“The red stuffed animal!”

So today while I was at work I was was service lead on the front end..and pretty much you just help customers if they need it and you guide them to a register were they can be checked out..and I love that so very much..because I love interacting with people..but anyways we have the front decorated with all of the beautiful valentines gifts..the candy..the cards..some beautiful cups and plates..and as well the cutest stuffed animals..so as I was standing there I spotted this red stuffed monkey..and it was so great to me..so I had to go get it and see what it was all about..so I go and get that stuffed animal and immediately I felt like a little girl again..and I began talking to it as I was talking to my cashiers..and of course we all laughed and talked to this stuffed animal..but we had fun so much fun..but not only us but as well the customers..from young and old alike..I had many come up to me and say you have yourself a little baby..and many gave that stuffed animal a hug..and many hugged the stuffed animal as well as hugged me with the stuffed animal..they would talk to it just like it was alive..but there eyes just lite up..like nothing I have ever seen before…but either way it was amazing at how Gods love and His presence was so strong today at work..the glow on peoples faces all from a stuffed animal..they laughed, they talked to it, they hugged it and when they left out from our store they were smiling..and to me it was so great..because I think about the scriptures in the word of God that says where the spirt of the Lord there is freedom..2 Corinthians 3:17..Amen..and today we were free..we were free from adulthood..we were free from our cares and burdens for even for but a moment..and I as well thought about how the word of God says that laughter does good like a medicine..Proverbs 17:22..for it truly does wonders for our soul  our spirit, our bodies and our minds..Amen..for today I had help letting my little light shine..I carried around with me on my hip like a baby and beautiful red stuffed monkey..and I loved that little guy..there was just something special about it..I don’t know what it was..but it was special to me..and you know God in all of His majesty He chose today to use a little stuffed animal to speak volumes of love and laughter and so much joy into the hearts of so many people..for I know that God can use anything that is for sure..but as well I do know that it says it takes the foolish things of the world to confound the wise..1 Corinthians 1:27..but today we all were just together in unity..and I will never forget that moment in my life..for it was fantastic and so beautiful to me..so don’t ever be afraid to step out of your comfort zone and pick up a little stuffed animal and spread some love and cheer..for we just never know how the Lord will move and or work through something as simple as that..for He is God..and I always like to say that He can do anything, anywhere and anytime that He alone chooses..so be open minded..and don’t care to much as to whether or not you may get laughed at..because we may just end up getting laughed with as I did today..Amen..for great things happen when we just deny ourselves and pick up our crosses and follow the Lord and His leading as He alone leads and guides each of us daily..Matthew 16:24/Mark 8:34/Luke 9:23..In Jesus’ name, I do ask and pray..Amen and Amen..Be blessed today my dear sweet friends and remember wherever you go and whatever you do, Be a light for our Father, Much love to you all, Mandi

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