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To: JenB; 2Jedismom

I can do ya one better...one of those "the Lord provides" stories!

During a particularly lean period when I was twelve or so, we went to a rummage sale lookin' for some things, and Bill and Ben found two old wallets they really wanted. They were too little to seriously carry one, but they liked being like Dad. They were only a nickel apiece, so Mom got them for them.

On the way home, Bill found that his wallet had money in it - LOTS of money. Close to two hundred, as I recall. We of course immediately called the church that had held the rummage sale and they took the money back to see if they could find the owner.

Several weeks later (just as our car died), they called back to say they hadn't found an owner, and we were welcome to the money. Dad used it as a downpayment! Worked out perfectly.


1,671 posted on 03/15/2005 9:45:58 AM PST by RosieCotton (20 days until my Colorado adventure begins!)
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To: RosieCotton; 2Jedismom

Sometimes you just have to say "The Lord provides". And then try to remember when you lose a twenty, sometime, hopefully when you're well-off enough to not then starve, that maybe the Lord's providing for someone else....

And I just never hear these stories about miraculous money from people who are well-off and not in financial need.


1,672 posted on 03/15/2005 9:53:50 AM PST by JenB ( Any animal entering on Police business shall be deemed to be a wombat.)
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