Celebrating Mornings

It's early. Before 6 am. And I am up...well rested and at peace with the world. It's still and quiet in the house and my heart. Exhausted last night, as soon as I had the little one tucked in to bed, I followed suit. Lights out by 7:30! Only in my life as a parent would I imagine going to bed so early. But it was delicious!

I am a morning person, there is no doubt about it. In all my schooling years, I would go to bed and get up at 2 or 3 or 4am to finish whatever project or paper I had awaiting me. And today, I still feel my freshest, most hopeful, cheerful, determined, most productive and able to think in the wee hours of the morning. Too bad it fades as the sun comes up.

It's the beginning of a new week, but I'm going into this one feeling quite victorious. On Saturday, I finished ALL the Christmas shopping! My goal this year was to have it done before Thanksgiving so I could enjoy the holidays with less stress...you see how well that went! Ha!
Oh well. What's important is that I'm done! Done! Done, done, done!

And although I actually didn't shop at Target this year, I totally feel like the girl dancing with the shopping bags. I feel rather giddy, in fact. Which goes to show me just how much getting that done was weighing on me and why I really should get it done earlier. Next year.

Well, the little one is up. Just like her mama, she is also a morning person. She greets me with the biggest smiles and playful jabbering in the morning. I love it! What a way to start the week!

"This is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it."

Psalm 118:24