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Learning about charitable donations My daughter Stephanie was quite upset when she called me about lunchtime that Saturday morning. She said that she had done something that would make her husband, Derek, very upset. I couldn’t imagine what she did that was so terrible. She is always so level-headed. She explained that when she had finished shopping in Wal-Mart that morning she noticed a lady who was asking for donations on behalf of battered women. Immediately, she remembered a verse from the Bible she had read that morning about giving to those less fortunate. She looked in her purse and pulled out three dollar bills and gave them to her. The lady gave her a candied apple for her donation. She continued on with her shopping. As, she went to pay for a purchase she noticed she was missing a $100 bill. The realization hit her that instead of giving the lady three $1 bills, she had given her two $1 bills and a $100 bill. She rushed back to explain her dilemma to the lady, hoping she would return the $100. The lady was gone. Later when she tearfully explained to Derek what happened, he took her in his arms and hugged her. He told her that it went to a good cause and just to be more careful next time. Stephanie had prayed to help someone and her prayers were answered, but not in the way she had expected. I guess the old saying really is true: “Be careful what you pray for.” Betty Thomas |
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