In March 2013 the contract my company had with DHHS (Department of Health and Human Services more readily recognized as “Medicaid”) was terminated. Although I searched for a job on a daily basis I have had little success. Keith, my great encourager, reminded me, “When one door closes, God opens another.”
Of course this has proven to be true. Before I continue though, let me share some back story…
It was Mother’s Day, May 12, 2013 and Keith said to me quite early that morning, “Baby, it is Mother’s Day, your day, and whatever you want I will try to give you.”
“Hmmm,” I thought, but said out loud, “Anything!?” He answered in the affirmative. “Well… what I would really like is for us to start removing the walkway and the flower boxes and the lattice and… you know, the stairs are really too steep!”
“You want to do WHAT on Mother’s Day??? I was thinking let’s go out to dinner, take in a movie, go shopping…but…start tearing all that down on Mother’s Day?????? You’ve got to be kidding me!” he responded adamantly. “And, do you plan to replace any of it or just leave it ugly and barren?”
I assured him I was not kidding hence the demolition began. As we worked, I shared with him my ideas of the finished design. His mood lightened as we worked; his enthusiasm grew. We enlisted the help of a neighbor to remove the debris. Now it was time to contact a carpenter and we knew just the fellow; his name was James Scott Bustamante.