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He\u2019d heard about the Long Beach flea market from one of his antiquing buddies. \u201cWe have to get there early,\u201d he told me. \u201cBefore all the good stuff is gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I had moved to Los Angeles seven years before to pursue acting and writing. I\u2019m an only child. My parents visited often. I knew they wished I lived closer. Still, they were always so supportive of my challenging career choice. I wanted to do something special for Dad that <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/family\/10-ways-to-make-father-s-day-special\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Father\u2019s Day<\/a>. I\u2019d planned a weekend full of activities, culminating in dinner and a show at an invitation-only club in Hollywood. But Dad only wanted one thing: to go antiquing.<\/p>\n<p>I trailed behind him sleepily, feeling as if I were at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. The market was in a huge parking lot with tents as far as the eye could see. Vendors hawked their wares\u2014furniture, glass, china, jewelry, books, hats, you name it. Dad schmoozed with the vendors, snapping up good buys. I browsed a table of kitchen knickknacks. A pretty peach teapot. Some 1950s canisters like the ones Mom had.<\/p>\n<p>On the edge of another table, something else caught my eye. A tiny tin with a logo of strawberries. And two words at the bottom: Dover, Del.<\/p>\n<p>Dover, Delaware. A city 30 minutes from my hometown. How funny to see such a familiar name on a tin can some 3,000 miles away. I examined it closely. Above the city and state, it said Richardson &amp; Robbins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey, Dad,\u201d I said. \u201cLook at this. Do you know anything about Richardson &amp; Robbins?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dad turned the tin over in his hands. \u201cSeems like an old cannery,\u201d he said. \u201cProbably closed a long time ago. Imagine finding this tin all the way out here on the West Coast.\u201d He paused and looked at me, a twinkle in his bright blue eyes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe it means you\u2019re meant to be in Delaware!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>I had to laugh. Dad was always teasing me about moving home. We got the tin, Dad\u2019s treat. A few days later my parents headed back east. I put the tin in my china cabinet. I\u2019d occasionally find my eyes drawn to it, especially during tough times. A reminder of Dad. That I wasn\u2019t alone.<\/p>\n<p>The tin sat there for three years, until Mom\u2019s health took a turn for the worse. I moved back East to be closer, the tin from Dover tucked safely in my suitcase. It was difficult to put my career on hold, but it turned out to be a good decision. Nine months later, Dad died of a heart attack. Mom couldn\u2019t bear the idea of living alone. We bought a house in northern Delaware and moved in together. The tin from Dover went up on our bookshelf.<\/p>\n<p>In 2005, Mom passed away. I found myself at a crossroads. I didn\u2019t know what to do next. Move back to California? Stay in Delaware? Pursue acting? Maybe writing? I felt so lost and alone without Mom and Dad.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when my life took a turn. By a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/miracles\/gods-grace\/a-valentine-s-day-coincidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unbelievable coincidences<\/a>, I got back in touch with my high school boyfriend, Kenny. I\u2019d always wondered if he was the true love of my life. We hadn\u2019t seen each other in 35 years. And then, one night, we ended up on the phone for hours. He asked me to meet him for lunch. I was over the moon. Nervous too. Was this a sign of what God wanted next for me? Was I even supposed to stay in Delaware? I couldn\u2019t be sure. 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