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Another homeschool Mom (who is a dear friend of mine) and I were at a picnic in May 2001 when we found ourselves talking about selling homeschool books. We started rattling off ideas and plans for actually opening a consignment bookstore! This was somewhat surprising, because I had limited knowledge of consignment stores; the only experience I had had with one was when I had operated a small clothing consignment store for the three months following my high school graduation. Our backgrounds were not unusual. I had quit a full-time teaching career in order to homeschool our children and my friend's husband was unemployed due to a severe job-related back injury. All we knew was that we had hearts eager to do two things: - Help other homeschool families locate affordable used books year-round and - Help our husbands make ends meet. So, we sought the Lord for His direction and He didn't allow us to waste any time. In less than a month our desire was a reality. In early June 2001, my friend and I transformed my children's playroom into a bookstore. My children were not happy, but they survived the relocation of toys from the playroom to their bedrooms. My friend and I called nearly every homeschooler we knew, asking them to consider consigning their books with us. Weeks later, with only ten consignors (consisting of eight close friends and the two of us), we typed up inventory on my ancient Mac computer and carefully set up shop...

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