The following story is a perfect example of two things. The first, that if we accept things that happen with grace and acceptance, good things will happen. Second, if we put others first, good things will happen.
This women didn't get upset with the store clerk when she gave her the wrong ticket, she just purchased a second ticket in the category she originally requested. Then when she WON with the mistaken purchase, her first order of business is to take care of her mother and grandmother!
What a self-less, kind and caring person! We don't always see stories about these types of people; however they are out there with these awesome events happening more than we realize. It sure is uplifting to see people like this WIN such prizes.
Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:24:46
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SAVANNAH, Ga.) -- A woman in Savannah, Georgia has an inattentive clerk to thank for a $25 million lottery windfall she won on Sept. 14.Kathy Scruggs, 44, tells the Savannah Morning News, "I asked for a Mega Millions ticket, and the lady gave me a Powerball ticket." I just took it anyway. So I bought Powerball and Mega Millions."
That twist of fate paid off -- big time. Scruggs matched all of the winning numbers in the Powerball drawing, netting a $25 million jackpot.
Scruggs, who is unemployed and has been "looking and looking" for work, now plans to travel, and launch some charitable efforts with her winnings. But, as the saying goes, charity begins at home.
"I’m going to build my mom and grandmother a home. That's my first focus," Scruggs says.
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"Accept things with grace, believing some events are meant to be a blessing, see them as a sign and good things will happen." ~Me
