We know it has been an extremely long time since you have been given an update on what has been happening in the exciting lives of the Grigsby family. You must have thought that since the "big run" was over, there was nothing else to talk about. Well, that could not be further from the truth! We have actually had SO much going on that we haven't had a chance to update you all, which we greatly apologize for. We even meant to send out letters along with our Christmas cards, but unfortunately fell short there as well. So watch for an upcoming blog post to give you an update on our lives and how God has been working and moving in our family. But that will be a lengthy post and is not the intent of this one.
One of the things I (Brian) have been messing around with is furniture projects. I LOVE attaining old pieces of furniture and restoring them or re-purposing them. I have a desire to take old "throw away" pieces and give them new life, new purpose, and a new home. This is simply a hobby I have started working towards.
I am calling this venture "The LOT". This stems from the idea of "the least of these", typically taken from Matthew 25:34-40.
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
So I often feel that these rejected, worn out, broken down pieces of furniture can resemble God's people in so many different ways. As a Christ follower, as a child of God, and as a brother in Christ, we are called to love and serve each other in our brokenness. We are called to pick each other up, help restore the broken pieces and maybe even help guide each other to new life in Christ.
My hope is that over some time, this hobby can turn into a small opportunity to take furniture, restore it, and then sell it. With any money that can be made, we can then utilize it to create even more opportunities to literally go out and give, serve, and love on people in our community. That is our vision, and this was just the first project that has a home in our own home.
This project was done for Lindsay so that she would have a work space to do what God is calling her to do. She has been sewing and selling all kinds of custom baby items on her Etsy shop,
Simple Little Lindsay, and needs more space and organization. She also needed a work space for her Tax and Bookkeeping services, Lindsay A Grigsby Small Business Bookkeeping and Tax Services.
The desk was made out of 2 wooden pallets, 4x4 legs, trimmed with 1x6 boards, and topped with 1/4" glass. The towers were ones we had built several years ago but were no longer using. We simply painted and distressed them. Other features on the desk include 2 old white windows as dry erase surfaces, old wooden shutters purchased at an auction as picture holders, piece of old barn wood as a shelf, fabric and cork board to pin notes, and mason jars as organizers. Inspired by the pieces themselves and many pinterest posts!
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