08 February 08 - 11:15Two Dots and a Hug in California
Two Dots Showroom from Austin, TX, carries United Nude and Tennies, as well as other celebrated brands. They contacted us in December to interview our store for their National Newsletter and to feature us on their website. I was so surprised and delighted that such a big company would be paying attention to our little store. We filled out a small questionaire and forgot about it. On February 5th, their newsletter hit the internet and we were featured prominantly on their website. That was cool enough, but not half an hour later, I received a call from Grass Valley, California. "You don't know me, my name is Maria, and I own a small boutique in Grass Valley." She went on to say, "You've inspired me today and I want to thank you!" I had no idea what she was talking about. ...
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07 February 08 - 15:10MAGIC or was it?
It's hard to know where to start sometimes. I'm absolutely overwhelmed with how good God has been to me and I just want to tell everyone that will listen! Ok, last Friday it had been a bad day. I was in a bad mood (get those?) and the store had been empty all day. In fact, the store had been slow all week. This is a "down time" for retail in our area anyway, but that week had been particularly slow. Not only that, but 4 stores in my neighborhood had closed or had announced their closing and we were all feeling the shock of the economic backlash in Michigan. Dreadful. So, there I was alone in the store... all day... feeling sad for my fellow retailers..and maybe a little sad for myself too. I started to pray. This store is not owned by the economy. I know who owns this store. I thanked God for all He had done and planned ...
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