Simply the Best

A., in her one-year-old wonder, has begun to string together all sorts of words and sounds to make sentences that she's very confident mean something important. Very important. She waves her hands around and furrows her brow to really drive home a point. For instance, "Ah glah buh lah sauce!" is "It would be in your best interest to get me more applesauce--and right now--because this is very, very serious." But every once in a while she puts aside her commands in favor of lovely little baby exaltations like "Day-dee!" (that's "Daddy") and "Day-dee!" (that's "Mommy" too), and it makes for a wonderfully enthusiastic day.

Just two days ago, she unleashed one so powerful that I think it will forever change me. Whatever she says sounds just like, "It's the best day!!!" And she smiles her adorably chubby-cheeked smile, and I think, "You know, A., this is the best day!" Which brings me to:

"This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."
Psalm 118:24

My friend S. brought up this verse in Bible study this morning. It's lovely when it all comes together, isn't it?

I hope you're all having the best day!

P.S. And I had to use that title for this entry, because it's impossible to read that without getting that Tina Turner song stuck in your head for at least an afternoon. And I'm not sorry for doing that to you, because having that as your afternoon soundtrack is bound to be moderately uplifting. "Oooooh....you're the BEST!"