Yard Sale vs Goodwill

I'm still in a purging mood. We have just have too much stuff, and I would rather not have things around that we don't use or love. This past weekend, we took 2 large trash bags and a grocery bag of things to Goodwill, and I already have another bag started. I could have saved it for a yard sale this summer, but I've had mixed results with yard sales. We had one several years ago and made over $300 between the three of us. This past summer we had one and didn't even make enough to pay for the cost of the newspaper ad. That was frustrating. It stresses me out to keep the bags and piles of things in the dining room for months until the sale, and then we didn't even sell 1/10 of what we had out. So this year, kid clothes are going to friends and everything else is going either on Freecycle or to Goodwill, as it has in years past. But you know what the neat thing is? I have noticed that when I am consistently giving things away, I notice God's provision for us in action. When I save things to sell, I am more likely to struggle in providing for my family. I have decided that yard sales aren't for us. A few big items I will advertise on the free classifieds, but everything else will be given away. It's a neat feeling to know that we can be part of God's provision for someone else and that we can rest knowing He will provide for us too.