grocery day

Today was grocery day!!!

Hannah and I just returned from our annual grocery trek.

 At least once a week, we take our reusable bags,fill them to the brim, and lug them up our hill home. Each time I start to get tired or complain  about the weight of the bags, God always shows me an older woman carrying as much as me or more without complication or complaint.

 In the states I would sometimes complain about parking far away from the door at Walmart!!! How sad is that?! 

The Lord has truly opened my eyes to see how people live differently and how grateful I should be for my car trunk in the states and my bus pass/ breezy walk here . I know it sounds small and sad that I am writing a blog about carrying groceries, but I believe  no lesson is too small to learn. Life is far too short to complain. 

It really hit Hannah and me today as we were checking out at the grocery store, that this would be one of our last grocery walks home. Though hard at times because I was not used to it, I have enjoyed living like a western European in this way. I can imagine that I will have a slight bit of culture shock returning to Alabama. The thought of going to Walmart seems so foreign. There are pros to having a car and large trunk to stuff your stuff in, however there are cons as well.... a person with a car will miss precious bus stop conversation, cobblestone sidewalks and the sound of children laughing as they skip. Either way, we as people are extremely blessed and have far more than we should ever deserve, car or no car.  my friend Kelli's Facebook status said that We should count our blessings everyday and not only on Thanksgiving, and I completely agree.