Today,whenIawoke,Isuddenlyrealizedthatthisisthebestdayofmylife,ever!ThereweretimeswhenIwonderedifIwouldmakeittotoday;butIdid!AndbecauseIdidI'mgoingtocelebrate! Today,I'mgoingtocelebratewhatanunbelievablelifeIhavehadsofar:theaccomplishments,themanyblessings,and,yes,eventhehardshipsbecausetheyhaveservedtomakemestronger.Iwillgothroughthisdaywithmyheadheldhigh,andahappyheart.IwillmarvelatGod'sseeminglysimplegifts:themorningdew,thesun,theclouds,thetrees,theflowers,thebirds.Today,noneofthesemiraculouscreationswillescapemynotice. Today,Iwillsharemyexcitementforlifewithotherpeople.I'llmakesomeonesmile.I'llgooutofmywaytoperformanunexpectedactofkindnessforsomeoneIdon'tevenknow. Today,I'llgiveasincerecomplimenttosomeonewhoseemsdown.I'lltellachildhowspecialheis,andI'lltellsomeoneIlovejusthowdeeplyIcareforherandhowmuchshemeanstome. TodayisthedayIquitworryingaboutwhatIdon'thaveandstartbeinggratefulforallthewonderfulthingsGodhasalreadygivenme.I'llrememberthattoworryisjustawasteoftimebecausemyfaithinGodandhisDivinePlanensureseverythingwillbejustfine. Andtonight,beforeIgotobed,I'llgooutsideandraisemyeyestotheheavens.Iwillstandinaweatthebeautyofthestarsandthemoon,andIwillpraiseGodforthesemagnificenttreasures. AsthedayendsandIlaymyheaddownonmypillow,IwillthanktheAlmightyforthebestdayofmylife.AndIwillsleepthesleepofacontentedchild,excitedwithexpectationbecauseIknowtomorrowisgoingtobethebestdayofmylife,ever!
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