04/14/2023
ANNOUNCEMENT: After MUCH prayer & talking & thought & then even more prayer, Anthony & I have decided to follow the signs we’ve prayed for & make some changes. This last week has been, well, our last week at IAG. There are many “reasons”; but the biggest reason is time & us feeling strongly, at this stage in life (hopefully not too many years away from semi-retirement), the need to SLOW DOWN & SIMPLIFY our life….which is what we’ve been working toward for a few years now….long work weeks (due to demand ❤️) is not pushing us in that direction. We have some new opportunities on the horizon that we believe will get us more the direction we feel we need to go.
One thing that was NOT a “reason” is lack of success & support (before anyone assumes anything) because that’s been amazing! We are BEYOND thankful to folks who supported us. Some of y’all were here everyday or every other day or weekly! Some of y’all shared our posts daily to help spread the word! Some of y’all offered valuable advice & suggestions & even helped us come up with new recipes! Some of y’all even brought or met your friends/family/neighbors here just to show them around yourself…& that always made me (since I’m the one who usually got to witness it) a little teary-eyed & excited! Some of y’all prayed for us & encouraged us & gave us those “thumbs up”! And all of y’all were the biggest blessing for us in this chapter…..
The thing about a REALLY good book is that every chapter, while building the bigger picture, takes you some place a little different & keeps you anticipating the next….& doesn’t reveal the ending until it’s time. This has been, though short, a good chapter for us…& we truly hope, for y’all. And we do apologize for any inconvenience or disappointment that may come from this change. Anyone who knows us knows we want to be all the things to all the people, but that’s not really humanly possible (God is the only One Who can be all the things to all the people). All anyone can ever really do is the best that they can. 😊
If all goes as planned & prayed for, it will be opened back up by new owners in a few weeks who hope to offer some of the same dinner options & all their own ideas! We look forward to seeing where they take it!
Be blessed! Be thankful! And THANK YOU!