Rocking Chair Mama

I read a great post recently over on Edie’s beautiful blog (Life in Grace) about front porch sittin’!  I have been a porch kind of girl my whole life.  Edie pointed out how important it is to sit and ponder all that life is and to slow down in order to hear what God wants to share with us.  Sitting on the porch gives us freedom to reflect, solve problems, think on what is lovely and wave at friends as they go by.

I can’t think of one bad thing when it comes to porch sittin’!

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Several weeks ago, Ally and I were out shopping and we came across the most beautiful wrought iron double rocker. It was gorgeous! I’d been searching for just the right thing for my pretty front porch and this was perfect! But it was $179.00 on sale! I couldn’t justify spending that much on a rocking chair.

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So, I went home and hit the internet. I searched high and low, every one that I found was over $300. I told myself that if it was still there at Hobby Lobby the next time I went in….I’d buy it! Only when I went in again, I didn’t! I just drooled over it and imagined it on my front porch.

Over the weekend, we added more flowers and rearranged bushes out front. I kept thinking about that rocker. I decided that I’d ask my family to buy it for me for mother’s day (if it was still there). On our way home from church hubby and I stopped to look at flowers at the Marsh store near our house. As we walked by all the flowers I noticed a wrought iron rocker with a big price tag taped to it, $139.99.

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Do I have to tell what happened next?
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Yes, he thought he could cram it into my car. No worries, we called Gavin to bring the suburban to pick it up!

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Look y’all…. Isn’t it awesome?

I have plans to sit here often.

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Miss Lizzy and I have already started….

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So, if you drive by…..we’ll wave hello!

Happy mother’s day, me!!

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