"you're just a wal-mart baby..."

what a way to start a blog, right? most of you who know me, are quite sure I would not readily volunteer myself to be associated with wal-mart.yet, i will say there are a few things about wal-mart i enjoy and this is where i will begin my writing journey.  who has ever felt they had to be someone they were not at wal-mart? though this capitalist topper market may be unjust to its employees or sell-out the latest twilight toy for next to nothing because of labor abuse, wal-mart shopping is a great equalizer. i personally have never felt unsure of myself in a wal-mart. if you have, please tell me the story. think of it: you walk through pottery barn or j.crew...you feel pretentious. walking through a dollar general...you convince yourself you're more effected by the poverty line than is actually true. yet, in wally world...you're just you. i always hated wal-mart {and austin and i have gone to pretty great lengths to avoid it's convenience} but when i had a good friend tell me,

"kayla...you're just a wal-mart grace baby with dirty feet..."

i knew exactly what she meant. we are just a grace-dependent people on an adventure where our feet get pretty dirty along the way. God has a great way of letting us see the dirt he's cleansed us of. i love that Jesus is so relentless with us that he only desires true adventures for our hearts. and He, unlike wal-mart, knows everything that will satisfy.  wal-mart really has little to do with the great meaning of that line, but i wanted to give wal-mart a shout out simply because no one would have suspected i go there. especially first. but, i've heard it said, that truly "the first shall be last, and the last shall be first." thanks, wal-mart, for making me feel secure, and thanks, Jesus, that my feet won't be dirty anymore in heaven. share with austin and i as we journey on this new season of life- 

new transitions. new job. new city. new life. 

we look forward to letting you see how we are, truly, grace babies with dirty feet.

two grace babies | market square | 2010