"Written in the stars"
[warning: major cheese ahead. proceed with caution]
"Written in the stars" has become one of my favorite sayings, especially these past few weeks. I've always liked it, but now that I understand the meaning behind it and it makes a ton more sense now, I'm definitely a fan of the saying.
Several events these past few weeks have proven the fact that God had written out His plan in the stars in the night sky---even before it was recorded in writing. I strongly believe that He has our lives planned out, kind of like a map. We make choices along the way that, in the end, take us to where He wants us to be. Some choices might cause us to take a slight detour, thus taking us a little bit longer to reach our goals. But we will reach them nonetheless.
2007 has definitely been a huge whirlwind of emotions for me. Which, when I really think about it, takes me by surprise because even though I was that baby/little girl known as the cry-baby, there was a period of time where emotions were kept to myself...a trait that runs in the family, verbalized earlier this weekend by the one who we love most and most likely who we will become 60 years from now. Not to say that I cry in front of everyone ALL the time now. I just find myself tearing up over the littlest things that normal people would gloss over without a thought :P (i.e. my students' adorable Christmas cards, romantic comedy movies, everyone singing a beautiful Christmas song at church, snow)
But then there are the events where I would say tears are justified...
-lots of time spent with friends/family
-a perfect Christmas
-my best friend's dream come true**
Now, you can't tell me that these weren't 'written in the stars'. The detours we needed to take to get here were worth it. There's proof that God wants our hearts to be happy. Having had a wonderful year 2007, I look forward to what 2008 brings.
*end cheese :)
"Written in the stars" has become one of my favorite sayings, especially these past few weeks. I've always liked it, but now that I understand the meaning behind it and it makes a ton more sense now, I'm definitely a fan of the saying.
Several events these past few weeks have proven the fact that God had written out His plan in the stars in the night sky---even before it was recorded in writing. I strongly believe that He has our lives planned out, kind of like a map. We make choices along the way that, in the end, take us to where He wants us to be. Some choices might cause us to take a slight detour, thus taking us a little bit longer to reach our goals. But we will reach them nonetheless.
2007 has definitely been a huge whirlwind of emotions for me. Which, when I really think about it, takes me by surprise because even though I was that baby/little girl known as the cry-baby, there was a period of time where emotions were kept to myself...a trait that runs in the family, verbalized earlier this weekend by the one who we love most and most likely who we will become 60 years from now. Not to say that I cry in front of everyone ALL the time now. I just find myself tearing up over the littlest things that normal people would gloss over without a thought :P (i.e. my students' adorable Christmas cards, romantic comedy movies, everyone singing a beautiful Christmas song at church, snow)
But then there are the events where I would say tears are justified...
-lots of time spent with friends/family
-a perfect Christmas
-my best friend's dream come true**
Now, you can't tell me that these weren't 'written in the stars'. The detours we needed to take to get here were worth it. There's proof that God wants our hearts to be happy. Having had a wonderful year 2007, I look forward to what 2008 brings.
*end cheese :)