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the little things of life

I made my trip to Sam's Club this afternoon to get all the stuff for the kid's activity on Saturday, only to discover that Sam's Club does not sell condiment packets (the small packages of mayonnaise or mustard). They have the HUGE containers of these items, but that won't help us in assembling lunch bags. A small part of me says obey instructions and leave the sandwiches plain, and don't worry about whether or not there's a mayonnaise/mustard packet for the sandwich. The other part of thinks about how this may be the only meal these people get for the entire day. Shouldn't they at least have a somewhat decent sandwich? If I have time tomorrow I might stop by Chik-fil-A and see if they'll sell me 70 packets. That's all we need. If we do this next year I'll know to order them in advance.

Birthday candles...my Mom didn't have any for Dad's cake on Sunday, and my five year old niece was quite concerned about it. She wanted to improvise and take toothpicks, paint them, and set them on fire. Both my parents adamantly said no. I mean, after all, what's a birthday cake without candles?

Haiti - a grandmother in our church was bringing breakfast to her daughter and grandchild, and told them to go ahead and ask the blessing while she was coming. When she got there, she asked her four year old granddaughter what they prayed for. The girl's eyes got very wide, and she pointed to the ground and said "The people down there." The grandmother questioned her, and she replied, "You know, the people with the devil." The mother started laughing and said, "No! Haiti is a country where there was an earthquake! We weren't praying for the people of Hades!" I'm not sure if the little girl ever understood the difference, but I thought it was way too funny.

And so it goes. It's the little things of life that make us laugh, sigh, and sometimes even cry.
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