Once around

They tell me that I am in charge of my own destiny...they say that it was written in the stars, played out in the cards....and even what goes around comes around. Doesn't that mean that we are not in charge of anything really? I like to think that I can make my own decisions, direct my own path, but on the other hand, I also like feeling that someone is watching out for me, and has created a path for me.
Does God somehow know each mistake that we will make? And anticipates the one that will follow, that leads me to where I was supposed to be? But now I had the experience from the mistake, that gave me the knowledge for the next chapter. How does it all work? It always all works out. Or does it?
I know that in my life, I do feel that there is some sort of a plan, and I often feel some sort of da'ja'vu'. Like I already visited my life at another time. I was in the right place at the right time. Even if I come across many walls in the road, it always manages to come out for the better in the long road. Take family for instance. You cannot get a divorce, or force another person to feel the same, or do what you tell them to, unless they want to, and still cannot change them. I like feeling reassured that in the end, I may not know much, but I do know that family is amazing. We need them. The relationships that keep us strong. Even if there is distance between. The phone was invented not very long ago you know. My husband and I learned how powerful that connection can be. A void filled. Family is forever. Through tough times, hard times, sad, bad, and in celebration of it all. Family is needed. A sense of purpose, and history. Memories of your childhood, and a friendship that only siblings can understand.
God does have a plan. Is it exactly where we end up? Where He intended us to be? Maybe not, but He has given us the sense to turn every situation into a positive one. A life lesson. One that I am not always happy to be a part of. But glad it was the was it was in the end.