a new beginning
Did you read about the widow in Connecticut who lost her husband but gained a winning $10 million lottery ticket? On November 1st, her husband, a 79-year-old retired factory worker, purchased two lottery tickets and later in the day suffered a fatal heart attack. Needless to say, the grieving wife did not even notice or check the tickets until two weeks ago when she discovered her good fortune in the midst of grief.
Now don't think I'm comparing the value of her husband with money. That's not my point. Of course,she is in mourning and misses him. But can you imagine her shock when she discovered that he had continued to take care of her even after he had died?
This couple shared a 20 year tradition of buying a lottery ticket together. For 20 years they gained nothing but kept hoping. And at a time when the wife had suffered a great loss and things felt bleak, manna rained down from heaven in the form of a mega winning lottery ticket that was lovingly and faithfully bought by her husband.
Hope. Faith. Loyalty. Love. These things remain ~ a legacy ~ and are the bedrock for a new beginning.
1 comment:
sweet story (and cute new blog!) -- The Guru
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