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Most every morning, including weekends, I wake between 4:30 and 5am. Crazy? Perhaps...but I don't always do it on my own. Doogan, our Jack Russell has a lot to do with stirring me from my slumber. He must be on a timer, because like clockwork he's standing there, head cocked to the side, waiting by the bed. We go out, I grumble at him for taking so long to make a decision about where to go, and then we're headed back in for breakfast.
I really have come to cherish my "early morning quiet". Usually, it's a chance for me to play World of Warcraft and get a good solid hour or so in before I have to get ready for work. This morning I played, because I'm pushing towards level 60 -- the pinnacle of the game (until the Expansion in 2006). It really is amazing how much you can accomplish in the morning without the distraction of others...
It can also be a chance to just sit and think. Some mornings I think about what it would be like to have my kids with me like before the divorce. Hayden would come down the stairs in the morning, bleary-eyed and smile as soon as he saw me. He'd sit in my lap as I played on the computer, checked my email or whatever it was I was doing before work. Baylie would still be in bed, snuggled up with her "Lamby" in a contorted position that made you wonder if she was really comfortable. Sometimes, when I sit there in the morning I wish that it wasn't so quiet. I wish that the still wasn't so still. I wish that I had them with me...
So, I go on, get ready and then head off to work just as the light of morning is breaking. The drive is time to have more quiet time. But in this time I usually just tell God what's on my mind, what's bugging me today and ask for his help. That part of my morning has changed a lot recently and like David, I'm spending time with Him --
It's encouraging to think that He knows what I'm already thinking about and that He's listening...
I really have come to cherish my "early morning quiet". Usually, it's a chance for me to play World of Warcraft and get a good solid hour or so in before I have to get ready for work. This morning I played, because I'm pushing towards level 60 -- the pinnacle of the game (until the Expansion in 2006). It really is amazing how much you can accomplish in the morning without the distraction of others...
It can also be a chance to just sit and think. Some mornings I think about what it would be like to have my kids with me like before the divorce. Hayden would come down the stairs in the morning, bleary-eyed and smile as soon as he saw me. He'd sit in my lap as I played on the computer, checked my email or whatever it was I was doing before work. Baylie would still be in bed, snuggled up with her "Lamby" in a contorted position that made you wonder if she was really comfortable. Sometimes, when I sit there in the morning I wish that it wasn't so quiet. I wish that the still wasn't so still. I wish that I had them with me...
So, I go on, get ready and then head off to work just as the light of morning is breaking. The drive is time to have more quiet time. But in this time I usually just tell God what's on my mind, what's bugging me today and ask for his help. That part of my morning has changed a lot recently and like David, I'm spending time with Him --
"In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation." (Psalm 5:3)
"But I cry to you for help, O Lord; in the morning my prayer comes before you." (Psalm 88:13)
“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.” (Psalm 143:8).
It's encouraging to think that He knows what I'm already thinking about and that He's listening...
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