A Perfect Morning

This morning when checking weather.com to see what Rhett should wear to pre-school I learned rain was in our forecast. After Rod left to take him to pre-school he went to work. I fed Emersen and put her right down for her morning nap. The thought of having some time to myself was so tempting I had to give in. I wanted it to be perfect though so I took some time to prepare.

I cleaned my house (not the whole house but at least the area I was going to be in and the parts of the house I could see from that area) because how could I have peaceful time to myself in the midst of a messy house. I lit a fire in the fireplace which was so intoxicating in itself. I've been waiting for a chance to do this ever since I moved my living room furniture around so we could sit and enjoy our fireplace a month ago. It may not be that cold out but my son did ask for a blanket this morning to wrap up in while watching cartoons. He doesn't even like a blanket at night so this was a sign for me I was going to love the weather today. I made myself a cup of warm ovaltine and started blasting Bebo Norman from the Ipod. I was ready to go.

I caught up on some reading and journaling and just drinking in the serenity of the hour. Emersen started to cry from her crib. I really wanted to just let her cry and continue on with my retreat but then I remembered I was her mom and she needed me and that was a good thing. So I left my mountain so to speak as in the words of Bebo Norman......

"so walk down this mountain with your heart held high
and follow in the footsteps of your maker;
with the love that's gone before you and these people at your side
if you offer up your broken cup, you will taste the meaning of this life"

It still hasn't rained yet but it's coming. Maybe it's a good thing because it prolongs my perfect morning into a perfect day.