winn-dixie.

across the street from the hotel we have a winn-dixie. i go there once in awhile since the closest wal-mart's about 15 minutes away. last night a few of us were buying some groceries. my roommate Beth was wondering how much her grapes would cost. you know you're spending all of your time in class and doing homework when you compare the weight of the grape bag to your Systematic Theology text (I was right- the grapes were about 3.5 lbs).

we got to the checkout line and Josh, the checker, asked us what we learned that day in class (automatically assuming we were from the crusade group. kinda funny when people do that). we explained that we were working on projects about the nature and definition of various attributes of God. he nodded as he scanned our items. when we finished, he mentioned that he meets people every day from the crusade group across the street, so he asks each of them what their favorite account from the Bible is. the other girl with us described the basic story of hosea and why she liked that book. i had just spent the last 10 hours in front of commentaries and scripture, yet i honestly couldn't come up with anything worth sharing.

when asked about his favorite story, he said the account of Hannah and Samuel; She prayed for something from God that she really wanted, and when she received it, she gave it right back to Him. what a cool thing to hear from the last person I expected to.