Woman Finds Christmas Ball at Flea Market, Accidentally Breaks It and Sees Note with an Address — Story of the Day

A poor woman discovers a strange Christmas ball at a flea market and decides to purchase it. However, when she puts it on the Christmas tree at home, it falls to the floor and cracks open, revealing a note inside.

Abbie was strolling slowly along rows of stalls, admiring the pretty Christmas decorations that adorned a flea market in Atlanta, Georgia. Her husband Nicholas had invited his brother’s family to their home for Christmas Eve, but because their family was on a tight budget that month, Abbie had to go to the flea market for Christmas shopping.

As Abbie walked through a few stalls, her gaze was drawn to a strange Christmas ball at an isolated stall in the corner. It was old, but it was beautiful to look at, and within her price range, so she bought it before anyone else did.

Back home, Abbie was hanging the pretty ball on the Christmas tree when it fell and cracked open, revealing a note inside.

“Honey, can you please come here?” she called Nicholas, picking up the piece of paper and observing it carefully. It had an address with some coordinates and a short message, “Follow the coordinates, and you’ll find the treasure.”

“Yeah, what is it, honey?” Nicholas inquired as he returned from the living room, where he’d been arranging fairy lights and other decorations.

“I found this inside the Christmas ball I bought from the flea market today,” Abbie explained, holding up the note with the address and the message. “Looks like some sort of treasure hunt game.”

“It’s a hidden treasure map, Abbie! Do you see these coordinates? We can find the exact location of the treasure using them. This could turn out to be a lottery for us. What if we discover gold and jewels?”

“But honey, we have a lot of work ahead of us. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and I don’t want to rush anything.”

“Listen, just imagine if we get the treasure. We won’t have to worry about our bills. And we can seek treatment at a better hospital for you.”

Abbie wasn’t impressed with Nicholas’ apparent excitement over finding the treasure. But then she remembered how they’d been struggling to make ends meet month after month.

Nicholas owned a small grocery store that was suffering, and she worked as a motel maid. They’d been trying for a child for almost two years, but the treatments were expensive, and they decided to put family planning on hold until their finances were in better shape.

Perhaps this was God’s way of ending our difficulties, Abbie pondered. “All right, honey, let’s go there. But...