Mar 20 2009
Good Morning World
I know most of my friends and family have a different opinion of sunrise than I do. It’s my favorite time of the day. I was not always a morning person…I used to believe that no one should be awake before 10 am nor required to move untill noon. But now I look forward to sitting outside with my coffee…watching the color of the light change from white to golden as the rays of the sun break the horizen…listening to the earth as it awakens. The early morning sounds may vary depending on my location, but they remain distinctly familiar… the chirp of a bird…squirrels chattering…the trees or plants rustling…the insects heading out to do whatever it is they do. I usually get to enjoy this alone because my family seems opposed to getting up at what they (not so affectionately) refer to as “the butt-crack of dawn”. It’s hard being a morning person in this family. The only person willing to get up with me is my 4 yr old grandson (and I reeeeally want that first cup before his feet hit the floor running). When my grandson and almost 2 yr old granddaughter spend the night with me, we all sleep in the same big bed. I am reluctant to even try to get up because I know I will wake at least one of them, so I just lie there and wake up slowly. Last time he stayed he woke up before me and whispered, “Mamaw, is it time to get up?”. I told him it was too early…the world was still sleeping. He was quiet for a few seconds and then said. “Well it needs to wake up cause I think I am already”. He likes to help me make the coffee and then wants me to fix his cup with his own creamer. I keep chocolate coffeemate put up for him and he has a little coffee in his creamer and warm water. I know he doesn’t need the chocolate or the caffine, but it is just a little and it’s special to him, so he gets it anyway. I try not to call anyone in my family too early, but I have a hard time knowing when it is late enough. At least once a week I call my sister and wake her up…she mumbles that she isn’t in bed…she’s just napping…for a few more minutes…till the alarm goes off again. I remind her that it is almost 9 am…how can she sleep? She says she wasn’t having any problems sleeping untill the phone started ringing and goes back to sleep. I’m not sure when my internal clock changed and I became unable to sleep in. It doesn’t seem to matter how late I stay up…I can go to sleep at 4 am and I will still wake up in a couple of hours. My body doesn’t switch to daylight savings time in the spring or change back in the fall…I just wake up with the sun. I have also noticed that there are a lot less chickens in my head in the morning…I can have intelligent conversations with myself with very little interuption. This is also the time I have meaningful conversations with GOD…thanking him for understanding our faults and loving us anyway (I know that my guardian angel works overtime). I guess I feel closer to GOD in the early morning…a new day is a new beginning…all fresh, shiney, and glistening with dew. It is my chance to do it right this time…and it happens over and over again…how fantastic is that!
