You can have a bad day. But you don’t have to be bad all day.
(picture taken from http://www.pappadontpreach.com)

I am a wee bit cranky today. Okay. I won’t lie. I am a WHOLE lot of cranky today. Last night I could not fall asleep, I didn’t go to bed till almost 5 this morning only to be woken up by the sun (yeah, yeah, I know it’s suppose to come out). I eventually got out of bed at 10 (am). Had a cup of coffee and went to workout. Today’s workout, running. This normally brings me peace and clear-headedness (endorphin 🙂 ). However, it seems as though I have a new neighbor in the form of a very psychotic black bird. Whom it seems has a nest in one of the trees at the front of my community. This would not be a problem except for the fact that if you come anywhere near what “crazy bird” deems too close “crazy bird” tries to remove your head from your body by diving toward you at the highest “crazy bird” speed possible. This is unfortunate because the only way to get out of my community is to pass that entrance. So this morning I had to cross the street to pass the bird, only to cross back further down so I can go running… (Are we beginning to see why I am just a tad cranky?). And if ALLLLL of that wasn’t bad enough I have a webpage that I use all the time, which for reason today has chosen to log me in as someone else when I enter my user name and password. Today is NOT my day. As such I have not been the nicest of persons to be around. But God reminded me of this (using Maya Angelou), “You can be in pain, but you don’t have to be a pain.” Translation, “You can have a bad day, but you don’t have to be bad all day” (OUCH). Today was a fail. I hope to do better next time. Thank goodness for God’s grace and love, it gives me the opportunity to try again.

“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8).

So what’s the plan? Sink into God’s grace. Do better next time.