Ask and Ye Shall Receive - It’s True!

I’m sure you have all heard this scripture, or the modern similar saying “Be careful what you wish for” implying that your wishes do come true.

I have been asking God for $20 million dollars for over 15 years now :-)  Lately I’ve been letting Him know that I would be happy with a million dollar idea and work up from there! Honestly, I have several requests! I’ve also been asking for an idea for a course I could teach that would help working mothers make their busy lives a little easier.  I have been granted my wishes.  It came in a 24 hour period.

Steve, my husband, and I just returned from a 33 day RV trip.  The evening before we returned home, I had a life changing moment. My sister-in-law, Sue, was telling me how unhappy she and her husband were with the chef of their restaurant.  I was thinking in my head, “too bad there isn’t a family member who could just step in and be the perfect fit for their business.”  The next thought was “uh, that could be me!” Sue’s eyes caught mine, and it was like she read my mind!  We kind of toyed with the idea.  She and her husband, Dick, said to sleep on it.  Well, I didn’t sleep a wink because I kept thinking of a myriad of ideas for recipes and how I would want to run the restaurant.  10 hours later, after talking to Steve about it, we decided it would be a great opportunity, even though it would mean he’d stay home to work, and I’d move to Oregon! What!?!? Yah! If you would have asked me if I’d ever move to another state, the answer would be NO! HAWAII IS HOME.  Well, Hawaii is and always will be my home, but I’ll be away for a while.

As a little back story, I have been working on getting my content out to the world via social media for over a year.  It’s been an adventure with quite a learning curve.  My sister has helped me immensely. Progress has been slow. Dick and Sue said it would be a partnership if I agreed to be the chef.  I’m not a Chef, I haven’t been to culinary school, but I’ve been cooking for over 50 years, and I’m really good at it. They know that and really want me! They said they would support me, market me, advertise, film me and put my/our stuff out there! They have a much bigger following than I do. It just makes sense that I should do this.  I don’t have a million dollars in my hand, but I truly feel, this is the million dollar idea I’ve been praying for.  I’m super excited about it and will share my experiences with you as the journey continues!! Dick and Sue are totally on board with me incorporating what I’ve been working on into the business.  So the welcome sign at Duffy’s Waterhole in Redmond Oregon will read: Welcome to Mai’s Table, where you find God in gourmet at Duffy’s!!! AWESOMENESS!!!

As for the answer for a course, that came the following night at 2 in the morning. It will be a course that offers 30 recipes for busy moms who come home from work and have to cook dinner. It includes 30 videos of me cooking a variety of recipes and giving helpful tips along the way. There will be bonus content for fun ways to have children help in the kitchen. There will also be a bonus on holistic health, mainly how to nurture yourself and bring some peace into your life. 

I’m so excited to have this opportunity. It feels right. Ask and ye shall receive.

What have you been asking for? Expect the answer and be open to what the answer is, no matter how unexpected it is!

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