My Plan B is God's Plan from the Beginning

It's funny, you'd think summer break would me LOTS of free time and relaxation. So far, I think I am BUSIER than I was before school got out. Some of that is fun stuff that I want to be doing but STILL...busy. I am writing science curriculum again during the day...fun times there. Anyway, for the first time since school let out, I came home and laid on the couch to watch TV and BAM...I went to sleep. I'm not really a fan of naps most of the time because you wake up feeling all nasty but I fell asleep anyway...contacts in and all. Yup...probably why I am still pretty awake at 11:11 pm. Oh well, I will get in the bed eventually.

I had a really great weekend. I went and stayed with my brother, sister-in-law and nephew. My parents came out for the day on Saturday. It was lots of fun. With all the craziness that went down around their wedding, I wasn't sure my sister-in-law and I would ever be friends but God has really worked through all that mess and I feel like we are getting much closer. I have a great time hanging out with her. It was a good weekend. I made it back here just in time to change clothes, throw on some makeup and run a quick Chi through my hair before heading to church.

THANK GOODNESS, I made it back in time for church. That sermon was sent straight from God to Trudy's heart. The theme that has been playing over and over and over in my life especially lately was all laid out nice and neatly in a message from the pastor. Wow, God is pretty amazing with that. The first word's out of the preacher's mouth were something like this: "Has life ever NOT gone the way you had planned." I want to raise my hand and give a shout right then and there. When has my life gone exactly how I had planned in the last 7 years....ummm....never. My big plan was to be married by 23 and working on baby number 3 by now. I wanted to be living the American dream settled down near Momma and Daddy teaching the future of America. I got the teaching thing down but not really the rest of it. At times, I feel like I am just waiting on life to start while I live plan B. The sermon talked a lot about living with plan B. The big point was that just because it is our plan B...God does not have a plan B...what we are living, IS his plan. WHOA!!! DUH!!! HELLO!!! All those thoughts crossed my mind at that point. There is a purpose to my life and a plan in place. It may not be my plan but it IS God's plan and isn't that usually SO much better than my plan. Oh yea, there will be hurt and disappointment but in the end, isn't that what often grows us closer to God??? There will also be joy and happiness...it all works together to make us the people that God intends us to be. Aren't you glad God is in control??? I know I am, I just wish I could trust him a little more...that's my prayer at the moment!!