In late 2005, St. Thomas Church in Faulkton acted on an idea one of the ladies in our Bible study found in a magazine. It is essentially a free rummage sale. People bring in their excess stuff, take home what they need, and the rest is taken to local charities. Three years later Abundantly Blessed is still going strong. It is held one Saturday morning a month (most months) and every month the church basement is packed with tables of clothes of all sizes, toys, shoes, household items, and more. We are all amazed at how the stuff keeps coming in! Everyone is invited to come, browse, and see what they can use. (March 28 is the next one.) I myself have gotten some great stuff there.
The best thing, however, has to be this shirt. I picked up the 3T Old Navy football jersey at one of the first Abundantly Blessed days. Landen, who was 3 at the time, instantly fell in love with it. He first called it his "soccer shirt" and his "hitball shirt." (He had a hard time remembering what football was called right away.) He liked to wear it backwards so he could see the "big 18," too. He absolutely loved that shirt until he got too big for it.
Now it is Nathan's favorite shirt. He has decided that if it is turned backwards, he can see the 18 and it magically transforms from a football shirt to a basketball shirt. Nathan "call me Nater on the basketball court" Melius is a basketball playing boy. Last weekend he insisted on wearing the shirt to Aberdeen--backwards and all.
In fact, I am watching him outside playing basketball in his basketball shirt right now. Who could have guessed that one shirt--and a free one no less--could bring two little boys so much joy? I guess the old saying pertains to shirts, too--"the best things in life ARE free!"
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