Wherever They Are I Will Find Them (standard:humor, 904 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Feb 13 2022	Views/Reads: 885/567	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage was the only thing I ever found that has made a big difference in my life. I wish I knew how I was able to find such a treasure. If I knew that, I probably would have a lot of things in my life that I don’t have now.

Recently, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and her spouse took a
short vacation that was long overdue. Vacations are very hard to 
organize and schedule when you have a busy life. But, thanks to the 
ingenuity of my wife, we were able to plan out a vacation. 

The motel we stay in is owned by our friends who give us a family/friend
discount. Any discount, in my mind or pocketbook, is a great blessing. 
We love staying there and enjoy the surroundings. 

As we were signing in, the motel lady said to my wife, “There are about
ten new thrift stores in town. Would you like me to show you where they 
are?” 

Both of them laughed, then my wife said, “No, because wherever they are,
I will find them for sure.” The laughter continued. 

The only one not laughing at this point was me because I knew the
outcome of this sort of thing and it wasn't one I was happy about. 

My long history with the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage has brought
me to the conclusion that thrift stores are in her blood. She can smell 
a thrift store 17 miles away. She knows about a thrift store about a 
year before it opens. 

The strange thing is, all the thrift stores know her by name. As soon as
she walked into a thrift store, they smile and greet her 
enthusiastically. They know that they have a “customer” on the 
premises. 

Not only does she know where these thrift stores are, but she knows
exactly what all of them are carrying. 

Often when I need something for my office, I will mention it to her, and
she will know exactly where to go and how much it will cost. Sometimes 
one of the thrift stores will have a higher cost on an item, but they 
can't out bargain the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. She gets her 
price, and that's final. 

On occasion, she will take some items to a thrift store, and in her
negotiations, she usually gets more than she paid for it. So how she 
does it, I never ask. 

Looking back over our lives, I sometimes muse on what our lives would be
like today if she opened up a thrift store many years ago. But, of 
course, I would have to have a strict watch over my library of about 
8,000 books. If she found the buyer, those books would be gone. 

Upon thought, it probably is a good thing she never went in that
direction. 

When our church had a building program, she could go to all the right
thrift stores and get a great discount on things needed for the 
building. The church saved an awful lot of money because of that. 

When we were adding on to our parsonage, she could get all kinds of
things that we needed in the building process on discount. Again, we 
saved a lot of money on our remodeling. 

As I was settling down in the motel room, my wife was out looking for
these new thrift stores. Then, for the next several days, she spent her 
time looking for any new thrift store she could find. 

It was a Friday afternoon when she came back to the motel room smiling
and said to me, “Didn't our friend say there were ten new thrift stores 
in the area? Well, I found 15.” And with that, she laughed most 
heartily. 

I should've known it. If anybody can find a thrift store, it is her. 

Now there are more thrift stores in the area that will need to be
followed up every time we come here. 

All I have to do is mention a specific thrift store, and she will begin
telling me what's in that thrift store and the things she already 
bought in that thrift store. So she'll let me know all about it and the 


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