SWEET 16

Today we celebrated E's 16th with some special cupcakes and a little singing at home. We know she began celebrating her birthdays at Mission Arlington when she was 3, and we've sung to her there many years since. It's a blessing to have a daughter who doesn't mind that we're out of town every year on her big day. I think next year her choir is going on a trip to Florida during spring break...it will be different for sure. I love watching this delightful girl grow into a beautiful young...lady no matter where we celebrate!

On a Mission

 

One of our favorite weeks of the year: Spring Break at Mission Arlington. Ryan came from Fayetteville, brought his sweet friend Katelyn, and we were all there! Eating sandwiches in the parking lot every day for lunch, playing in parking lots after dinners out, working in inner city apartment complexes, filling thousands of Easter eggs for their egg hunt, sleeping on air mattresses in a 10 x 10 room with 8 other people, community showers...and blessings that you couldn't experience any other way. I'm thankful this is something we do. I was very sick the two days before we left and didn't know if I could make it through the week. I slept almost all the way there and I was perfectly healthy the entire trip. SO thankful! 

 

 

 

God is Good

Four weeks before prom, right before we left for Spring Break, on a day when I was sick and feeling pressure to find the perfect dresss...God worked ahead of us. Do I think He cares about the details of our life? Yes.
Not only did we find the perfect dress, but we got a $50 "coupon" code for the dress from the lady who checked us out. It was a modern day miracle and we are so thankful all was taken care of with very little drama and stress. The reveal is April 6th.

Summer Baseball

 

Sometime during my event last week I got a message from Ryan asking me to call him when I could because he had exciting news. Turns out he is going to the Dominican Republic this summer to play baseball with Athletes in Action, which is an arm of Campus Crusade for Christ. He's been active with a couple Christian organizations on campus this semester and CRU offered this opportunity he couldn't pass up. I was a little melancholy realizing he's probably not going to be home this summer. I'ts a great opportunity for him and he's no stranger to mission work or baseball!

 

 

 

Friends First

One of the best business decisions I ever made was asking these two awesome friends, Ashlea and Rachel, to be OPS MANAGERS during my last event. There wasn't a time during the week I panicked or felt like it was me against the crowd. (That's rare in our crazy week of sales!)  I was so thankful for their presence as well as their fabulous sense of humor, laughter and support! Sweeter friends I couldn't ask for...it didn't hurt that Rachel brought me sweet tea every morning for a jump start.

10th Event

 

 SUPER THANKFUL to have celebrated our 10th event birthday in Russellville! Five years ago we started with a little over 100 consignors and 15000 items...and we just had over 42000 items registered for our spring event. We were in a beautiful building this season and I have never been so thankful for my leadership team, supermoms and volunteers. They made the event run super-smooth and we sold a HUGE amount of clothing and a record dollar volume of clothing and items. God is good. I am blessed to have a job that is both fulfilling and something I love.

A super new color copier...absolutely changed the way I look at 42000 barcodes.

Pre-Sale day...all day Saturday. It was our best ever and we absolutely moved those items and people in and out of our store as smootly as possible.

 

And it's all packed away!

 

4th Grade

Diorama due...(day before my event). Fourth grade has only been fun for Sheridan with extra reports, special projects and anything more to do than basic reading. I'm thinking she needs some extra summer work and some fun things to discover.