His plans...

so i was regretting mother's day...

it reminds me my mom has passed away.

my heart was sad because scooter was not coming home

he had come home & celebrated with me a week prior.

there were no real plans for the day and i was okay with that.

the agenda unfolded...

church-zoo with jason & amber-dinner on the way home.

that seemed a fine way to spend the day.

but then ams texted me on our way to the zoo...

jason's family invited us to join them for a lasagna dinner.

only because i didn't have a valid reason for saying "no",

i said yes. this wasn't how i had dreamed of spending mother's day.

i would never have planned the day this way.

we hadn't even met some of the people who were going to be at dinner.

after a full day at the zoo, jeremiah's behavior can be a crap shoot.

and...did i mention yet, scooter wasn't home?

i did not want to go...

but we went.

and i could not have been more delighted!

a warm, loving, gathering of people.

i was blessed to be sitting with my daughter's future family

laughing over lasagna & garlic bread.

jeremiah charmed jason's "miga" {grandma}

it reminds me...i love to make plans

i often forget to run my agenda by God.

may 8th i had no agenda-no plans-no expectations.

the day was perfectly planned by God.

He knew just what this "missing my mom-wishing all my birdies were in my nest"

mama bird's heart needed.

i must remember this every day...He is there to plan my day,

but i must set aside my agenda-plans-expectations.

His way is always better than my way...i must trust...he promises.

"for i know the plans I have for you declares the Lord"

jeremiah 29:11

{this photo has nothing to do with mother's day...it is the most recent photo of
me & the 3 precious souls God has trusted me with joined by peter & jason}