The Shoe Box: Walking in the Spirit
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- strap on the sandals of kindness
- lace up the ballet slippers of joy
- glide into the penny loafers of patience
- tie up the tennis shoes of self control
- pull on the boots of peace
- slip into the house slippers of gentleness
The imaginative two-color design and interactive features-such as a shoe box to "open" at the end of each chapter-make this book an ideal gift. The Shoe Box is small in stature, but it carries an enormous message: with the right shoes, your feet are ready to walk in service for Christ.
Patsy Clairmont
Patsy Clairmont is a popular speaker, a coauthor of various Women of Faith devotionals, and the author of such best-selling books as "God Uses Cracked Pots" and "Sportin' a 'Tude." She and her husband live in Brighton, Michigan.
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The Shoe Box
© 2003 by Patsy Clairmont
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To Amy Miller,
who always puts her best foot forward.
Contents
Steppin’ Out
Flippin’ the Lid
Baby Booties—Love
Ballet Slippers—Joy
Boots—Peace
Loafers—Patience
Sandals—Kindness
Flip-Flops—Goodness
High Heels—Faithfulness
Slippers—Gentleness
Tennis Shoes—Self-Control
Kickin’ Up Dust
When the shoe fits, we girls are like
Cinderella—we’re having a ball.
Steppin’ Out
If you want to buy me a gift (as if ), don’t buy me shoes. Yep, I said don’t. Instead, give me a gift coupon to purchase my own footwear. You see, I’m really picky. Besides, I love toting home shoe boxes. I feel so, so . . . womanly. And it tickles me to know the fun shoe choices tucked inside will enliven my wardrobe. Even after the boxes are empty, they become the perfect spot to store stuff. Good stuff like pictures, gloves, memos, scarves, receipts, and even outdated shoes that I’m waiting to come back into style.
Like that’s going to happen. Oh, some looks do go full circle, but the new version always has a fashion adjustment that dates the ones I’ve tenaciously held onto.
Shoes are addictive. I think that’s because they come in so many flavors—mules, pumps, flats, spikes, wedges, platforms, etc. And it’s a good thing they do because the wrong shoes can wreck a girl’s outfit, not to mention her feet and her attitude. Imagine Martha Stewart in strapless pumps spreading fertilizer over her garden while announcing, It’s a good thing.
Nah, it’s not going to happen. What about Laura Bush attending a White House news conference wearing a classic navy suit accessorized with iridescent-studded motorcycle boots? Tacky. Or imagine the Queen of England horseback riding in her house slippers. Uh-oh, call the royal shoe patrol. Yep, shoes definitely leave loud statements.
But shoes aren’t the only things talking. I remember a declaration my feet made when I attempted to hoof the length of the D/FW International Airport in high heels. I know, I know, what was I thinking? Obviously I wasn’t. Less than halfway through the terminal I thought I was terminal. My feet were pulsating like hot dogs on a spit. After developing a painful limp, I pried my now-swollen tootsies out of my heels and finished the hike to my gate stocking-footed. That did garner a few stares, but that’s not the sort of footwear news I want to make.
A kickier statement is made when, prior to the Miss America pageant, the beauty contestants participate in a shoe parade. How fun is that? The young women, wearing elaborate outfits, perch on the backs of convertibles, and as they cruise by, the spectators yell, Show us your shoes!
The bevy of beauties lift their feet to show off the most outrageous shoes you’ve ever seen. Some are arrayed in huge feathers or trees (yes, trees a foot high). Other shoes are jeweled, sequined, striped, and polka-dotted. After the parade, the shoes are showcased with the contestants’ gowns.
Now, while I have a slew of eclectic footwear, I’m not sure any of it would qualify for a parade. I seem to be the queen of scuffs, gouges, and fractured heels. Besides, I don’t have even one pair with a tree sprouting out of them. Although I do have a