The Power of Three, A Spiritual Boutique

Hi All,

Just wanted to give an update on the status of the business...

It has been a long, hard road, but things are finally manifesting... Let me tell you a bit about my situation and how I got to where I am...

About 15 months ago, I was working a wonderful job at a local hospital here in the Lehigh Valley... I had been struggling with the issues that my 4 year old daugther was having with her behaviors and her non responsiveness to direction. I took a leave of absence from the hospital to take care of her needs, as she was so irrational and unpredictable that no one would watch her while I worked... Her father was working days and I, nights.... However, he would be there while she slept and I was getting no sleep as she would wake up when I got home from work. I was running on empty.

Well, needless to say, the hospital terminated me during my FMLA leave and I was left without a job. Jaelyn was diagnosed as having PDD-NOS, intermittant explosive disorder and GAD. She was deemed disabled and put on SSI... Soon after, her father was laid off from work and we were forced to move from our home. We found an old run down apartment that was within our monetary limits and we moved in... We fixed up the apt as much as we could but it never felt like home.

About one month after moving, he started to drink and drug. Something that he had struggled with before... but had defeated. However, the pressure of our daughter’s diagnosis and the losses that we suffered were too much for him and he attempted suicide on New Years Eve. You would have thought that that would have been enough to wake him up but he continued to use, even after being on a ventilator for two days. In February, we seperated and he went into a recovery house.

Our relationship deteriorated from there and, as some of you may know, I have been holding it down and trying to start my own new age business for the past nine months... I have wanted to do this since the age of 19 and at 45, it is finally coming to pass...

The credit is not mine, as my friends here on myspace have been a vital part of the changes that have manifested in my life... Never in my life, would I have thought that I would find such support and love, and encouragement as I have found here...

You have helped me heal, have held me up when I was discouraged, and have given me the courage to get to where I am right now. I can truly say that "WE ARE ONE’. That has been the biggest lesson and the brightest blessing that I could have experienced.

You all have helped me pick the name of the business, get the fixtures and the shelving, exposed me to people who want to COME here and do readings and teach...

Things are changing quickly for me and the girls. Steve is not as supportive as I would like him to be, in fact, he is not supportive at all. He has moved on and has started a new life with someone else and it is a struggle for us to even communicate as adults. He fails to be consistant with support for the girls and I have accepted that he is not able to handle the responsibility of being a parent or a partner to me.

A few weeks ago, I saw a building that I knew was mine... It has a storefront on the first floor and a 3 BR apt (brand new) on the second floor. I contacted the owner and he flew up to PA from FLA and has been here trying to figure out how to get me in there so that I can start the business and live upstairs. This will alleviate my childcare issues and put me back in the workforce again. Have I failed to mention that there is also a four car garage behind the building that will be mine as well???

Yesterday, he told me that he is going to do a lease purchase option with me, however, I have to come up with 4000.00 to move in... This will cover rent, security, and two full tanks of oil for heating that were just filled to capacity... 500 gallons.

So, this is the only obstacle left between me and my success... I do have a pending suit for my termination, but that could last for years. My unemployment is about to run out and it is detrimental that I get the business up and running asap... I have talked to a couple people here on MySpace who said that I need to make a plea to my online friends for support... I am not one to ask for anything. I have always let my pride get in the way. I cannot allow that to stop me this time.

If any of you feel as if you are able to help me, it would be greatly appreciated. If you want anything in exchange for your generosity, I will try to accomodate you in the best possible way. I have set up a PayPal account...the email address for PayPal is Jazzyjaemo@gmail.com... The email is the name of my three girls as this is for them as well as for OUR future path into ascention...

There, I have done it... All, I can do now is sit back and ask the Universe to provide what I need... I pray that you all Be Blessed in the most Miraculous of Ways and Thank You in Advance...

Blessed Be,
Gretchen, Morgan, Jaelyn, and Jazzy
http://www.myspace.com/gburwell