Did God Plant People?

Yesterday my daughter starting asking me how everything was created again after the big flood. Apparently she thought that everything was completely destroyed in the flood. This question led to a great discussion on how the mountains and land were still there...and how the plants and trees started to grow again after the water receded.

Then came the question that made me hold back my laughter. "So then God had to replant people so that more people would be on the earth, right?"

Replant??? Where did she get that from?

But then that got me thinking. In a way...not the way she was thinking...but it a way, God does "plant" us. He places us into the family where we are...He places us in certain situations. It is up to us to how we handle those situations. Are we complaining about the place He has put us in? Or are we placing our trust in God and enjoying the path He has us on?