Bad day, beautiful hope...

There's no use trying to sugarcoat it.  Today was not my favorite day.  At all.  It was a day I wish I could have spent sleeping...or soaking in the tub...or relaxing somewhere far, far away.  I couldn't accomplish anything due to multiple distractions and interruptions. No matter what I had planned, something else happened. Repeatedly.  At the end of the day, I felt a weary sigh of relief.  And disappointment.  I had failed to make the day count. I began thinking...

It may not have been my best day.  It may not have been a pleasant day.  It may not have been a day I want to relive.  But it was a day of life.  I awoke with my heart beating, lungs functioning, legs moving and mind thinking.  I was given another day to live, love and learn.  It wasn't a day for accomplishments but maybe it was a day for much more. Perhaps this day was more about leaning on Him...listening to Him...living because of Him...loving through Him...and learning to hope in Him. 

Tonight I will close my eyes in peace.  Chores are incomplete.  Projects are unfinished.  Goals are unmet.  Yet I lived through today and I hold hope for tomorrow.  Precious, peaceful and powerful hope remains.  He is faithful.  I am hopeful.  I am grateful. I am truly amazed.  I am never alone.<3~thl