IF YOU ARE ANYTHING LIKE ME, YOU HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT, DREAMED ABOUT, AND MAYBE EVEN SET OUT TO PURSUE A VISION, AN IDEA…MAYBE EVEN A WHOLE NEW CAREER OR WAY OF LIFE.
FOR
ME, I’VE BEEN MOSTLY ABOUT DREAMING AND NOT PURSUING. TWO YEARS AGO I WAS LAID
OFF, AFTER NEARLY 10 YEARS OF SERVICE, FROM A WELL PAYING POSITION WITH
A PROMINENT ORANGE COUNTY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPER. FRANKLY, THE LAYOFF
KNOCKED ME FOR A MAJOR EMOTIONAL
FIRST, A JOB OPPORTUNITY AS A PRESCHOOL TEACHER
OPENED FOR ME IN THE PRIVATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SYSTEM I HAD GROWN UP IN… AND I
ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!!!
NEXT, MY HUSBAND IS A POLICE OFFICER, (WHO WAS
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE AFTER MY LAYOFF), HE HAS BEEN WITH HIS DEPARTMENT FOR
ALMOST TEN YEARS. WE ENJOY PARTICIPATING IN MANY OF THE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
OPEN TO FAMILIES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. SOMETHING I USE TO MENTION TO HIM WHEN WE
ATTENDED THE EVENTS WAS THAT I RARELY SAW ANY “CUTE/UNIQUE” THINGS FOR THE
FEMALES IN THE FAMILY.
WELL, INTERESTINGLY, IT WAS THE AMAZING CONNECTION
OF MY LAYOFF AND NEW JOB, COUPLED WITH MY INTEREST IN THE CUTE FEMALE “COP
GEAR” THAT PUT MY DREAM INTO ACTION.
HERE’S WHAT UNFOLDED…LAST FALL I MET THE WIFE OF A
SHERIFF WHO HAD HER DAUGHTER IN MY CLASS. SHE ASKED ME ABOUT A DECAL I HAD
CREATED AND PUT ON THE BACK OF MY CAR. I COULD HAVE NEVER GUESSED THAT HER
INTEREST IN MY “GOT HANDCUFFS” DECAL WOULD LAUNCH US INTO A WONDERFUL
FRIENDSHIP AND GIVE BIRTH TO THE FULFILLMENT OF MY DREAM!
STACEY AND I WENT FROM GETTING ACQUAINTED TO
STARTING A BUSINESS THAT WE LAUNCHED AT THE
WE ARE EXCITED TO INTRODUCE OURSELVES AND OUR
PRODUCTS TO YOU AND CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THE IMPACT THROUGHOUT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
FAMILY.
IT IS TRULY AMAZING TO SEE HOW GOD WORKS. HE TOOK
THE DEVASTATION ASSOCIATED WITH MY LAYOFF AND PUT ME IN A PLACE THAT HAS BEEN
SPECIAL IN MY LIFE…AND AT THE SAME TIME, BROUGHT A NEW AND DEAR FRIEND INTO MY
PATH WHO HELPED PAVE THE WAY FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF A DREAM. THIS ENTIRE
PROCESS HAS BEEN A BLESSING THAT I WILL BE THANKFUL FOR FOREVER.
BLESSINGS TO
YOU ALL,
ELISA & STACEY
