Far Better Plans

I am a planner. I sat today and planned out much of our month of June. My only weekday with absolutely no activity planned is June 25. I know, and it's only June 2. What can I say? We have soccer one day, and gymnastics another. And I am co-leading a PEPS group for another 3 Tuesday morning meetings. Add on top of that 2 separate weekly days with Colin's therapy, and we are indeed on the go.

But some of the best things are unplanned: joining a friend at the last minute at the beach park on an unusually hot day or going into Seattle for a spontaneous office visit to see Dad and have lunch at one of my old haunts.

As I sit here and ponder all of this planning, I am in awe of how God can show me that with the plans I have, though I think they may be grand, He sometimes has something even better in store. This hit me so very clearly 2 weeks ago:

During a session with Colin's speech therapist 2 weeks ago, she shared that she has been talking with our Family Resource Coordinator and with our Occupational Therapist and they thought Colin would be an ideal fit for their Stepping Stones Toddler PreSchool Program next year. The class has about 13 kids, and about half receive services similar to Colin. The class has a special education teacher, 2 assistants, a speech therapist, and a physical therapist. During this 1 1/2 hour class, which meets 2 times a week, he would receive some of his therapy from the therapists in class.

Wow! How cool is that?! Here I am trying to figure out a preschool option for next fall, and nothing is really working out with the dates we had wanted. And suddenly, this wonderful opportunity is placed in our laps.

Is God a cool planner, or what?! My plans weren't really fitting together for next fall. His plans? Place my son in a program with people who truly understand his needs and the challenges he faces and provide speech and sensory help to him while he is in class. What a deal!

I give thanks today for the far better plans the Lord has for our family.