A New Morning

I am not typically a morning person.

I’d much rather get my few extra winks than wake up early.

Several weeks ago I blogged about my intentions to be more disciplined with getting up in the morning to spend time

with God. I can’t say that has gone the greatest…I just don’t do well early in the morning.

I’ve tried to be better about being focused and spending time with Him sometime during the day…and that is going better…with the exception of

the past few days.

However, this morning I got up early.

I had managed to get to sleep as soon as I finished my blog post last night at 11:06. 😉 And, amazingly, I woke up at 6:10 ready to go. That does not happen very often.

(Although it’s going to have to change…it’s March. Time to start running again.

:P)

Another thing I don’t do very often ever is take the dogs outside in

the morning. I think that has something to do with the fact that I don’t want my neighbors to know how bad my bedhead actually is.

(Although in my opinion, I think I rock it!

;)) But this morning, crazy hair and all, I went outside with all of my boys (and the baby monitor). Sounds strange, but it was a good start to the morning.

It was almost like breathing some fresh air

gave me a new start…not just to my day but to my outlook.

One of my favorite promises is found in the book of Lamentations 3:22-23.

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

I know this p ass

age is often overused, but it truly is a promise that I hold close to my heart. And being reminded of it is another breath

of fresh air.

I love and serve a God who is merciful, forgiving, faithful, and loving.

And today I am so very thankful for this.

And that He never gives up on me.