When Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar from 19 Kids and Counting got married many years ago, they received a lot of wonderful wedding gifts, but there is one particular gift that Michelle treasures and the family still use to this very day.
"When Jim Bob and I were setting up our home, we had a beautiful wood table that folded out so that you could add leaves and make it really big. We found it used and just loved it. Of course, when we were first married, we kept it folded down because there were just two chairs and the two of us at the time," she wrote in her blog.
The elderly couple who lived next to them knew just how much Jim Bob and Michelle adored the wooden table, so they thought of doing something sweet to surprise them.
"Unbeknownst to me, they came into the house one day and measured our table so they could create a one-of-a-kind handmade crochet table cover. The best part was that they made it big enough to fit the table when it was fully expanded with all the leaves in place," said Michelle.
When the elderly couple presented their gift, Michelle was so touched by the gesture that she was moved to tears. "They were like our adopted grandparents," she said.
Back then, Michelle dreamed of using the table to its fullest, filled with beloved family members. "It just seemed like it'd be forever before we'd be able to unfold it all the way and actually use it," she said. But as the years passed by, Michelle saw her dream fulfilled.
"We used it for special parties, baby showers, wedding showers, and events for friends until our own family was large enough to fit around it. That tablecloth has been a special keepsake all these years, and I have used it over and over," she said.
