A Divine Appointment One beautiful afternoon in South Carolina, a young woman named Joyce took her ailing mother for a ride from their home in town into the country. At one point, seeing cars parked beside the road, Joyce asked her mother, “Wonder what’s happened?” As they drew closer, they saw a funeral sign placed beside the road alerting drivers to slow down; a wreath of beautiful white flowers hung on the porch post of a nearby home. Joyce had a strange feeling come over her and “took it as a sign” she said, that she should return home and prepare food for the grieving family. Southern women know it’s a tradition to do this sort of thing, but usually for people we know and in our own community.
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