You never know what can happen in a walk to Kroger.
I love that I live in an apartment complex right next to a grocery store.
As I walked, I saw a man sitting on the ground. I said “hello” to him and kept walking.
Donning my mask, I walked into Kroger and went to customer service. I had been there yesterday buying groceries and I was only charged for one crab-cake and not the six I got.
So, I was returning to pay for the five. I thought about how this might impact this young man behind the counter charging me for what I could have dismissed as a “blessing” or “Their mistake, not mine!”
He thanked me for coming back and I pray he saw integrity.
Maybe he needed to see that. Who knows?
I was wearing a shirt I had made.
One of my friends said she felt like God calls me “My Baby Girl.” She told me that on 2/15/2020. Hence why I had this shirt made.
I get in Eileen’s line to pay for what I was getting, though it was a longer line than others….I gotta see my cashier, Eileen. She is a fiery Christian who usually tells me what God is up to in her life. She tells me her prayer requests.
She sees my shirt and says “Are you pregnant?”
Eileen, I am not married. ~TT thinking “Is it my shirt or COVID pounds?” (you can laugh)
“My Baby Girl” is a name that one of my friends said God told her was for me, Eileen. ~TT
Didn’t even think that my shirt could make people think I am announcing a pregnancy. Unless it’s an immaculate conception, ya gurl isn’t preggy.
Eileen tells me her most recent prayer request and as I swipe my Kroger card and insert my credit card, I am praying out-loud for her healing in Jesus’ name. I am in ear shot and view of the people in line and the bagger.
Eileen introduces me to this new bagger. “Nicole, this is Teresa!”
I told Nicole that her name meant Victorious. That I have a niece with the same name, but hers is “Nicole Andrea” which means “Victoriously Brave.” I like to call people by name in grocery stores. He showed me this maybe a year or two ago. It’s so easy to not acknowledge people who serve you. We can take that moment to look at their name….look them in the eyes….and thank them.
I walk out of Kroger and see that same man still sitting there. I ask if he is okay. He has a big pack like I used on my World Race next to him. I asked if he had a ride coming. He said he was waiting on public transport. He told me his name was James.
I asked if there was anything i could pray for him for. He said yeah. I said “Can I pray for you now?” He said just pray but not publicly. I said I would do that and turned to walk toward home.
James saw the back of my shirt.
He called out “I like your shirt!”
I walked back towards him and said “Yeah, it’s about God, my Father. I am a Christian. Thank you.”
We looked at each other and I turned around walking towards home with my bag from Kroger.
I got this on the back of my shirt….because my earthly dad said we as daughters were “fiercely loyal”….and now as a Daughter of the King….I am fiercely loyal to Him.
Just minutes out of my day and who knows the impact a walk to Kroger can have.
