Life Has A Mind of It's Own

I saw this title somewhere recently and it came to my mind today as a result of current events in my life. What it says to me is that we are not in control, God is, because life is a gift from Him and is dictated by Him.
The most recent event that has made this so apparent is one involving my mother. This is May, the month honoring mothers, and is also the month of her birthday. She will be celebrating 80 years of life on May 11 and I feel so blessed to have been blessed with her love and wisdom for that many years. My sisters and family all came together and planned a huge birthday party for her today, May 2. We acquired a caterer, a facility for the event and invited all the people whose lives she has touched and whom we know love her. We managed to sneak and get names, addresses and other information we needed to pull off this wonderful surprise. But as it turns out , we were the ones who got the surprise.
To briefly give a little history, for the past 5 or 6 years my mother has suffered with a respiratory condition that occasionally worsens with certain atmospheric exposure, and about a week ago it was very noticeable that this had happened. In spite of suggestions for her to go to the hospital for some treatment, she chose not to do so. Now comes the evidence of the title, because I believe that even though she did not follow the suggestions, life/God took charge of the situation.
On yesterday my mother called me and stated she was having my sister Beverly to take her to the hospital to get some x-rays. It wasn't much of a surprise to me, knowing what her present condition was, but it was unexpected. Well, long story short, we will be celebrating her 80th birthday in her absence. After getting to the hospital, the doctors immediately decided to admit her and keep her there for treatment for a few days. We could not postpone or reschedule the event for many reasons, so the show must go on. It is going to be little strange to celebrate my mother's birthday without her being present, but it will be very interesting to see how it turns out. After all, life/God is in charge of that too.