Dean and I were trying to wait to buy a nice couch
set once I got a full-time job. The living room consisted of a huge pile of
blankets and pillows on the floor. Since I was working from home and had to
deal with no comfy place to sit all day, I talked Dean into considering
second-hand couches on Craigslist that we could get right away. Our budget was
$50, but I saw a red couch in great shape online for $75.
My husband agreed to go out with me to see it.
Unfortunately, it had rained that day and the folks selling it had stored it
outside under a ripped plastic tarp and it was pretty wet. Dean also noticed a
stale smell.
I wanted a couch so badly though, that I was willing
to overlook the smell and dampness... I thought we could just wash it! Dean was
set against it and I was really
disappointed. We had an argument in which he said he thought God had something
better in store for us. I told him that I thought he had just missed what God
had for us and proceeded to walk off!
Later that
night, we both apologized and decided to go out to Goodwill stores the next
day.
In the morning our cat, Billow, accidentally
scratched my eyelid (ouch!), so I was wearing a pirate eye patch and we didn't
head out until the afternoon. Two Goodwill's later, It was ten minutes to 5.and
a Goodwill employee told us to check out the Salvation Army around the corner.
Sure enough... a red, dry and nice-smelling couch in great condition was on sale
for $50. The store was closing in 10 minutes and we agreed right away that it
was the one! Everyone at the store was being very nice to me too, perhaps
because of the eye patch. After a few minutes, a friend was able to drive over
in her pick-up truck and help us get it home.
Lessons I learned: Be patient. Don't grasp so
tightly to material things that I blow up at my husband (and look like a fool)!
Trust God. I think He actually does care about the little things in my life
too.
Jessica , Mcleod
Greensboro, South Carolina
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