Year old memories

Gosh,  We were really in the countdown at this time last year - just one week from opening!  I was measuring and taping out booth spaces, vendors were bringing in their basic setup to begin putting up their creative displays, and we even had a few eager customer drop in to see if they could shop yet!   I was also spending literal hours on the phone trying to get my credit card machine up and going.  sheesh.  But in all of it, God's hand was evident, and a wonderfully helpful atmosphere was displayed.  Good relationships were forming.  As excited as I was, I sure was nervous too and was having trouble sleeping.  If I'd had real comprehension of what was ahead I would have been sleeping like a baby.