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More Pennies
I haven’t found many pennies these days, maybe because my eyes turned a bit more skyward. Maybe because I’m more secure? But I’m not secure, nothing’s secure.
I did find a very blackened specimen a few days ago in the street—run over so many times, the date had disappeared. I had to wonder just how long it was there waiting to bring hope and a minute feeling of luck to its finder. But it gave me hope, it made me feel good, that I’m still being watched over. I held it and caressed it (as I always do with my blessed finds) for a few minutes, then stuck it in my pocket knowing it would ultimately wind up in someone’s cash register, as I’d forget which was the lucky one. That’s okay, I feel that I’m recycling the love.
Pennies are little reminders from God. Little round disks of reassurance that I am being watched over. No matter how badly I feel, when I find a penny, I am uplifted to know that the angels are with me, I am loved, and life is not always as bad as it seems. I give thanks for the small gift, which in reality is the greatest gift.
Yesterday I found two dimes in close proximity. Two dimes only mean twenty cents. Silver money is not the same. Today, while walking with my self-absorbed, 14-year-old daughter, I found a nickel. I happily picked it up, showing her the prize. I got a bit of a raised eyebrow. Then when I disclosed I had found two dimes the day before, I got a sarcastic, “Wow, Mom, now you have a whole 25 cents!” She can make fun, but you know what, she probably wouldn’t have bothered picking up any of those coins—especially pennies! In her eyes, if it’s not green, it’s unseen. I told her that the paper money was best found in the gutter. A penny can make all the difference.
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