One week ago, a dear friend
left a phone message saying that he had just accepted a new job in South
America and would be leaving in 10 days!
I was surprised and disappointed because for 5 years (since he moved
away to Texas) I had been hoping to visit him and his family. I kept saying “Some Day …”. That dream now seemed impossible.
Over the weekend I was able
to call my friend and get a few details of the new job, his plans to shut down
the house, etc. We only had a few
minutes to talk at that point, yet I wanted more time and information! A crazy idea began brewing. I said, “Might you be able to continue this
conversation Friday night when you have completed your work week and are
packing for
Columbia?” He tentatively
agreed. But he assumed I meant a phone
call …
I had a crazy idea of flying
to Texas for dinner Friday! I shared it
with Doc and the Angels. COINcidences
came together and made it happen!
·
I had no appointments scheduled on my calendar
for Friday and Saturday
·
I had a plane ticket credit which was expiring
in two weeks
·
I had a free overnight hotel stay from when Doc
and I did all that yucky fix-up work on his parent’s house last summer (this trip made for a nice reward)
There were numerous
“COINcidences” on the trip as well. The
lady sitting next to me on the Shuttle van said something casual and polite to
me. For some reason I was “nudged” to
answer with … “I’ll bet you believe in miracles and Angels”. Don’t even know why that came out of me. So of course I told her about Penny Finding
and the Penny Palace. She was so
thankful! She had recently been
struggling in overcoming hurdles for her project – building homes for
low-income persons. She needed
encouragement and hope. She said, “Now I
know why my flight was delayed this morning – I needed to meet you and hear your
story of uplifting miracles!”
COINcidence?
*****
When we went to dinner, my
friend dropped us ladies (his wife, his daughter, and me) off near the door of
the restaurant while he went to park the car.
As I hopped out of the car I said, “Please Penny Angels, deliver a penny
while we are here. I do not yet have a
penny today. These people are not likely
to drive around town after dinner to go Penny Finding with me. Plus it would
show that YOU are here with us tonight”.
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| Making Wishes |
As we were waiting for our
table, little Arwen was having fun tossing pennies into a fountain. I was thinking, “It is against Penny Finding
Protocol to gather coins out of a fountain, so Angels, please deliver a ‘real’
penny find”. At that moment I spotted a
penny in the walkway by a table. Then we
spotted another penny, and another, and another. My friend said “Let’s take a walk around the
building and get a few more”. We did!!
We collected 22 coins at that restaurant! The Angels were definitely doing things in a
BIG Texas way to show us their presence.
Note: Meanwhile Doc was at home with HIS Penny
Angels. He collected 21 coins on his
end!
P.S.: And I got a seat in Business class with
cheese and chocolate on the flight home!
There were so many
“COINcidences” and so much joy throughout the trip, that my brain and heart
were on overload!
THANK YOU ANGELS!
LESSON: Angels make great Travel Agents. They have some amazing connections which can
lead to some pretty awesome adventures.
