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Date: September 13, 2009

Books & DVDs Kingdom Chums by SQuire Rushnell Read Our Letter To Parents When God Winks on New Beginnings by SQuire Rushnell When God Winks by SQuire Rushnell When God Winks on Love by SQuire Rushnell When God Winks on You by SQuire Rushnell

Over the last year, I have been searching for a cross to wear as a symbol of my faith. I have looked at jewely stores, on eBay, on craigslist, at Sam's Club and at T.J. Maxx - you get the picture. I could not find exactly what I wanted. I dreamed of finding a simple cross with stong lines - no stones and nothing fancy.

On April 15, 2009, I was thinking about my Grandmother. Her birthday was coming up on April 17. I think about her around her birthday every year even though she has been dead since Mother's Day 1972. She was a dear, dear person to me and my younger brother. That's when I realized that I wanted a cross like the one Granny always wore. I hadn't thought about it or seen it in 37 years, but there was my answer. That is the cross I'd been seeking. On Friday, Granny's birthday, I decided I was finally ready to go through a box my sister-in-law gave me. It was full of keepsakes belonging to my younger brother. He died on May 23, 2008. When I opened the box, lying right there on top was my Grandmother's cross. It was like being hit over the head with a two-by-four Godwink! I fell on my knees crying in prayer and thanksgiving.

As for the rest of the story, my "new" cross is engraved with Granny's first name - Alice. And the little dents all over it came from my Mother when she was cutting teeth.

God is with us.
Anne