The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots

Tag: grocery depot

  • The Benefits of Looking Religious

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    Emily Sara Smucker
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    I was entering the learning center when the old man stopped me. “Do I know you from the store?” he asked. I knew he meant Grocery Depot, the Mennonite-owned store in town that mostly employs other Mennonites. “I don’t work there anymore, but I used to,” I said. “I have friends that work there.” “But…

  • Cold Days and Dream Jobs

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    Emily Sara Smucker
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    The weeks of sunshine deceived me. “I have to wear flip-flops,” I told myself. Also, “it doesn’t matter so much if I forget to bring a tea bag. I don’t NEED to drink tea.” Yesterday I went on a field trip with BMS to the wildlife safari. It was a lovely trip, only the flip-flops…