OPPORTUNITIES:

Last night my little 1st grader had her very first sleepover. Not the kind at Grandma's house, but a real bonafide sleepover with a gaggle of girls for a birthday party.  I capitalized on the opportunity to head out for a walk this morning when the house was quiet and the hubby was still asleep upstairs with my other children. 

The dog and I headed out down our dirt road to burn some energy (the dog) 
and calories (me). We strolled one way and then the other down our quiet street and as we neared home, I waved hello the the neighbor who I was quite certain had no interest in befriending me, my family or anyone else that lives anywhere near them. 

Today however, in the quiet of the morning - we chatted. We talked about kids, the pets, the summer. We were just two moms, stealing outside for a quiet moment before our busy days got the best of us. When we parted ways, I began to think: I should have asked her about the catalog I left in her mailbox (yes, I am a network marketing professional). I have learned by now, to always find a natural way to tell people about my business that I am so passionate about - but instead of continuing down that track with that train of thought - something new and unexpected popped into my head. 

" I had an opportunity to speak on my faith this morning and I let it pass by". You see, when I said goodbye - I could have said " I need to get ready for church". It's not certain, but that likely would have been followed up by a polite question of "where do you go" which could have led to a simple conversation that may have resulted in an invitation to join us. I didn't take it. I just left the opportunity laying there on the ground. 

As I mulled this over in my head throughout the morning I realized that God truly will hand us opportunities to be His hands and feet. He will open doors for conversations, but it is wholly up to us to take those opportunities and use them. I'm not sure that if I wasn't in network marketing, that this would have crossed my mind because I have a different way of approaching most conversations now. But, today I found a truth in my life - my number one "business" is to share the love of Jesus - and to share that whenever that chance is given. If I can "make" a hole in a conversation to talk about how much I love my mascara, how much harder, with God as my support, can it be to tell them how much I love Him.