When Mr. Corprew loaded a Christmas tree into his truck in 2010, he discovered his wedding ring had vanished somewhere on the 50-acre Virginia farm. Despite searching with a metal detector and returning multiple times, the $1,100 yellow and white gold band seemed lost forever among the endless rows of Fraser firs. Sue Bostic, the farm’s owner, did something extraordinary, she wrote Corprew’s name and phone number on a yellow sticky note and pinned it to her office bulletin board with the words “Lost wedding Ring Band” and “Do not throw Away.”
Fifteen years later, that simple act of faith paid off in the most remarkable way. The farm’s new owners, Darren and Samantha Gilreath, were planting corn when Samantha spotted something glinting in the freshly tilled soil. After discovering it was a wedding ring, they searched through Sue’s collection of sticky notes on the bulletin board, each one documenting a lost item and hopeful owner. One phone call later, Corprew was reunited with his ring at the exact spot where he’d cut down his tree all those years ago, proving that sometimes the most precious things are worth waiting for.