Can You Make Candy?

Norman Vincent Peale relates a story about meeting a lady in Mississippi who told him: "I thought my husband would provide for me so that when he died I would'nt worry.  But his estate was eaten up, and I've got to go to work or go on relief."

Norman didn't know how to answer, so he prayed: "Lord, gives us an insight for Miss Lou."...at the end of the prayer he asked Miss Lou, "Can you make candy?.  She answered, "Now that is something I can do."  Norman then asked her to make a pound of candy and send it to him.

Later Norman received a two-pound package of candy and replied to Miss Lou, to "Get busy merchandising that candy."

In his story, Norman suggested that when in Edwards, Mississippi to find a shop there called "The Sweetest Spot."

My searches for "The Sweetest Spot" were never successful until today.  There is a postcard (postmarked May 1952) being sold on eBay that shows the actual spot where Miss Lou built her candy store.  The sign shows the real name, Lou's Candy Kitchen and is located on the "sweetest spot on highway 80"!!!

Norman concluded:  "Miss Lou found that by thinking creatively she could change her life...and by serving others, she became a great influence for good in the area where she lives."

May we be willing to ask the Lord to help us in a time of need and think creatively on how WE may serve others...