Chismville

The Chism Family is packing and moving yet ANOTHER time. We are moving approximately 8 miles away to the town of Mount Airy, Maryland. People keep asking why I am doing it! We absolutely love our current home, which sits on 8 acres and a half-mile driveway (private). Why would you want to move from paradise? Well, the Internet is a problem. I am running a business out of my home on a very slow connection. That is one of the key factors. I am running GoToMeetings and having a number of conference calls with clients: so I need better Internet and phone service. That is reason #1. Reason #2 is simple, it is about $100 to $125 less per month in expenses: every dollar counts. We were offered to rent the upstairs of a beautiful home in Mount Airy from my brother in law’s mom. She was a widow with 10 children who recently got remarried. She is moving east closer to Annapolis and Baltimore. Therefore, she wanted good tenants in her home until she decided what she would do long term with it: sell or keep renting it out. Because I am new in business, I cannot get a home loan and am enjoying renting for awhile: little to no stress! So until business picks up, renting is the best option and very affordable. We love the new home too. It is not as private as our current home, but it is still wonderful. We’ll have about an acre of land, with a swing set, sandbox, slide and still in the country!

Daniel and Jenny (Joli’s sister) have made the basement into a lovely apartment, so they will be our neighbors! We are excited about the new move…oh and I’ll have a private executive office too!

We are moving this Saturday! Anyone in the area who has nothing better to do on a Saturday morning, I’d love the extra hands.

Here is our new address: 6603 Charles Dr, Apt A  Mount Airy, MD 21771 / My office line: 301-363-5197

Starting my own business has been an awesome experience. I feel like it is the right thing to do, and I have been given a lot of positive encouragement from friends and family that they can totally see me doing what I am doing: helping small service businesses grow! Ah…but running a small business is difficult and has lots of burdens to carry. I am trying to help small businesses (like myself) save time, be more organized, and get results! However, I am feeling the pressure of what small business owners go through from time to time as I too have a full plate of events, marketing, follow up calls, scheduled events…oh and family and church activities! On top of all that…I’m in the process of moving!!! Can you talk about being stressed? Wow! I’ve had a hard time breathing the past few weeks and have been quite tired and worn out. I’ve even lost 2 clients who were NOT unhappy with my service but were running out of money. I came home from a 4 day vacation yesterday only to find out that my Acura needs $3600 worth of work done on it this week: it is not drivable! We backed over a rock…and the rock decided to destroy the under area of my car.

So, today, I was feeling overwhelmed. I began thinking about my savings account. I have money in savings. I have a retirement account. I have money from the sale of my San Diego home, but I am trying to be careful on how I spend right now. The savings was mainly for long-term items like a new home, our kids, etc. I feel like it is now slowly being spent on the “here and now.” Well, it was not until I just stopped and prayed. I prayed to the God who provides. I prayed for wisdom and that God would provide. It seems God has been showing me over and over lately to put my trust in Him and not to worry. I think it is also a wake up call to rest in Him for my future and my “daily bread.” Proverbs 3:5-6 reminded me to trust in the Lord with ALL of my heart: to NOT lean on my own understand and ways of doing things but acknowledge HIM in everything I do…and he WILL direct my path.” I was also reminded of the passage in, I believe it is in 1 Timothy, that the LOVE of money is the root of all kinds of evil. I want to earn money to use it for God’s glory, not to “get rich” or hoard up earthly riches that will perish. Money is given to us to be spent: but wisely. So, in faith I went to the auto mechanic and told them to do the repairs. I came home and got an email and a phone call with several interested in my marketing services! One person in particular said he wanted to hire me on a monthly basis, and his fees will pay for my car repairs. Of course I have to work hard and service him, but that unexpected email requesting my services could not have been better timing. I read the email, looked up and said, “Thank you Lord. You will provide.”