Saturday morning found Josh wheeling a grocery cart behind his mom at the neighborhood supermarket. With five growing kids to feed, the Johnston family’s weekly trek to the grocery store was an established family ritual.
The cart that Josh pushed was one of three carts that chugged up and down the various isles. His mom led this procession, with Josh, age 12, somewhere in the middle, followed by his sister Janet who, 11 months his senior, was tasked with bringing up the rear and keeping any and all stragglers in line. The other children shuffled along, wedged between the carts. The twins, Brian and Ben, age 10, followed their mother. Elizabeth, the youngest in years, at age 8, but seemingly more mature than either of the twins, nestled between Josh and Janet.