A Spring in the Step!

The kids & I went shopping Saturday....Got me some new shoes....Now, I want to wear them to church.... (haha)... Went to Big 5, then WalMart..Wore them @ WallyZoo to see how they felt....GOOD!... Before walking, I WAS NOT a person to wear tennis shoes, as I hated to spend the $$$ on them...I had one pair to last me 2-3 years... Now, I LOVE to shop for them..... My motto is "on sale" or they stay in the store... I don't hesitate to spend $$ on a good pair of shoes anymore though.. It is a neccessity to protect the goodness of my feet.... No more cringing, griping & hesitating to spend money on myself for this ( you moms know how it is when it comes time to spend $$$$ on ourselves usually).....I am the same for the rest of the family in buying "new" shoes..... Everything else is well, from a "special place" (as my mom calls them)and I'm picky in the integrity of the clothing.... I explained to Ben how when I was his age that my momo would take me several places to find a pair of shoes and I was so picky about how they looked on my foot, that we would usually go back home without a pair and had shopped @ several stores... He got it on me then..."So, that's where I get it" he said and without hesitation..... YEP!. I suprised him when we went to the Value Village to allow him to walk to Ross & the mall while Meg & I looked for her some pants/tops...... When I called him to have him walk back towards our direction...He was trying on a a pair of guess what.... SHOES!... He is one who thinks he needs a new pair each month..... I am blessed to have a 15 year old son who isn't embarrased to be seen with his mom, but thought that I would allow him some freedom... He did help me pick out a new pair of tennis shoes and he did scrutinize I will tell you when he didn't like something I tried on... Currently he is on a pair of Mt.Dew green high-tops I got him for Christmas..... He isn't allowed to wear them to church though.... and he didn't get the $75 pair of shoes he tried on yesterday.... He has a new pair of black shoes he wears to church, so no excuses for the "LOUD" green ones at inappropriate times......

So........ New spring in the step and looking forward to getting a walk in today.... Take off in time to walk to the church house and have time to change before 4 p.m. music practice.... Thanking the Lord each step of the way that He allows us to afford new shoes.....

May the Lord bless you as richly as I know He has blessed me,

JERRI