Each morning as I open the box on my vanity to reach for my watch I quickly glance at three coins that sit on top of a pile of bracelets. Although I don’t believe in magic, I call them my magic coins because they represent three separate yet very connected moments in time when the frosty winter air of deployment became like the long-awaited breath of spring.

While my husband was deployed, I kept busy with my daughter to pass the long and lonely days. The thrill of winter wore off about six or seven months into our deployment so we started spending a day here and there at the mall. We would head to the play place for some fun, grab a bite to eat at the food court and then she would fall asleep in her stroller and I would window shop for a few before heading home. One time in particular, an elderly gentlemen stopped us and greeted my daughter by asking how her day was and telling her that she must be a special little gal. He proceeded to hand her a quarter, told her to put it in her pocket so she wouldn’t lose it and then parted with a smile.

This happened two more times in nearly identical fashion with two more elderly gentlemen looking to be about the same age. The second gentleman gave a half dollar. The third gentleman gave a dollar coin. Three separate days, three different gentlemen, three coins increasing in sequential value.

Coincidence? Is there such a thing? Sometimes I jokingly say that some things are just “happy accidents,” but those “happy accidents” are really “purposeful blessings.”

Clearly, Hebrews 13:2 comes to mind: “Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.”

These coins may not be supernatural, but they are a constant reminder of the supernatural power of my God in Heaven. He is always there. Deuteronomy 31:8 says, “The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”

It’s especially easy to be afraid and discouraged during a deployment or even during major changes in our lives, but let us not forget the supernatural power of God, the power of the cross or even the presence of the angels among us.

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