The Journey Begins

This is all very new to me...even blogging...what a weird word for something so cool. But the last two weeks have been a whirlwind for me and I knew if I didn't record it I would someday not recall all the details. My good friend Camille introduced me to blogging and here I am to tell our story.

Like I said, it happened two weeks ago when I called my sister, Lynette, to ask her a quick question. She had been feeling blue and needed to get away and asked me to join her on an impromptu trip to sunny St. George. So I hopped on board, hopping to escape the dreary wet weather of northern Utah. We had no real plans... we were just going to let the weekend take us where it may. We had a lot to talk about and share and we spent a lot of time thinking and reminiscing about our awesome mom who passed away after a courageous battle with cancer in April of 2007.

Looking back, the events of the whole weekend were quite amazing and I do believe guided by an angel. We were inspired and uplifted by many quotes we would see while shopping, relaxing, reading the Ensign, and I couldn't help but continue to think about my mom and how much she loved her 8 children (yes, I have 5 sisters and 2 brothers + me that makes 8), and how much she served and cared about everyone around her. She scattered "seeds of sunshine" everywhere she went. Lynette and I talked about wishing we had something that we could do to honor her and her memory and also to help our family and change lives in a positive way.

So back to St. George. Ironically, it rained the whole time we were there and in the middle of the night on the last night of our stay the thought of my mom, the rain, and helping others, and changing lives just came together. Ruth's Umbrella (named for my mom's middle name) was born. The next morning at breakfast I presented my ideas to Lynette about starting a business selling different lines of product that would brighten some one's rainy day (figuratively speaking since we all have blue, down, or hard times). As soon as the words left my mouth, the ideas and concepts have not stopped flowing and her dreams of teaching yoga, self-esteem classes, and motivating and inspiring others became part of the vision. It has all just come together in a way I never thought possible.

After returning home I had an amazing dream... and let's just say that it was a confirmation to me that we were on the right track. As we get closer to completing our vision I will share the dream with you. But enough for now... more details to come as the journey moves forward. I will keep you all posted on our progress as we move toward our dream.

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams." Henry David Thoreau