What was that???

Okay...so last night I prayed I would have a good nights sleep and be well rested for today. Usually, when Jason's gone for the week, by the end of the week I'm tired. So, how did my night end up? Not so restful. I had a nightmare, was hot, Jake cried out a few times and so on. I awoke to a nice headache and kids up even earlier than usual. I thought to myself: so, what was that? I figured it out...or so I think I did. I've been doing this new study on 'A Mom after God's own Heart' (which is outstanding) and, even before starting it, I've been prayerfully working on being a cheerful Mother. My conclusion to last night: a test to see if I would choose to be cheerful even without sleeping well. So, the choice was made. We had an enjoyable morning of our tradition on Fridays: yard sales! Then, lunch, naps, playing outside and now awaiting Jason's return. It kind of 'dawned' on me today that I really do need to make the choice to be cheerful and loving no matter the circumstances. It was rather exciting to see how God really did work in my heart today when, at first, I wanted to be crabby and go back to bed.