After my father died, my mother went to live with my sister. I stayed behind to settle her house. I had packed up and sent to her what I thought she would want to keep and I ran a garage sale hoping to quickly get rid of the rest.

Many people came and took most of it, but there were two items no one wanted. One was my father’s tools including his table saw and lathe. The men who took a look at them all said “no, they’re too old, they’re ancient.” No one wanted them. I couldn’t even give them away.

The other thing was some of my mother’s nice tea cups and saucers, and a set of plates with a red design on them. No one wanted those either. I was heartbroken.

Then …this elderly couple came in. The man went and looked at my father’s tools, and the woman went and looked at the tea cups and dishes. The man came to me and said “I’ll take them all.” ALL of my father’s ancient tools!!! And the woman came to me and said “Ill take these.” The tea cups and plates!!! I was astonished. No one else had shown any interest in them at all.

I asked this lovely couple where they were from. They said, “up north.” And yes, I later thought to myself, I bet they surely WERE from “up north.” They were SENT!