Why Mornings?34but they are fewer and further apart. And in between have
been days I could never have even dreamed of.
This small, intentional act of starting each day with Jesus
has been the catalyst for incredible things in my life, from
blogging and e- books to traveling around the world and meet-
ing my family for the first time.
Your Mornings Matter
My morning routine has been a retreat; a filling station; an
energizing, envisioning, wonderfully infectious habit that has
brought peace, calm, and order to so many other areas of
my life.
It started small, messy, and (honestly) lazy. Sometimes I
would fall asleep during my morning routine. Sometimes I still
do. It isn’t always perfect, but it is... always.
I’ve learned to wake up for my life instead of just to my
life. It has become a habit. It’s my default. When things get
out of control and crazy, my morning time with God is what I
always come back to. My morning routine feels as if I’m crawl-
ing into the lap of my heavenly Father and He’s wrapping His
arms around me, and all seems right with the world. It’s where
He reminds me who I am, whose I am, and what I’m called to
do. Then we make a plan to get it done. I’m filled up to give.
I can face my day, not in my own power and organization,
but in His.
Your morning routine can be your daily reset button. As
Anne of Green Gables said, “Isn’t it nice to think that tomor-
row is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?”^5