Day 19 - Three gifts that were Plan "B's"
Plan B? I didn't have a plan A! Or at least I don't think I did. Actually I don't think I ever really made any plans. That will get you trouble. I must have expected God just drop something in my lap. I don't know. Maybe my brain took a vacation when I turned 18.
I do remember that I planned on going to college. Check. Graduated. Got a bunch of t-shirts.
I remember I planned to minor in music. Fail. Dropped the music minor. Bad idea.
I did plan to get married. Check. Got the ring.
I did plan to have children. Che...WAIT! I totally didn't plan on adopting three kids! That's not something you daydream about during 5th period history class! I didn't even plan on adopting three kids until six months before it was final! That would be plan B. That could work for the three plan B's! Well okay, maybe just two. We did plan for just one kid, then two kids, but nope, surprise, you get three!
I know, I talk about that a lot. The kids kind of consumme my life. I think that is a plan B. I never planned or thought being a mom would be the experience it has been so far. I expected my life at 32 to be different. I think the plan included kids, but it also include a job and a sense of "grown-up-ness" and a bunch of other stuff that I don't know how to verbalize to you at 9:30 at night.
So my whole life right now is plan B. There certainly wasn't any warning about this plan B plan either!
Now that all this is clear as mud and we have discovered this together, I guess the conclusion is admist all the confusion is my life and it's plan B and I am well taught enough to know that our life is a gift. There you have it, life. It's a gift.
I do remember that I planned on going to college. Check. Graduated. Got a bunch of t-shirts.
I remember I planned to minor in music. Fail. Dropped the music minor. Bad idea.
I did plan to get married. Check. Got the ring.
I did plan to have children. Che...WAIT! I totally didn't plan on adopting three kids! That's not something you daydream about during 5th period history class! I didn't even plan on adopting three kids until six months before it was final! That would be plan B. That could work for the three plan B's! Well okay, maybe just two. We did plan for just one kid, then two kids, but nope, surprise, you get three!
I know, I talk about that a lot. The kids kind of consumme my life. I think that is a plan B. I never planned or thought being a mom would be the experience it has been so far. I expected my life at 32 to be different. I think the plan included kids, but it also include a job and a sense of "grown-up-ness" and a bunch of other stuff that I don't know how to verbalize to you at 9:30 at night.
So my whole life right now is plan B. There certainly wasn't any warning about this plan B plan either!
Now that all this is clear as mud and we have discovered this together, I guess the conclusion is admist all the confusion is my life and it's plan B and I am well taught enough to know that our life is a gift. There you have it, life. It's a gift.
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