Jeremiah 29:11

 

God amazes me all the time.  Not just some of the time, now and then, but all the time.  His creation and miracles are undeniable: God amazes me.  

Why Jeremiah 29:11?

His love never fails. He sees tomorrow or centuries. God does not own or use a wristwatch. God gave this verse to me 1985.

11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity.[b] I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”

In 1985 we had decided to sell/give every item in our house, save particular gifts the children owned. We condensed important items and toys into a crate 4ft X 5ft X 4ft.  We shut the door of our house, giving the keys to its new owner.

BUT I rush ahead.

We (husband's family company) bought and operated a hotel in Ireland. It was a mansion/manor owned by a Lord Barrymore who was granted the property. In 1769 the Lord built and lived in it.  

Somewhere in the course of Irish History the hotel w/20 acres of wooded land became a hotel. It was more work than we expected.

  When we decided to take this adventure, we lived in a city in the Mojave Desert. Moving with our 3 children was indescribably awful.  I was distraught.

That is when Jeremiah 29:11 appeared.  First it was in a drawer in the kitchen.  The second time I found it was in the a stack of papers I was collecting to recycle. God revealed so much to me in these two times.

We lived in Ireland for 4 years, sold and returned to California.  God guided us through some difficult times and choices  

He knew the plans....

Miracle made by Many

What was lost, is now found.

Do you know how much Irish dance shoes cost?  No, not the fairy-like soft leather shoes that lace up over white socks (did you know that these socks are actually glued in place, “sock glue”?).  They cost a pittance as compared to the “hard shoe”.

The hard shoe is the stuff of “River Dance” shaking the stage, and costing upwards of $350. 

So imagine my daughter’s distress when one shoe when missing after a big Irish Dance Competition (called a “Feίs”, Fesh) at the Sheraton Hotel in Anaheim, California.  They had called the hotel, who said nothing had turned up.  Many sobs were heard that day.

My husband had a conference the following weekend in Anaheim at an exquisite hotel next to the Sheraton.  Not one to miss some taste of elegance I went with him.   And I popped over to the Sheraton.

Adventures happened, but through the determination of Sheraton’s staff, a house keeper named Maria Luisa recalled finding a shoe last week (huge hotel, hundreds of rooms).

Many thanks go to: Front Desk clerk Anthone, Banquet hall manager Javier, House keeper Maria Luiza, and Lost & Found desk Christine.  When she set the box in front of me and pulled out the lone shoe, it was a miracle.

River Dance, Michael Flately, Jean Butler