Best Year of My Life

I must be psychotic, huh? Best year, worst year, which is it?

After I became a Christian, I started reading the Bible. It says that trials produce the strength to continue (endurance). The act of enduring creates a strong character and that I am blessed when I keep going (enduring) when times are hard and there is an eternal reward from God for those who continue in endurance (perseverance).

Amazing!!! So, after reading "the worst year of my life" post...I decided to add on to that because in another way...this new character developing in me makes it the BEST YEAR, too! My husband and I have a renewed love and respect for one another that would not have come without this difficult time. And that is just the beginning, I know as we move out of this trying time, we'll be able to see even more clearly the good that God will bring out of this mess. Ironically, when one goes through a crisis, one finds out which friends are the "keepers"...and we have truly been blessed by INCREDIBLY loving friends and family.

SparklePuss has a bright new future ahead. This week, we are entertaining our first wholesale account in Charleston, South Carolina. That is really exciting since we've really been dragging our feet about retailing...but with the help of this very enthusiastic buyer, we are establishing a wholesale program for brick & mortar stores to be launched soon.

Our concern is how do we grow, but not grow too fast (or too slow)? One day at a time, I keep telling myself! Glassware and a few scented sales are in the near future...stay tuned!