Coincidences?

My May 4 post spoke of my continuing journey with Jesus, through John 15. Since May 4, I've gardened, prayed, read, prayed, spent time with almost everyone I love, learned to love more.

It's been beautiful. I also gained a new trust and love for Mary, Help of Christians. It's interesting. She's now showing up everywhere. I have a statue of her in my garden. I pulled a prayer card out of an old jacket as I was going out, yup, there she is, a prayer for Mary Help  of Christians. We meet in a room, called, yup, Mary Help of Christians Hall. It's all becoming very interesting. So I asked her to pray for me, nonchalantly, just in passing, "Sweet Mother, Pray for me, that God's will be done." That's it.

So on the Feast day of Mary Help of Christians I get a phone call for a job. I didn't really even formally apply there, just sent an email. That was on May 24. They wanted me to start the very next day, on May 25.

I said yes. Then I remembered. I try to read the readings of Mass before Mass. The readings for May 25?
Yes. Yup. John 15 Verses 1-8.

God is hitting me over the head with His love.

I'm now there for a few weeks. I'll be able to go to Europe in August. And I'm working with some very wonderful people, five minutes away from home.

Of course I still love the people I was working with and my heart aches for them, but I do feel really blessed right now.

And I'm going to abide with Jesus as much as I possibly can.

I also learned a lesson about appreciation today, and I can't wait to give my husband the biggest hug and kiss.

That's all she wrote.