We all know how the "one ring to rule them all" tried through the ages to get back to evil Sauron in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. But what do you make of Tony Smith's gold Air Force Academy ring finding its way home over the course of 20 years and possibly more miles than Sauron's? Seems Tony, son of Randy & Ruth Smith of Nettleton Gulch, lost the ring in the late 1980s while water skiing in Texas. Inside was a meaningful inscription that helped Tony through some hard times, "I can do all things (through Christ who strengthens me)," from Phil. 4:13. Years later, Tony received a call from the Air Force Academy that a European had found the ring at a Texas campground. The European sent the ring via mail. But the ring fell from the envelope in North Carolina. Then, months ago, Tony received another call from the Air Force Academy, announcing that the ring had been found again, this time by a man in Sanford, N.C. And it finally made its way back to its master around the time Tony celebrated his 44th birthday earlier this month. Tony marvels that a ring of that value wasn't stolen along the way. (AP file photo for illustrative purposes)

Question: Have you had your faith in your fellow man restored by someone who found and returned a valuable item that you'd lost?