My new favorite item in the store! These are soy candles in recycled wine bottles. They come in 2 sizes (see the larger in the background?) and the fragrance is Frazier Fir. It's a great day to light a fire. On this blustery day, in the quiet of this moment, I am standing here at the cash wrap with a smallish pile of gifts to wrap and reflecting on the holiday season. It's easy to get caught up in the commercialization of it all, especially when you own a retail store. I have made a conscience effort this year to try to hang onto the true meaning of Christmas at work. I turned the radio off (sorry, Titan radio) and bought a pile of Christian CDs to play. "Grandma got run over by a reindeer" just isn't doing it for me anymore. If you haven't heard Mercy Me's rendition of "O Holy Night", stop in...it's my favorite song of the season and my favorite arrangement EVER and I'll be happy to play it for you. I am a member of a "retailers only" blog where we share our experiences in the spirit of giving and receiving support, encouragement, and insights from each other, and one of the questions from the hostess of the blog recently was "what music do you play in your store?". I haven't had time to participate lately, (sorry Abby!) but that is how I would have answered the question. The only thing I would change, if I could, about the music in my store is that I can't blast it at the volume that I love! (You should hear "Gloria" by Mercy Me at full tilt!) I try to practice my faith and christian principles everyday, and I wish I were better at articulating it. The music says it better than I ever can...it lights my fire.
My prayer is, that as you shop here at Pepperberry's, it lights yours this season, and throughout the year.
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