12/15/2024
'Thank you'
Our Final Remarks...
Owning a small business is rewarding, fun, a worthwhile challenge, and the opportunity to make your own choices. You meet fabulous people along the way, some that even alter your future. You share memories with those who believe in you. You feel overwhelmingly accomplished every day you close out your sales and you earned your goal. You did something right. You learn to lean on faith for guidance which enlightens you and if fully trusting the universe, you also learned an art of letting go and believe that you’re in the right place and are meant to be there with those people in those moments.
What you don’t see are the number of hours put behind those
efforts, the lack of sleep, the activities you weren’t able to attend for your children, the friendships you prayed were strong enough to sustain you consistently not able to join in endeavors, the inevitable stress of money, the constant confusion and disappointment of never fully understanding people’s purchasing habits, the planning for various parts of the future, the ongoing education to be better for your customers, the worry, time and money invested.
With a family, especially a young family, you constantly
battle yourself on whether you’re doing the right thing, whether your family truly understands how much this sacrifice is for them and their future. This is all they’ve ever known. Until you realize, you’re missing their present. Then it becomes quite clear.
It.Is.Time.
We’ve had an incredible journey with this community. Thank you for accepting us with open arms. To our loyal customers, Thank you for your trust in us to help nutritionally take care of your furry, feathered, and scaly family. We will miss your warmth. To the volunteers who helped us with events, decorating for holidays, helping with day to day operations in the store, and especially with the animals available for adoption, Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We truly couldn’t have done it without you. To our parents, thank you for the unwavering support. We love you. To our kids, thank you for your sacrifices you’ve made over the years too. We are sooo looking forward to being more present with you. Thank you to each and every person who we’ve been blessed enough to cross paths. You will forever hold a special place in our hearts.
All our love,
Dave and Krystle Eder
Mission Pet Supplies & Country Store Amelia Bay
‘Trust the process, Enjoy the journey.’
