After four days of cloudy, rainy weather (rainy should be first, but it doesn’t read right), Laurence pushed open the bedroom shade this morning to a city washed clean and bathed in sunshine. Who could stay inside on such a glorious fall day!? This afternoon, rather than studying Spanish, I rushed to the library. (Meaning I walked fast to quiet any guilt for not exercising.)
I passed the “butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker.” Better said, “The beggar, the vendor, and the cobbler.” The beggar asked for a dollar. The Asian vendor sold cheap things made in China from blankets laid out on the sidewalk. The Mexicans played musica, waved their flag, and sold fresh flowers, fruit and veggies. The cobbler sold me a pair of black boots, Clarks brand for $5. I added a $1 tip after he beat the dust from them. The cobbler and I do not speak the same language. A man who spoke Chinese came along and explained how the shoe he held needed to be repaired. I like to watch the cobbler work. His sidewalk shop is under the Long Island Railroad on Broadway. When the day is done, he’ll carry his wooden box of tools home with him.
For months, I’ve been watching Thrifty Sisters for some black boots in my size. Today, I found a pair for sale by the cobbler’s bench. God is good! All the time! He cares about the little things in our lives.
Berniece
P.s. Are you interested? I almost think this is too dumb to publish.
An Ordinary Life 
I’m interested. I picture that sunshine streaming in and then your hurried walk. And I hope I remember to smile when I see you wear those shoes.
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It’s great to hear of God’s beauty and provisions!!
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It paints pictures in my mind of other people’s lives!
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And I had a very similar experience when I needed a new pair of shoes once. I wanted something cute but modest and i couldn’t wear the fashionable ones that were easily available with a clear conscience. So I prayed for God’s help shoe shopping that day. Without much ado, I found a shoe that was cute and modest and in my size. I felt the same as you.
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It would be fun to watch a cobbler. And buy from him.
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I found it interesting, and not dumb.
Jolene
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I enjoy your every day, real life experiences. Especially when it involves something I am not very familiar with. God was interested in your shoes!
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Oh Bernice! So fun to kinda be able to really see it now!! Love your details!!!
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I loved your little story too. 😊
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