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I often wonder if anyone will ever read these blogs. I enjoy writing them and it helps me to feel more confident about my writing and about editing. They are for my learning, as much as anything. But I would love it if I could build a following—not for myself but to be an encouragement for others, especially other Christians. What started as a light-hearted look at retirement, soon became documenting my journey with God. As issues arose, or life became a little difficult or frustrating, so I learned spiritual lessons. I would still like to write some funny or light-hearted posts and maybe something will occur to me as I sit down to write. I never know in advance what I am going to write until I sit before the computer.

I can’t help but think of my latest foray to the local supermarket. You will gather from my earlier posts that grocery shopping is one of my least favourite weekly chores. I tend to hurry to get through it as soon as possible, but this doesn’t always work out depending on how busy it is at the time.

This week, it was busy so I had to slow down which immediately heightened my frustration. I have decided that it would be more palatable if aisles were twice as wide. Then it wouldn’t matter if the person in front stopped in the middle of the aisle, preventing you from passing while she wanders up and down to look at the shelves. Or the lady that stopped suddenly in front of me nearly resulting me in running up her heels with the trolley, then proceeded to take her time to find something. This would be fine, except a lady coming the other way stopped directly opposite to have a chat with a friend, totally blocking the aisle. Oh Lord, do you really want to teach me this lesson here in the supermarket? I need something right where the trolleys were blocking the shelves and I want to get finished quickly.

I know Lord, you are teaching me patience. How about I take a few breaths and think on you while they totally ignore me waiting. Or maybe I will think about all the things I have yet to accomplish today—no, maybe not, that will only get stressful. Oh, I know! I’ll think about that large flat white I will have to reward me for getting the shopping done. Mm, I can practically smell it.

Oh, they are finally moving and I am feeling quite calm. Thanks for the lesson Lord.

May you each have a ‘God’ moment in your day. Bless you heaps.

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