Life is Full of Uncertainty

This morning I was looking at my Time hop account and read something I had posted 5 years ago to Facebook.  I was hoping that life would sort itself out.  At first I had to laugh because here I am 5 years later still waiting for "life to sort itself out".  But then I really began to think.  5 years ago we were recovering from Tony's lay off from Diamond Z.  He hated his job with IDCS, but we were grateful for the job.  We were starting to throw the idea around of Tony going back to school, and I was doing the working mom thing with 2 kids.  The housing market was horrible and the nation was in the midst of an economic downturn.  So yes at that time our lives were full of uncertainty and I wanted things to sort themselves out.  Fast forward to the present.  Tony is a recent engineering graduate.  Working a new job and in a new place.  We're expecting our fourth child and are faced with the difficulties of how best to take care of our growing family and growing responsibilities.  Again our lives are full of uncertainty and I'd really like "life to sort itself out".  But then again aren't our lives almost always full of uncertainty?  I mean there is always something.  Whether it's something big like a new house, a job, or a new baby.  Or something small like what's for dinner, getting kids from point A to point B, or what do we do for FHE this week.  We never can know and plan every aspect of our lives.  There will always been something unexpected that comes up that needs our attention.  But what I think I've learned today is that we can't wait for "life to sort itself out".  We have to be an active participant in our lives and do the sorting out ourselves.  Sure there are times when you just have to let things happen how they're going to and you do the best with what you are given.  But then there are times that you can decide how your life is going to be played.  So I pray that with the help of my Heavenly Father and Family I will be able to let things go when I have no control over what is happening and then pick up the pieces the best I can.  And that I'll be able to have the courage and strength to make the things happen in my life that I do have control over.  So for now that means I am not going to worry about when baby boy makes his appearance, but remain hopeful that it's before my sister-in-laws wedding.  And I am going to figure out what's for dinner.  I encourage each of you to do the same.