A reason for everything.

No doubt at some point in your life you've been told, or have told someone else "everything happens for a reason." I secretly have always hated that phrase, but as cliché as it sounds, it's true.

I know several times in my life, heck - within the past couple of years - I've wondered why certain events have happened. Why certain friendships didn't/weren't panning out like I had planned, why a job didn't work out, why what seems like the most incredible opportunity just falls through. And of course, I wanted answers....all anyone could tell me was that it was happening for a reason. During these times in my life that was the LAST thing I wanted to hear.

Sunday was a really hard day for me. It was the 2 year anniversary of my grandmother's passing. I d on't understand why she was taken when she was, or why her life ended the way it did. I'll never get to share Baylor with her. She and I are the only Baylor bears in the family, and it would have been so special to share that with her. She won't be at my wedding. It was just a hard, sad day. But I've learned it's okay to have those down days - as long as you get back up again.

And thinking about it today, in the past couple years I've also gotten some answers as well. Definitely not all the answers, and I never will have some answers...but some situations just make sense now. I can see that I'm better off for those situations not working out how I originally wanted, and in retrospect I'm thankful for it.

The table can go the other way too. I can't tell you why I was blessed with INCREDIBLE parents who have my back no matter what, when other people don't. I can't tell you how I got into my dream college and am getting an incredible education, when others aren't.

All this to say, I don't know why things happen - good or bad. Some things I'm learning to accept that I will never know. But one thing I do know - I have a God who has ordained it all. I have a God who is going to stand by me in the good times, and carry me in the hard times. He knows the reasons for everything, and His plan is PERFECT.

As cliché as it sounds, there is a reason for everything. And as each new day passes, I'm learning to accept that, and just how true it really is.