The Moth and the Magpie

Signs versus meaningless coincidences -- how can we tell the difference?

My niece Hannah is barely employed in Barcelona. When she got the call that my mom, her grandmother — the grandkids call her “Mam” — had broken her hip, Hannah decided to end her Barcelona life, and head home to move in with Mam and care for her. She told me, “It was a divine sign” — this, even though she no longer believes in God. Hannah arrives back i…