The Best Laid Plans...

That is the blog title that has been rolling around in my head for the last several days.  Sadly, I can't think of what the rest of it says.  I think we always just say "the best laid plans..." and you are supposed to just understand that the rest means that things don't always go the way we thought the would.

I guess you are probably seeing where this post is going right now.  This week we have had two great "plans" that have not worked out the way we wanted them to.  The good news is that not only do we have a foundation, we have a driveway!

Ready to be poured

And the finished product

I am sure you wondering what the plans were that went astray.  The first had to do with the driveway.  We thought we would put our hand prints in the driveway before it dried.  Guess what?  The driveway dries REALLY fast!  Unlike the foundation, the driveway was fairly simple and two men poured it while we were running errands on Saturday.  We came back in the late afternoon and it was way too dry to make our hand prints. 

The other plan was to take professional pictures once the framing was done or in progress.  I thought it would be a cool backdrop for the pictures and a lot of fun.  Unfortunately, it is getting hot in Texas and even though we postponed the pictures once to try to wait until the framing was done, we couldn't wait any longer and took them nearby in a cool country setting this Monday.  We will still try to take pictures, but it won't be what I pictured.

As of today, the supplies are at the house for the framing to start, but it hasn't started yet.  And guess what is in the forecast for the next few days... RAIN!

What this week has taught me is that whether we put our hand prints in the foundation or not, whether we have our pictures taken just the way I pictured, or whether the framing is delayed this is still our house and when it is all done we will be living there and raising our children and making memories.  Life isn't perfect and plans rarely go just as we thought they would.  Fortunately, God has a plan for us and He knows exactly what will happen and His plans are perfect.  And those are "the best laid plans."