Loafing Around

Janelle Harris - Creative Writer
The name “loafer” originated in the 1930’s by Norwegian farmers. They would slip on these leather shoes with no shoelaces or buckles before they would go milking cows in the cows “loafing area.”

The word of God gives the most prominent history of how to “shod your feet” when entering new territory… Acts 7:33 (NLT) “Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground.

Contemporary fashion has borrowed this agricultural practice and made it mainstream. “Plant seeds” of fashion inspiration while taking dominion over your territory. Pair your loafers with jeans, khakis and any flat front dress pants.

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