Life in the Fresh Lane…

Our wonderful little town has the most convenient, exciting place that I have encountered in recent days. This little place, “The Fresh Lane,” had occasion to make me very happy not too many days ago.
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It was Thursday afternoon and a strange North Texas Blizzard was in full swing. The snowflakes literally looked like snowballs falling from the sky and thudding against my windshield as I meandered my way along side streets and through backroads trying to avoid the heavy traffic on the freeway after a meeting at church. I was so excited about the cold wet globs of snow falling from the sky, but not anticipating with great joy the trek I was going to have to make through the parking lot and the SNOW into Wal-Mart to buy a loaf of bread and a gallon of milk that I had put off for too long. I knew I would be freezing and that the trek could prove dangerous if the ground had any ice on it at all.
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That is when I remember the little tan hut on the corner of Main and McLeroy. It has a brightly lit sign and rolling kiosk advertising a variety of grocery items and their prices. It has a covered drive through on the east and west sides of the building and it was – yes, ON. MY. WAY. HOME!
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I eased my car into the driveway and pulled up to the sliding glass door. There, in the wonderful warmth of my car, I ordered my loaf of bread and gallon of milk and had them delivered to me for less than I would have paid at yea old Wal-Mart. I didn’t even have to unbuckle my seat belt or kill the engine. In a matter of minutes I had my last minute grocery purchase and was on my way HOME! The woman delivered all of this service with great speed and a smile and I was very much grateful that she had literally saved me a slip, a fall or a frozen toe or two. Thank you Lord for the Fresh Lane! I mean – who’d of thunk it? A drive through grocery store! I must say the Fresh Lane is vying for a position called, “MY. NEW. BEST. FRIEND.” Well, My next best friend, anyway. Next to Jesus who must have inspired the idea just for me… do you really think so?