My close associate [name withheld] notes that her parents were also married on my birthday, although a different year. She took notice of this in seeing my birthdate on the Internet and wonders whether some such commonalities are preplanned to support recognition among those in the physical. Are such timings deliberately arranged for subsequent recognition and what purposes does this serve?

This, in fact, does happen, and was the case here as well. There are many such events that are orchestrated in ways to be visible signposts for the astute observer to be reminders of the divine hand underlying everything. Even though this may seem silly and trivial, it may in some cases be the very thing that gives extra encouragement for someone to stay the course and to stay on their spiritual path at a critical time when they are under stress. This is why even a single miracle experienced within one's lifetime, however small, will always be remembered and cherished because these are something tangible a person in the physical can cling to as a validation of their spiritual heritage and the broader spiritual meaning of the universe itself. And this is critical to everything because without it, people drift away from their moorings and are at risk and will fall into decay and increasingly are harmed through growing disconnection from the divine. Any such reminders serve to strengthen the bonds and the links, and so are very, very, worth having as signposts along the way and reminders that Creator is always walking with you and there is a plan and a purpose for each life and each encounter with another.