Life

• Sometimes doesn't turn out like you expected
• or planned
• But that's OK, otherwise, uh, how boring.

• Can you imagine? What if everything you wanted
• happened exactly as you wanted it to?
• Whoa. 
• Wouldn't you feel like a king.

• And really?
• Does the world need more king-ish people?
• I say no.

• So.
• Back to life being unpredictable. 
• If Plan A (getting married, having 2 kids, owning a house, living happily ever after) goes sideways
• Is Plan B the lesser plan?
• Is it second best? 
• Is it the loser plan?
• I say no.

• Life ...
• What if Plan A represents the freeway
• And even though it's your fastest, most accepted, Google-maps way of getting to your destination ...
• a road block forces you to take a detour?

• A detour. A different way of getting there.
• A slower, more scenic way of getting there.
• A less direct, bumpier, more interesting way of getting there.
• A curve-filled, many stop-signs way of getting there.
• A 'ooh, look at that" way of getting there.
• A 'lets stop and take pictures' way of getting there.
• Uhhh. Where where you going originally? 

• Maybe,
• Instead,
• Plan B becomes the new Plan A, just the way grey is the new black.

• Maybe,
• God had to put a roadblock on that freeway otherwise you'd never get off it.

• Maybe,
• Plan B? Couldn't be revealed to you until you'd traveled a few miles down Freeway A...

• Maybe,
• Plan B? Is just a stepping stone to Plan C.
• And Maybe,
• Plan C? Will knock your knee-high socks off.

• Maybe,
• Plan A gets derailed when you're 18.
• Or when you're 24.
• Or when you're 38 and have 3 boys.
• Or when you're 70 ...

• The secret?
• Is to embrace the detour. 

• Embrace: accept, anticipate, appreciate.

• Learn all your can about the scenes and views and challenges and towns on Highway B. And C. 

• Understand that its because He loves you SO So much that He has lovingly arranged for you to travel along a different route. 

• And maybe?
• There's someone you're supposed to meet on Plan C. 
• So be prepared. It's probably going to be great. 

Three things I'm thankful for:

1. I think I'm in the process of merging onto roadway F. Scary. But good.

2. After 2 weeks of 'stuff', I had a quiet, inspiring evening browsing art stores on Etsy.

3. Answered prayer.