Different Plans

I do not begin to understand how God works. I mean, I think I do but then I get thrown a curve ball.
This week is a week I get to spend with "my" kids all day. I was so looking forward to it - especially bringing them to the beach for a night. Well, my back started really acting up and so I made the hard decision to cancel the overnight. I was sad, they were sad. I was just a little miffed and struggling, but knew I made the right decision.
So today, instead of waking up with the kids then driving back in the afternoon I woke up in my own bed and drove to work.
At work my boss engaged me in an hour long discussion on God and Jesus. It was awesome. I have had few conversations like that with her, but never where I got to talk so fully about my reliance on the Bible as my absolute authority and how that shapes my views. Her questions were real and honest, and God let me have a part. My answers were far from complete, but I know God can use them.
It's sort of cool to see how God can work through every situation and use these change of plans to allow me to speak the truth of His word to someone I really did not expect to get to share that much with.
It reminds me that everything is in His hands - the good and hard - and He will use it all.