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BRIANTSPUDDLE VILLAGE SHOP – NOT Because your feet are downhill from your heart, blood has to flow up in your veins
from your feet to your heart, against gravity. Small ‘gate-valves’ inside your veins
JUST FOR COVID 19 open to let the blood flow up, and close to prevent the blood from flowing back
down. If you suddenly become afraid of something, the warm blood rushes to
your brain. The temperature of your feet falls and you get ‘cold feet’.
Well apart from the frosts which are continuing to God made your foot to be one of the most ingenious devices ever made. You
prevent planting of Dahlia’s in the garden it is starting can see how your feet work by your footprints in the sand. When you walk your
to feel like spring. I’ve managed breakfast in the heel prints will be deeper than your toe prints. When you run, your toe prints will
garden for a few mornings now and when faced with be the only ones seen.
a day in front of the laptop starting the morning off
outside certainly makes me feel much better. This last thought reminded me of this well known poem ‘Footprints in the Sand’ by
Margaret Powers.
The village shop continues to be well stocked with
fresh fruit and veg. We have inevitably seen sales start “One night I had a dream. I was
to reduce as we are all beginning to travel a bit further walking along the beach with
and shop in town. My greatest hope though is that everyone will continue to the Lord, and across the sky
support the shop and ensure we can continue to provide the wide stock that has flashed scenes of my life. In
been so appreciated over the last year. each scene I noticed two sets of
footprints in the sand, one was
There are many ways you mine and one was the Lord’s.
can support the shop. First When the last scene of my life
and foremost, by coming in a appeared before me, I looked
using it. We are open every back at the footprints in the sand,
day Monday to Saturday 9 till and to my surprise I noticed that
12 and 10 till 12 on Sundays. many times along the way there
We have a wide range of was only one set of footprints,
Sainsbury’s product and we and I saw that it was at the
are proud of the wide range lowest and saddest times of my life.
of fresh fruit and Veg, meat
from Curtis’, bread from I asked the Lord about it. ‘Lord, You said that once I decided to follow You, You
Williams of Wool and the would walk all the way with me. But I notice that during the most troublesome
Italian bakery in Wareham times of my life there is only one set of footprints. I don’t understand why You left
and dairy from Sargents dairy. my side when I needed You most.’ The Lord said: ‘My precious child, I never left
you during your times of trial. Where you see only one set of footprints, I was
There are other ways of carrying you.”
support too. Do you fancy a
morning once a fortnight serving in the shop? It’s a great way to meet people if We have all found life difficult over the last year, with all the restrictions caused by
you’re new to the area. There’s plenty of support for training and Monday to covid 19, and some of us may have felt very alone during that time. It is good to
Friday there’s always someone in the Post Office too. remember that Jesus is there for us, and when we put our lives in His hands, He will
help us, and even carry us through these hard times. He says, “I have made you,
Or maybe a behind the scenes job would suit you better. We collect stock 7 days and I will carry you. I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” Isaiah 46:4 “Come to
a week, the papers come from Puddletown, the fruit and veg, Meat and Bread me, all you who are wearied and burdened, and I will give you rest,... and you will
come from Wareham and there are trips to Dorchester Market and Wool. We also find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:28. May the reality of God’s love and care
need people to take in the Sainsbury’s delivery and stock the shelves. bring you comfort and strength to face all the uncertain days ahead. God bless
It is great to be part of a wide team who together spread the load and ensure you.
the shop is there for all of us. Joyce Healey

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