Unbelievable

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I've been settling into my new home state. 

When I moved to CA over 15 years ago, knowing no one but one person, I did what was recommended - seek out groups with similar interests online and join meetups. It was uncomfortable, but I did it, hoping it would eventually pay off. I can't say that it did, but I gave it my all.

So here I am in my new state at an estate sale. Estate sales are so much fun. I'm on a mailing list, so I typically view the pictures to decide if it's worth the visit. This particular Saturday, I had no agenda. I wasn't ready to go home yet after visiting my chiropractor (gotta stay flexible). So I stopped at my favorite coffee shop, then wandered over to the estate sale on its last day. On the last day of an estate sale, everything is 50% off, which means there might not be much left. I went with an open mind just to pass the time.

This house was lovely; it was a mansion whose owners were in the legal field. I found a few things I was interested in and was getting ready to check out. I stared across the room and noticed a lady who seemed vaguely familiar. It's rude to stare, but we kept looking at each other. As I'm looking at her, the thought runs across my mind - I know this lady. And then she blurts out my name, and I say, "You had dinner at my house in 2007!" We hug and create the loudest noise at this estate sale.

Unbelievable.

I met T. when I first moved to CA through a meetup. We exchanged numbers and learned about each other. I subsequently invited her and her family over for Thanksgiving dinner, and then we lost touch until we saw each other eighteen years later at the estate sale. I could not have orchestrated this myself. As a matter of fact, I thought I would never see T again and chalked it up to putting myself out there to connect.

I'm in a different stage of life now - enjoying where I am and not trying to rush anything, especially relationships. But I do have a yearning for more, and some relationships have started to become lifelong ones. What this unbelievable sequence of events reminds me of is that God knows the unspoken yearnings of my heart; the things where I say "Its not a big deal," but God surely knows it can be and surprises me all the time with His response.

I don't know where this reconnection will lead, but I'm grateful that I had the opportunity to reconnect and how it happened.

For with God, nothing will be impossible. Luke 1:37 (NKJV)

Has anything unbelievable happened to you lately?

--Nylse

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