The new apartment is great, and needed very little work, thank God! But the one thing that we did need were chairs around the dining room table. Oh, the wooden folding chairs from Grandma (circa 1964) are good for sitting, but after a bit of sitting you become painfully aware that they are in fact past their prime and not conducive to sitting around after dinner and chatting.
I was hoping for some good solid, timeless chairs. And I was hoping that I wouldn't spend a lot. And I was hoping they would be comfortable. All this is a lot to hope for, as it turns out, especially in the big city. And so off to the suburbs I went!
Mom suggested a couple of thrift stores - on Black Friday we went first to Liberty Thrift & Home Furnishings. The store was remarkably large (to my city eyes, but perhaps normal sized for suburbia) and filled with all sorts of furniture and clothes and home items. And many many chairs!!! Turns out there were three perfect chairs, solid wood, comfortable, and the whole store was 50% off that day. Three chairs for under $40 - I was thrilled! Even better though was when I saw the mission statement posted in the store:
"Liberty Ministries exists to serve offenders in prison and ex-offenders in the community by showing God’s love, providing practical assistance and supporting biblical standards of justice."
Three dining chairs? $40. Five red Christmas wreath bows? $3.50. Supporting a ministry you can believe in while shopping? Priceless.
Like you, we love the ministry statement. How exciting to be able to serve both purposes. We miss you Laura!
ReplyDeleteSweet! When do we plan a game of Settlers to try them out? Played quite a few games over in Madison, it was great!
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