Ok, so its not all creative writing

They say dimes are signs from angels. Well, today, I don't think that is so. I think the signs from angels also come in the form of a Susan B. Anthony coin. Let me rewind a moment.

A couple of years ago, my husband and I moved down to Cincinnati. While there, we had our share of bad luck, or "trials from God" as some would put it, but we made it through. Please do not take that as a mockery, I truly do believe that we have to go through trials and tribulations in order to strenghten our bond with God. Alas, I am getting off point.

The summer we were there, despite the trials we were experiencing, we went to some local school festivals with my dad, step-mom, and brothers. At these festivals, there would be blackjack. I guess because it was for charity, the gambling was ok. Anyway, the payout for a blackjack was 1.5. This meant, if you put in $1, you got back $1.50. The fifty cents was always in the form of a half dollar. My dad would throw them to me, telling me to put them in a bank for my future children.

I went to the local dollar store and purchased a cheap (but truly) piggy bank. I glued the bottom in place and wrote on the side "BABY BANK, NO PENNIES PLEASE" and placed the coins inside. From then on, if someone got an odd coin, a half dollar or dollar COIN, it would be placed in this bank. Not much has gone into it, since that summer a couple of years ago.

This evening, I was going through our change dish... well old pickle jar that now contains change... and while digging for quarters, I found a Susan B. Anthony coin. It was as if God had smiled down on me, telling me that my troubles were going to ease up. For anyone who knows me, my life is in a state of financial ruin. We got a telephone call shortly before my finding from my brother in law, asking to move in, in exchange for 3 months of rent and utilites. Although this has never worked before, I have faith that this time, somehow, it will. I just hope this hiring freeze where I was offered a job is lifted soon.

My trials have not been easy, but each day my love and bond with God grows. This is my life. God is good!