Beauty in the Breakdown-the making of a consultant

So I am beginning this terrifying adventure beside the love of my life! I am scared to death but trusting and believing that we are exactly where God wants us. I would say that in the last 4 months I have experienced some of the best and literally some of the darkest moments imaginable. Desperation, anxiety, depression, fear, LOVE, hope, grace, forgiveness, mercy, faith , trust and the list goes on and on and on. After repeated no's from different employers I looked in the mirror and saw someone that I would have never thought Jo Anna Nangauta now Workman would have ever become. She was scared and had a terrible self image. Nobody wanted her, she wasn't worthy of a job or Lyle's love. I had become so demeaning because it was easier to live their then to live in victory and to see how far God had brought me and Lyle.

Lyle and I had been praying daily about jobs and seeking God's provision but in the midst of all that I stopped caring about myself. I started hearing him say care about you and care about my people. Most of all he was saying to TRUST. Well if you know me at all you know that is one word I have struggled with all my life. Trust... hmm, really God? Four months, no job, running out of loans, where are we going to get Grocery money? Jo Anna just trust me... I kept hearing it over and over. Alright God but all I have to say is I can't even get a job sacking groceries NOBODY WANTS ME!

That is where my amazing family and husband have come in. We are stepping out on this journey and I am scared. But I am trusting that God is going to see us through. Someone handed me a check and she believed in me. I don't know how long it had been since someone had said that I REALLY felt like I could do it. It was then that I heard God again. Take care of you and take care of my people. Well let me tell you that I am excited about where God is taking our little Workman family. He has us in the palm of his hand and that is such a beautiful place to be.

Thanks for taking time to read about where this heart is and hopefully joining me on this journey. I am still looking for a full time job in the midst of the fun times I will have with Mary Kay but this is more about ministry and purpose for me.

Here are the reasons I chose to be a Mary Kay Consultant and why I know that I am going to succeed:
1. I am passionate about women.
2. I am more passionate about the Lord and HIS love for His women.
3. I am passionate about beauty and reminding God's princesses of their BEAUTY and WORTH.

Dreaming with a pink heart,
Jo Anna