Why is it that, just when we feel we have gained control of all aspects of our lives (work’s going well, family life is good), that is when a ball drops and we realize maybe we’re not as on top of things as we thought?

Case in point, this morning I packed my boys’ lunches for school, as I do every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Today, I packed chicken nuggets, a bowl of honey each for dipping, snacks and drinks. Then, I took them to school and headed back to my home office to what turned out to be a great, productive work day.

But when I went to pick them up, my three-year-old said, “Mommy, you didn’t send honey with my chicken nuggets today.” To which I replied, “Yes, I did.” But his teacher assured me there was no honey in the bowl I sent. It turns out I sent an empty bowl with him and put the bowl I had poured honey into back in the cupboard.

It is situations like this that make me wonder, are we ever really as completely together as we may think we are?