Miracles Happen
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Brother Scott Sterling reached into his pocket and found that his wallet was missing. He and my brother John had just driven 25 miles from John’s home in Port Mansfield to Raymondville to pick up a few groceries and visit an ATM. Without his wallet, it would be necessary to drive back to Port Mansfield to retrieve it, return to the HEB store then drive back home again — a trip of 75 miles. But, the solution to this problem was obvious. They could use the credit cards or cash in brother John’s wallet. So, John reached into his pocket and — behold, he too had forgotten his wallet. "Maybe I placed it in another pocket," he reasoned. A careful search of all pockets and the seat of Scott's F 150 pickup also yielded no wallets. Impossible! These two guys never left home without any money -- not to mention their driver's licenses. And Scott didn't even have his Texas passport — being from Georgia and all.
So, there they sat, disconsolate in the parking lot of the Raymondville HEB store while a pack of about 10 dogs of various sizes and mixed-breeds loitered unleashed while waiting for their owner to emerge from the store. Then, a miracle happened. John received a phone call from his brother Winfield. “John, we are in Raymondville and are wondering if we could pick up some groceries before we drive out to your house in Port Mansfield.”
“Well, no,” John replied. “Linda has lunch planned, and she is expecting you and Pat, sister Peggy and her son Sterling to show up. But, we do have one small problem — we forgot our wallets, and we need to pick up a birthday cake to celebrate sister Peggy’s birthday. Where are you?”
“We just drove over from Edinburg, passed the HEB store and are in a parking lot a couple of blocks away,” Winfield replied. And, would you believe it? I left my wallet someplace too and can't find it.”
Of course, John knew that Winfield was just kidding, so they agreed to meet at the HEB. A satisfactory cake was found for Peggy, and the dogs wagged their tails as the cake passed by.
But really, what are the odds that Scott and John would both forget their wallets and that Winfield would show up at the exact time to save the brothers from an agonizing, long drive?
Maybe miracles really do happen.
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