There are many reasons why I love HEB. It is a great, reasonably-priced, down-home store. One of it's many great attributes is the "Customer with Child" parking spots they try to reserve at the front of the parking lot......for their customers WITH CHILDREN. Now, I am a Jesus-loving woman, and I try to live a somewhat peaceable life, but when I go to HEB and see people WITHOUT CHILDREN parking in the "Customer with Child" spots, it makes me stark-raving mad!! Seriously!! I don't know why it gets under my skin so much, but it does! Maybe it's because I frequently have to go to HEB with all three of my crazy children, and I know how convienent it is to be able to park close to the store, and close to a cart return rack. But seeing the TWO different WOMEN who got into their cars--by themselves--no child to be seen-- beside my spot.....where I was juggling a baby on my hip, yelling at another kid who was trying to run in front of cars, and at the same, unloading cart/loading car with groceries.....I almost lost it! I will confess that I have left notes on people's cars before when I've spotted them parking in those designated spots. Polite, but poignant notes! And yes, I want to show Jesus to them, and love them just like He does......but wow....it's hard!
And then the humor, as we were driving out of the parking lot of HEB, and I was telling Ellie that it was going to be nap time when we got home, she said, "No mommy! Please don't make me take a nap. Please! I'm not thirsty. I'm really not thirsty!" (in her desperation, I think she mixed up her adjectives :)
Last thing, please continue to pray for my sweet friend, Kristen and her precious daughter, Jordan. They are home now, after starting Jordan's first round of chemo. I pray that God continues to work miracles in their lives!
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