blessed?

It all started at Albertson's. Christian and i stopped to pick up oj and grapefruit juice for Joe (he only drinks them mixed, too sweet with just oj, too tart with just grapefruit). We went through the "self-serve" line and were on our way out when we saw that the woman behind us had left the $1 change that she'd received in the dispenser at the lane across from us. As she'd already left, we could have just pocketed the $$. A celestial tip, if you will. Instead, we called over the cashier/attendant and gave him the $1. He said that he'd mark the time and date and if the woman came back, her $1 would be there.

For all i know, he pocketed the $$ and went about his day. We did "the right thing" and that was really all that we could control. We dashed home and finished making dinner. Christian told Alessandra about the $1 but i thought that that would be the end of it.

The next day (Saturday), i'm walking in a circle in our neighborhood and i see paper trash on the side of the road. I pick it up (like i often do, patrolling my walks for trash) and find that it's a $1 bill. Like the famed "pennies from Heaven", only bigger! I told Joe about it and he said that clearly God has been trying to give me a dollar, having tried twice in two days. :o) I gave the $1 to Christian in the morning and he put it in the collection plate at church.

The kids go to Sunday school but i don't. Since i have that "down time", i usually read or walk outside. I was walking (this is the next week now) just a bit as i'd finished my reading and had 10 minutes to waste. Three women were coming towards me on the sidewalk and, as i always do, i stepped off to give them free passage. In looking to the side to make sure that i didn't step on something in the grass/gravel, i saw paper again. I picked it up... and it was a $20.

Clearly God wants me to have more abundance in my life!

I gave the $20 to Alessandra as she was needing to buy new gym shoes and $20 will go a ways towards getting the Chuck Taylors of her dreams (at least, this week's dreams...).

Then i cut through the arroyo to get to the church and found a CD. Thinking that Christian could use it for archery practice, i picked it up. It was Rascal Flatts...and played excellently in my CD player in the car. Fun!!

Then, yesterday, i'm at the post office mailing bills (ick). I come out of the post office and find two bright, shiny quarters sparkling in the sun next to my car. Coincidence? Three times in two weeks?

I just don't know what to make of it. But i do know that i'm going out for a walk this morning while Alessandra is in her jazz band competition. Maybe i'll be rich!