Milk, Bread and Snow

In my area of the country, snow is a rare treat that we frequently only experience once a year or less. As you can imagine, many of us who are locals are very excited and welcome the cold, white beauty as it drops from heaven on those rare and special days. There is another side of my local community, however, that brings out craziness and even rudeness from normally extremely cordial neighbors.

Most of us are not accustomed to driving in icy conditions, so many local businesses frequently shut down. With their places of employment closed, most of us opt to stay inside or enjoy the outdoors in our local neighborhoods. Our natural survival instincts tell us, however, that there are at least two essential items that we must have if we are unable to make it to the grocery store for one day or more - milk and bread.

Personally, I stock bread mix and dehydrated milk powder, so I am not quite as frantic as the rest of my neighbors. I can't help but take a peek at the madness in the grocery store in the days,hours, and minutes prior to a storm, however. Some people are pushing and shoving. Others are shortening their conversations with friends, others are driving like maniacs in the parking lots, and for what? Milk and bread!

If there is one nugget of truth I would like you to remember after reading this post, it is this. Be courteous to your neighbors. Share. Love. Be respectful. All of those are essential qualities of the human condition that make us who we are. Do your best not to lose sight of the important things in life, your friends, neighbors, loved ones and relationship with God over more temporary things such as being ahead of someone in line at the grocery store to get your milk and bread.