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Who ever would have thought a year ago that the Lord would have picked us up and moved us into the mountains and valleys of New England from the Midwest? And put us in a small town at that!! Small town of 11,000 or less. This is how small it is:
Our oldest son started having horseback riding lessons at our place each week. Well, he hadn't even had his first lesson when my husband called a farrier and asked him to come work on one of our horse's feet. The farrier was discussing when he thought he could come to work on them, and then suggested he come on the afternoon of the lessons. My husband had not told him that our son had lessons later that evening, but the farrier made the comment that that way the horse would be ready for the lesson that night!!! Okay......so who knows when our next dental appointment is??? I live in a small town.
We once in a great while stop by the Subway in town to get seafood and crab salads. We like to get double seafood and crab toppings. Of course, this is only one of two fast food restaurants in town that do not have drive- thrus as that is not allowed in town. Well, several weeks ago my husband stopped and brought home some salads from Subway for us to eat on a Friday night. Keep in mind that we have only lived here about 3 months now! And know NOONE basically! We sorta know a few families, but not any close friends yet. It turned out that the salads were not done well that night. My husband was extrememly disappointed as they hardly had anything in the bowl to eat! So, he called and talked to the owner. The owner gave him some coupons to use for free meals the next time we came in. We decided to use the coupons the other day. Guess what? My husband walks in to the restaurant and says he has coupons for free salads and the second guy that was working there says, "Oh, yeah, I know who they are. They always get double seafood and crab salads. I was going to say when you came in you didn't need to give me coupons, because I'd know you!" You'd think we stopped there all the time! We've probably been there 5-6 times in over 3 months! So, we are the only family in this small town that does double seafood and crab salads! I live in a small town.
Then as we were driving out of the parking lot of the shopping area (if you want to call it that!), a car pulled right out in front of us and crossed over to the other side! We couldn't believe that the man had not stopped before pulling out in front of us! So, as we pull up to the stop light next to him, he looks over at us and says, "I'm sorry about that back there." We about fell over! And they told us back in the Midwest that New Englanders were snobby! Ha! We have ran into the nicest people around! I live in a small town!
A few weeks after we moved in word reached down the street and around the corner and down another street that we were homeschoolers. And Christians at that!!! The family that heard about us made us a desert and came over to welcome us to town! They are Christian homeschoolers also! I live in a small town!
In the Midwest where we used to live we saw tractors drive down the street. Here we watch horses walk down the roads and trails daily. This is the horse capital of the state! They say our state has more horses per acre than any other state in the union. So, on the road you pass by horses walking daily! I live in a small town.
And traffic jams?? What are those??? A couple times I have had to wait at the stop light in town for about 8-10 cars at rush hour. I live in a small town.
What a beautiful small town!!!
Walking in Faith,
Michelle |
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