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A Nest Chair for the Nest / Nov 26, 10:03 AM
So I have to say I am not one that is good at sharing the nice fluffy “hurray God” stories. As you can probably see from going through my blog that entries tend to be a little weighty.
This however is just a really fun cool story about God finding away to bless and dote on me and my roommates.
So last Thursday I was accompanying the youth director in dropping off the Sr. High kids after youth group. As we somewhat busted through a police blockade and drove down this one street we passed a nest chair that was un-ordinarily close to the street. As we drove past I thought to myself that the owners should move their chair or someone would probably take it but then out of the corner of my eye I saw a sign posted in front of it that I didn’t quite have time to make out but it looked like it might have said free. I got really excited (for those of you who don’t know I’m obsessed with nest chairs). As soon as I got home I told my teammates and tried to convince them that we needed to walk a mile to go see if this chair really was free and pick it up and carry it a mile back home if it was still there. As I was trying to encourage less than enthused teammates one of the staff overheard me and offered to take me in her car.
So we hop in her car and head to check out this chair. As we approach the street there our still a couple of police cars blocking it off. (Turns out there had been a somewhat serious car accident they were cleaning up.) So we parked the car a block away and walk to where I saw the chair. Sure enough the chair was still there with a free sign in front of it. The chair was in great condition and right next to the chair was something I hadn’t see before, a matching foot rest. As we were carrying both back to her car (I am really glad I didn’t have to carry this chair for a mile) Ms. Deb pointed out that the chair probably wouldn’t have still been there Neshad the street not been blocked off. And while I would never say God caused to people to have a moderately serious accident so I could have a chair, he definitely use the circumstances to bless me.
So God thank you for our nest chair and all the things that needed to happen for us to get it. I look forward to setting it up in our new apartment, lounging in it, using it to make what I hope will be our many guests feel comfortable (I had a nest chair in college that I bought for a similar purpose), and maybe even occasionally being generous and letting me teammates sit in it.
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I’d really like to see a picture of this ‘nest chair’ you speak of…
By Psalm 115:1 / Dec 12, 03:26 PM / #
matthew fowler! one day soon i will email you with updates from life. hope new orleans is wonderful and incredibly challenging.
By jill / Jan 16, 12:37 PM / #