Mario was the manager of the Shop Rite grocery on 6th street in Tuscumbia. The owner, Bob Love, decided to sell that store since he had a larger one a few blocks away on 1st street. They eventually tore the old store down and built a Dollar General. Mario became the supervisor over several convenience stores that Mr. Love owned. After working at a couple of Mr. Love’s other stores for a while, I asked Mario if he needed me to manage one of his convenience stores. He did. I operated the gas station on Hwy. 72 called “Love’s Convenience”.
Debra had taken a job at a local Nursing Home. She worked the midnight shift. Since I opened the store at 6:00 am and she didn’t get off until 7:00 am, Michael had to go to work with me. He was a good boy. He either slept on a pallet behind the counter or he sat on the counter watching me wait on the customers. One of our regular customers came in. He had no eye. This disturbed Michael. He blurted out, “Daddy, he ain’t got no eye!” Without hesitation the fellow said, “Sure I do,” as he pulled his glass eye from his pocket and tossed it onto the counter! I want to publicly apologize to my son for scarring him for life!
Sometimes we see things that just aren’t supposed be that way – or so we think! People aren’t supposed to have eyes in their pocket, but he did! Husbands aren’t supposed to leave their wives, but some of them do. People aren’t supposed to kill each other, but they do. Daddy wasn’t supposed to die, but he did. When things like this happen, it is hard for us to assimilate it in our minds, but we must, because they do happen, even though we don’t understand it. Let’s take Solomon’s advice from Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
Debra had taken a job at a local Nursing Home. She worked the midnight shift. Since I opened the store at 6:00 am and she didn’t get off until 7:00 am, Michael had to go to work with me. He was a good boy. He either slept on a pallet behind the counter or he sat on the counter watching me wait on the customers. One of our regular customers came in. He had no eye. This disturbed Michael. He blurted out, “Daddy, he ain’t got no eye!” Without hesitation the fellow said, “Sure I do,” as he pulled his glass eye from his pocket and tossed it onto the counter! I want to publicly apologize to my son for scarring him for life!
Sometimes we see things that just aren’t supposed be that way – or so we think! People aren’t supposed to have eyes in their pocket, but he did! Husbands aren’t supposed to leave their wives, but some of them do. People aren’t supposed to kill each other, but they do. Daddy wasn’t supposed to die, but he did. When things like this happen, it is hard for us to assimilate it in our minds, but we must, because they do happen, even though we don’t understand it. Let’s take Solomon’s advice from Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”