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Encountering Jesus… in Walmart?

December 23, 2015 By Alecia Baptiste 8 Comments

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Last night my daughters and I were doing some last minute shopping and had to drop by Walmart to pick up a gift that my parent’s sent us.   I hardly ever go to Walmart, but this time I’m glad I did!

We were checking out at the service desk, and I began to chat with the cashier.  I asked her how her christmas season was going.  She replied, “TERRIBLE!”  She talked about how mean customers have been to her.  She talked about people yelling at her and her having to work really long hours. She also confessed that she hadn’t done any of her own Christmas shopping.  She’s so tired, that all she wants to do is sleep when she’s not working.
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Living Under the Strain of Financial Pressures

December 7, 2015 By Alecia Baptiste 6 Comments

Finances are hard for us.

It’s hard to admit this when you live among people who have so much.

But there are days when our cupboards are almost bare and our frig is almost empty.  There are days when I feel like Jesus feeding the 5000 on 2 fish and 5 loaves.  Trying to make sure my family has enough food to eat is a full time job.  Forget about organic. Forget about non-GMO or grass-fed.  I just need to keep these kids fed.  Sometimes it takes a ton of creativity to accomplish this feat–especially on the days leading up to the next pay day.

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Alecia Baptiste is the wife of the most patient and gracious man on earth, and a mom of four children who have revealed much about her imperfections and her own need of Divine intervention.

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