After All, A Penny Is A Penny (standard:humor, 902 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jul 19 2026	Views/Reads: 0/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Many people misunderstand this verse and use it out of context. Money is not the problem; the “love of money is the root of all evil.” I need money to live, but I must realize that there is more in my life than money.

As I was leaving the post office, I hurried across the parking lot to
get to my vehicle. As I usually do, I kept my eyes focused on the 
ground as I walked to my vehicle. 

Then, I saw it. There it was in all of its stunning beauty. I stopped
for a few moments to look at it, and then bent over and picked it up. 
It was a penny. That's right, one cent. 

I couldn't wait to get home to show it to The Gracious Mistress of the
Parsonage. She knows how much I love collecting pennies. Of course, I 
have other coins as well, but it's so great to walk in a parking lot 
and find a Penny. 

Walking in the front door of the house, I shouted, “Honey, I'm home.
You'll never guess what I found today.” 

She shouted back at me, “Let me guess. You found a penny in the parking
lot.” 

Quite stunned, I replied, “How did you know?” 

“Well,” she said, “I knew you were going to the post office which has a
large parking lot and you always find a penny in the parking lot. So I 
really wasn't guessing I just knew what you found.” 

I walked into the kitchen where she was and showed her the penny I found
at the parking lot. With a great smile on my face, I said, “Isn't this 
penny beautiful?” 

“You do know,” she said, “that a penny is only a penny?” 

“I know a penny is a penny and I've been collecting them for years.” 

She wasn't really impressed with my obsession with coins. I had a fairly
large coin collection, and I can always add to it, even if it's just a 
penny. 

I tried to explain to her that 100 pennies equal one dollar, and even if
it's just a penny, collecting them is about enjoying the small wins and 
the simple pleasures in life, which I believe everyone can appreciate. 

What I find intriguing about pennies in a parking lot is that they don't
cost anything. These tiny treasures bring me simple happiness, and I 
enjoy the feeling of finding something free and unexpected. 

The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage is one of those BOGO shoppers,
and she's quite proud of how she can really get bargains. When you buy 
one and then get one free, that means they're half the cost. Anytime 
you can save money is okay with me. 

I spent some time in the afternoon looking at my collection of pennies.
I knew all of the parking lots where I found a penny. I've been on 
vacation and found a penny in a parking lot. I can't tell you how much 
pleasure I get just looking at these pennies I found. Pennies that cost 
me nothing, I like. 

There was that one time when The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage came
home and said, “You'll never guess what I found today. I found a 
quarter in the Publix parking lot.” Then she laughed most hysterically. 


She came into my office, where I was working, held up that quarter, and
said to me, “See, a quarter is much more than a penny.” All she talked 
about that day was the quarter she found in the parking lot. A quarter 
equals 25 pennies. Duh! 

I knew what she was doing, and I congratulated her on her wonderful
findings for the day. I know that quarter will be used in her BOGO 
shopping. Believe me, I was happy for her. 

Once in a while, I'll find a quarter or a nickel or even a dime, which
brings me great pleasure, I can assure you. 

I know these parking lot findings are really that valuable. But, as I
tell The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage, they're all free. And that 


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