Today is a new day.

I didn’t take time to read my Bible, aside from my daily verse reminder. 

I got annoyed with Spencer because he’s going through this phase of flipping to his belly and screaming every time his diaper needs changed. I may have raised my voice at him. 

I didn’t get my car cleaned out or vacuumed, like I planned to. 

I didn’t get all of the laundry finished/put away. 

I got annoyed with Jordan over something small and gave him an attitude.

I cooked nothing. We ate popcorn, a honey bun, and canned chicken noodle soup for dinner. 

Our house is a borderline disaster. I mean… so messy. 

I deleted Facebook from my phone in an attempt to stop checking it so much but still ended up checking it several times. 

I may have told the cat several times that I wish she would just die already, and I didn’t stop her when she ran out the door into the rain. (She came right back).

This is a list of all the things I did wrong yesterday. All the ways I failed. I’m sure there were more. These are all things that I wish I would have done differently. 

But… that day is already over. And maybe instead of just thinking about everything I did wrong, I should also appreciate the things that went so, so right. 

Like…

We spent all morning together as a family. We drove to Illinois to watch my dad play softball, and Spencer played to his little heart’s content at the park. 

I got to hug my dad today. I hardly ever see him.

We had a fun lunch at the oh so fancy Burger King. Spencer wore a crown and ate most of his kids meal with no fits thrown. 

We took a family walk around the apartment complex after it was done raining. 

I tackled the mountain of dirty dishes from when we were sick and got to deep clean the kitchen. 

I gave Spencer a bubble bath and he discovered that if he throws his bath toys, his mommy will go retrieve them. 

It was the first day this week where all three of us felt completely healthy at the same time. 

I’m thankful for each new day and for a God who continually, unrelentingly forgives. Today is a new day and I will not dwell on yesterday’s failures.