There is something so beautiful about the morning. I had to wake up at 4:30 today to take my dad and brother to the airport and although I'm not a morning person, I always love when I can be awake to greet the sunrise. I admit that I haven't seen many sunrises in my lifetime because I'd rather sleep as late as I possibly can, but I think it's such a special time of day. With every dawn comes a new day and with every day comes a fresh start. I think it's easy to get caught up in the quickness of life and it's so important for a fast paced person like myself to just take a moment to breathe and calmly welcome the new day. Feeling the crisp air and hearing the birds chirping when no one else is around is such a spiritual experience for me. I can't help but be reminded of God's unconditional love in these moments and I think of all the things I've been blessed to wake up to. I'm so thankful that I'm not only greeted by the sun every morning, but also the love of the one who made it all. So today, as well as everyday, I put all of my hope in the Lord as he lovingly guides my steps. I am even more in love now than I was when I went to sleep. How cool is that? Jesus is so rad.

Lamentations 3:22-25