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Before the first rays of sunlight creep across the sky…my alarm goes off. Lately I have been getting up before the alarm so that I have a “extra” few minutes to stretch before I get out of bed.

Sometimes, I just want to stay a while, lie still and thank the Lord for another day. Most times after about 5 minutes of snuggling deeper into the lingering warmth and coziness of my sheets, I get off my bed and start my Keurig for the first cup of the morning. My warm lemon water first thing.

It does not take more than two minutes and then I am back in my bed sipping my lemon water…usually getting my mind ready for the day ahead. I take this time pray and then read a chapter or two from my current light read. This week it’s Dying To Be Me by Anita Moorjani.

Half hour creeps by. The rest of the world is waking up now. I can hear the traffic growing. I hear the engines and the horns but I have already centered my being so that the harsh realities of the new day seem bearable.

It’s time for my first cup of coffee. Back to my Keurig. I choose my “mug of the day” and then carefully make my coffee.

Stop. Sip. Savor. Repeat.

This time out of time before the world wakes up…is the favourite part of my day.

The mornings when I oversleep for whatever reason and miss this ritual…my whole day seems off. Because it is never just another day.

Today is an opportunity to start again.

You never know if this is going to be your last today…so you make each one count.

STOP