"In the morning, when I rise…"

"...give me Jesus."

Over the past several weeks I've felt something missing.

I pinpointed what it was while skyping with a friend

a few weeks ago.

I had been reading my bible.

I had been having conversations about God.

I had been learning about God. 

But I had not been knowing God.

I had not been spending time 

listening and talking with Him. 

[that might not make sense to you, but that's okay]

I'm not sure how this next part happened.  

I do not like to wake up early.

I sleep until the last possible second

and kick myself later because I'm rushed.

It's not a fun way to start my day.

I was wanting to spend some alone time with the Lord,

so why not early in the morning?

[because I don't like mornings, that's why] 

So I bought a Greca 

[coffee maker pictured in the previous post]

and decided to watch the sunrise.

I made it VERY clear to my bible study girls and roommates 

that this was not a permanent plan,

just something I was doing while I had the gusto.  

[fun facts! the bottom right window is mine

and all of these photos are on different days at the same time]

It has been a joy to wake early.

My alarm goes off around 6am

and I roll out of bed taking my blanket with me.

I quietly gather my coffee grounds and creamer 

from the fridge on the back porch.

I carefully put two spoonfuls of grounds into the filter,

fill up the bottom with water,

and screw the pieces together.

After I have lit the stove and put the coffee on

I climb the spiral staircase in front of my building.

To get the best view I sit 10 steps up from my front porch.

In about 5 minutes my coffee is ready

and I am sitting on a step, 

wrapped in my blanket,

with my coffee warming my fingers,

and watching the sun begin to light up the sky.

Neither God nor I have done a ton of talking 

over these last few weeks.

That's not really what this is about.

I just want to know Him and spend time with Him.  

so far

so good.