May 31st - and plans for June

Good morning dear sweet Joy Creators!

I'm going to share a little personal update for May before I begin with our prayer request. First, my friend and Joy-Partner Vicki Bohleber finished her new store and moved in (with a ton of extra hands and help) in about 48 hours to open in her new location for the Downtown Sidewalk Sale the 2nd Saturday in May. Well I was a pair of those hands and not only got our fantastic new Alegria space set up in the store, but also helped her merchandise the boutique. That's what friends do. And opening day was fantastic for Posh and for Alegria in the store. But it took me off going live and working on social media to promote our May for A.

Second May occurrence, my husband had surgery on May 20th and the surgery went great with no complications. However, his recovery included a complication that kept him in the hospital for 8 days post-op instead of the expected 2-5. Between preparing for surgery, staying with him every moment I could (2 nights in the recliner next to his bedside) and now caring for him at home and being his 'lifter' and uber driver, it's a lot of time I wasn't on social media and promoting our May for A campaign.

So here's what I'm giving to myself as the boss - grace. And what I'm praying for today is a June for "A".  30 by 2030 means we want to be at 9 full time artisans by the end of 2026. We are praying to change the lives of 3 more women in the next 7 months. By keeping our operations lean and evaluating every advertising dollar to make sure it's working to create more sales, we will continue moving forward.

Even with some extreme distractions, we still had a strong May. It just wasn't a month with extra to save a new salary.  But June can be that month!  Would you please pray for a fantastic last day of May today? Pray as we pop our June Joy Box that we keep all of our current subscribers and gain some new ones (it's a gorgeous set!) And pray that our June advertising yields incredible online sales and wholesale ordering. We will get there Joy-Creators! God has his hand all over Alegria and I trust His timing. We'll keep praying together because it does all depend on Him, but we'll also keep working because God loves, honors (and expects) our work!