Life is ever-changing...depending and the gift of not knowing.

Spring in the Midwest.
One day we're in sandals...the next in snow boots and then surprise! Sunshine again!
One day windows are open..the next we have a fire in our wood stove.
One day we think we're in a new phase of life with a son getting married...
...and now we're having a new baby! ;)

Life is ever-changing and full of surprises...ups and downs...happiness and tragedies.
Nothing is steady..not even our own lives are dependable.
Those can be taken from us at any moment!

A friend asked not too long ago...
Would you rather know the future of your day and the events that will unfold?
Or would you rather not?

I would not!
Knowing..we wouldn't get out of bed some days! ..or wouldn't be able to sleep the night before.
For both good reasons and bad.

It's a gift not knowing what the future holds.
It is also what makes us dependent upon God.

If we knew what was going to happen..
we would always be trying to figure out how to dodge the bad and get straight to the good.

We wouldn't put our trust in God because we would already know the outcome.
We wouldn't dig through His word..there would be no reason to seek out His wisdom.
...because we would already see the plan.

Knowing would skew our view of trust.
It would truly ruin our lives and take away all of our hope.
We would see the bigger picture, yes..but then we would be losing.
We would live life so differently.

We would never build character or allow God to mold us.
We would be filled with only knowledge and no wisdom.

It's the hard parts and the happy parts and the sad parts of life that make us who we are.
If we skipped over all of that...we would be missing out on so much.

Especially the intimate relationship we are able to have with God that comes
with knowing He has our future in His hands.

...aaaaaand here we are... 19 weeks along with baby.
So exciting.
XxOo