Shop, Shop, Stampede

Well I have had my fill of shopping. Everywhere I looked I saw another store. Three Dress Barn stores later and a zillion other stores, including Old Time Pottery and I was exhausted. So we headed to to Dixie Stampede. Not sure what I expected, but it was different than I expected. It was good though and a lot of very talented people work there. Oh and I forgot, we found a Christian Bookstore Outlet:) It was just an awesome day. There is a car show here this weekend and there are more oldies on the street daily. I saw an awesome 69 red Firebird today that I would love to have. Also visited a pottery place where they actually "throw" the pottery there. There was a huge quilt store with low prices and you could even see some sewers working at machines. But most every quilt I looked at, had a made in China tag. Some of the motels have on their signs; " American owned" And the Stampede ended with a rousing patriotic finish. We can be moved by witnessing an intense patriotic song but when was the last time I was "moved" when I thought of my citzenship with God? Do we proudly announce, "made by God" ? I just found myself thinking about this as there seems to be a real sense of American pride but where is my Christian pride? Food for thought..............................