By Annemarie Harrington-Tenney
I first learned about a place called Medjugorje when I was in college. It was then that my 6️⃣ parents told me that the Blessed Mother was appearing to several children in communist Yugoslavia. The thought that the Blessed 6️⃣ Mother was appearing on earth in my lifetime was absolutely fascinating to me. I yearned to learn more about Her 6️⃣ appearances and asked many questions. However, my fascination quickly turned into absolute disbelief, when my parents announced that they were 6️⃣ planning to travel halfway around the world to this communist country in order to experience an apparition...ARE THEY TOTALLY CRAZY?
Upon 6️⃣ my parents' return from Medjugorje, I saw a visible change in them. They were now eager to share their experiences 6️⃣ of the spinning sun and their rosaries turning to gold with everyone and anyone they met. My parents were on 6️⃣ fire and filled with love for the Blessed Mother and Jesus. I remember thinking, "I want what they've got." So, 6️⃣ I found myself praying to Our Lady that one day I, too, could experience Medjugorje and have my life changed 6️⃣ as well. After I said this prayer, I knew that one day I would be given the opportunity to see 6️⃣ and experience Medjugorje for myself, but I would have to leave the "when" up to our Blessed Mother.
Fast forward 30 6️⃣ years later, when I was finally invited by Our Lady to go to Medjugorje. By this time in my life, 6️⃣ I was a wife and a mother of two college students who had very busy schedules. I thought, "How was 6️⃣ I going to find the time to go NOW in my life?" However, when the Blessed Mother calls you to 6️⃣ go, you need to trust that Her timing is perfect. It also helps that since She is our Mother, She 6️⃣ continued to gently, but persistently, nudge me with the constant thoughts of Medjugorje!
So, it was on one snowy day in 6️⃣ January 2024 when I was at Adoration that I finally answered Her call, well sort of.... You see I wanted 6️⃣ to make sure Our Lady was actually calling me to go, so I remember praying specifically that if I ran 6️⃣ into June Klins, had the opportunity to speak with her about this calling AND she was able to give me 6️⃣ information on how to get there, THEN I would consider going. However, I quickly added to my prayer by saying 6️⃣ I wanted my entire family to go, especially my non-Catholic husband and my busy children, AND if Our Lady could 6️⃣ invite a few of our friends to make it more fun for everyone, THEN I would go. Nothing like placing 6️⃣ a bunch of stipulations on the Blessed Mother's call, right?!
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