Pennies From Heaven...

So I have four followers!  That is pretty exciting, even though one of them is me and one of them is boyfriend.  But...that means I have two "real" followers, so thank you.  It is my official second day as a blogger and I couldn't wait to get home to start writing.  

Today was a tough day with medical issues that I'm dealing with, but the day is over and the night is my time to blog, craft, pray, and relax.  I saw that God was helping me through this difficult day in a few different ways, but the one I want to share is about my grandpa, more commonly known as Gpa.  Before he died from lung cancer, we asked him to give us a sign that he was "OK" and that there was a heaven just like we believed.  

Ever since he has died in October 2004, our family has been finding pennies.  We call them pennies from heaven and we find them EVERYWHERE.  I found two today; one on the sink at my boyfriend's parents house and one on the couch at the bank.  To me, these are signs from my Gpa saying everything is going to be OK my dear sweet girl; I am here, God is here, and we are with you.  There are so many days I just say to God, why did you need MY Gpa.  But only God knows...Until we meet again in heaven I will have to keep finding pennies, cherish the memories in my heart, and push on with the faith that God taught me through my Gpa's eyes.

My mom is leaving for Haiti on Saturday for a mission to an orphange.  She will be teaching arts and crafts to children, some of whom have never held a crayon.  I am so very proud of her.  I bought her a heart necklace with a picture of myself and my Gpa on it.  She told me that she will be gluing a penny to the back of it before her trip.  She will cherish that penny from heaven while on her trip.  I know my Gpa, her dad, is looking down smiling, so very proud of his daughter.


God Bless,
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Pennies From Heaven:

A long time ago
A million years BC
The best things in life
Were absolutely free.
But no one appreciated
A sky that was always blue.
And no one congratulated
A moon that was always new.
So it was planned that they would vanish now and then

And you must pay before you get them back again.
That's what storms were made for
And you shouldn't be afraid for
Every time it rains it rains
Pennies from heaven.
Don't you know each cloud contains
Pennies from heaven.
You'll find yor fortune falling
All over town.
Be sure that your umbrella is upside down.
Trade them for a package of sunshine and flowers.
If you want the things you love
You must have showers.
So when you hear it thunder
Don't run under a tree.
There'll be pennies from heaven for you and me.

*Lyrics by Bing Crosby*