Reclaiming My Mornings

When I get my son off to school (praying with him) before the crack of dawn in the mornings I no longer climb back into bed. I return home from driving him to his stop and brew a cup of my half calf Folgers coffee. I prepare my coffee to my liking, turn the volume down on my favorite news crew and read my devotion for the current date followed by prayer. And in this prayer I’m usually not asking for anything material; I’m expressing my gratitude to God and if I do have an ask it’s for the intangibles such as peace, forgiveness for others, forgiveness of myself and protection from the world sitting outside of the door. After prayer I do this mini workout (that’s probably not doing more than getting my blood flowing lol) to get body to align with how good my spirit is feeling after my prayer time. That prayer time is so important at the start of my day because it sets the tone for the rest of my day, no matter what I may be up against.