Joy comes with the morning

The weather channel just got me all thrilled for the sweet summer sun-soaked days that have decided to invade our area over the next week.  Not only for the bronze color that I have impatiently waited all three quarters of a year for, but also for the sun's effects on my health. I know, the sun has a pretty bad rap sheet, and I'm not trying to disregard it's damaging effects on our skin; I'm just saying that at the same time it truly does a lot for my state of mind.

In all honesty, waking up to the sun flooding through my window just gets me amped for the day. The excitement just starts to tug at the corners of my mouth and I can't help but smile and move through the day with a little more bounce in my step.

I know I have been struggling over the last few weeks with the chaos vs. order battle.  Today I have a peace for what the week holds. It will be crazie, I am sure, but I am eager for this week and like to view that the sun as God's little reminder of the joys that I have so abundantly received {and I have received many}.

So this week, I'm taking each glimpse of the sun and offering it back as a salute towards his grace.