Early mornings

(Original appeared April 23, 2016)

I have heard that a common thread among happy and successful people (as far as careers go) is that they find something that causes them to bound out of bed early in the morning. Enjoyment feeds passion, and that passion inspires one to do extraordinary things, such as leap up in the morning ready to go!
I felt that way this morning. My alarm, set at 5:30 am didn’t even ring off. I was already up 10 minutes before that, yes on a Saturday morning, excited to see my little guy in NICU and to then carry on to a family ministry seminar for the day. These two things are intertwined, and touch my heart.
As I sit here in the dark hospital room, I gaze at Jacob fully at rest, receiving his morning feeding. This is an indescribable blessing – regardless of the early hour.