Last Minute Miracles

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This is now, probably the 19th time I’ve tried to start this post.

All unsuccessfully, I might add. And given that it’s 6:00pm, and this post is set to publish in less than an hour, it’s safe to say, the pressure’s on.

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My mom sent me a photo yesterday. It’s of her on the top of a mountain. You see, she and my dad have been out West for a while, and hiking is one of their favorite things to do.

And looking at my beautiful mother, literally on top of the world, I just kind of smiled to myself and thought, how appropriate.

These past six months, she has been climbing her way back after her stroke. Little by little, every day. Every small decision, and challenging effort consistently done over and over, have been adding up. And seeing her atop this mountain, it was pretty glaringly symbolic, at least in my mind, of the champion and fighter she is.

God had shown up for her, in a big way.

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Since then I’ve been reflecting a lot on God’s faithfulness.

Because as I mentioned in my post last week, I’ve been feeling pretty abandoned recently. And this weekend was no different, despite efforts to pull myself out of the funk……perhaps even including a spontaneous dance party to some vintage Backstreet Boys.

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But I realized today that God is never early or late. His faithfulness comes, often times at the very last minute.

Earlier today I received word from my agent that I booked not one but two great gigs in Ohio in the next couple weeks. Gigs that will allow me to come home and see my mom and check in. And in fact, one of the gigs falls right over when she’s getting a heart procedure done, so I will be able to be there for it.

I mean, talk about giving your child what she needs.

And this is not some lame attempt at a humble brag. If you know anything about the business, a double booking in one day never happens. This was a stroke of luck. Or rather…a stroke of divine intervention.

God provided, not only financially, but gave me an opportunity to come back and spend time with my #1 warrior and hero.

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I’m not here to say that God is a genie that grants wishes and makes auditions go well. Though, if He were, that’d be pretty frickin’ awesome.

What I am saying, is that even when we do feel abandoned, we need to remember that God is always at work, and weaving things together for our good. We just can’t see it.

Part of the reason I’m so behind on this post is because the one I did write for tonight was pretty down. Pretty bleak. I’ll publish it over on Patreon. But at the end of the day, it was expelling a sadness that, yes – I have been dealing with, but that is not the end of the story.

Feeling spiritually empty is merely a comma – a pause. And God reminded me today that He hasn’t forgotten. And we can place our trust in His faithfulness.

Sometimes He’s just waits until the last minute. And that’s okay.

God showed up for my mom by way of a literal majestic mountain top experience. For me, He gave me an itinerary to refill the chasms of my soul at home.

Thanks, God. I owe you one.

Maybe I should be taking note that despite all of my best resistance efforts, God is gently trying to lead me back home.

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274 thoughts on “Last Minute Miracles”

  2. Thank you. I have been working on regaining my faith and look forward to reading your posts. Sending positive vibes and prayers for your mother

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  3. Good Morning, Sweetness !! Well, I’d say God’s timing was, as usual, in His Perfect Timing !!! I am SO happy for you !! I don’t know the ‘gigs’ you’re talking about … but … they were indeed used by Him … INDEED !!! I, too, am OVERWHELMED with the HEALING God has granted your Sweet Mother. Praise God and Give Him ALL the Glory !! Amen !!! jan

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    1. Hi Jan! yes! His PERFECT timing 🙂 Thanks, yeah I am just full of so much gratitude for the healing He’s facilitated in her life. So much to be grateful for. thanks for being a great friend 🙂 big hugs x

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  4. It’s funny and kinda cool how God allows ‘bad’ things to happen to us to draw our attention to something or someone who will fill our heart the most or in your case, you were available for your mom 🙂 Thanks for sharing this, gives me the little bit of hope I need to hang on today. xo

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  5. Such experiences, I have come to accept, are a necessary feature of following the Way, of striving to be His disciple (follower).

    During these periods, I try to remember (often, not very consistently) that He is in the details of our lives.

    Thank you for sharing this most recent experience with your effort to follow the Way. Helped me to remember how intricately He is in life’s details working for our happiness and joy.

    Cheers

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  6. I came to much the same realization this last weekend as well and wrote about it. So often we want to ignore God or write him off, but he always finds a way to come back into our life and remind us of how much we are loved. Thank you for sharing.

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  7. Amazing Grace!
    How sweet the sound
    That saved a wretch like me
    I once was lost but now am found
    Was blind but now I see

    When we’ve been there ten thousand years
    Bright shining as the sun
    We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
    Than when we’ve first begun

    Through many dangers, toils and snares
    I have already come
    ‘Tis Grace has brought me safe thus far
    And Grace will lead me home

    Amazing Grace!
    How sweet the sound
    That saved a wretch like me
    I once was lost but now am found
    Was blind but now I see
    Was blind but now I see…

    Awesome post Caralyn.

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  11. Psalms 40:1-3 I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD.

    YOU ARE LOVED AND ADMIRED! KEEP UP YOUR GREAT WORK. YOU ARE THE IMAGE OF GOD AND YOUR WORK GIVE GLORY TO GOD. BE INSPIRED, BE STRONG. YOU-CAN-DO-IT!

    Read more: http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/bible-verses-about-depression-15-helpful-scriptures/#ixzz4nr4aGbGG

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  12. I haven’t commented much yet, but I deeply enjoy your posts, your reflections, and your journey. I am walking through a similar path with you after my husband experienced a catastrophic health event 2 1/2 years ago followed by another one last December. The hardest part has been the last 6 months … with the healing has come the depression. Not fun, but in a way, it is allowing us to understand even more that God is far from done with carrying us … the valleys and the mountain tops … He’s still there, teaching and molding … allowing us to trust.

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    1. Hi Rashell! oh gosh thank you so much. I’m so sorry to hear that you are in a challenging season with your husband. i will definitely keep him and you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. hang in there friend. sending so so much love xo

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  13. This was beautiful. My mom has also been sick and it’s easy to be discouraged… this post was just the reminder I needed of God’s continued faithfulness. Praying for your mom and her recovery. God bless.

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  14. To God be the glory! Thanking Him that your mom made it up that mountain(and not just the one she hiked) thanking Him for blessing you with your 2 jobs, and their convenient location. Thanking Him that you see Him in it ALL and give Him the glory for it :):) Bug Hugs xoxo

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  16. “Feeling spiritually empty is merely a comma – a pause. And God reminded me today that He hasn’t forgotten. And we can place our trust in His faithfulness.”

    That sentence right there is brilliant! And it’s the truth. So like God to answer our prayers in such blessed ways. He will never leave us nor forsake us…regardless of what is going on around us…!

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      2. Your Christian cross you wear on a horizontal. Is that as a laying in the tomb? I see others with the sacrilegious upside-down. Is there a reason for your 90-degree rotate? Just curiosity. You don’t have to answer. Many forms of Christianity. Probably many forms of symbolism.

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  18. You are preaching to the choir girlfriend . God is ALWAYS on time ! He knows what we need before we do. I always say part of this prayer every day , “Happy moments, Praise God . Difficult moments seek God , Quiet moments worship God Every moment Thank God ” As usual , thank you for this post and may God continue to bless you and your family .

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  21. A very nice and thoughtful post… I wish you strength, strength that is beyond everything… Strength that is mentioned in Philippians 4:13 says “For all things I have the strength through the one (God) who gives me power”. Keep up…

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  26. “Be still and wait on the Lord”~ Pslam 23 .To wait on the Lord is to rest in the confident assurance that, regardless of the details or difficulties we face in this life, God never leaves us without a sure defense .Being still means we have ceased from following our own agenda or ingenuity; we have stopped trusting in our own strength and will power. We are waiting upon the Lord to exchange our weakness for His strength (see 2 Corinthians 12:9). We should not despair when God tarries long in His response, but continue to patiently wait on Him to work on our behalf. The reason God sometimes waits a long time to deliver is to extend the goodness of the final outcome……blessed are all those who wait for him.
    {{{hugs}}}

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  27. Far out Girl, your posts, particularly recently have resonated with me on such an incredible level. Thank you for sharing your heart, I’m sure you can already see how God is using your writing, but on a smaller more personal level I wanted to thank you from me.

    I’m sending so much love to you right now ❤

    I love (but also kind of hate-the part of me that wants to control everything) how God works in the craziest, most beautiful ways. Reflecting on that has been such an important part of my faith journey recently. There's a song but Sleeping At Last called Jupiter and it has a line in it that I love and that I almost sing as a prayer sometimes. It's "make my messes matter, make this chaos count". I'm beginning to get glimpses of some of the ways that these last minute miracles are part of that greater story, God is making these messes matter, this chaos count.

    Lots of love to you xx

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    1. Thanks Britt! you’re so kind to say that. i’m glad it resonated with you. yeah- His ways definitely are beautiful, but often times crazy! haha I’ll have to check out that song. thanks for stopping by! big hugs xo

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  28. Ohio sounds like a lovely place

    The genie granting wishes. It’s probably not that bad a line of thought, if you’re not used to asking for what you want
    (and thinking for myself)

    …

    I hope your week is on the up

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  29. Great post my friend. Personally, I’ve found when the funky blue feelings come I just have to let them in so they run their course. Otherwise, they tend to want to hang longer, like visitors overstaying their welcome. Often times, God reveals Himself to me in the midst of these darkest moments, showing me something I didn’t see before. Peace and blog on Chica!

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  31. Wow – oh wow – as you know from my other post on “Three Seconds”, which I just finished reading and commenting on, and listening to “Rough side of the Mountain”, it surely hit home reading this one! God is and always will be right on time! Thanks for sharing and thanks for allowing us to “feel” and experience doubts and understanding through someone else’s eyes. A bit refreshing to see that we aren’t alone in our struggle. Many Blessings to you.

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  34. Congratulations Caralyn! Sometimes you start to question your faith when things aren’t copacetic and expect immediate resolution in return. God always has a plan for us even if it’s not on our schedule; we just need to bid our time and have faith. It’s hard to do but that’s what gives us strength and resolve. Sending my thoughts and prayer on your mother’s upcoming surgery and her journey to better health.

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  35. “Feeling spiritually empty is merely a comma – a pause. And God reminded me today that He hasn’t forgotten. And we can place our trust in His faithfulness.”

    Love this so much. He is with you, even when you don’t feel Him. He’s never farther away than your next breath.

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  37. I wanted to ask you something….. but have you thought about writing a book, i remember in one of your post’s that you wanted to write one. I guess I want to encourage you to write a book because I think it will touch a lot of people:) I am happy you got the role and get to see you mother!!

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  38. This is just what I needed today 🙂 Our God is amazing! Last minute miracles sometimes I think are the best kind, they seem to happen every time we really do feel like giving up. I’d also like to thank you for your quiet support seeing your like on my posts when they are otherwise silent makes it worth continuing on. Love and Prayers for you my sister in Christ!

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  41. Mary, mother of God, blessed above all women, favored by God in every way – look at her life and you will find that it was never easy. She was ina society that would kill women who conceived children out of wedlock but she knew as did Joseph her baby was of God…but can you imagine her thoughts and fears. Then she has him but immediately has to go on the run because Herod wants to kill him…she hides out till the danger passes…Mary and Joseph’s lives were normal humble lives and they were raising Jesus…he physically lived in their home…they didn’t get some great new fantastically rich life…it was the same old same old carpenters life…and then on the day they crucified Jesus. The day they beat him in front of them…the day Mary watched her son die as crowds laughed and spit on him…she was favored among all women and this was her walk in life. It’s not always easy to be a Christian and no matter who we are life has its struggles…no one is spared from them…but he ALWAYS shows up…our faith only grows from the struggles…imagine Marys face to see her son again.

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  42. Really interesting to know that God’s Faithfulness is ever sure, that moment when we just give up hope, then He shows up like a rising Sun. Great work, keep the flag of faith flying…

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