Chelsea, (my teen-aged daughter,) had already missed one bus to Marseille when the next bus passed her by! Racing back to the house she asked me if I could take her to the train station, tout de suite! Driving to the train station we encountered many escargots, Chelsea looked at her watch then at me…I pointed at the escargots, I couldn’t drive any faster! Why is it when you are in a hurry everything seems to slow down to the pace of snails?
As soon as we arrived at the gare, Chelsea reached over, gave me a quick kiss, and was out of the car in a flash. I waited to see if the train had arrived….
Not surprisingly, the train was canceled! I asked her if she thought this was a sign not to go into Marseille? "Yeah, I was wondering about that too," she said. Then with a wave of her hand she flashed me a smile, and ran off to catch the next train, she would arrive in Marseille far later than expected.
Racing through the terminal she saw out of the corner of her eye, a young woman with a ton of suitcases standing at the base of a massive stairwell. Chelsea without hesitating, turned around and went back to ask if she wanted some help…
When they arrived at the top of the stairs, out of breath the young woman nodded a thank-you, Chelsea smiled and continued on her way. Only to discover that the mile long escalator ahead was not working!
"Mommy, at this point I realized why I had missed both of those buses, and why the train was canceled…Someone was watching over Miss Ton-of-Suitcases, I had arrived at the perfect time to help."
This is an attitude that will take you to many wonderful places.
photo: 19th century Italian Milagros (also known as ex-votos or dijes) are offered to a favorite saint as a reminder of the petitioner’s particular need, or they are offered to a saint in thanks for a prayer answered.
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