Sloan & Themis

     I discovered this amazing little store in downtown Cape Girardeau. It's called Sloan and Themis. You have to look pretty hard for it. It's as quaint as the beads that have traveled over mountains and oceans to sit in a store front right next to the Mississippi.

     There are red ones, white ones, gold ones, blue ones, and just every color and combination you could think of. A sweet lady runs this store, and she helps you pick out your favorite beads and then shows you how to make them into whatever you like. I made a pair of blue earrings for homecoming the other weekend. It's so much fun!

     I first heard about it from a friend who was doing a newspaper article on it, and she asked me to go with her. Of course I didn't pass up the opportunity to make something fun!! I fell in love with this store, and I bet I've told 30 people about it since I first discovered it about 2 weeks ago. I have some beads saved, and I cannot wait to go back and make something else.

     One thing you have to know about me is that I think in parallels, or maybe God works in parallels... either way there is something cool going on here. I am a jr. high small group leader for the most amazing group of young women you'll ever meet. We decided that this week we would pray every night that God would let us hear His voice, and speak to us about our "assignment" each day (That's a PT-ism if you didn't catch it). I have been praying.

     This is what God has shown me this week: I have discovered something AMAZING in Christ. I have found forgiveness, grace, freedom, and truth. I have been redeemed, restored, and renovated. How awesome is this discovery I have been blessed with?! Sloan and Themis is wonderful, but it's nothing compared to this.

     Yet, I have told 30 people about Sloan and Themis in just 2 weeks. How many people have I told about Christ in all my years of knowing Him? This what Jesus is asking me. I'm not happy with my answer. He is asking me, "Do you really care about all of the people who don't know me, who don't know this secret?"

     I am praying that He will teach me what that looks like and provide the courage, tact, and circumstances for me to tell everyone and anyone about this discovery I have made. It will change your life.