Can you say blessings???

The almost finished dresser (no drawer handles yet or mirror but they are coming!) that used to be mine (and dark brown!)...My sweet husband painted it and did a fine job!



The cute rocking chair my grandmother gave to me with the rocking chair cover Justin's mom gave us. :)



Me at 31 weeks in front of Kaleb's beautiful crib!


We are super blessed...
We (meaning me and Justin) have been given so much furniture in our short life together. This is only because we have a really generous family (and a great God!) and wonderful friends. It only proves to be true even more so now that we are having a little one.
I don't think we have paid for any of our furniture (except for like one thing) that I can think of since we got married... which is nuts!
When we first got married, we were given a whole bedroom set by my parents. They were getting rid of theirs to buy something new, and so we inherited their bed, a bedside table, and two of their very nice dressers. And Justin's parents gave us the comforter for our bed, and a mirror for the room. So...our bedroom was pretty much set after that...all we really had to buy was the decor!
Then Justin's parents gave us a Lazy Boy chair for the living room, along with a beautiful green gingham sofa, and a t.v. They also gave us a cute little side table to use in there. Our "coffee table" in there actually serves two purposes - it's a beautiful wooden treasure chest that my friend made to me for graduation. I have a cute little lamp in there that Justin's mom gave me as well. The only thing we bought in there (and splurged on!) was our big screen t.v. (replacing the one Justin's parents gave us), and the shelves that go next to it that hold the blue ray dvd player we've since added, along with our dvd collection. Talk about spoiled. And recently, Justin's mom sold the gingham couch in a garage sale, and we moved a really pretty futon in there for guests to sleep on, that we didn't pay a dime for because friends had not wanted it. It's pretty much brand new.
In the dining room, we have a beautiful white tiled table that was given to me by a friend a few years back, who simply was buying something else....and, of course, she gave it to me free of charge.
As far as the guest room was concerned (when we had one!...It is now Kaleb's room.), we had the desk given to us by Justin's work when they didn't want it anymore, and a friend helped him move it in. The rest of the furniture in there was my old bed and dresser, which, of course, I didn't have to pay for.
The only piece of furniture we've had to buy so far was the hutch in the dining room. The rest of it has been given to us. The Lord is good. All the time.
And...it continues. Fixing up Kaleb's room has proved to be relatively cheap too. We painted it yellow, so we had to buy the paint and some of the tools to do so. The rest of the tools used were stuff my grandmother, mom, and Justin's mom brought from their house to help paint it. We used a little shelf and cabinet thing for decor in there that I had when I was younger, along with my old dresser (and painted them white), and a rocking chair given to me by my grandmother. For a beautiful, very comfy cushion, Justin's mom gave me a really soft white rocking chair cover. The only furniture we've had to buy (and got them for a great deal - a lot cheaper than we would have paid in the store - both for just $150 total) was the crib and the changing table, and they're special to us because we got them from Justin's sister and her husband. They match the other furniture in there, and they are in great condition.
So, I really feel as though the good Lord has had his hand on us. I'm sure other people probably have had similar experiences, but...I just look back and am amazed at how the Lord provides. I have been so blessed! Not only that, but this last November, Justin and I were able to finally pay off our last piece of debt in our life. We can honestly say we are debt free. That was one month before we found out we were going to have a baby.
I am so in awe at our great God. I only hope that in some small way I can give back to Him what He has given me in my life. He never ceases to amaze me!