But God I wanted curly hair!

Shelby and I always joke how God mixed up not only our hair but our lives. She wanted to be the wife and mother and I wanted to be the adventurous one in the jungles and traveling the world. Guess who's sitting at home looking at pictures via facebook of awesome adventures in Ireland, Europe, Africa, and Honduras!? I'll give you a hint. It's not the curly haired friend. I'm not going to lie. Sometimes I feel myself being really jealous. For example when I just get done cleaning the house for what seems like the millionth time and then jumping on the net while the hubby is at work and the little guy is sleeping. As I flip through the pictures I find myself thinking, " Dang it! I wish I had curly blond hair and had a picture swinging from a jungle vine or looking off of an awesome cliff." And I start to think of all the 'what ifs'. Then do you know what happens? The cutest little boy usually wakes up from his nap and walks into the living room dragging his green blanket and crawls into my lap and says "HI!". And just like that I know that I'm living the life God wants me to live. The important thing is that I live it FOR Him! He'll take care of the adventure parts. After all he did know I would look pretty ridiculous with curly hair (I've tried the frizzy perm) and blond hair ( looks funny with black eye brows and Asian eyes ha ha )
This verse reminds me that God plans our lives, not us... "A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps." (Proverbs 16:9)
And this one reminds me that he wants the best for us..."For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." (Jeremiah 29:11)
What an AWESOME God we serve!