A treasure found!

God certainly writes in “crooked lines”... (this sounds much better In Portuguese: “Deus escreve certo por linhas tortas...”)  The family albums project has given me so much insight into His role in our family.

The other day I found a homemade card with a note that mamãe wrote after I announced to her that we were expecting Number Six. Her home-made cards were always made with old holy cards—she had a score of them!

In her note, her prayerful words asked God that this child would live for His glory alone, and that she would bring blessings and joy to both her parents and her siblings. Above the prayer she glued a gorgeous holy image (German) of the Nativity of Mary, with the letters of Our Lady’s name above... M-A-R-I-A...  I am so glad I kept it and glued it to our family album.

This sixth child, our tiniest baby, we named after the Blessed Virgin herself as the card displayed..., and she grew up from a young age with her heart turned to all that was high and good. She brought immeasurable joy and countless blessings to her parents and siblings in so many ways. 

And she entered religious life on the very Feast of the Nativity of Mary!

What a grandmother’s prayer can accomplish!

Praise God whose deeds are unfathomable and wonderful!