My parents have wanted to go shopping for a while. It has been a very long time since either of them have been to the mall.  My dad has been wanting to buy some new jeans, but wanted to make sure he was getting the same kind that he likes, so I recommended he take a picture of the tag with his phone. My mom saw the eye doctor recently and received new prescriptions. She has been rummaging through several pairs of glasses that she has kept deciding which ones she would like to use. This morning we looked at the mall directory and made a game plan that wouldn’t involve too much walking for my mom. We headed there this afternoon. We dropped my dad at the store he wanted to go to while my mom and I parked as close to the entrance as we could. We made our way to the eyeglasses store. The woman there was super nice and patient as my mom explained which frames she wanted to use for every day and which she would use for her “music glasses” to help her read her piano music. I noticed a little boy and his mother being helped in another room. After a while, the little boy came out and walked by us, looking intently at my mom. His mom came out and he went to her side. As they both walked past, he said, “Hello!” to my mom. Then he told her that he like her glasses. It was so sweet. Soon, my dad joined us. He had received some help from one of the sales people at the clothing store. He is still trying to get used to his phone, so when it came time to share the picture of the tag, unfortunately he couldn’t find it. But, he did remember the brand and was able to find and buy a new pair of jeans. As the woman got my mom’s new glasses figured out, she said that one pair would only take an hour to be ready, so we headed into the mall to waste some time. We went to the bath shop that was nearby as my mom wanted some new shower wash. We found a clerk who directed us to the right place. She held up one of the fragrances for my mom to smell. Due to the Parkinson’s, my mom has lost her sense of smell. When I told the salesperson that, she was somewhat stunned and it took her a bit to recover. She showed us some natural body wash that was good aroma therapy, then said it wouldn’t matter since my mom can’t smell. However, I learned recently that aroma therapy is actually still effective, even if there is no sense of smell. I found a scent that I liked and that is what we bought. Then we went to the food court where my parents both bought an ice cream cone. As they sat there side by side, licking their ice cream, I could picture them doing the same thing 65 years ago. We went back to get my mom’s glasses and headed home. I quite enjoyed our little adventure at the mall.

I Found God today in the interesting happenings at the mall.