{"id":976,"date":"2013-07-09T02:13:22","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T02:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kandynolesstevens.com\/?p=976"},"modified":"2013-07-09T02:13:22","modified_gmt":"2013-07-09T02:13:22","slug":"first-world-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.realsweetgrace.com\/blog\/?p=976","title":{"rendered":"First world problems"},"content":{"rendered":"

A dear friend of mine has a wonderful blog, and she recently shared about her realization of how some of her quirks might need minor adjustments. http:\/\/www.nancyholte.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/762\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Before I go any farther, if you think that you don\u2019t have any quirks and that I am judging my friend, rest assured I am not.\u00a0 We all have quirks \u2013especially me (like my need to have all of my beverages completely filled with ice so that they are cold enough).\u00a0 Nine times out of ten, those personality characteristics are what I love the most about my friends.\u00a0 Trust me, I am not living over here in my glass house because I know many people the world over would love clean drinking water while I am complaining that my drink isn\u2019t cold enough.\u00a0 I get it<\/i>.<\/p>\n

I am acutely aware that even despite the tragedies that have befallen our family I am\u00a0still more blessed than 95% of the world\u2019s population.\u00a0 That awareness is something that I am trying to instill in my children as they are becoming older and much more world savvy.\u00a0 No name brand or one singular item will define the character of your heart.\u00a0 Hard work and serving others is much more important than momentary thrill of\u00a0a purchase.\u00a0 These aren\u2019t just platitudes for me, and I am trying on a regular basis to let my life\u2019s choices be an example to my children.\u00a0\u00a0 Sometimes I don\u2019t think they are listening.<\/p>\n

I couldn\u2019t be more wrong.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

One day, our daughters were bickering in the van about something so trivial I cannot even remember what it was.\u00a0 They both had valid points, but in the end of the day, they were clothed, nourished physically and spiritually, and housed.\u00a0 The thing they were arguing about was not life threatening nor earth shaking; so I pointed out to them that their conflict was a \u201cfirst world problem\u201d suggesting that they should agree to disagree and move on.<\/p>\n

They acquiesced, and our whole family started quoting lines from a family favorite video: Top 100 First World Problems by Scooter Magruder, as we continued on down to our destination. Upon arrival at the local big box hardware store, we made\u00a0 a quick double-check of our list to create a game plan for this excursion in the midst of our home remodeling.<\/p>\n

As we opened the doors to the van, our littlest was searching for her shoes.\u00a0 Under the seat, next to the seat, in the back of the van, in my purse (as if they would be there), and on the ground \u2013 they were nowhere to be found.\u00a0 I know I grumbled a bit asking if she wore shoes to the store<\/i>.\u00a0 She assured me she thought she did.\u00a0 My annoyance wouldn\u2019t have been so bad if we hadn\u2019t just gone through the same thing a week before when we drove THREE HOURS to pick up her brother from med school camp \u2013\u00a0 only to discover she was sans shoes.\u00a0 We had to go to the Mecca of the South and buy shoes before the closing ceremonies, forcing us to enter late (something I detest doing).<\/p>\n

There was no rescuing her this time; so, I scooped her up (which was a challenge as she is getting tall) and carried her into the store with bare piggies.\u00a0 On\u00a0our way in, I was chiding her for not bringing shoes.\u00a0 I reminded her this was crazy, \u00a0and she was old enough to be responsible for her own shoes.<\/p>\n

Then it came:\u00a0 wisdom wrapped up in a long-legged, curly-headed, freckled-face eight year old little girl.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, Momma.\u00a0 This is a first world problem.\u00a0 Lots of kids around the world don\u2019t even have shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Touch\u00e9, my little Sally Gal. Touch\u00e9.<\/p>\n

They are listening.\u00a0 They are always<\/i><\/b> listening.\u00a0 Be mindful of what you say, and even more mindful of what your actions speak.\u00a0 I know I am definitely trying to be much more particular!<\/p>\n

\"Clo's<\/a><\/p>\n

By the way if you need a chuckle, check out Scooter’s video on youtube. http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gXCsRlpbqPM<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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