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Subject: "Heaven Cent" - July30, 2006

"I Believe in You!"

A message of Hope, stories from the road.

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Hello, my friend!

I am NOT one for hot weather. Okay, I'll qualify that. Muggy weather.

For some reason it has had a very bad influence on my body and mind

this year. I am struggling with it everyday.

That's why there was only one story last week.

Heat is also the reason there may be only one story this week, too.

But this is related to my computer.

Over the last several months, long before this heat wave, my computer

has been shutting down. "Dangerously" over heated. I have had a small fan

on top of the vent trying to keep it cool long enough to write. In the process it has shut down

on me in the middle of writing. I can't chance that. So Monday it will go to the computer "doctor"

for a check up. He is remarkably fast, but it is summer, he's hot too.

This means I will be off line for a few days.

But here is my promise to you.

Everyday at 12 noon, Eastern standard time, I will stop wherever I am and think of you,

pray for you, and for us all. If you can, stop wherever you are, too and say a prayer for

"friends you've never met."

God knows the world needs it.

Stay safe, stay cool or warm if the weather calls for it where you are.

I hope to be backon line later this week. I have included one story from the past,

"I'll see you in my prayers!"

Love always and all ways,

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"Love is what we want, but it can be lovingly overwhelming at times.

Welcome it with open arms anyway." Bob Perks

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Today's Message:

by Bob Perks

I often wondered where they came from. You might refer to them as "pennies from
heaven." When I was a kid I always thought of them as lucky.

"Find a penny, pick it up. And all day you'll have good luck!" Or so the story
goes.

When you see a coin on the ground do you stop to pick it up? I do. My wife
laughs at me. I recently asked my audience that question and found that some
said "yes" while others wouldn't be bothered.

"Not worth it," one man said. "A dollar, yeah!"

I seem to find a lot of coins. Except my version of the saying goes: "Find a
penny, pick it up. And all day you'll....have an extra penny." I don't believe
in luck.

Oh, yes. A few members of my audience said it has to be face up. It's bad luck
if it's face down.

But how does it get there and why do I seem to find a lot of it? I just figured
people drop it and are in such a hurry they don't even bother. Perhaps it
happens without notice. Or maybe, just maybe, someone does it on purpose.

What? Throw money away on purpose?

I met one man that does just that.

"I love it!" he said with a broad smile. "Hey I'm not rich or nothin'. I just
feel like I'm giving them hope."

I discovered this angel sitting in front of the local mall. He appeared to be
in his mid sixties, balding, clean shaven and fairly well dressed. There are
steps to the food court and a ramp off to the right for easy wheel chair access.
He was sitting on the small wall between the two. I had just pulled into a spot
I don't normally get when parking at the mall. Second space in, right near the
main entrance. As I was walking toward the steps I saw a penny rolling down the
hill toward me. I stepped on it and looked up to see where it came from.

"Sir, is this yours?" I asked the man. "Not anymore!" he said as he tossed two
more.

"I know I can't hold onto money myself, but I never threw it away in a parking
lot," I said laughing.

"I'm just having fun," he said. "Do you remember when you were a kid and you
found money? Wow! That was exciting! Well, when I have extra change in my
pocket I toss it one by one as I'm walking."

"Why don't you save it and cash it in. It adds up you know," I said to him as
he dropped one more.

"Think about what this does. Some kid or adult finds the coin. They think
'Boy, that's lucky!' and it changes the way they face the rest of their day.
Now they think they're lucky. So they expect good things for a while," he said
as he stood up.

"Sometimes I wait to watch their faces. It's worth every cent," he continued.

"So if these are pennies from heaven, you must be an angel," I said.

"No far from it. I just like to give people hope," he said. "And a little
luck."

"Well, my friend. I don't believe in luck. But because I found this I got to
meet you. So I'll just believe it's
'heaven cent' if you'll excuse my pun."

"There is no excuse for that pun!" he said laughing as he turned and headed for
the mall.

So now every time I find a coin in a parking lot, I'll remember this man. I
figure he wasn't wealthy. He wasn't throwing dollar bills down. But he
reminded me that every where we go we should leave a bit of ourselves behind.
Something that brings a smile to a strangers face or hope for a little while.

It makes "cents" to me! (I know, there was no excuse for that one either.)

"I believe in You!"

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Bob

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"I wish you enough!"
written by Bob Perks (c) 2001

"I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough "Hello's" to get you through the final "Goodbye."