A few days ago, someone gave us another king size bed – for which we were very grateful! – but it became an occasion for some re-arranging at our house. We ended up putting our old king-sized mattress in Michael’s garage bedroom – along with a couple of other mattresses, plus the bunk beds he has been using.
His bunk beds are something of a family heirloom. They were made by Grandpa Les, my mom’s husband, when I was the pastor of FBC Beggs, Oklahoma, years ago when our older kids were preschoolers. 
Grandpa Les has since passed away, but the bunk beds have been special to us, since he hand made them for the kids. They are VERY sturdy, and very heavy. They survived the growing up years of both Paul and David, and have now been passed down to Michael, who has used them through all of his elementary years.
Now, with Michael getting a little bigger, we were faced with some re-arranging. I asked him if he wanted to sleep in a king-sized bed, and he was very excited about it. But what about Grandpa’s bed? We were in quandary. Then Michael had an idea: we can put the bunk beds side by side, and put the king sized mattress on them! That would be the best of both worlds! Great idea, I thought! So tonight, we started the project. Little did we know … Continue reading
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