God Winks

Many of you know about the "God Wink" that happened early in my diagnosis involving my Dad, but I need to share this with all that haven't. I was very close to my Dad when I was young. I remember giving him hugs and just hanging out with him doing yard work. The summer of '75, the last summer before he passed away, he and I bought donuts and headed down to the Ohio State Fair in Columbus to see Bob Hope. We had a really good time, just the two of us. I was just beginning to be able to relate to him as an adult. Losing a Dad at 16 was really tough, and I miss him now like he just left. It's been 33 years.....

On Father's Day, 2007, I went to church with Sue, my Mother-in-Law. She was working in the library that morning. We were the only two there at the time, and I was was just looking at the stacks of books. I mentioned that it was Father's Day. She said that we didn't have much to celebrate as both of our Fathers were deceased. As she said that, I looked down at a book by an author with my Dad's name, "James Doss"! The only thing different was his middle initial. I didn't even know there was an author by that name! Wow, that was a powerful sign from my Dad that things were OK. I could handle this breast cancer thing!

The following week, one of the ministers from the church came to my house to chat about what I was going through with the breast cancer diagnosis. I related the story to her. A few days later, she called me to ask me if she could use the story in her sermon that next Sunday. Of course, I said "Yes". That next Sunday, I listened with tears in my eyes as she told the entire congregation what had happened to me that previous Sunday. But, best of all that Sunday, June 24th was my Dad's Birthday. It would have been his 87th.

So, pay attention to these God Winks in your life. I believe they are more than coincidences. Sue recently lent me the book, "When God Winks" by Squire Rushnell. If you have a chance to read it, please do. It will open up your awareness to what coincidences mean in your life.

Have a wonderful day,
Barb

P.S. A God Wink that happened to me in the Starbucks drive thru just 2 days ago. The lady in the car in front of me paid for my iced tea which was sooooo nice! While the guy at the window told me that she said to "have a great day", U2's song, "Beautiful Day" was playing on the radio....... Not just a coincidence....