the t-shirt drawer

i walk in my bedroom. it's one of the first things i see. it's cracked open, colors of white, green, red, blue, pink and black peek out.

they're jammed into this rectangular space. all thirty-one of them.

it's the t-shirt drawer.

i've pushed and i've wedged, refolded and stacked, thrown in and taken out. no matter how many i give away, they just keep reappearing. {and isn't this the way God is? no matter how many times i push His blessings and Him away, He still reappears, arms open, just as the drawer is?}

some i just can't bear to part with. the oldest tee is around maybe six years old. the one i bought on my birthday so many years ago, shopping with nana {who gives money each year}. it graces the well-loved Scripture on the back..delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.

the newest addition to this drawer full is from a southern country kitchen you just can't beat called it don't matter. only five months old- this tee is a favorite.

and there, towards the bottom of the pile, is one of my mamaw's t-shirts. turquoise and white stained about the neckline, i think of her. my great grandmother now in heaven must have picked beans, shelled peas, canned the fruits of her garden, baked many a pie or casserole for a neighbor or church member in that old farmhouse kitchen in this shirt. thoughts of her fill my mind as i look at it.

there's numerous church tees, mostly from the much anticipated trips to convention for Lads to Leaders\Leaderettes. {i'm wearing one now}

my first ever camp tee is laying in that drawer. my jamaica-no problem tee holds many memories of the numerous years of mission trips there.

there's nike, cowboy brand, dixie outfitters, churches of Christ disaster relief effort tees... Diana singing, freed hardeman university, rodeo queen pageants, fox racing and an original Slapout, Alabama tee. so many memories connected with each. so many stories. so many life events to never be forgotten.

there's so many good times in this drawer. so many blessings remembered. next time you're counting your blessings, check your tee shirt drawer.

{giveaways! gentri lee, silver lining, the blair affairs, miss indie, much love illy, miss indie (2), why girls are weird, the littlest polly, cait. create.}