In Her Shoes

Quite an enjoyable Relief Society activity last evening. "In Her Shoes". An interesting variety of shoes and their stories. There was a pair of rain boots from Russia. Ok, they were made by a Finnish company, but bought in Russia. There were shoes from sisters who are or have been runners, including running marathons and half marathons. One sister had her custom made big blue Mary Jane clown shoes. There were tap shoes, shoes worn to a sister's sister's wedding across the pond, shoes of a nurse in training, a few pairs of hiking boots - one that had been worn while the sister was lost in the desert and had a spiritual experience; a pair that was over two decades old, had hiked with family, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. and planned to be left to a granddaughter in the not too near future. Shoes worn to a husband's graduation from the FBI Academy. Shoes that were worn as a temple worker and that have walked the halls of temples all over the country. There was a written tribute to shoes now gone. Theatrical references. I wore Crocs and related that I have been compared to a pair of old shoes - comfortable and I make everyone else look better.  We laughed, we even cried a little. It was quite an exercise. And there were cupcakes that looked like shoes. (I refrained)