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Originally posted by mgdzkm433:
In today's world I've noticed that people are all about planning things. Planned pregnancy, planned career, planned. . . Everything! It's not that often that someone just flies by the seat of their pants anymore. Our parents, and I mean our parents as in my generation (I'm 22), weren't like that. They graduated high school, got married, had kids, and pretty much none of it was planned, or at least most of it wasn't.
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Mikki - regarding planning everything in one's life. I, too, had made many plans, along with my wife. However, I sincerely believe God has a different plan, and, a sense of humor about it. Every plan we made, were changed by circumstances beyond our control - two unexpected (but extremely blessed gifts) children, career plans that never materialized as I had "planned" them to, taking 8 years to finally buy a house, etc...etc...etc...
My point? So what, my "plans" didn't pan out in any way, shape, or form. However, I wouldn't trade what has happened for anything, nor to get "plans" back on track. Basically, living by the seat of one's pants has been a terrific ride. Trust in God, and all ends well. Live each day as your last (but responsibly as well) -
I'm reflecting on this more deeply than I thought - tonight I attended a funeral for someone who's life was cut too short, tragically. Life is to precious to take for granted, or, to plan out every little detail - don't sweat the small stuff, and, life is all small stuff when you really think about it.