Retirement Plans

Is life supposed to go according to plan? I always thought so. I'm not sure why really, but I always felt that everything would work out for the best somehow, and that there was a life-plan in motion. One thing I know now is that this very well may be true, but my plan isn't always His plan. Actually, looking back, it seems my life-plan is rarely His plan. Strange. I've always wanted it to be though.
On the outside, military life looks very neat and tidy. There is an order to it. You are told where to live, what job to do, how to behave, how to dress, and when it's time to move again. Life seems simple and paid for. It's easy to become complacent.
For me, before you know it, 25 years has gone by and it's time to retire. How did that happen? Where did the time go? I'm still processing ...
All in all, the plans we made didn't really work out the way we thought they would, but somehow our life turned into a lovely tapestry of fabulous experiences, sad endings, painful revelations, pure joy, and an inexplicable love for one another.
Not bad! Not bad at all.