----- Original Message ----- Sent: May 10, 2001 8:44 PM Subject: Fw: DEAR ABBY - Thursday, May 10, 2001 > : > > DEAR ABBY - Thursday, May 10, 2001 > > > > PENNIES FROM HEAVEN GIVE COMFORT TO MANY ON EARTH > > > > > > DEAR ABBY: > > This letter is in response to "Daughter of a Frugal Mom," who > > received a birthday card from her mother containing a penny. > > Two years ago my father passed away, leaving his wallet with > > six pennies inside. There are six children in our family, and > > the conclusion we reached was that he left one for each of us. > > When she heard about it, our aunt (Dad's sister) presented us > > with the following: "I am like a penny. Not a bad one, a very > > bright one. Remember, I'll always turn up wherever you find a > > penny anywhere. In the years to come, you'll pick one up and > > say, 'There's Dad!' In time you'll have a thousand reminders > > of how much you're loved." > > Abby, countless times since that day, we have been reminded > > in the most unusual and spontaneous ways that our dad is still > > very much a part of our lives. -- KEEPING PENNIES IN MINNESOTA > > > > > > DEAR KEEPING: > > What a charming and comforting story. That letter generated a > > flurry of mail. Read on: > > > > > > DEAR ABBY: > > My grandfather told me that when an angel misses you, he or > > she will toss a penny down to tell you so. I believe it. > > Right after the start of the new millennium, I unexpectedly > > lost my life partner, Greg, from acute pancreatitis. He start- > > ed feeling poorly on Jan. 2 and died a week later -- 18 days > > before what would have been our 20th anniversary. > > Greg's mother passed on only four months earlier. As he and > > his sister were sorting through her belongings, they were > > surprised to find some pennies in a very unlikely place. His > > sister recalled how years before, their father -- long deceased > > -- would sing "Pennies From Heaven," so they took it as a > > sign that both of their parents were watching over them. > > During the days that Greg was dying, I kept finding pennies > > in strange places. Once, in the parking lot, I looked down > > at what I thought was a shiny bracelet. It was six newly mint- > > ed pennies lying in a perfect row -- one for his sister, her > > husband, three children and myself. I found one in the hospital > > corridor the day he died. It was in the center of a key chain > > someone had twisted into the shape of a heart. > > I continue to find pennies often -- especially when I'm feeling > > blue. So, maybe the mother of "Daughter of a Frugal Mom" had > > a premonition. -- TERRY IN GILBERT, ARIZ. > > > > > > DEAR TERRY: > > Perhaps. Please accept my sympathy for the unexpected loss of > > your life partner. What a bittersweet story. Read on: > > > > > > > > DEAR ABBY: > > The writer who inquired about the meaning of a penny her mother > > sent her before she died may not have gotten it "for luck." > > > > > > It seems more likely that the seemingly insignificant token > > was a "penny for her thoughts," rather than the good luck > > charm you suggested. > > > > > > My mother sent me such a penny during my busiest college days. > > I took the hint, and ever since have made sharing my busy adult > > life with her a top priority. > > > > > > I hope "Daughter" didn't wait until it was too late to stop > > being frugal with the contact her mom wanted. -- LINDA'S > > DAUGHTER, TULSA, OKLA. > > > > > > DEAR DAUGHTER: > > While that "hint" is a little too subtle for me, several other > > people also mentioned it. I'll leave it up to my readers to > > decide which explanation they prefer. Read on: > > > > > > DEAR ABBY: > > During World War II, my mother sent a penny to each of my > > cousins who went off to fight. She put a notch in each penny > > on the theory that "a bad penny always returns." One cousin > > signed all his war mail, "Just a Bad Penny." Three of my cousins > > were wounded, but all the "bad pennies" returned. > > -- SID GOODMAN, PARAMUS, N.J. > > > > > > DEAR SID: > > I hope they invested them. By now they should have added up > > to real money! > > > > > > > > Dear Abby is written by Pauline Phillips and daughter Jeanne > > Phillips. > > > . > > > > COPYRIGHT 2001 UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Questions... 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