Moline, Illinois, September, 1977 was the place and date for a special gift that Terry Schafer purchased for her policeman husband, David. It was a pre-Christmas gift. She had a fear that it might be too expensive, but nothing was too good for her husband! She loved him with all of her heart and wanted this to be special.

Slipping into one of the stores that was on her list she found the exact item she wanted, but it was too expensive for her to buy outright. She talked with the salesman and told him that her husband was a police officer in their town. After a bit they negotiated a payment deal that Terry could afford. She gave him the first payment and he suggested that the store wrap it up and she could take it home. She was elated!

Author Charles Swindoll wrote, “And like a lot of us,…