Rejoice!

Can't tell you how many times we sang this in Sunday School or at church camp growing up...half the room went first and the the other half came in a couple of beats later.

This is the day (this is the day),
That the Lord has made (that the Lord has made).
We will rejoice (we will rejoice)
And be glad in it (and be glad in it). -- Psalm 118:24 NIV

I slept on the couch last night. While I'm certainly capable of making Suzanne that mad, it wasn't the case this time. She had run some errands after work and then we went out to the horse stables for Rachel to give a riding lesson to a friend and ended up getting a bit too much heat. We showered and ate dinner at 9 and she collapsed for the night soon after. Zach and I stayed up playing a video game and when I was ready to go to bed, she was sleeping so peacefully in the middle of the bed that I didn't have the heart to disturb her. I woke up this morning with a stiff back and an aching head...but it was worth every bit of it.

Back then Psalm 118:24 was just a song the kids sang...this morning I am taking it to heart. I may have slept on the couch, and it is probably already 80 something degrees outside, but it's the Lord's creation and I've been given another day doing the things I love with the people I love. What better reason to rejoice?