Perfect Caddy

It took me three shower caddies to finally get the right one. The first seemed to work relatively well for a few months. It was basic. It held all of my shower belongings. I was happy with it.

Then all of a sudden one day it started malfunctioning. It came out of nowhere. I placed a new bottle of shampoo in the reliable caddy when just a few minutes later I heard a big thud. I didn’t know what the thud was at first. I was sure it was a rat or a raccoon. It took 24 hours and my next shower for me to see where that thud had originated.

I survived with a broken caddy until my brain could take it no more. Every day about 3 minutes after my shower, I’d have to survive a new scare with a new thud. I finally made it to several stores before finding what I thought would be a shower caddy that worked.

It didn’t. It looked right. It felt right. It fit over the shower head. But you already know what I’m going to say. Three minutes after my shower. Thud. Thud. Thud.

I was about to lose my mind when I finally did it. I threw it away. I’d never been more proud of myself. I took the bull by the horn and decided enough was enough. It can look like a good shower caddy and fit like a good shower caddy, but a bad shower caddy it is if it slides off the shower head three minutes after my shower.

At that point I’d almost given up. My shampoo had progressively made its way to the window ledge. I resigned myself to a lifetime without a shower caddy.

Then on a whim I figured I’d give it one more try.

I went to my all time favorite hardware store. I hadn’t visited my friends at ACE in a while. They’d never failed me in the past, and I knew they may have some professional advice on the situation.  They did. My old friend at ACE showed up out of nowhere with the perfect shower caddy for me. I was a little skeptical at first. I mean, it looked a lot like my old shower caddy. Except for one thing. It had a small little clasp mechanism near the top.

Hm. It was worth a try.

It’s been a week since my third shower caddy and I know I’ve found the right one.

I sincerely didn’t think I would, but I did!  I love my shower caddy.  It’s secure, it fits my bottles, and it has yet to thud.

Maybe you’ve had a similar experience with the local church, or maybe your plight is finding the right man. You’ve tried a few, and ended up with a big bad thud. Here’s my word to you today: don’t give up. The third may just be the perfect one.

There are no perfect churches just like there are no perfect guys (or gals for that matter), but sometimes it’s just a matter of understanding that even good shower caddies will sometimes thud.  But if you’ll give it one more chance, you may just find that all along it was just a matter of finding the right one for you.

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