He didn't break me
Wow! It's been over a week since my last entry and yep, the big Rhea Lana Searcy sale is all over with, done, and put to bed! Yes sir, I am absotively and posolutely glad that it's all finished! I'll try not to make this entry a novel, but I do want to share a few things from the eventful event.
Monday was fabulous! It took me longer to set up my booth because I had so much more stuff than normal. I more inventory, more props for my table, more everything! So, after I got set up I was able to visit with some of the returning vendors and get reacquainted. I especially love The Shifty Fox (Stephanie Price). We were both buddies last sale and I grew to totally love the girl. We are from the same hometown, but we had so much more in common. She's a total sweetheart and I love her stuff. She is successful and very deserving so. God is doing great things in her life I tell ya. I grew to love her even more this sale even though our booths were far apart. I ended up being back to back with one of my best friends from school who I hadn't seen in 20 years! What a blessing! We fell right into how we left off 20 years ago. I'd forgotten how much I loved her as well! I look forward to being around her in July again!
My competition was there with bells on. She couldn't keep herself from stopping by, chatting me up, checking out my goods. She's old school, now, so I have to keep in mind she's from a different time. This is her life, selling bows and stuff. I get that. It's not my life. It's my hobby, my side thing. I'm not there to take anything away from anyone. I don't think she'll ever get that. But, you can't beat a dead horse, right? Oh well. I survived her. She ended up shutting down Thursday so Friday and Saturday were pleasantly different! I also made new friends with a few other vendors, one of which I have been intimidated by 2 sales now, but no longer. Sweet girls. Their stuff is great, cute, and just adorable. We aren't really competition because most of their stuff is completely different, but many times I sat there completely void of sales watching them do nothing but sell, sell, sell. I found myself several times falling into depression and self-pity, wondering why I even bothered to put myself through the whole thing. The ole devil has a way of really breaking you down and then standing on top of you kicking you in the most sensitive parts of your torso all the while laughing at you for being so weak and gullable. He really hammered me to believe my self-doubt and tried his darndest to convince me I wasn't worthy to be there, that my stuff was junk and nobody wanted it. Man, I got sucked in too many times. But, thankfully, God would send a random soul to my booth to buy something and I'd remember why I was there and that my stuff wasn't junk. As a matter of fact, Monday was monumental for sales and Tuesday was pretty sweet. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday were nothing close to it, especially Wednesday and Thursday. They were pretty terrible, but Monday and Tuesday pretty much carried me into Satuday and Saturday was great. I took Sophie along with me Saturday and we had so much fun! She's a hoot. She kept me laughing and just busy trying to keep her from buying up the rest of the RL inventory and all of the Usborne books at the next booth! I must say, I may take her with me a few days during the next sale for morale boost and just support. She kept my spirits up, she did.
I must say a special thanks about my in-laws. They had the job of taking Ruthie Belle just about every day during the sale, and for long hours at that. Sophie was with them, too, a lot. I know it was hard on them, but they did it happily and without complaint. My FIL even came to the sale and broke down my booth and helped me haul it home. Without a doubt, if it hadn't been for them I couldnt' have done the sale in no way, shape, or form. I am truly grateful and I hope they rest up for July/August ;)
So all in all it was a terrific week. Yes, I let Satan get the best of me a few days, but he didn't break me. My God is bigger than that and He took care of me. There are often times that I find myself in the land of self-pity, but you know what? That's okay as long as I don't linger there and get back to my senses and know that God is with me no matter what!!!! If you came by to see me, thank you. If you visited and didn't buy, thank you! If you did buy,thank you. If you remember me in your prayers, a big thank you because I know for a fact some of you did! my2sweets is still around because of people like you all.
I look forward to getting back to normal and getting my house back in order this week, so if you don't hear from me for a while, I'm busy doing stuff...and I wouldn't change a thing!
Monday was fabulous! It took me longer to set up my booth because I had so much more stuff than normal. I more inventory, more props for my table, more everything! So, after I got set up I was able to visit with some of the returning vendors and get reacquainted. I especially love The Shifty Fox (Stephanie Price). We were both buddies last sale and I grew to totally love the girl. We are from the same hometown, but we had so much more in common. She's a total sweetheart and I love her stuff. She is successful and very deserving so. God is doing great things in her life I tell ya. I grew to love her even more this sale even though our booths were far apart. I ended up being back to back with one of my best friends from school who I hadn't seen in 20 years! What a blessing! We fell right into how we left off 20 years ago. I'd forgotten how much I loved her as well! I look forward to being around her in July again!
My competition was there with bells on. She couldn't keep herself from stopping by, chatting me up, checking out my goods. She's old school, now, so I have to keep in mind she's from a different time. This is her life, selling bows and stuff. I get that. It's not my life. It's my hobby, my side thing. I'm not there to take anything away from anyone. I don't think she'll ever get that. But, you can't beat a dead horse, right? Oh well. I survived her. She ended up shutting down Thursday so Friday and Saturday were pleasantly different! I also made new friends with a few other vendors, one of which I have been intimidated by 2 sales now, but no longer. Sweet girls. Their stuff is great, cute, and just adorable. We aren't really competition because most of their stuff is completely different, but many times I sat there completely void of sales watching them do nothing but sell, sell, sell. I found myself several times falling into depression and self-pity, wondering why I even bothered to put myself through the whole thing. The ole devil has a way of really breaking you down and then standing on top of you kicking you in the most sensitive parts of your torso all the while laughing at you for being so weak and gullable. He really hammered me to believe my self-doubt and tried his darndest to convince me I wasn't worthy to be there, that my stuff was junk and nobody wanted it. Man, I got sucked in too many times. But, thankfully, God would send a random soul to my booth to buy something and I'd remember why I was there and that my stuff wasn't junk. As a matter of fact, Monday was monumental for sales and Tuesday was pretty sweet. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday were nothing close to it, especially Wednesday and Thursday. They were pretty terrible, but Monday and Tuesday pretty much carried me into Satuday and Saturday was great. I took Sophie along with me Saturday and we had so much fun! She's a hoot. She kept me laughing and just busy trying to keep her from buying up the rest of the RL inventory and all of the Usborne books at the next booth! I must say, I may take her with me a few days during the next sale for morale boost and just support. She kept my spirits up, she did.
I must say a special thanks about my in-laws. They had the job of taking Ruthie Belle just about every day during the sale, and for long hours at that. Sophie was with them, too, a lot. I know it was hard on them, but they did it happily and without complaint. My FIL even came to the sale and broke down my booth and helped me haul it home. Without a doubt, if it hadn't been for them I couldnt' have done the sale in no way, shape, or form. I am truly grateful and I hope they rest up for July/August ;)
So all in all it was a terrific week. Yes, I let Satan get the best of me a few days, but he didn't break me. My God is bigger than that and He took care of me. There are often times that I find myself in the land of self-pity, but you know what? That's okay as long as I don't linger there and get back to my senses and know that God is with me no matter what!!!! If you came by to see me, thank you. If you visited and didn't buy, thank you! If you did buy,thank you. If you remember me in your prayers, a big thank you because I know for a fact some of you did! my2sweets is still around because of people like you all.
I look forward to getting back to normal and getting my house back in order this week, so if you don't hear from me for a while, I'm busy doing stuff...and I wouldn't change a thing!
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