The Penny:
My grandmother just passed away on April 30th.
The viewing was scheduled for May 4th and the funeral was on May 5th.
On May 4th, my mother came up to me at the viewing claiming that she had to tell us something but we were going to think she was crazy. She had heard a while ago about a Poem that supposedly comes true after a loved one passes.
Here is that Poem:
http://www.wtv-zone.com/fancyladyrid...elspennny.htmlQuote:
Today I found a penny,
Just laying on the ground.
But it's not just a penny,
This little coin I've found.
Found pennies come from heaven.
That's what my Grandpa told me.
He said Angels toss them down.
Oh, how I loved that story.
He said when an Angel misses you,
They toss a penny down,
Sometimes just to cheer you up,
To make a smile out of your frown.
So don't pass by that penny
When you're feeling blue;
It may be a Penny from Heaven
That an Angel's tossed to you.
Now, here the interesting part.
My mother found a penny on Wednesday night on the ground and picked it up. It was a bright and shiny new 2006 penny. She thought to herself about the Penny Poem. She put it in her pocket and went on about her evening. That night, she had to do a load of laundry. So, she put the clothes she was wearing Wednesday night into the laundry. Thursday morning, she took the clothes out of the washer and there was the shiny new 2006 penny. She forgot it was in her pants and thought again about the Penny Poem.
Thursday night we were at the viewing. My sister and brother were thirsty and there was a gas station next door. They both decided to walk next door and get a beverage. On the way back to the funeral home, my sister stumbles upon a bright new shiny 2006 penny. My mother had told my sister about the Penny Poem and my sister then mentioned the Penny Poem to my brother as she picked it up.
Less than 2 minutes later, my brother stumbled upon a bright new shiny 2006 penny. My sister and brother thought it was just some weird coincidence and he picked it up and put it in his pocket.
During the viewing, my mother told my girlfriend and me about the Penny Poem. We didn't think much of it at the time and also thought it was some strange coincidence.
Thursday night after the viewing, my girlfriend and I went back to our place. I was sitting out on the balcony having a rum and coke reflecting on the past days events thinking about my grandmother.
All of a sudden, my girlfriend calls me in from the balcony with a sense of urgency in her voice. I run in to find out what is going on. I see her standing at the washer and she is holding out her hand to me. I open my hand and she drops two bright and shiny 2006 pennies into my hand! I couldn't believe it. Frankly, I was a little disturbed. It can't be a coincidence now, can it?!
Fast forward one day. My mother and father were stopping by the pet store to pick up food for their dogs and cats. The clerk offered to take out the heavy bags to their vehicle. She told the clerk thank you for offering, but her husband was in the store and he would carry them out. My father then takes the food and carries it to the trunk of his car. As he walks up to the back of the car, he happens to find a bright new 2006 penny on the ground!
So, everyone in my immediate family (6 people including my gf) all found a bright new shiny 2006 penny within one day of my grandmothers viewing and funeral! How weird is that?!
We've all decided to take the pennies and attach them and then laminate the memorial card they give you at the funeral home.
I'm not particularly superstitious, but it's just too weird.
Anyone else have a story like that or even heard of this?
