Good Morning

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The morning time has always been my favorite time of day. Even as a child I would get up early on Saturday mornings and go out to ride my bike. The mornings were always so quiet and fresh. It felt like any troubles or worries from the previous day had been hushed by the darkness of night and dimmed by the stars. I could hear an occasional bird chirping and sometimes a cat making its way back home after what I would assume was a night prowling around the neighborhood. I grew up in west Texas where it was pretty dry so we seldom had dew on the grass or cars in the morning. As I got older, I continued to get up early in the morning. I liked going to the school in the summer to practice my tennis serve or being the first one at the YMCA to play some racquetball. Even while I was in college, I always scheduled myself for the earliest classes of the day. I wanted to get to school, get through my classes and then be free for the rest of the day to either study, work or play. After I got married and had kids, the morning continued to be my favorite time of day. I have always enjoyed a good breakfast, so getting up and fixing breakfast for the family was a joy, even if it was just a bowl of cereal. Now that all the kids are grown and out of the house the morning is my reflective time. Still the same quiet and cool time of day that I remembered as a child. Still fresh and clean. I sit at my breakfast table and look out the window while sipping a cup of fresh coffee and checking my emails. That is my kind of multi-tasking. LOL I read a few chapters out of my new Bible and talk to God about family, money and my hopes for the future. Then before you know it, the morning has passed and the hustle and bustle of the day has begun. I hear the trucks driving up and down the busy street in front of the neighborhood. I hear and see the planes flying over head. I turn on the TV to watch the news and worry about us going into yet another war with Iran or North Korea. But after a good night sleep, I wake up to yet another brand new day. A day that hasn't yet been messed up with problems, struggles or worries. Another morning where I can send out my good morning email to my loved ones and wish for them a better day then the day before. I'm dad and I'm just saying.........Good Morning.