Saturday

I had grand plans for Saturday. Kevin's parents were taking Jake so that we could have some special time with Chloe. I dreamed of holding her hand and laughing and doing wonderful, memory-making activities. Well, first Kevin and I would attend the parenting seminar at the church, but after that we would spend the rest of the day together! Wait, we also have a surprise birthday lunch to attend, but after that, it is just me and you kid! I knew it wasn't going to be the whole day, but it would still be more time alone with Chloe than we normally had. I planned a trip to the Natural History Museum. I could just picture her face when she saw all of those animals! Dinosaurs! She has never seen dinosaurs except in pictures. I could already see the wonder in her eyes and I could hear myself telling her all sorts of wonderful stories and truths. "Chloe, God made all of these things! Isn't God good?!", I would say. We would follow that with a trip to Georgetown Cupcakes, a recent favorite of ours. We would let her pick out a special little cake and have them put it in one of their pink boxes. I could hear her giggle with excitement!

Father, your plans are not ours. I had grand plans for Saturday. The things I had most looked forward to didn't happen. When the day was done, I was feeling a little disappointed. God's plans are not mine. That day, our souls were fed and we were trained in parenting. I was cared for by four women who have been praying for me. We were able to celebrate the birthdays our a dear couple, Andrew and Steph Mahr. We had dinner with Kev's parents. We made a memory with Chloe (with crepes and ice cream). That night, Kevin and I were able to spend 3.5 hours talking and enjoying time together. It was not the day I had planned, but, oh, what a wonderful day! Lord, your plans are better than ours! You give us what we actually need and what is best for us. Thank you.

I love these two and they LOVE ice cream!