The above and beyond yard sale

I have to blog about the yard sale. We knew it was going to be successful...but WOW...Saturday was amazing.

Let me start by saying that Lee and I put one item, of our own, in the yard sale. One. And it didn't sell:). And yet, we loaded two vans, three trucks and a pull-behind trailer full of donated items and took it to our neighborhood-wide yard sale.

Between us and the neighbors, we had advertised on facebook, Craig's list and word of mouth.

We arrived at 5:20am to begin setting up. We knew it would take a while. At 6:20, seasoned yard-salers with their little flashlights began arriving and away we went! Cars were parked everywhere for several hours. I couldn't believe the turnout.

My mother-in-law had made these signs for us to display around our tables. It worked.

Complete strangers paid above what we were asking, and refused change. One sweet girl handed us an envelope that said 'extra giving', neighbors gave donations, other tables gave out of what they had earned that day.

There's no way to even calculate the amount of people involved in making that day as successful as it was. From the people who donated the items to sell, to the people who prayed, to the people who bought, to the people who gave. We are humbled. And we thank you.

We were hoping for $600-$700. We cleared $1,000.00.