Not just a walk

It's not just a vacation, not just a long walk...it's a pilgrimage. Many do this as just an adventure, but for some, it is more. One is called to do a pilgrimage..."it is a personal invitation from God...an individual summons to know God more fully. A successful pilgrimage involves a commitment to leave one's problems behind...a time of prayer and to witness the miraculous signposts God has left for our return to Him."
My call was intense and immediate...and full of synchronistic events...the scallop shell, being the symbol of the journey, was so evident in my home, without my even being aware. And then the "James" thing...the same weekend I knew I would do this, his name was everywhere...my one year at Catholic school was at St. James, I bought earrings and the artist lived on St. James Way, the salesman at the outfitter store was named James, the neighbor named their newborn son James...coincidence? Look at these pics of a shot on the Camino and my home...whatever it is, I am being drawn by a magnetic force and I am ready!!