In their
hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.
- Proverbs 16:9
I
raised three boys, so pigtails and Barbie dolls were never really part of my
world. My house was more noise, amphibians showing up on the counter, muddy
shoes, video games, and endless amounts of food disappearing from the kitchen.
My husband used to joke that it was probably a good thing we never had girls because we wouldn’t know what to do with them anyway.
And honestly, there were moments over the years when I would see mother-daughter events or walk past tiny dresses, bows, and sparkly little girl things and feel a quiet sadness. Not overwhelming grief, just one of those little missing pieces in life I assumed I would never experience.
But God.
Years ago, when my son took a friend’s daughter to senior prom “just as friends,” her mom invited me to go prom dress shopping with them. And suddenly there I was in the middle of a frilly, laughter-filled day of dresses, shoes, accessories, excitement, and memories I never thought I would get to have.
At the time, I thought maybe God was simply letting me borrow a beautiful moment.
But God wasn’t finished yet.
Now I have this amazing woman and granddaughter in my life, and suddenly I do get to enjoy those things. I get to buy the pink froo-froo stuff. I get to enjoy the sparkles, the little girl moments, the laughter, the sweet memories I once thought would always belong to someone else.
And looking back now, I can see something important:
sometimes God fills the missing pieces in ways we never could have planned for ourselves.
Life does not always unfold according to our expectations. Some prayers are answered differently than we imagined. Some dreams arrive through side doors we never noticed before.
But God sees the quiet places in our hearts too.
He knows the things we never say out loud. The little disappointments. The silent longings. The pieces we think are permanently missing.
And somehow, in His goodness, He has a way of weaving beauty into places we thought would always stay empty.
Maybe not always the way we expected.
But often in ways that become even more meaningful.
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Daily Inspiration from the Bible
- Proverbs 16:9
My husband used to joke that it was probably a good thing we never had girls because we wouldn’t know what to do with them anyway.
And honestly, there were moments over the years when I would see mother-daughter events or walk past tiny dresses, bows, and sparkly little girl things and feel a quiet sadness. Not overwhelming grief, just one of those little missing pieces in life I assumed I would never experience.
But God.
Years ago, when my son took a friend’s daughter to senior prom “just as friends,” her mom invited me to go prom dress shopping with them. And suddenly there I was in the middle of a frilly, laughter-filled day of dresses, shoes, accessories, excitement, and memories I never thought I would get to have.
At the time, I thought maybe God was simply letting me borrow a beautiful moment.
But God wasn’t finished yet.
Now I have this amazing woman and granddaughter in my life, and suddenly I do get to enjoy those things. I get to buy the pink froo-froo stuff. I get to enjoy the sparkles, the little girl moments, the laughter, the sweet memories I once thought would always belong to someone else.
And looking back now, I can see something important:
sometimes God fills the missing pieces in ways we never could have planned for ourselves.
Life does not always unfold according to our expectations. Some prayers are answered differently than we imagined. Some dreams arrive through side doors we never noticed before.
But God sees the quiet places in our hearts too.
He knows the things we never say out loud. The little disappointments. The silent longings. The pieces we think are permanently missing.
And somehow, in His goodness, He has a way of weaving beauty into places we thought would always stay empty.
Maybe not always the way we expected.
But often in ways that become even more meaningful.
Daily Inspiration from the Bible
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