Good Morning Girls!  I never made it to my computer yesterday.  I woke up with the need to run, and once my day got going, it never stopped.  I was running around all day.  Think I am exaggerating?  My pedometer says I took 29, 430 steps yesterday!  That's almost 3 times the recommended amount.  Just one of those days......I know you have all had them.
As I was walking upstairs to the workout area at the gym yesterday I saw one of the trainers.  She is an older Girl who knew my dad well.  They used to swap books and stories of their kids and grandkids.  She is a very nice woman, but can some times be a little "glass is half empty" if you know what I mean.  "Good Morning Shari!!" (I changed her name) I said with my usual cheerleader enthusiasm (I'm not kidding....I think I am quite enthusiastic.....you can take the girl out of the cheerleader, but you cannot take the cheerleader out of the girl you know!)  Her response: "You know, some days I would be better off if I didn't get out of bed......today is one of them!"  My response: "Oh man....it will get better!"  Her response: "It will get better.....tomorrow."
TOMORROW!  I wanted to yell.  It's only 9:30 in the morning and you have already written this day off!  You have already determined in your mind that today....the whole day.....stinks and you will not enjoy your life for another 24 hours!  Oh, I could hardly stand it.  Now granted I don't know exactly what was going on in her life at that moment.  Maybe there was some kind of trauma she was experiencing.....but I don't think so.  She had more of that crabby attitude than a grieving or heartbroken one.  More of a "my morning didn't go the way I wanted and now I am going to carry that around all day" way about her. 
I really had to hold my tongue.  This woman was at my dad's funeral.  She was one of the many who said "how could this be.  He was just here yesterday working out, and now he is gone."  She was one of many who learned just 6 weeks ago that you never know what will happen.  I don't mean to be all dramatic here, but what if yesterday was her last?  What if she spent her last day being grumpy and wishing she hadn't gotten out of bed.........well there's a wish come true for you!
Now I am not saying that we need to walk around all day every day pretending like nothing is wrong.  You know me better than that.  I am not about false pretenses.  I am not about stuffing my emotions and being a phony.  However, I am also not about determining at 9:30 in the morning that my day is a waste and I will be happy.......tomorrow.  This is the day the Lord has made!  I will rejoice and be glad in it. 
So Girls, when (yes, I deliberately chose the word when) your day starts off crazy wild and you hear your pillow calling your name, don't write your whole day off as a loss.  Ask the Lord to redeem your time and give you a fresh start.  You will find there is nothing better than taking your day back from the devil and saying.........

This is the day the Lord has made!  I will rejoice and be glad in it! Psalm 118:24

Love you all my little rejoicers-
Jen