months. Little did we know when we married on the 7th day of June how much meaning the number seven would have to our family. Just a few weeks later I lost my job as well, and for the next 7 months we fought the disease unemployment brought over us. It came upon us so quickly {yet God knew all along, which I clung to like air} and I credit our tightly-woven friendship to what brought us through to the other side {aside from our faith}.

That’s right, we made it through :] Our God is a mighty God and He lifted us up, high above the quivering waters of doubt, fear and uncertainty to show us that what is unexpected to us is never unexpected to Him.

Our 7 months of unemployment came to an end when we moved from Michigan to Minnesota in September 2009. I accepted a job at an ad agency, then 2 weeks later Zack accepted a job offer RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET at a partnering company. Both jobs were total blessings; moving 600 miles from home was inexplicably hard, but feeling God’s hands on us the entire time kept us moving forward.

Time passed, and once the dust from moving far away settled, a new feeling of unbalance came over me. Can you guess how many months passed before I made a big change? — yes, 7. In May 2010 I left my day job to sew full time on Gussy.

A light, named sewing, was lit inside me on that November 2008 day ~ a light fueled by fear, dreams and love is now a burst of fireworks.

I couldn’t have dreamt this dream of a life that I’ve been given — it’s a beautiful story.

This weekend I celebrated by coming back to Blissdom, a blogging conference that kick-started my handmade career. Anyone that embraced me this year at Blissdom with memories from Blissdom 2010 saw me drop tears of appreciation. {I’ll be back later today with my post from Blissdom ♥}

What an incredible 2 years it’s been ~ thank you for holding a sparkler with me.