We had a giant garage sale at the church this past weekend. Along with it we had a lot of people cooking cookies and different things to sale. We had a great time and really sold a lot of things. The best part was the fellowship with each other and the community. Lot's of interaction was going on. There was so many people who volunteered to help that it really made it go smoothly. There were a lot of new people to the church and ones that have been a part for a long time. It was good to see new connections and relationships being built.
The week started out slowly, but each day gained momentum. Thursday night we were bracing for the marathon. Sure enough Friday was a marathon. From early in the morning until about 10 PM we were unloading, setting up tables, putting out items and receiving more stuff. Again it was great to have so much help. If we hadn't of, we'd have been here all night.
We got home and into bed about 11 PM only to get up about 4:30 AM. We got to the church about 5:30 and immediately started getting things ready. A few more people showed up to help and we had everything ready by 6:45. By that time we had lots of help.
The day went great. We had some early birds and slowly the crowds built until about 11 AM. Things slowed for 45 minutes but began to pick up until about 1:30 and we shut things down between 2 and 2:30.
Then it was time to load everything up and take it to SAM (Spring Assistance Ministry). I know we sold an enormous amount of things, but you couldn't tell it by how much was left. SAM was glad to get what we had left and we were glad they would take it. Charlcie and I got home about 5 and we were exhausted.
But no rest for the weary. Sunday was communion and Sunday night we had prayer. We did manage to get a nap briefly Sunday afternoon.
Needless to say I haven't had much time for cooking. We've been eating simple things but last night I cooked a wonderful chicken tortilla soup that I'll tell you about tomorrow.
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