Do you ever wake up frustrated, feeling like you’re already behind before you even start your day? I have more times than I care to admit. This morning fighting that old emotional battle… I stepped outside mostly to escape seeing the household chores I had not done last night… when I noticed something tumble down the little hill by our driveway. It was a box turtle. He went end over end! It gave me the chuckle that I needed. I went out to get a picture of him and was greeted with a beautiful doe stepping out of the woods. Before I knew it I was running around my yard getting my feet soaked with dew taking pictures of wildlife and the morning sky. As I sat on my porch writing this, sunlight starting to stream through the morning mist, I realized there was a time not long ago when I would’ve stayed with the grumpy attitude I started with today. I used to think I couldn’t help how I felt. How many times do we hear people say that very thing? Now I know that feelings are a reflection of our thoughts and we CAN choose our thoughts. Scripture tells us that we should take every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ. Feeling overwhelmed, frustrated and bitter about life is not the Lord’s will for His people! Righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit is! “Thank You Lord, for a little box turtle You used to remind me of that!”