Last night I went to bed with the following plan: wake up at 6, take a walk in the early daylight hours and try to spend some time with God, eat some oatmeal and drink some coffee while I did a little reading, send out a couple of work-related emails, and use the last 15 minutes before my kids wake up to mentally prepare myself for the day.

Well…I got the coffee and the oatmeal and that is pretty much it. When I went to bed I did not count on Hadley crying at several inopportune times during the night. So right off the bat I did not get up when I wanted which threw everything off. The first thing that had to go was the walk because there was not enough time. I am typing this at 9:15 which means the work will get done at work and the reading will get done maybe never.

However, God’s plans were better now that I can reflect on the morning. Harper and Delia woke up at the same time today (which almost never happens). I got to go get them both out of bed and they helped me cook breakfast (of course Delia threw hers on the floor which kind of chessed me, but what are you gonna do?). They both demanded that I sit by them while they ate so I worked it out where I could sit by both of them at the same time (I am like Einstein, I know). Then I got to talk to both my Mom and my Dad on the phone this morning and we had some really good conversations. Which brings me to right now when I get to write to the world about what God has put on my heart.

I am not sure what God will bring me the rest of today or tomorrow or 20 years from now. Who knows? I may not make it that long. But I do know this: it may not seem like it at the time, but God’s plan is so much better than mine. I know worse things could happen than a bowl of oatmeal all over the kitchen, but no matter how bad it is I want to have God with me as I deal with it. There is so much more to say on this topic than I can say in my whimsical little space here, but know this: God has a plan. It has been in place for a long, long time. And you have a part in it. Put that in your brain pipe and smoke on it for a little while. God has a plan and you get to help Him with it if you are willing to see how your plans may not be the best.

On the Journey with You,
Scott