I never mentioned the stirrings of a small business
publicly through this blog, but I find that it may be the best place to explain the
yielding of the dream to another’s hands.
I will keep the details at a minimum, but feel free to approach me with any clarifying questions.
One year ago I began putting full time efforts into opening
a coffee shop in my neighborhood. Many
hours, prayers, and dollars went into the adventure to create a place for the
community to dream together and begin to thrive again! Creating, building and dreaming of community were my daily tasks- talk about a dream job!
In November it became apparent that if the vision of this
coffee shop was going to go through, I would need to find a partner who could
help in particular areas. The Lord
wasted no time in providing the perfectly passionate person for the job. In partnering with Bryon, it was evident to
see that he was a man with great passion and ability, but it was also evident
that there were major differences of style and vision. In short, I decided that I wanted to see the
coffee shop come into fruition and be successful more than I wanted my own branding
or name on it. In December, I simply
stepped out of the partnership to allow Bryon the room to run with the plans
that God has given him to create quite the café experience.
I loved the time I got to spend creating a fun and
intentional space for the community! I
believe that the coffee shop will thrive and the community will be delighted
with the new leadership! As for me, I
look forward to engaging the community in new ways, and continuing to trust God
on this great adventure!
I'm forever grateful for those who invested any amount of time and/or energy into seeing this project move forward. I am confident those efforts were not wasted and I look forward to sipping some awesome coffee with you soon!
