My grandmother , when she drove , since I was a kid always had this little virgin Mary statue ( only about an inch and a half high) on her dashboard. On the last car it was in she had super glued it to the dash. ( she got tired of it falling over lol )
well somehow it broke off and fell in the heating duct at the base of the windshield , never to be seen again. There it remained for a couple of years.
She came home from church one day with that little Virgin Mary in her hands and said in her thick Ukrainian accent " Shelly , I was thinking about that little statue and how much I missed it . I came out of mass and there it was sitting on the dash board. " needless to say Mary didn't go for any more rides.
I always thought maybe my grandfather who passed away years ago must have fished it out for her.
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That is touching, Lt. Maybe it was your grandfather...or maybe it was God giving her a little spiritual uplift..
awesome story.
awesome story.
Awww, I like this story Lt. Ripley. 
I agree with Shankpin.
Grandfather &/or God gave your Grandmother a smile and a special gift
Fabulous!!!
I agree with Shankpin.
Grandfather &/or God gave your Grandmother a smile and a special gift
Fabulous!!!
Very touching happening. I wonder how it got there 
QUOTE (Lt_Ripley @ Jul 7 2008, 02:32 AM) 
My grandmother , when she drove , since I was a kid always had this little virgin Mary statue ( only about an inch and a half high) on her dashboard. On the last car it was in she had super glued it to the dash. ( she got tired of it falling over lol )
well somehow it broke off and fell in the heating duct at the base of the windshield , never to be seen again. There it remained for a couple of years.
She came home from church one day with that little Virgin Mary in her hands and said in her thick Ukrainian accent " Shelly , I was thinking about that little statue and how much I missed it . I came out of mass and there it was sitting on the dash board. " needless to say Mary didn't go for any more rides.
I always thought maybe my grandfather who passed away years ago must have fished it out for her.
Thats so sweet.well somehow it broke off and fell in the heating duct at the base of the windshield , never to be seen again. There it remained for a couple of years.
She came home from church one day with that little Virgin Mary in her hands and said in her thick Ukrainian accent " Shelly , I was thinking about that little statue and how much I missed it . I came out of mass and there it was sitting on the dash board. " needless to say Mary didn't go for any more rides.
I always thought maybe my grandfather who passed away years ago must have fished it out for her.
that is so amazing.. I am a spiritual person myself
That is such a wonderful experience.
Way cool Ripley.
Thank you for sharing.
I love to hear about little miracles.
Thank you for sharing.
I love to hear about little miracles.
Such a nice change from "Demons" and "Black Eyed-People"
Maybe a stranger was walking by, saw it down in there from outside, and fished it out as a good deed?
"I don't care if it rains or freezes
As long as I've got my plastic Jesus
Sitting on the dashboard of my car.
You can buy him phosphorescent
Glows in the dark he's pink and pleasant
Take him with you when you travel far."
-Paul Newman
Cool Hand Luke
As long as I've got my plastic Jesus
Sitting on the dashboard of my car.
You can buy him phosphorescent
Glows in the dark he's pink and pleasant
Take him with you when you travel far."
-Paul Newman
Cool Hand Luke
QUOTE (Lt_Ripley @ Jul 7 2008, 03:32 AM)
My grandmother , when she drove , since I was a kid always had this little virgin Mary statue ( only about an inch and a half high) on her dashboard. On the last car it was in she had super glued it to the dash. ( she got tired of it falling over lol )
well somehow it broke off and fell in the heating duct at the base of the windshield , never to be seen again. There it remained for a couple of years.
She came home from church one day with that little Virgin Mary in her hands and said in her thick Ukrainian accent " Shelly , I was thinking about that little statue and how much I missed it . I came out of mass and there it was sitting on the dash board. " needless to say Mary didn't go for any more rides.
I always thought maybe my grandfather who passed away years ago must have fished it out for her.
well somehow it broke off and fell in the heating duct at the base of the windshield , never to be seen again. There it remained for a couple of years.
She came home from church one day with that little Virgin Mary in her hands and said in her thick Ukrainian accent " Shelly , I was thinking about that little statue and how much I missed it . I came out of mass and there it was sitting on the dash board. " needless to say Mary didn't go for any more rides.
I always thought maybe my grandfather who passed away years ago must have fished it out for her.
Those little moments to remind us that everything will be okay. Thank you for sharing. Hugs.
QUOTE (Shankpin @ Jul 7 2008, 02:56 AM)
That is touching, Lt. Maybe it was your grandfather...or maybe it was God giving her a little spiritual uplift..
awesome story.
awesome story.
Agreed.
It makes me think of some past experiences -- like my car wreck in May of '07. There is no way that we should have lived, let alone walked away from that wreck. I think things like these are God's way of sending us messages outside of the Church.
Before I begin: I'm not one of the countless saps who have posted saying "Aw, so sweet" or "God is so kind" because God is an imaginary man in a cloud and I cannot bare such levels of spirtuality crap.
You gave us the answer in your post. It was your grandad. Aw what a nice thing to do end of story.
No miracle.
No god.
No mystical gremlins making the world a better place.
Just a kind deed.
You gave us the answer in your post. It was your grandad. Aw what a nice thing to do end of story.
No miracle.
No god.
No mystical gremlins making the world a better place.
Just a kind deed.
QUOTE (Undeadskeptic @ Jul 15 2008, 11:53 AM)
Before I begin: I'm not one of the countless saps who have posted saying "Aw, so sweet" or "God is so kind" because God is an imaginary man in a cloud and I cannot bare such levels of spirtuality crap.
You gave us the answer in your post. It was your grandad. Aw what a nice thing to do end of story.
No miracle.
No god.
No mystical gremlins making the world a better place.
Just a kind deed.
You gave us the answer in your post. It was your grandad. Aw what a nice thing to do end of story.
No miracle.
No god.
No mystical gremlins making the world a better place.
Just a kind deed.
Agree
QUOTE (Moonie2012 @ Jul 11 2008, 11:20 AM)
Maybe a stranger was walking by, saw it down in there from outside, and fished it out as a good deed?
lol we live in Detroit. you never leave your windows down.
QUOTE (Undeadskeptic @ Jul 15 2008, 06:53 AM)
Before I begin: I'm not one of the countless saps who have posted saying "Aw, so sweet" or "God is so kind" because God is an imaginary man in a cloud and I cannot bare such levels of spirtuality crap.
You gave us the answer in your post. It was your grandad. Aw what a nice thing to do end of story.
No miracle.
No god.
No mystical gremlins making the world a better place.
Just a kind deed.
You gave us the answer in your post. It was your grandad. Aw what a nice thing to do end of story.
No miracle.
No god.
No mystical gremlins making the world a better place.
Just a kind deed.
could have been ... yet seeing how he had been dead since 1977 I'm not sure how. and if you believe a ghost could fish out a small plastic virgin mary how far of a stretch that God exists ?
and until I seen this today I forgot I posted this. lol. I rarely think of it.
QUOTE (Lt_Ripley @ Jul 16 2008, 08:50 AM)
could have been ... yet seeing how he had been dead since 1977 I'm not sure how. and if you believe a ghost could fish out a small plastic virgin mary how far of a stretch that God exists ?
and until I seen this today I forgot I posted this. lol. I rarely think of it.
and until I seen this today I forgot I posted this. lol. I rarely think of it.
OHHHHH, your grandad's dead
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