BLESSED BY BOOKS

A friend stopped by on August 23rd and dropped off about 30 boxes of books, which came to somewhere around 1,000 books. They were books that her family had used for homeschooling or just read for fun, but they were no longer being read or used. She wanted them out of her home, so she offered them to me with the hopes that we could sell some and put the cash toward living expenses when we have gaps in the budget from days Tim can't sub.

I spent some time that evening arranging the books all over our living room, then held some open houses for friends and acquaintances to drop in and take the books they liked, then drop whatever money they wanted to in the money jar over the next few days. The following weeks were filled with request from friends after I posted pictures of all the remaining titles on Facebook. I was also able to donate some books to a few worthy causes. Then, once everything died down, I sold the remaining boxes for dirt cheap to a man down the road who is collecting books for an online book store.

It started like this.

And it ended like this.

Thanks to a generous friend's donation and the support of lots of people who bought books from us, we now have hundreds of dollars that we didn't have a month ago.  My friend's family acquired more space in their home. People we know were able to get books they wanted, often for less than they would have paid elsewhere. Some people received free books. The man down the road got a screamin' deal on some inventory, which also meant I didn't have to haul the leftovers to a local thrift store. What a blessing!