Kicker: The silver lining

PAUL BUTLER, HOST: We’ve all heard the idiom: every cloud has a silver lining right?

MARY REICHARD, HOST: In most bad situations, there’s usually some element of good in it.

BUTLER: Well, sometimes it’s hard to see the good in the moment. But it proved true for one couple in Florida.

Here’s what happened. A few weeks before Hurricane Ian smashed into Fort Myers, Ashley Garner lost her wedding ring outside her home. Her family helped her look for it but turned up nothing.

Then came the hurricane. They hunkered down and when it passed, the family started cleaning up the yard. About ten minutes in, Garner’s husband let out a yell! There was the ring sitting on top of a pile of branches.

Ashley says she just sat down and thanked God for His provision. And she took it as a sign of hope for her town.

REICHARD: So her silver lining turned out to be gold and diamond. A girl’s best friend.

BUTLER: It’s The World and Everything in It.

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