the very best laid plans
are clearly God's and not mine. And what's tricky is that I have NO idea what those might turn out to be. the grand mystery of faith. ah, i trust He is wiser, i so do.this weekend brunch for 30 was ready. flowers were planted and cut. casseroles baked and china set. family was in town from canada, st.louis, asheville, roanoke, atlanta and we were all gearing up for hannah's dedication. my expectations were too high from the beginning, go figure. it was far bigger deal than like a first birthday to me bc in my head this was a chance to slow down and formally with small group, friends and family remind ourselves of the road we journeyed bringing us to such a day where we could dedicate a child to the Lord and the church community. i was full of anticipation...and i still will be when we try again because this past sunday morning instead of a dedication we woke up to a stomach virus.
around 6:30am on sunday morning, i called my mom to tell her i wasn't feeling right when she informed me that she had been up in the night not feeling so right. 10 minutes later, i got sick. then hannah through up her breakfast and in two hours i was joined in bed by stephen and we camped out there for over 24 hours. before its all said and done this mean little bug passed through 8 family members. sad times.
However, we are on the up and up now, and i am not upset and nothing is the end of the world. we will reschedule. and for us life went to slow motion for one full week which was actually probably quite a blessing.