Scarlett Satin Sequined Sneakers (yes, I love alliteration)

19. January 2008 by Carol.

I’m on a quest to replace the style of shoes I’ve been wearing for many years.  They have been the perfect shoes - intensely comfortable, clunky cute (kind of 70’s-ish - that’s sort of my style anyhow) and better than any shoes I’ve ever worn.  But, alas, they are no longer made and I’m on my last pairs of them.  Because of my size 13’s it isn’t easy to just run out and find the perfect shoes.  It is a many month journey of trial and error with several styles before I find the perfect one.

So last week while I was on that search on a website that has wonderful shoes for those of us who are large of understanding (big feet) I found this crazy pair of red (I’ll drop the alliteration for now) satin sequined boy style sneakers (for girls)!  They had them in my size and they were on sale to boot (pun intended!).  Did I dare???  Yes, I decided.

So they came in the mail today and they are just so cute (okay so you guys out there can’t relate to cute shoes - trust me on this one) and quite a fashion statement!  But I got to thinking - did I have the nerve to wear them?

Tonight I was looking at them and they just make me smile.  I can see the looks on people’s faces when I return to work wearing red satin sequined sneakers!  Jaime is known for some of her fun fashion statements so as I looked at the shoes tonight I decided that this would be a way I would celebrate having a piece of Jaime inside me.

The Lord has been speaking to me a lot about joy the last year or more.  It is something that has been nearly missing in my life both spiritually and emotionally.  So I plan to use these red satin sequined sneakers to remind me of all he has done for me with this gift of life and let those shoes bring a smile to my face and perhaps restore joy to my heart.  It might be a bit silly to some of you but I plan to make these shoes a visual reminder because it is often too easy for me to forget all of God’s blessings to me.  May they be that for me!

Thanks for reading.

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