My best friend and I are starting Vicki and Laney's Treasures at Carousel Horse Antiques, Collectibles & Used Furniture at 612 W. Main Street, Locust, NC. We chose vendor number 47 to represent 2 Corinthians 4:7, the cornerstone for our business venture. The verse says, "But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that this all-surpassing power is of God and not of us."
There is plenty to be accomplished and my house is turned upside down right now. For years I have thought I would love to have a vintage, antiques, collectibles, or craft booth. After I retired my friend and I learned about Carousel Horse and started praying about the possibility of starting our own business there. When we first inquired, there were no booth openings available, but we were told there was a possibility of an opening the first of October. We had our heart set on a certain booth, but when we got the call on September 30th that space was available, it wasn't the one that we wanted. Not wanting to pass up our chance, we agreed to take the space. On October 1st, while we were waiting for the occupant to clear out his merchandise, the shop owner said the booth we originally wanted became available that day. We were so excited!
I can hardly believe it! I have always loved to shop antique malls, thrift stores, estate and garage sales. I am a bargain hunter at heart. To get started, we plan to sell some things from our personal collections, plus some summer purchases made with a shop in mind.
This afternoon when my husband got home from work, we went to Carousel Horse, about 40 minutes from our house. We only had two hours before the store closed, but since we are a good team, we were able to get our 10 by 10 space painted in just over an hour. If all goes according to plan, we hope to be open for business in about a week to ten days.
It shouldn't amaze me that God loves us enough to work out the minor details of our lives. He promises in Psalm 37:4 that if we delight ourselves in the Lord, He will give us the desires of our heart."
Copyright 2011 Charlotte Laney
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