I am sitting here
eating air popped popcorn, and I am thinking about things…
When I wake up, I like to sit on the bed and dangle my feet and legs over the edge of the bed. Thankfully my feet do not touch the floor, so I can move my feet and legs to get my circulation going. While I am doing this, I sometimes sing whatever thoughts come into my mind. They are thoughts of cheerfulness or thankfulness or both. The endorphins in my mind get all happy when I do this.
Then I am ready to slide my feet into my slide-ons and begin walking. I wonder what time it is, so I head over to the clock on a chest of drawers to get a closer look.
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Today it was 6:37 AM and I went to look out an east window to see what I could see. There were pretty clouds, so I stood on the porch and took two pictures of them. The 30-degree F. air made me thankful for the pretty pictures and ready to come back inside. I asked Alexa to set a timer for 26 minutes and soon I was back in bed, and cozy warm under the covers while I half slept while I waited for her to tell me that 26 minutes had passed.
When I heard her, I got up and went to take a look at the eastern sky. It was getting closer to sunrise time…which Alexa said would be at 7:16 AM. When it arrived, I stood on the porch and took a picture. Pictures of frost on Pup, my car, followed, as did pictures of the colorful leaves on the tree by the back door, a cloud in the western sky, and pictures indoors.
I love to start a day this way adding endorphins in my mind as I happily take pictures.
Thank You, Lord for sooo many wonderful things in life.
