Anticipation isn’t just about waiting—it shapes how we live today. Watching my girls get ready for their first airplane ride reminded me how preparation, priorities, and small faithful choices matter, both on a trip and in life.

Missed nursing school, showed up to a meeting a day early, snapped at my kids—yet God keeps flipping my failures into new doors of grace. Like David, each stumble can become worship when we hand it to Him. He redirects our paths and shapes us into Christ’s image (Rom 8:28‑30).