Dear Ones,
How are you?
Something small, yet divinely noticeable, happened to me today.
It is one of those things that are not consequential, yet they may show that we are on alignment—or they may not.
I do a number of substitute teaching assignments in our local elementary school and I became friends with a bunch of 5th graders. I met some of them last July during summer school (they were 4th graders then) and we’ve had a good time ever since.
A good many of them are from Central America and they love a spicy chip called Takis. It’s a hard (corn?) chip that is rolled up like a cigarette and is really spicy, believe me.
I was meant to sub in that 5th grade class where most of my friends are last Friday. Thoughtfully, I bought a packet of Takis for the whole class.
Unexpectedly that morning, I was switched to a 6th grade class—an assignment that turned out to be incredibly boring. Proctoring tests.
The bag of Takis remained with me, unopened, tucked into my backpack.
Today, as we finished our Chinese New Year lunch, I felt the need to assuage my sweet tooth. The closest ice cream place we could think of, on our way home, was McDonalds. The price of their caramel sundae has gone through the roof since covid, yet I had a coupon!
As I turned around with my prize and moved to a sunny area in the restaurant, I discovered one of those 5th graders, Elizabeth, with her mother, younger sister and younger brother.
We sat at a table near them and chatted a little bit. And then I started talking to Elizabeth’s mother about her love for Takis… which starts apparently very early in the family!
As we left the restaurant, I suddenly remembered the bag of Takis, picked it up, turned around and made three kids very happy campers.
What could have been an unfortunate circumstance (!!) turned into a joyful encounter only five days later.
That is to say that, even if our plans do not work as we envision, the Divine may put us in the right place later on …. with a bag of spicy chips!
Topic: A bag of spicy chips
Time: Jan 30 @ 4:30 PM Eastern Time
Meeting ID: 867 2891 4015
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