{"id":13962,"date":"2026-03-10T08:51:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T08:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/a-heavenly-sign-to-pursue-her-dream-job\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:34:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:34:00","slug":"a-heavenly-sign-to-pursue-her-dream-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/angels\/a-heavenly-sign-to-pursue-her-dream-job\/","title":{"rendered":"A Heavenly Sign to Pursue Her Dream Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHave a good day!\u201d I told my 13-year-old as she jumped out of the car. I\u2019d already dropped off my other three at elementary school. By 8:00 A.M. I\u2019d had a typical fall morning: breakfast, lunches packed, kids off. Now it was time to go home and tackle chores as usual.<\/p>\n<p>When I walked back in the house the dogs wagged their tails and jumped up on my legs. \u201cI know, I know.\u201d Time to go out. They\u2019d play in the backyard for half an hour and then want to be fed. I\u2019d do a couple loads of laundry. In a heartbeat, it would be time to pick up the kids for an afternoon of snacks, homework and sports. Followed by our nightly routine: dinner, baths and bedtime. Sometimes it seemed like one day blurred into another. Raising a family had felt like an exciting adventure when my husband and I first married, but now life just felt comfortable. Rewarding, but routine.<\/p>\n<p>I glanced over at the cozy desk in my sunroom where I did my writing. I wrote almost every day, in small spurts when I could find the time\u2014little things, like devotionals and the odd short story. Nothing professional. But it was the one thing I did these days that was just for me.<\/p>\n<p>Recently I\u2019d had an idea for a novel, but I couldn\u2019t imagine actually going through with it. There was no room in my schedule for writing anything of significant length. Much less trying to get it published! <em>What an adventure, though<\/em>, I thought. I hesitated in the doorway, captivated by the idea. One of my favorite authors, Paulo Coelho, asked God for a sign when he was just starting out. A white feather, he decided, would serve as a sign that he should take his writing seriously. When he saw a white feather in a shop window that same afternoon, Coelho went home and immediately got to work.<\/p>\n<p>I looked at the Willow Tree Angel that sat on my desk, and caught a whiff of the dried lavender I kept beside her. Maybe my guardian angel was nudging me to ask God for a sign myself. Why not? <em>A white feather will mean that I should just go for it.<\/em> There, I\u2019d done it! I\u2019d asked for a sign.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of that day, a Friday, went on as predicted, but I was alert with expectation, waiting for my feather.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s do something different today,\u201d my husband suggested when we got up Saturday morning. \u201cLike go for a walk in the fall woods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou read my mind,\u201d I told him. Something different was just what I needed. We rounded up the kids and drove to the Haw Creek Park, 85 acres of forest with lots of pretty trails to explore.<\/p>\n<p>As we piled out of the car, I had an inspiration. \u201cWe have a special assignment,\u201d I announced. \u201cKeep your eyes peeled for a white feather. I\u2019m hoping God will send me one.\u201d The kids cheered as we set out on our divine treasure hunt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/post\/experiencing-the-angelic-realm\/\"><em><strong>READ MORE: EXPERIENCING THE ANGELIC REALM<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The forest was alive with color. Gusty winds coaxed the last leaves from the trees. I reached out and caught a big pointy oak leaf midair. I twirled the stem between my fingers, marveling at the green, golden-yellow and crimson-red masterpiece. It wasn\u2019t a white feather, but I put it in my pocket as a keepsake.<\/p>\n<p>Farther along the trail, eight-year-old Brandon came running up to me. \u201cI found something, Mom!\u201d He put a smooth, round, beige stone in my palm. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of white,\u201d he said with a shrug. The other kids pointed out feathery palmetto leaves and golden grasses. Their dad claimed that a clump of wispy weeds waved in the breeze like angel wings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s cheating, guys,\u201d I said. \u201cOnly a white feather will do today.\u201d We all laughed.<\/p>\n<p>Toward the end of our walk we came to a creek and crossed over a wooden bridge. A fluttering movement caught my attention. A blue heron took off from the bank, its magnificent blue feathers sparkling like a jewel in the sunlight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I think we\u2019ve seen every color in God\u2019s rainbow today,\u201d I said. \u201cWho needs a white feather.\u201d Besides, hadn\u2019t God already given me a sign? By putting a dream in my heart? I could carve out time to work on a novel. It might be slow-going, but it would be fun.<\/p>\n<p>By the time we got home the sun was setting. I wandered over to my writing desk. Some cobwebs glistened atop the curtains, so I grabbed my orange feather duster to wipe them away. As I cleaned, I saw something flutter to the ground and land near my feet. A white feather! I examined the duster, where no white feathers hid. Then I noticed a dream catcher that had gotten stuck behind the curtains. I\u2019d hung it on the rod ages ago. A sure sign that God wanted me to trust the dreams he\u2019d put in my heart and go for it.<\/p>\n<p><em>For more angelic stories, subscribe to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopguideposts.org\/angels-on-earth-magazine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Angels on Earth<\/strong><\/a> <em>magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHave a good day!\u201d I told my 13-year-old as she jumped out of the car. I\u2019d already dropped off my other three at elementary school. By 8:00 A.M. I\u2019d had a typical fall morning: breakfast, lunches packed, kids off. Now it was time to go home and tackle chores as usual. 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