The tale of the cereal bar…

Think that there isn’t a force larger than you at work in your life?  Consider this….

As I left the house at the butt crack of dawn this morning, I didn’t remember to grab my lunch.  Instead for some insane reason, I grabbed not one, not two but three cereal bars (NutriGrain for those that don’t know).  Three is an odd number of these to grab, but that’s exactly what I did, shoving them in the purse as I ran out the door.

Got a bit hungry first thing, popped a cereal bar open and calmed the beast making the noise in the tummy, one down, two to go….

So….busy, busy, BUSY day….no time for lunch, NO SWEAT….two down, one to go…..

I get home, grab a snack and it’s back out the door to deliver the teenager to work (Halleujah!) and the son to Tae Kwon Do on the OTHER SIDE OF THE METROPLEX!!! 

As I am sitting, watching extremely hyper children do combinations (High Block! Back Stance!!! Kee-yah!) an older gentleman walks in, he sits next to me (mind you there are 8 other chairs all around me) and patiently waits for Master Lewis to stop for a break. 

As we wait, he tells me he is looking for some handy work, he is out of work and needs cash.  He also mentions he hasn’t eaten all day.  At first, I tell him I wish I could help, but I don’t have any cash (I truly didn’t), he said no thank you, he wants to work.  So I sit quietly, watching the kids.  And it hits me….

Cereal bar number three….in my purse…..

I ask him if he would like it, he says yes please.  I hand it to him and he looks at me and says “Bless you.  Thank you Jesus.”  Just like that. 

Master Lewis gave him a few dollars to eat something, all the while, this man was praising Jesus like he had won the lottery.  I believe with every fiber of my being that he felt truly blessed.  He was genuine in his faith.  I know that He will protect this man all his days.

If I had taken my lunch instead of grabbing those silly little bars, I wouldn’t have had anything to give him, he might not have waited for Master Lewis and I may not have been blessed with this trail of logic.

Folks, pay it forward…..

It was bound to happen…..

Folks, we knew it was going to happen….eventually.  Right?  RIGHT?

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Police: Woman Traded Sex For Gas

Police in Fort Wright set up a prostitution sting and said one of the suspects they arrested engaged in sex for a $100 gasoline card and other gifts.

Thirty-four-year-old Angela Eversole of Fort Wright is charged with prostitution and doing business without an occupational license. She pleaded not guilty at a Tuesday arraignment.

Police also arrested a man they said paid Eversole. He is 50-year-old Kenneth Nowak of Avon, Indiana.

Kenton County prosecutor Ken Easterling said it’s sad when people are selling their bodies for gas.

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I actually heard this morning, that gas may be $5.00 per gallon before the summer is over.  I do not think we will send an end to this until the election is over.  I know people who have stopped contributing to their 401K to afford gas.  This is someone who was saving for their FUTURE, having to stop planning ahead because they cannot afford to do so.

I have changed my work shift for the summer in an effort to save money by carpooling with Leslie.  Not exactly convenient, but manageable if it will save $200 per month!!!

Then the food costs are rising due to fuel costs, the utilities are going to get another rate increase through….when is it going to stop?  What is going to stop it?  It scares me because the greed is far outweighing common sense any longer. 

At some point, I may need to borrow a box.  To live in….