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The Story Behind Our Comedy Collection

The Story Behind Our Comedy Collection

When you study joy in the scriptures, you’ll discover that joy is not what most people think joy is. Christians typically think of joy as a sheepish grin plastered on the face of someone having a good time. Others think joy is simply a response. But coming from someone who learned joy the hard way, I can tell you it’s much more than that.

 

You see, a few years ago, I (me, Staci, the co-owner of the company) was homeless. I’d moved to Sarasota Florida but unfortunately jobs were few and far between. As such I had to spend 57 days living in a shelter and out of a 5 x 5 storage unit. Because Sarasota is a tourist town, the only jobs available were in housekeeping. Thankfully, I secured two part time positions which afforded me the opportunity to work less than 20 hours a week on both. And though small, I was still thankful for the minimum wage and occasional tips.

 

During that time, my days consisted of: Having to be out of the shelter every morning at 4:30 am. Waiting on the 5:30 am bus to take me to my 5 X 5 storage unit so that I could get a change of clothes. Thereafter, I’d fix a sandwich and sleep a few more hours and ride another bus to the library so that I could put in more housekeeping applications. Once I secured the housekeeping jobs, I’d clean rooms until about 1 pm and then catch the bus back to the library; only to have to wait there until intake at the shelter which didn’t begin until 6 pm. So from 1 – 6pm, I had to find something to do to stay busy while not appearing homeless in a tourist town where Blacks were definitely the minority.