Throughout my life I have never been one that was much for pulling on "all nighter" and "keeping the fire burning" late into the night. Besides a good nap, I have always been one that functioned best when going to sleep at a reasonable hour. With age and the addition of more children to my quiver, finding those "calgon moments" of peace and taking a soothing, scented, warm & bubbling bath, before bed, were really "NOT GONNA HAPPEN" in my daily routine.
But, PRAISE BE TO GOD...I discovered the early mornings! Although I have always preferred to be an "early bird", being an "earlier bird" and rising by 5 a.m. was not really what I had in mind. What started as an alarm-set attempt to wake up early so that I was ensured uninterrupted time to blog for WoBM [http://www.womenofthebattlefield.blogspot.com/], became an anticipated, treasured, time that I often sprung to from the bed without the sounding of my mobile alarm.
I now relish each morning that I am blessed to arise before the rest of the family and focus my heart and mind on God, through reading the Bible, praying, and/or blogging inspirational devotionals. And just when you think the "buck stops there", it doesn't! I also get to enjoy those "calgon moments" at the end of my a.m. devotional time. I tip, ever so quietly, into the bathroom with my cozy, chenille robe, run that warm water (bubbling with wonderfully scented bath salts and bubbles), and slip into a "heaven on Earth", for a time until the troops awake...and then you know how it can go from there!
Have an AWESOME DAY!!!
