Frustration to Satisfaction

 When was the last time you shopped for jeans? Has it been a while? For the past six months or so, I have wanted a pair of jeans that fit. The jeans I have been wearing are about six years old, stretched out and worn out. I work in Tourism, at the county Visitors Center. We can wear jeans to work, as long as they aren’t ripped and they looked decent. In my mind, my jeans went past decent a long time ago. It was time to replace them.

I didn’t know that something so simple could be so hard. Over the years I have gained weight, so I wasn’t even sure what size to buy. I live in a small town and places to buy jeans are limited. I tried on a couple of pairs and bought a pair that I thought fit. LOL! Was I ever wrong. Since there was some stretch to them, after about thirty minutes they felt like I had on a full diaper. Nope. These wouldn’t work. So, I ordered a pair from Amazon. Too big. I returned them. I ordered the next smaller size. Too big. I returned them. I ordered the next smaller size. Too small. I donated them to a thrift shop run by one of the local churches. Was I discouraged? Definitely! I didn’t just want jeans that fit. I needed jeans that fit. What do I do now? I didn’t know.

I needed something to wear to a bridal shower, so a friend took me thrift store shopping and I found the perfect dress. We stopped at one of her favorite stores near where she used to work and found jewelry to go with the dress. But, guess what else they had…jeans! I tried on a few different pairs and praise God, some of them fit. I ended up buying two pair of jeans that day. One of them feels like I’m wearing pajama pants. I bought a couple of shirts, too.

The next week, I went to the same store, but it was in a different town. It was bigger, too. I was like a kid in a candy shop. I bought a second pair like the ones I really liked and another pair, too. I now have a variety of jeans that fit! I’m grateful to God for having my friend introduce me to this shop. He really does care about me (I knew He did) even in the little things, things that aren’t important in the big picture, but they are important to me.