A New Day Dawns

It's 6:25 a.m. I've been up since 5:50. My cat meowed politely wanting her breakfast. I fell asleep early last night, so having plenty of sleep I obliged in feeding her. Otherwise her meows would have eventually turned into roars. No kidding, that girl can be loud. Sounds like a crying baby.

I checked my e-mails already, read updated blogs. Realized you people have things to talk about, and I do not.

The sun is just starting to rise. My cardinal couple just showed up. I have suet hanging in my tree in the front yard and they are the first to show up at it every morning. The male is singing joyfully, and the female is knocking at my front window. She has been doing this for over 2 years. She hops from the tree branch and gives a couple knocks with her beak. Sometimes it can go on for a long time. She does this throughout the day. It's right under our bedroom, so it's not always a joy to hear this early in the morning. Today it is a joy.

Phoebe doesn't have school today, due to winter recess, so the girls had a "sleepover" in Abby's room. I put them to bed a little after 9 last night, because Abby was zonking out big time. Phoebe wanted to read so I put Abby's eye mask on her (Abby) so the light wouldn't bother her. Phoebe was reading out loud, so I don't think Abby slept much.

I went to bed also, to read, and a little while after I settled in, I hear a bunch of pounding. I'm trying to figure out what it is, and of course my mind thinks someone is breaking in to take my kids. After a few more listens, I get up to attack the intruder. I look in Abby's room, expecting to see them sleeping peacefully, but open the door to Abby tap-dancing on her little stairs that lead up to her bed. Well, that is better than an intruder, but I had to stop their fun. No tap dancing after 9 girls.

All was quiet after that. I read some more then dropped off to sleep myself.

Which brings me back to this morning. The sun is still in it's stages of rising. The sky is pink and orange, and it looks cold out there. One click on Weatherbug tells me it's 2.8 degrees, with a 5 below windchill. Good day to stay in p.j.'s and go nowhere.

It's so quiet in the house when all is asleep. Sometimes I think back to when I was single and this was the norm for me. No noise unless I wanted to make it. Sometimes these days, I long for those quiet days. But I wouldn't want to be without my husband and children permanently, so I just look forward to mornings like this one, and thank God for the quiet He did give me, when the troops start waking up.

Speaking of God, I should be spending this quiet time with Him instead of this computer. I've been snotty to Him all week. Not wanting to pray, or talk to Him. Not wanting to open my bible.
And I'm doing this on purpose. He's knocking and I am not answering. I just didn't want to deal with Him over something, but now I'm ready to. Not that God deals, I'm ready to listen. He should sit me in a corner to think about it. Oh, He already has sat me in a corner. All week I have been thinking about my attitude, and now I'm ready to confess and repent and ask His forgiveness.

So off I go. I leave you with the risen sun, while I go talk to my Father and His risen Son.