I had my whole weekend planned out and was very much looking forward to it. Funny that nothing in my plan actually happened the way I had planned for it to happen, but I am thankful for that. There seems to be this recurring theme of "it's ok that things are outside of your control, in fact, it's even better when you stop trying to make everything go according to your plan" in my life these days.
I ended up spending the weekend with wonderful people - sharing food, laughter and conversation. My sister and I went to a Thrasher's game on Friday and we spent most of Sunday together running errands. Saturday I had coffee with a friend so we could talk about the Beth Moore book we are reading through (Breaking Free, it's a great read). I went on a long, chilly walk with another friend from college, had lunch and did some Christmas shopping. From there I went to have dinner with the sweetest little (and by little, I mean they have 4 kids...) family. I absolutely loved spending time with them. Kids are so honest - their joy, their sadness, their love. They also give the best bedtime hugs that can melt anyone's heart! Saturday night I finally got to see a friend who has a busier life than even me! We ended up baking pumpkin chocolate chip bread which was so very yummy! Sunday afternoon I managed to get coffee with a girl from my small group, dinner with a friend and her husband and I even made it to the Young Life Christmas party.
Going into the weekend I was genuinely excited about my plans. And while I don't doubt I would have enjoyed doing those things that I had planned, I am so thankful for the things I actually ended up doing. I think sometimes I just choose "good" things but really God has "great" things planned. So this is why I struggle to relinquish control of my life and hand it over to someone who has greater things for me than I could ever dream up on my own.
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