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| Sparky (left) with Norman Both adopted from Rescue Shelter in January 2003 |
After four days of
“being” with our dying Chihuahua Sparky, it was time for Doc and I to “face the
real world” again. Neither one of us really
wanted to go anywhere or deal with people or chores or do anything today. I wanted to stay home and cry and heal. (Even now I am bawling as I am writing this
story).
Doc went to school to teach
his afternoon class. I had a 4:30
appointment which I almost cancelled because I did not want to emerge from the
house.
At 6:15 p.m. Doc called to
check in. He had found a quarter and a nickel!
Those are the two more difficult coins to find. What are the Odds of that?
Doc suggested I find a Penny and a Dime in
order to complete the Hit for the Cycle today. I (not so politely) told him I did not care one bit about coin finding
today! I just wanted to go home and cry
some more. He suggested I make a brief
stop at the grocery store to at least look for the Penny and the Dime. He said if we would got a Hit for the
Cycle today, it would be a confirmation to him of Sparky’s spiritual presence. Crap!
Don’t lay that on me! What are the Chances I am just going to
waltz into the store and get those two coins for you?
The store was about 2 miles
away. In the few minutes I was driving
there, I was praying fervently and loudly.
“PLEASE Angels. It would mean so
very much if you would provide Doc with those two coins. His heart is breaking and he needs confirmation.” “Sparky, if you can hear me, then Please, PLEASE,
help get these coins for Papa to comfort him”.
I pulled into the parking lot
for the grocery store. There were zero
cars at the Carl’s Jr. drive up window. What
are the Odds of that? That eating
establishment usually has a line of cars.
And it was dinner time! I was
“nudged” to run that direction before going to the grocery store. As I approached the widow I could see TWO
coins. One for sure was a penny. Could not determine the denomination on the
other coin until I picked it up. Yes, it
was a dime! What are the Chances? I grabbed it and headed back to my
truck. Looked back to see four cars
pulling up to the window. What are the Odds of getting those few
seconds and exactly those two coins?
I was almost to my truck and
saw our banker. He asked how I was
doing. I told him my heart was aching, yet also happy. I showed him the two
coins and shared the story.
THAT is the core of Penny
Finding – Learning, then Sharing.
I called Doc at school to
tell him about the two coins. His
comment: “Do you realize in all the
years of Penny Finding, we have never found only and EXACTLY four coins to make
a Hit for the Cycle?” WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF THAT?
Sure….It’s merely
COINcidence ;-)
