Add this to my list of things I never expected. When I spoke with his sister, she too, was amazed. But it just goes to show you that we don't really know what tomorrow holds.
That was the serious thought I took from the whole Homecoming experience. I go about making my plans and thinking about what I expect and don't expect when all along I really have no control over it at all.
I was reminded of Proverbs 19:21, "Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails." And also Psalm 33:11 reminds me that my plans come with no guarantees but, "the plans of the Lord stand firm forever."
I just finished reading about Joseph's life and was struck by how it was all about God's plan. I have a funeral this week and was reminded again that we don't always have a tomorrow. My son never ceases to amaze me. Perhaps I am too easily amazed that the way I see things isn't chiseled in stone.
But as I said, that was the serious thought that I took from the whole Homecoming thing. I also just had fun watching my boy grow up a little more. In two more years perhaps it will be King and not just attendant! Never say never!