If you are looking for a really great sub, there is a wonderful old store in our town that cannot be beat by any franchised chain. The store sits on a side street surrounded by homes and is a relic of past decades. I think the lady who runs it lives in the attached house. She is, well let’s say, experienced with years. She is very well groomed and looks great. Her shelves are stocked with a couple of cans of this and that. The newspapers are fresh as well as the ice cream bars you get by sliding away the glass top and reaching deep into the cold. There are boxes of candy spread around and to my surprise candy cigarettes. I really didn’t think they made those anymore. Who would buy them? To step inside is to be back in 1948 just after the war. I love to stop there and not just for the blast from the past for the truth is she makes a mean sub!
We have lots of places to take those who visit us. We make sure we stop at the Concord Bridge where the first shots were fired during the Revolutionary War. Close by are the homes of Louisa May Alcott and Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the town of Clinton there is a wonderful old abandoned railroad tunnel. And I am going to add this old Leominster store to our tour. It has to be savored as long as it lasts. If you come to visit we will take you there.
Isn’t it interesting what we value and want to show visitors? In 2 Kings we read the story of Hezekiah who showed to Babylonian visitors all his material wealth. The story doesn’t end well.
I need to learn from this and make sure I also show all my visitors the love of Jesus. Now that will end well.
Written by Roger Bothwell on April 1, 2010
Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574
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