God is in the little wins of the day

Today has been a day of "little wins." 

First, I figured out how to import my files into DaVinci without having to reformat! Also - realizing it's much better for me to select my clips and name the files before I import them. For now, I'm only renaming the clips I think I will use, and I'm starting with the video clips. I'll get to photos later, because with those I'll want to do something more dynamic, and only if/when there's not suitable video.

I spent Easter Sunday being home sick, and while I'm feeling better today, I've still had to nap and take it easy. But with God's grace, I've been able to work on this film, so that's a little win of the day.

Sanctuary of Yangnam church

And this little win is really big, and points to the theme of my pilgrimage (God's never-ending providence):  I was typing up my paper edit with all the notes, but I couldn't remember the name of one of the churches I went to, one that wasn't on my itinerary. 

This was a church that someone brought me to - a young lady who I met at the Byeongyeong church in Ulsan (which was on my itinerary). Her baptismal name is Angela, and although her English was limited, we managed to communicate well enough. In any case, this morning I opened Instagram, which I hadn't looked at since Lent started, and there was a message from her:  she was at that very church and was remembering me. And yes, she named the church in her message! Mind you, I saw this exactly at the moment where I was about to write this down in my paper edit but had taken a break. 

By the way, the name of that church is Yangnamseongdang.

Little wins are always big. We tend to overlook them, but they are little helps from God, constant reminders of his love and presence. On this day when we mourn the loss of Pope Francis and pray for the repose of his soul, I'm moved to remember the little wins in the last 13 years since my conversion/reversion.