09/12/2020
A time to say goodbye
Friday, September 11, 2020
2:13 PM
To all of my Southern Charm family,
To understand the end, you need to know the beginning.
I honestly don't even know where to begin with the words I am about to say but please know they don't come easy. 15 years ago, I was asked a question that I never knew was going to be the beginning of something that would bring years of joy and happiness. 15 years ago, I took a leap of Faith that led me on a beautiful journey. If your wondering, the question was, What do you want to do with your life that would make you feel truly happy?
I knew in that moment exactly what I wanted to do. There has always been a calling on my heart to serve. I loved helping people. I thrived on making someone smile and feel good about themselves.
I also knew I had a passion for fashion but what I did not have was the money to do what was on my heart. This is where God shows up!
Many of you may or may not have known but I did not start this journey out as a little southern charm boutique so here's the beginning of the story.
A local commercial business owner was cleaning out her building one day that I happened to be visiting next door to and after watching the exhaustion on her face, I decided to take that first leap of faith and approach her with a business proposal. I told her, I didn't have the money to rent her building but If she would consider letting me occupy her building for 3 months rent free I would clean, paint, repair and get her building looking fresh again.
I told her I would like to start a consignment shop and explained to her my business plan, I am not sure she thought I was crazy or if she was just relieved that she had an out from her exhaustion so, she looks at me, throws her broom to the side and says. ABSOLUTELY!!!
That was the birth of Memory Lane Consignment Shop and the home of where many of you entered my heart. If you can remember back, We sure made some great memories the next several years that followed. There were could times and bad times but I would not have changed a thing for God knew exactly what He had in store for our future. We could not have chosen a better name for our little business for what a walk down memory lane we had all shared together that in return paved the future into A Little Southern Charm Boutique.
Now for all of you that have only known us as A little southern charm, I'd like for you to know it has been one of my biggest blessings to have gotten to know you and to serve you. I can not begin to tell you how much each and every one of you mean to me. There will never be harder words to say than those of goodbye but the time has come.
I think most of you that know me truly will understand that this decision did not come easy and in fact, has been the hardest!!
I love this store and I dearly love you. I will never forget all of the memories we have shared, our talks, our tears, our hugs and laughter but most of all I will miss seeing your beautiful faces walk in these doors.
SO THANK YOU! THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME LOVE YOU!
Thank you for all of your love and support you have so graciously given me over the years and know it will never be forgotten our unappreciated.
To my husband, thank you for pushing me to follow my dreams, never allowing me to give up, being my support when I could hardly stand, allowing me to break apart and being the glue that fixed my broken pieces. You are in every word, one in a million and I can not thank God enough for perfectly choosing you to spend this life with!
I also want you guys to know that I am humbly stepping out in order to step into the next plan God has in store for me. He has been tugging at me for a few years now to trust in his plan to pursue my apparel line Arkaholic.
Arkaholic is all about our love of Arkansas and the breath we catch when we are engulfed in her beauty. It's knowing that sometimes in order to find yourself, You simply have to Get Lost!
To be honest, I am not sure I would have been still long enough to truly listen until Covid hit! Many of our lives were turned upside down and continue to be but I want to lift you up! Covid may be the reason I locked my door but God is the reason I am walking into another.
So listen, listen close, I want to give you hope and encouragement. I want you to know that when one door closes, believe there is another one waiting on you to walk through. You simply have to trust in His plan. Listen to His voice! BE STILL AND KNOW!
They say Life is a walk by Faith and this next journey is truly just that! I don't know what the future holds but He does and I am letting Him lead the way.
I would love it if you would all continue on this next journey with me and let's continue to share some adventures together!
THE BEST IS YET TO COME!
LET'S GO ROCK SOME ROOTS!
Arkaholic
Love and Prayers,
Your truly,
Corrine
