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Celebrating Serendipity

What a beautiful word! Norman Vincent Peale often referred to Serendipity as one of the most beautiful words in the English language. Not only the sound of the word as it rolls off the tongue and into our ears, but the meaning of the word itself.

ser·en·dip·i·ty

n. pl. ser·en·dip·i·ties
1. The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident.
2. The fact or occurrence of such discoveries.
3. An instance of making such a discovery.

Years ago, probably ten years or more, I read a delightful story and then safely tucked it away in an inspiration file. Many times since then, I have looked for the story and have not been able to locate it. Less than six months ago I deliberately set out to locate the little story in my large collection of inspiration files… to no avail.

Fast forward to May 1, 2010. Today!! I opened a bulletin I had just received in the mail. To my delightful surprise was the story I had been seeking for these many years. Enjoy! Continue reading ‘Celebrating Serendipity’ »

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