day 25 / 30

When I went to the store there was a girl handing out an advertisement and sample of Colgate toothpaste. And there was another girl giving out samples of a liquid yogurt. (It was tasty!) Samples are nice way to try a product before having to purchase it. This was a new thing for me to see at the stores here in Ukraine.
With this encounter came a bit of nostalgia and fond memories of when I worked giving out samples at grocery stores and the setting up of displays at a wide variety of stores. I enjoyed that job very much. I once got paid to suck out dead flies in a display at the check out lanes at a Fred Meyer. (Not all the jobs were glamourous). Even with that in mind, I miss doing those job...except sometimes it was way out of balance telling consumers that you really "need" this product. I know for a fact that the only thing that everyone NEEDS is to have a right relationship with Jesus Christ!

5 things I am thankful for...

1. Christmas music (a wide variety of favorites)
2. Playing "name that tune" (and who's that artist) of songs, that I only hear during this time of year (I don't hear Christmas Musak in the stores during this season in Kyiv)
3. Memories of Christmas' past and the chance to make new ones!
4. Twinkle lights on the Christmas tree....they are pretty.
5. The anticipation of stocking being filled

Blessings....it's begining to look a lot like Christmas....la dee dah