It's A Small World

Our past has a way at coming back to us.  I don't mean this in a negative or sarcastic way.  Nor do I mean you sow what you reap or what goes around comes around.  Alright, I know, enough with the cliches!

This is not our home. 
Wouldn't mind if it was.

Several years ago my husband and I were in the market for a larger home when my mother came to live with us.  We had  some very specific needs for our new house and we looked at a lot of houses.  Thankfully we had the most patient real estate agent on the face of this earth.  The day finally came when we found the house with the best fit for us.

I was so excited as I described the house to my mother.  When I told her where it was, she said we had some friends who used to live in that town.  When I told her it had a Florida room she said her friend's house had a Florida room.  Well, you guessed it.  The original owners of this house were some long time friends of my family.  Not only that, they hosted my parents 25th wedding anniversary in this house and I was at that party.  I don't know why I do not remember that party or this house.   Sounds like something I need to address some other time.

Another time I experienced the small world phenomenon was in 1977 when I was stationed in South Korea while serving in the Army.  I met a young man at a party I was attending who went to the same high school as me.  He had been a couple of years behind me and knew me, but I didn't know him.  However, here we were, two Oklahomans several thousands of miles away from home and bumping in to each other in South Korea!

Pretty boots.

Last week I found out my horseback instructor is from the same town in Texas where I have relatives and she knows my great niece.   I could go on and on with stories like this.  I'm sure all of you have had these same experiences and every time one occurs we always say "what a small world".

I find this very exciting.  It's like "life reruns" or "second chances".  Or maybe it's a way to connect us to the big wide world.  Sometimes as we go through our daily routines life becomes mundane.  We can start to feel like ants in a colony going through our tasks and doing what we need to do to   get through another day. 

When we have a small world occurrence it gives us a whole new outlook on life.  It brings our past back to us.  It's a way of reminding us that we are truly connected with everyone and that everything that happens is not always just a coincidence.  It is truly a purposeful event.

Until tomorrow dear friends.  Have a blessed evening.

SCL

Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a
manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.

Philippians 1:27