This is the day!!

So many days I wake up feeling utterly exhausted but I try to tell myself, wait a minute Crystal...Are you going to let exhaustion take away from the joy of the day that God has given you? Are you going to give in to the excuse of poor me, I'm so overworked and tired and underappreciated? Remember, that's the devil speaking to you, you know? Are you going to remind yourself of all of those things that were on yesterday's to-do list that you didn't get done and the 10 more things that you've added on for today? Or are you going to take a deep breath, stop hitting the snooze (even if it's 4am) and think of all the blessing's you've been given. Are you going to look over at that dreamy man in your bed *insert husband with a pillow over his head* and lean over to kiss him good morning and tell him how very much you love him and all he does for you? Are you going to think of those sleeping bundles of awesomeness that are snoozing away, storing up endless amounts of energy so that when they wake up they are READY for the day! And boy do I mean READY!! (sorry, breaking out the exclamation points, and it's only 5:27am) You need to jump out of that bed because Crystal Ann, you are so blessed. You're gonna thank Him for such a comfy bed (complete with egg crate mattress from college days), your job that will have never ending job security with all the EMR changes coming along, your healthy, beautiful family who will be waking up any minute now, and the espresso machine, just dying to be touched for the morning.

You've been given a beautiful new day to start over and thank God. For this is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it! Psalm 118:24

Happy Thursday friends, seize the day!