Update and What Did You Miss?

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On Friday I stopped by the “trash store” as Liv calls our Goodwill Outlet. It was very quiet and calm that day. I had an interesting conversation with two ladies and one of their daughters. Usually everyone is avoiding eye contact unless it’s to stare you down, hahaha. I did find some jewels on this trip. Books! The book finds were great. I haven’t worked up the courage to ask what happens to the poor rejects that no one buys. I can guess where they end up though and it breaks my heart.

On Saturday I had another interesting conversation with a very elderly man in the Dollar Tree. We happened to be passing one another in the candy aisle; I smiled and said hello to him. He looked startled for a minute and then asked me if I had seen any of those white and red striped soft mints. We spent a few minutes looking about, but we didn’t find what he was specifically looking for. He very sheepishly said he wanted them because he was trying to quit smoking, that he had quit about 8 years ago, but he had foolishly (his word) started up again.

He was so sweet and he brightened my day. He also made me long to go sit at my Mamaw’s kitchen table. Any of my Mamaw’s – my Mamaw Miller, Mamaw on the Mountain or my Mamaw Sylvia’s kitchen table. I’m so, so glad that I have those memories with all of them. This last trip home we were all sitting at my Mama’s kitchen table and my brother was telling one of his hilarious stories and I knew to store all of those feelings up until the next time we get to go home. I’m so glad that our kids will have those memories of sitting around the kitchen table too.

Now I’m going to go clean off my dining room table – that’s my kitchen table – because you can’t see mine at the moment and I’d like to be able to sit at it and make memories with my family.

Here’s what you may have missed this past week:

Sunday Quote: 1 Peter 4:8