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something, there it was...
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Late Night I can’t decide if I should drive back down and return it APPLIANCES LAWN & GARDEN

because it is something that means so much to him and me
as well, but, it’s a penny and someone carved that Cross in
it, and I’ll bet it was him. My Granddaddy always had a
pocketknife he used to use to whittle out things that made
my Grandmother crazy, because he left them around the
with George house. But I’m thinking that he has passed out many a

carved Cross penny in his day and is probably sitting out
on the porch tonight carving more. There is such need in
this world for these small things and so many of us to hand TOOLS MATTRESSES
them to. And I feel mighty special tonight to hold this fine
gift I’ve received. And it may be that I needed to remind
myself that I had already received this gift from birth, and
The Tire Man’s just ain’t used it enough to make me realize I always had
it anyway.
Penny May God bless this man of God and may he whittle a many

a more of these precious gifts and may he be open once
again when I get me a darn flat tire.

1002 W Cumberland Street, Dunn, NC
910-892-7101 Locally
By George R. McNeill Owned &
www.searshometown.com Operated

As for the last two nights I’ve been going on and on about was late to supper was quite taken with my stupid lamps.
my woeful tales of my poor tires. I was even at Crabtree He felt my kindness and probably was rather amazed that
today at a stop light and took time to look at everyone’s I went well prepared to make good whenever it needed to
tires. Yep, they all look the same. But, amid all of my an- be. He said, “well thank you sir “. He then fumbled around
guish I reached in my pocket today and remembered that in his pocket and brought out this exquisite penny which I
the nice tire man in Dunn who went literally miles out of guess he must have had made himself. It was as you see, a
his way to help me during my time of need had given this penny among pennies. He kindly handed it to me, and said,
to me. “well, that’s all I’ve got, but it’s all I need.”. My little heart
was smashed to pieces for his kindness, and when I thought
As he and his staff were so nice to help, I wanted to do about it, he too always had something in his pocket to give
something a little extra for them. Everyone knows that my some forlorn person who needed something on a bad day.
favorite place to shop is the Dollar Tree. So, one day I went Well, I’d had a bad day and man did he have the right thing
in there and they had these desk lamps made by Sunbeam to give.
and they were nice. And more than a dollar nice, but like
15 dollars nice. So, I actually bought about 100 of them. As I drove off, I thought to myself that this penny with the
I know it sounds like overkill, but I’ve passed out these Cross must have meant so much to him, and that maybe
lamps to a lot of people I either know or have just ran into I should turn around, and go back and thank him for his
who may have needed something. My entire trunk is still kindness and his spiritual gift and tell him to keep it till he
filled with them. I also have replenished them as I believe meets someone who needs it again. But then, I knew no one
that Karma follows me like a shadow. Well, it just so hap- needed it more than me. God has a way with knowing stuff
pened that as the tire guys were finishing up, I thought like that. I drove on into Raleigh and almost forgot about it
about my Lamps in the trunk and quickly pulled out three. until today when I wore those same ole shorts in the yard, as
If you ain’t seem them, you need to make you a visit. So, I was spraying to kill the Poison Ivy that grows like white
the owner whose wife had already called him because he on rice in my yard. But, when I reached in my pocket for
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