This year, in our local Relay For Life, I will be walking for Stephanie - a woman I have never met. I don't even know Stephanie's last name, but the way that I learned about her is amazing.
Via a recent Ebay auction, I sold a teacup & saucer to a woman named Eleanor, who lives in Florida. It turned out that the teacup was a 'second' and Eleanor wasn't completely happy with it. I had sold many pieces of this china with no complaints, but no matter... In order to protect my Ebay Feedback, I wrote to Eleanor and told her how I would refund her money and pay for her to ship the item back to me. I signed this communication "Blessings, Diane".
When I got a reply from Eleanor, this is what she said. "If we do that, you will be out the shipping costs and I'll still be short one teacup. What I propose is this...You keep the money, I'll keep the teacup, and you agree to pray for my daughter..."
Hence began a new online friendship. Eleanor's daughter, Stephanie, had recently had a mastectomy and was undergoing chemo at the time of our little auction. Eleanor and I have continued to correspond, and Stephanie knows that I will be walking, for her, in this year's Relay. God never ceases to amaze me. What I thought was a way to make a little money and clear out some space in the closet, was His way of bringing two people together. Eleanor and I both agree that this was WAY more than an 'Ebay auction'. Now we are getting to know each other, and we are praying for each others families. God is everywhere - even in Ebay! :)
Now go bid on something. You never know where it will take you!
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