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So… 27. Really? I’m not sure that number really fits.

Its interesting to me that what we may have planed for our lives and what actually ends up happening can easily be extreme opposites. It is easy to see yourself in the future with the typical life, living in the typical house, with the typical white picket fence… and then life happens. It is so easy to question the space that exists between our dreams and our reality. How in the world did we end up here?

I definitely had a different idea of what 27 would look like. As I was walking down the isle at 22, I was sure that five years in the future would find me wearing the hat of wife and mother proudly. Instead, the hat I wear these days comes with a side of independence and accomplishment that I have gained as I have navigated my way down a different path. The thoughts of a domesticated life at this time seem so distant. And back then, the idea of being happily single at 27 would have been comical. It is amazing what a few years and a few life experiences will do to change your perspective a little bit.

I think about all of the wonderful things that I would have missed out on had I stuck with my original plan. The friendships, the experiences, the places seen and the lessons learned would most likely never have come to be. I’m sure that there would have been other things that would have occurred that I would have happily scrape booked about… But who is to say what those things would have been? And how do you compare your reality with “what might have been”? You don’t. Instead, you count your blessings and thank God for allowing a second chance to get it right.

I fall asleep at night at peace knowing that my plan and His plan are not always the same (or even close). And personally, I am pretty happy to give up the burden that comes from worrying what the future may hold.

So, here’s to my 27th year. I can’t wait to see what is in store for the next 12 months. Just when I think it can’t get any better… it does.

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