Everything Happens for a Reason

After a chaotic day in the airports, I finally made it back to Hollywood.  My flight did not end up leaving Wichita until 3:45.  I was supposed to meet my connecting flight out of Atlanta at 5:40 and that definitely was not going to happen.  My flight from Atlanta got switched to the latest flight out at 9 PM but I did get upgraded to first class! We finally made it to Atlanta but there were a group of college students from Bethel that were trying to make a flight out of the country so they piled off first. I was in no real rush after that.  I maneuvered my way through the airport to my next gate.  I was supposed to get meal vouchers but the line at the customer service area was super long so I abandoned that idea.  We finally boarded the plane around 8:30 and I was a high roller for about 2 hours! With all the craziness of the flights throughout the day, I am actually really grateful it ended up that way.  On my way to Ft. Lauderdale, I ended up sitting in the front row next to a girl a few years older than me that just moved down to Ft. Lauderdale in November.  We were able to talk and relate pretty well.  I was secretly excited because I thought, "I finally made a friend!" We both watched our tvs during most of the flight (I enjoyed my complimentary wine by the way.  I had to soak up the first class experience.) but at the end, exchanged numbers and hopefully we can hang out a few times! She seems very laid back like me and hasn't met very many people down here either.  While I was waiting for Patricia to pick me up, I was reminded by God that He does everything for a reason.  While I wasn't in a rush to get back to Florida, I did have things to get done but God decided that I needed to take a different route. 

I was having a conversation with someone while I was home about how much of a planner I am.  I want to know the future constantly.  I would love to know where and what I'll be teaching come August but I have to let go of my own plans.  It's not my plan that wins--it's God's.   I guess it all leads back to the heading of my blog.  "Do not be afraid, just have faith."

It's time to finish planning for the week but I hope your first week of 2012 is off to a peaceful start!