Heavenly bean bags, now located in Maine, has its roots in Birmingham, Alabama.  I would like to tell you the story of how it came to be. 

Years ago, when I was a freshman at Samford University, I loved shopping in Birmingham's Galleria.  Every time I went to the mall I would tire myself out and eventually find myself in my favorite store, The Bean Bag store.   Being a poor college student and all, I knew I could not afford a bean, much less a bean bag chair.  However, the owner of the store was incredibly kind and he let me sit in a bean bag chair and chat with him for hours at a time.  One day he asked me why I had not bought a bean bag chair yet.  I responded that I was broke.  He went into deep thought and a few minutes later he asked me if I liked to baby-sit.    I said, "definitely!"  Well to make a long story short, I baby-sat his three precious children in exchange for a wonderful navy blue loveseat bean bag chair.  It quickly became a popular gathering spot for the girls in my dorm and I loved it so much that I eventually ended up working at the Bean Bag store.  I worked there on and off until I graduated from college.
    
Afer graduation I moved to Maine and worked at Chop Point, a wonderful Christian school and camp. I really loved it, but eventually had to move on.   I got involved with a local church and helped create a youth ministry, but I found myself with very little time to spend with the kids and with a huge stack of bills.  I began to seek a way to support myself without working 50 hours a week and all of the sudden I remembered The Bean Bag Store.  I gave the owner a call, and he said it would be ok with him if I started my own business here in Maine. So here we are.  I can't even begin to explain how excited I am about the whole thing.  I never stopped loving my navy blue bean bag chair, and now my love for the product makes it really easy to sell.  I can not end this story without giving all the credit to Jesus Christ, who knew he had a perfect plan for me (Jeremiah 29:11) though I had no idea what it was.
  

Thank you for taking the time to read this,

Valerie Curtis Lecher

P.S.  
         -       On October 4, 2003,  I walked down the aisle with a wonderful man, Matthew Lecher.  He is now working with me to make Heavenly bean bags a success.  
         -       On April 9, 2008 a new member of our team, Blake Curtis Lecher joined us...our first little one!  
         -       On November 4, 2009 the newest and youngest member our our team, Cole Jacob Lecher, joined his big brother :)
         -       Customers often ask us if we have bean bags at our house - of course we do!  Here are a couple of pictures of the one in our living room (a medium loveseat)