An Intricate Tapestry

I just read this quote: "Behind all the causes, effects, and surprises in our lives, God's hand is moving. My history and yours are intertwined with everyone else's in an intricate tapestry of events, none of which are outside God's control. And in this elaborate confluence of things, everything matters."

I had flashbacks of "the old days" at the Peach Festival parade today. I remembered Ginger and all her little friends wearing their frilly dresses and riding on the Princess Elberta float. I also remembered both Jody and Ginger in their ball uniforms, riding in trucks with their teammates and throwing candy out into the crowd.

Wasn't that just yesterday? How did they get in their 30s so fast?!

Thankfully, the intricate tapestry of my life has a couple of new little children woven in by God's design, at least for now. I got to collect my precious "borrowed grandchildren" after we all finished passing out water in the Peach Festival parade, and they spent the rest of the day with me! We went to McDonald's for lunch (Emily was scared of Ronald McDonald so we spent most of our time outside), and Samantha and I watched cartoons while Emily napped and then we splashed and played in the unheated hot tub on the deck (thank God for a shade tree over it) for THREE HOURS. Then Joe brought us home some pizza, which we ate while playing a Polly Pockets game on my computer.

It was a great day, and tomorrow is Sunday, which is always my favorite day of the week, so LIFE IS GOOD, AT LEAST ON WEEKENDS! Work is another story, and we won't talk about that.