Sacred Stories
She had planned to be in the U.S. Virgin Islands, but the winds of fate had her in Key West, Florida. That morning as she walked back to the boat, she stopped to chat.
Not every day you see a woman walking a lizard on a leash.
As is often the case in tourist locations, the question of where you are from came up.
“I grew up in St. Joseph, Michigan,” she offered freely, “but I live in Middle Tennessee now.”
“Oh, a couple at that other dock over there are from St. Joseph, Michigan,” Lizard Lover said.
Who would she meet that evening at a party hosted by some new friends who were staying in a condo nearby?
That couple from St. Joseph, Michigan….
It’s a small world after all, but where we are and who we meet is part of a very big picture.