A Little Glimpse of Heaven

If you've never had the delight of visiting Nerren's Junk Barn on Highway 59, you've missed some of the best East Texas has to offer! I needed wheels for a trunk I am working on, and knew just the place to find them. I have been coming to Nerren's for over 20 years and have never left disappointed.

 

 

 Each time I walk through the gate, I feel the anticipation of the perfect find!  Some of the treasures are covered in vines, dirt and pine straw and many have been there since my first visit.  I knew we would come out with just what we needed! 

 Mr. Nerren and his daughter know exactly where everything is and when we asked for wheels, they wanted to know what kind.  That's because wheels of one type might be located in a completely different area than another kind. Believe me when I say, they have all kinds! They led us out back to look through a buggy. 

Yes, in East Texas we call a shopping cart a buggy.

Jess and I climbed, crawled and dug to see if we could find four wheels that matched. And in 5 minutes...

success!!!!

It was hard to pass by so many nooks and crannies that needed exploring, but we were in a bit of a rush. This could be an all day affair and we were in need of some cooler temperatures and a few less mosquitoes.  Jessica was convinced she had contracted West Nile in the short time we were there. 

  

We went inside to pay, and you know those impulse items they put right by the check-out?  Well, here's what we spotted...

Bags of clown heads!

Now is that creepy, or what?

So, minus the clown heads, I think this is a little of what Heaven might be like. (I guess only hoarders might agree with me on that one!)  But I do believe our Creator continues to search for dirt covered hidden treasures and He delights when we are uncovered and our true beauty is revealed.  In Heaven it will all be beautiful and perfect, and we'll get to leave this messy world behind to eat, sing, and worship 24/7. How cool is that?

He makes beautiful things!

Yvette