The Lord blesses us in many ways but one way he blesses me is through thrifty finds

When I was in college one of my roommate’s families treated me like part of the family and let me work at their family jewelry store and invited me to their family events. I remember the owner of the jewelry store making the comment to me that you always wanted to go shopping with the grandmother because she is a tither and believer and the Lord always blesses her with the best deals. I didn’t think much about it at that moment but that really stuck with me. I am a firm believer that the Lord blesses us in many different ways. One of the ways I definitely feel that he blesses us is in the form of thrifty finds. I know this may sound a little far fetched but I can’t even tell you the number of times my husband and I have talked about purchasing an item and within the following week or two, I stumble upon the EXACT item at the thrift store for a fraction of the price we were prepared to pay.

Here are a few examples:

Wreath Hanger – $20 on Amazon – I had these two wreath hangers on my Amazon Wishlist for around 6 months and was about to order it that week and stumbled upon this one at the thrift store for $3. The people working there didn’t even know what it was, but I did! I knew that with some spray paint, it would work perfect and save me $17!

Mail Organizer – My husband and I rarely argue but one thing I hate is mail lying on the counter and one thing he hates is when I shove it in a junk drawer. We decided the best solution was to get a mail organizer to solve this common problem. Literally, the next week I found a wooden wall organizer at the thrift store for $2! I painted it and found some tag hardware at Hobby Lobby and my total cost was $4.

White Pitcher – I recently went with a friend to a large neighborhood garage sale and told her that I was looking for a large white ceramic pitcher to use for flowers. I had no luck at the garage sale but two weeks later stumbled upon exactly what I was hoping to find at the thrift store.

These are just a few examples of the MANY thrifty finds that happen to be exactly what I was looking for and if you ever thrift, you know how rare that is! I don’t know if there is scriptural evidence that the Lord blesses us this way but I choose to believe that it’s one of the many ways the Lord blesses me and my family.