Couldn't be Better

Today was the best day. It couldn't have been better if it was written in a storybook.

We got up, the kids had breakfast. We went to church to hear the second part of a message on FAITH.

Ahhhhh, the word that will save us all in good times and bad. Lately, I think of faith as a cool breeze.

The kind that is so refreshing you have to close your eyes and throw your head back to take it in. That is FAITH. It is the kind of thing that if it is raining you think it is the most relaxing rainy day or if it is sunny the brightest most beautiful day ever. FAITH is that God has a plan and you are IN IT right now. It doesn't blame. It doesn't condemn. It doesn't reassure you that you are the holiest or the most humble. FAITH just tells you you are HERE for a purpose through whatever conditions.

Here and now EACH of us is called. Not just your friends either. We are ALL called. And FAITH says you believe it and are living it and HE will carry you. Like a child who is tired and weary and mom or dad lifts them up and lets them put their head down and rest and they carry that child. That is FAITH. He is carrying me. I am letting him through FAITH.

So after church we went to the Opryland Ice. It was 7 degrees below zero. The best thing I loved about it this year was the wonder in Warner's voice and eyes as we watched the video about the carving and his wonder as we saw the ice sculptures. He kept asking, "How did they get the ice up there?" As if they placed it rather than carving a huge block of it. Ice slides, laughter, wonder, and lots and lots of smiles. We went to Monelles after to eat.

There's nothing like sitting at a huge dining room table with a family of strangers and asking, "Can you pass the corn pudding? The ham?" When you leave you feel as if you have just had the best meal of your life and the strangers you ate with feel like friends. Now that's a good restaurant! The next was an impromptu stop to the park. The kids played and soon we were all in a family friendly game of tag. Shoes and socks off running like crazy, laughing, and tagging, rolling in the soft cool grass. Perfect weather. Perfect day.

I am thinking about the best day ever experiment. What if I said everyday out loud or in writing, "This is the best day ever!" No matter what happens that day? I predict that everyday will bring treasures I couldn't even imagine. Isn't that what people do when they only have a few short days left? Don't they cherish every day? The rainy ones? The sunny ones? The sad ones? The happy ones? Yep, I started it yesterday or the day before and I am already noticing a trend.

Best Day ever experiment fueled by FAITH.