OrovilleTim
04-28-2007, 12:47 PM
At my new church, men in the choir and musicians are required to wear a sport coat (don't worry, I appreciate the formality... and it beats robes.)
So, I go about it my way and start looking online at Mens Warehouse, etc. Lemme say, it weren't cheap! But, I get this idea... hey, I'll hit some thrift stores. So, as I'm heading down, I say a quick little prayer asking that the Lord help me meet my need.
So, I go to a couple thrift stores and find nothing but mothbait covered with cat hair, but as we're ending our quest, we start to pull away and my wife says "hey, there's a new thrift store there". So, we park and get out. I try on a few sport coats, and they're all too small. I see one last one. As I pick it up, I realize it's a very Krizia two-peice American sack style tailored suit (including buttons sewed into the slacks for suspenders, and the suspenders with alligator skin and gold plated components to boot!) So I try the jacket on and it fits, almost as if it were tailored for me (broad shoulders, portly midsection, and all!) I'm thinking, no way the pants will fit so I ask to try them on. They are PERFECT! Out the door for under $25!
So, I was totally flabbergasted, but it was just a small example of how when one has needs and asks, even in the simplest things, they can receive!
So, I go about it my way and start looking online at Mens Warehouse, etc. Lemme say, it weren't cheap! But, I get this idea... hey, I'll hit some thrift stores. So, as I'm heading down, I say a quick little prayer asking that the Lord help me meet my need.
So, I go to a couple thrift stores and find nothing but mothbait covered with cat hair, but as we're ending our quest, we start to pull away and my wife says "hey, there's a new thrift store there". So, we park and get out. I try on a few sport coats, and they're all too small. I see one last one. As I pick it up, I realize it's a very Krizia two-peice American sack style tailored suit (including buttons sewed into the slacks for suspenders, and the suspenders with alligator skin and gold plated components to boot!) So I try the jacket on and it fits, almost as if it were tailored for me (broad shoulders, portly midsection, and all!) I'm thinking, no way the pants will fit so I ask to try them on. They are PERFECT! Out the door for under $25!
So, I was totally flabbergasted, but it was just a small example of how when one has needs and asks, even in the simplest things, they can receive!