Nathan & Erin

Shortly after our honeymoon, during the time of settling in, what was once known as Nathan’s One Bedroom Bachelor Bivouac became known as Our Home.

From what I am told it is custom for a newly married woman to rearrange and reorganize the once bachelor pat turned home and so this custom began for Nathan and I.  Upon moving in some of my own things reorganizing was required.  Where Nathan had once resided alone he now had company.

Shortly after our tempurpedic bed arrived, Nathan worked out our budget and we began planning our second big purchase, which we both now agreed should be a dining room table and chairs.  In our budget Nathan and I allocated about $600 for our table and chairs.  Even with this number in mind, we were hoping and believing to spend less.

Having set aside a budget for the table and chairs, We stormed the furniture stores looking for our prize.  We were looking for the right design and price.  However after our time in the stores we were feeling a bit discouraged.  Having decided what we liked we now knew we were looking at spending $600 to $900 if we bought the table and chairs brand new.

With a desire to buy without having to save more money and not spend the entire $600 I went to craigslist.com.  There I found several posts of interest.  Not to mention the price we were looking at was cut down to $200 to $350.

The exchange of email began.  We were looking at several listings; one priced at $350, another at $300, and the final at $220.  The table and chairs listed at $350 sold before we could really do anything.  The listing for $300 was smaller than we would have liked.  Leaving only the last one listed for $220.  We made arrangements to see the table and possibly leave with it.  Nathan borrowed a larger vehicle so that we would be able to transport the table and chairs ourselves. He even posted our own coffee tables and end tables, which are far too large for our apartment, on craigslist.com to make room.

Then last night we paid $200 for a solid oak, Amish made table and four chairs!  While the chairs were not originally matched or made with the table they match very well and all of them are solid oak!  We are both very blessed to have our own table and chairs.  Praise God!  He is so good to his kids!

Now the part of the story I have yet to explain is Nathan and I had originally planned to buy a TV as our second big purchase, but after some prayer and late night conversations together talking it over we decided to buy a kitchen table and chairs instead.  We decided having a table around which to break bread together was more important than a TV.  I think both Nathan and I look at our finding this table for this price as a huge blessing because we put God first.  This table will end up blessing our marriage, our fellowship with family, and our fellowship with the rest of the body of Christ more than any TV.  There is no limit to what God can do for you when you put him first in ALL THINGS.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.     -Matthew 6:33