all I wanted was some milk

After a long and fulfilling day of work at Mountaintop, I decided that I needed to stop in at the local grocery store to grab just a couple of things. As I meandered around the store, I grabbed several on sale items, some milk, things for this week's lunch and some ice cream. I was so tired and all that I wanted to do was get home and watch our Sunday night after church line-up of shows. But little did I know that there was more in store for me.

Having just come from church, I still had my "check-in" tag stuck to my shirt. The sometimes inconvenient sticker that I usually leave in the church trash can, was part of a bigger plan. The young gentleman that was bagging groceries noticed that I had on this tag and commented to the woman that was scanning the groceries. She commented, "Hey we were just talking about Mountaintop." Come to find out, the cashier in the next lane, had been looking to go to Mountaintop and needed just that much more information. She sensed that she needed to be in church after not attending any for several years and wanted to check us out.

We had a brief conversation and I drew her a bit of a map on a shopping bag (paper, not plastic). Needless to say, we are all part of a bigger plan. I thought that I was just going to get some milk and a few groceries, but I think that God has something else in mind. I am so happy that I am involved in a church that people are so curious and want to find out more about. I am also so blessed that I am part of a church where this woman and many others can come and find healing for the many hurts that are in their life. Thank you God for Mountaintop and the work that we do here.