I love Thursdays!

Why Thursday, you ask? Because Thursday to me is like Saturday to most of the world, only I get two more "Saturdays" after Thursday each week. Since J works Sunday through Wednesday, Thursday is our "take it slow and easy" day. We don't get up til the kids get us up (and I try to put them to bed "late" on Wednesday nights to delay the waking up process in the morning), then we lounge around in our pjs all morning and drink lots of coffee - I'm on my third mug of the morning.

Anyways, I could ramble on for hours this morning, I think, but I just want to leave you with a few thoughts from my quiet time this morning:

"One of the biggest discoveries of a [person's] life is learning to differentiate between the concepts of happiness and joy. Happiness is... temporal. Joy is different. It comes from having Jesus in your heart."

"Jesus did not die on the cross to make sure that you were happy, but rather to ensure that you would have the joy of knowing and glorifying Him."

"The secret to everlasting joy (instead of temporary happiness) is choosing to be content in Christ whatever his wishes, whatever the circumstances."

Some great thoughts from my devotional book ("Praying for Purpose for Women", by Katie Brazelton). I'd love to hear where they take you today!