Walmart, tight jeans and the Rosary

I don't like Walmart and I don't like tight jeans but I love praying the Rosary and I especially love my Rosary Beads. Well today all three happened to me. I went to Walmart since it’s the only store within a 50 mile radius that has shower curtain mats. While there I decided to stock up on groceries and other odds and ends. The gals (2 youngest) behaved amiably and the shopping excursion didn’t last more than 1.5 hours. After buying more than I had anticipated I withdrew 40 bucks from the ATM. I deliberately put the money into my back pocket so as not to loose the money. After loading everyone back into the Van, I drove acroos the parking lot to Burger King and ordered some lunch at the drive through… And of course my money was no where to be found! Luckily for me fast food establishments have become progressive and take credit cards. I charged $4.56 to my card. Went back to Walmart and retraced my steps. What did I expect? Really did I honestly think my 40 buckaroos would be lying on the street! UGH.. Talk about pay back—well maybe not pay back. SO why did I put on those tight jeans on in the first place? I was cleaning out my chest and found a pair of jeans that didn’t have my trademark dirt and grass stains (I have gardened in all my jeans) and gladly put them on. So what they were a little snug…and the zipper jammed I insisted and put them on anyway. The money must have twiddled its way out of my back pocket… sigh.. I can’t afford to loose money KWIM? Anyway I started thinking about Karma (not an Earl type Karma) and why thing happen to people. Then like a bolt of lightening it occurred to me why I lost the money… It goes back to Wednesday. On Tuesday I noticed that my Rosary was missing. My beautiful handcrafted, made for me rosary, the one I got on my birthday. I looked high and low for it. I tried to remember the last time I had it. On wednesday in a final moment of despair I said a quick prayer to St. Anthony. I made a vow that if my I found my Rosary in the next five minutes I will pray the Rosary twice a day for a week! And at that very moment I saw my coat hanging behind the door and I remembered that I had worn that coat the last time I had used my Rosary. After a prayer of thanks.. I went on with my life and forgot my vow. So what is the big deal I told myself I could have found it sooner or later? But it is a big deal.. I found it right after I prayed. Okay is it a fluke? Or was it intervention? It took my loosing 40 dollars from my back secure pocket for me to understand it was intervention. I am consoling myself that someone somewhere prayed for a miracle- to find some money. So someone somewhere had to loose the money first (in this case it was me) for that prayer to be answered. So tonight before I go to bed I WILL recite the Rosary and I will recite it when I get up as I had promised. I don’t want to loose anything else. Thank you St. Anthony and I am sorry for taking your gift frivolously. I pray this with a sincere heart.