We can engrave a lot of things on a river rock…including this pumpkin!
Limited production Pumpkin stone can be found in our Etsy shop!
Friends Forever
Discontinued Tokens – SALE!
We’re down to just four Scripture Ring styles.
Did you know we’re discontinuing our Blessing Coin line? We’re making room for something bigger and better – we need help clearing space in the warehouse!
Right now, these tokens are 22% off. Buy $50+ and use our ENDOFSUMMER coupon code and save an additional 20%! (Must use coupon by September 15, 2016. Hurry!)
That would make these tokens which originally sold for $2.25/each, an amazing $1.40/each! Whoa!
Choose from the Scripture Rings or Blessing Coins.
Shop Now! Supplies are limited, and the 20% coupon ends on September 15, 2016!
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If you want to be happy…
“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.” ~Andrew Carnegie
Limited production engraved river rock – found in our Etsy shop.
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Biggest Sale Yet! Save 20%
The Genie doesn’t photograph well…
Save 20% and qualify for free standard USA shipping when you purchase $50+ site wide.
Use coupon code: ENDOFSUMMER
Hurry, coupon expires September 15, 2016
Fine print: Coupon may only be used once per customer, and cannot be used on previous orders or combined with other offers.
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Protect Me – Guardian Angel Token (NEW!)
Introducing our newest pocket token! Carry your own personal Guardian Angel in your pocket.
Coin measures 7/8″ diameter and says Protect Me on the back. A great reminder that you have someone looking out for you.
Tokens are $1.95/each with quantity discounts. Buy 100 and the price drops to $1.55/each. See them here on our site:
Guardian Angel Token – Protect Me
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#Hearts4Troops – Send a little love…
Know someone in the military? Send them your heart! You buy the heart ($1.95) and we’ll ship it for free!
The red glass hearts are pocket sized and are perfect for spreading the love. Let’s see how many hearts we can send around the world!
The #hearts4troops campaign is running through November 25, 2016. Come join us in spreading the love!
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And Now Introducing…
Back in October, I wrote a post describing how a ‘Behind the Scenes’ day came to be. You can read it here. My talented photographer friend from Three Continents Photography came out to the warehouse and captured a ‘day in the life’ of CourageInStone.com. I have to admit, it was kinda weird. When you’re having your photo taken of your everyday actions, it’s terribly difficult to remember to act naturally. But, all the dusting and cleaning and primping paid off and I think she created a perfect photo story of what life is like here at our offices. Hopefully you’ll enjoy ‘meeting’ us and getting to know us a little bit better.
I will start by showing off a series of my favorites from the day. These photos I think capture the essence of our business, personalities and philosophy.
Obviously, packing is a huge piece of our business. Like the packing station, it took years of trial and error to fine tune our shipping methods. Finding the right packaging materials and most efficient manner of shipping sounds easy, but it’s an oddly tedious undertaking. Customers order all kinds of different combinations of items. And the difference of a few ounces in weight or a day or two quicker in time in transit can mean a huge difference in shipping costs. So over the years we’ve gotten pretty darn good at using each shipping method to our advantage. So, while our shipping ‘department’ is only one person, it’s a very, very important and detailed part of the company. Here’s Beth in action!
One of the super fun parts of the job is bringing in or designing new merchandise. It’s a tricky thing, though. Even after years and years of practice, sometimes we just don’t get it right. But, when we do, it’s super satisfying and exciting. Once we decide on a new product, photos need to be taken and merchandising begins. We have to think of descriptions, take measurements, and list them on 5 different websites. It’s a process, for sure. Here is Suzi and I working on a new project – these are our new Ceramic Stone Necklaces, which are only found in our Etsy shop.
And what office is complete without a canine staff? Surely we have the cutest and cuddliest 4-legged workers in all the east?! Baxter is the worlds friendliest cockapoo and most definitely the favorite of the delivery folks. He takes his job as dock door greeter very, very seriously. Louie, on the other hand, is a mutt who is slightly suspicious of those loud trucks…but he serves as a great guard dog! Of course, he can always be convinced to relax with a cookie or two. The delivery people take great pride in winning him over!
So, the next time you order, I hope it helps that we’ve ‘introduced’ ourselves. Are we and this place what you imagined?
~Brenda, Suzi, Beth, Louie and Baxter
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Something Simply Beautiful
This time of year we all become a little sentimental and filled with emotion. The sights, smells, and sounds of the season evoke so many memories of family and friends. Cue the sappy music.
It may be cliche, but we honestly have some of the best customers. Perhaps it is the emotional connection that people have with words and sayings, but so many of our customers share their personal stories. Often these are heart-wrenching accounts of how our stones helped with remembrance or how our tokens provided inspiration through life’s trials. There is a reason we keep an ample supply of tissue around the warehouse…
But, occasionally we receive an email or call that simply makes us smile and fills us with joy–something simply beautiful. Here is one of those:
“Families are made in many ways. Some families are formed in a traditional way while others, a bit more unconventionally. No matter the circumstance, the love a parent holds for their child is sacred. Not too long ago, I ordered a number of “love” keys for a baby shower. While that in and of itself would have made for a nice gift for everyone, it hardly captures the sentiments of this particular shower. See, this was an adoption baby shower, a story several years in the making. Anyone familiar with adoption understands it is a long and often arduous process filled with emotional highs and lows. Anyone familiar with adoption is also keenly aware of the unique family dynamics that can arise when the time comes to welcome home the newest family member. I wanted to share with you how your “love” keys were the finishing touch that perfectly captured the joy and emotion of that day.”
Images truly do say a thousand words. Seeing our “Love” key tied to a carefully wrapped pumpkin with the words, “this pumpkin grew in our hearts” absolutely melted ours.
As we all take a moment to say thanks this holiday season, we extend an heartfelt thank you to all of our customers and extended family. We wish you a safe and joyous holiday!
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“It’s okay to go now.”
The Universe can be a funny thing sometimes. Things happen that hit you with a jolt you just never saw coming. This story is about marble stones but maybe just a bit more…
You may recall a while back Brenda shared the story of the marble energy stones and why we were discontinuing them in her post called It’s hard to say goodbye. We had been selling out of them pretty steadily but still had three words left: Love, Kindness, and Teamwork. We were mystified that Love and Kindness had not sold out earlier, as they tend to be among our most popular words and we knew a corporation or school would scoop up those Teamwork any day.
We have found that sometimes our stones or tokens just need a little extra energy to make things happen. It is a weird phenomenon around here but if some items haven’t sold in a long time and we talk about them or move the items around in the warehouse, they start to sell in the next few days. Keeping this in mind, last week I moved the marble stone storage bins around, gave them a few extra pats and said “Alright guys, it’s okay for you to go now.”
This phrasing “It’s okay to go now” has really powerful meaning to me. Nine years ago, I lost my mother to pancreatic cancer and near the end of her battle, hospice care was called in. The hospice workers were like angels who knew exactly what my mother needed, but also what myself and my brothers needed in that terrible time. In Mom’s last few days, one of the hospice nurses advised me to tell my mom it was “okay to go now” so she could be at peace and not worry about us kids. It was absolutely the hardest thing I have ever done, but also one of the most freeing for both her and me.
So you see when I told the marble stones it was “okay to go now” I truly meant that it was their time to go out into the world and touch someone’s life, if even for a moment.
The next day we received an online order for 200 each of the Love and Kindness marble stones. I did a quick count and called the customer to let her know that we only had 175 left of those two words and she was happy to take them all and substitute glass stones to make up the difference. I finished the phone call and whooped with joy that we had sold out of two more marble words and were down to just one.
About 15 minutes later it dawned on me that I had given the marble stones my special little speech the previous day. Isn’t it amazing that someone out there heard me? Brenda asked if the customer had said what they planned to use the stones for. Suddenly, the hair on my arms stood on end as I remembered the customer saying “We are a hospice care center and plan to give these out at our upcoming event to remember all our patients who have passed in the last year.”
Oh my Universe, I hear you loud and clear.
Now, about that Teamwork…
~Suzi
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