Garage Sales and Baby

Garage Sales and Baby

Garage sale, rummage sale–
That’s where I get the clothes
For my little baby;
The challenge always grows.

Found the dresser at a sale,
The crib came from the trash.
Fixed them up with paint and glue,
We spent so little cash.

I shopped when I was pregnant
For tops, maternity;
For blankets, booties, sleepers, too,
For soon-to-come baby.

I prayed for socks and found them.
God put them in my way.
I prayed for shirts, the long-sleeved kind.
God answered the next day.

I found some toys and games and such,
A lot of Fisher Price.
They’re in the basement packed away,
I know they’ll be so nice.

When he is older he can have
The tinker toys and logs.
We’ll get them out for him that day
As well as bigger togs.

Some things I mend, some things are fine,
With prices high or low.
This is the way that God provides
As children gradually grow.

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