Blessings

I wish I knew how to rotate photos on here.  Since I don't, just turn your head.

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Early morning is my favorite.  Unless I spend it in bed.  The recipe for a stressful day is to stay in bed until my kids are awake.  This is what happened yesterday and I didn't like the end product.  I was stressed and snappy.  I didn't deal well with whining (there seemed to be an extra amount of that yesterday) and I felt overwhelmed and defeated.  I was the kind of person I hate to be around.  And maybe you noticed...you can't get away from yourself.  By the time Larry came home I was so ready to escape to work.  Except I didn't want to leave him.  I wanted us to run away together.  So there were tears as I gave quick instructions for supper, gave him a hug and kiss, and ran out the door to the truck he had left running.  Hurried.  Unrestful.  Without Peace.  The complete opposite of how I feel this morning.

Ah, this morning!  I woke up and swung out of bed *almost* right away.  Pants, sweatshirt, coffee, bible, porch, sunrise.  Six things to make the world a better place.  Seven if you add in 4 sleeping kids.  I opened 'Jesus Calling' and the first sentence was "Meet Me in early morning splendor."  Wow.  And the next "I eagerly await you here."  What?!  Jesus, who knows how ugly of a person I was yesterday still eagerly awaits me.  Excuse me while I clear my throat and wipe my eyes.    "In the stillness of this holy time with Me, I renew your strength and saturate you with Peace."  Yes, please, I need it.  

"I am not a dour God who discourages pleasure.  I delight in your enjoyment of everything that is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable.  Think on these things, and My Light in you will shine brighter day by day."  Philippians 4 is packed full of awesomeness.

The photos at the beginning of this blog post are some of the things that I find lovely.  They draw me to the Creator.  And with my beginning thoughts of the day centered on Him I can tell it's going to be a great day!