It's Unpredictable

As an educator, the end of the year is winding down, but the school year is not quite half over. It feels funny to think about ending the year, when my year revolves more around the school calendar.  However, I do count this as a time of year when I can reflect on the past and look to new beginnings. 2016 has been less than I thought it would be.  There are still things lingering that I had thought would have been resolved. There are things undone that I had thought would have been completed. That's what I find difficult about a new year. Life is unpredictable. I make all of these really fantastic plans, but I never know what's actually coming down the pike. I'm okay with that. The unpredictability will not stop me from planning nor does it make me feel hopeless.  If anything, it makes me more excited about what God is doing.  Even though 2016 has not been what I anticipated, there has been much movement from God.  I don't know what 2017 has in store, but it's coming and I have someone bigger in my life than any plans I can lay. Here's to ending well in 2016.