Diagnosis - Foot In Mouth

I honestly think that "Foot-In-Mouth" should be a real disorder...and not just any disorder...a chronic disorder. I have a great ability and habit of putting my foot in my mouth....maybe its not a disorder...maybe its a rare talent.

I read a lot of Christian Authors, and so often they take their mishaps/embarrasing moments and use them to spin a significant point or draw wisdom out of them. At one point in my life, I wondered if that is why i constantly was suffering from foot-in-mouth....gaining a library to use in my writing late...then days like today happen and there is no wisdom or insight I can draw from my embarrassing moment.

I was standing in line at the check-out/cashier/till waiting to pay for some groceries. There was a man and his daughter ahead of me. The shop was very busy. The man  put through all his groceries. There was a huge gap and then some milk that I was buying was next in the queue. The lady pointed to the man, then the milk and asked if it was his. He politely answered no....ENTER Kerri's mouth....I couldn't resist....I cheekily said, "why not, I don't mind if he pays for my milk."

The cashier took the first milk and rang it up before either of us could stop here. If there was a rock, I would have crawled under it with my foot still in my mouth. I cringed. I was mortified! I had no idea how the guy would react or how to fix the situation. I told her that I was joking. Thankfully the man was patient, or appeared to be. She rang the bell and her light to get the manager to come and delete the milk from his till slip so that He could pay. The rest of the line behind me started spreading to other lines. We waited 12 ...long....embarrassing...moments till the manager finally appeared to fix the mistake that my mouth had got me into.... yes...sever cringe.....

but despite how cringe worthy a story that is, and a true story too....I can't find a way to spin it into a great devotion of any kind. Oh well, I guess it is just a milestone on my road of humiliation.

speaking of milestones....we all of milestones in our lives....so from tragic moments, some from embarassing moments, some from romantic moments, or joyful moments or family moments etc....so many things happen in life that leave us forever changed, like permanent memorials in our hearts.

Today is a big day in my family. 35 years ago today my dad made a huge and difficult decision. One that he has walked out and persevered in ALL these years. Setting an awesome example to us kids that we can overcome and that its not impossible to live by your decisions and your convictions....well done POPS. As always am super proud of you and love you for WHO you are.