 The wee one wakes hungry this morning and with the whole house sleeping in silence, I fumble on the dark to get him. He falls back to sleep easily after filling his little tummy and the sun is just starting to rise. I fight the urge to just lay him down and snuggle back to sleep, knowing all to well that I can amazingly get almost a full days' worth of things in if I get up before the rest of the family. I linger with wee one for a few moments longer as I know all too well how quickly the time will pass and he will no longer be this satin headed bundle who so easily falls back asleep on my chest. When I sneak down the steps careful to avoid the creaky ones I find the quiet intoxicating. A quick tidy of the kitchen, starting a pot of coffee and then the horses grazing in the early morning light catch my eye. I tiptoe outside, the cold dew on the grass tickling my feet and giving no indication of the pending heat of the day. The birds are calling and chirping, (my favorite being the mourning dove) and the sunrise is stunning 
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Back into the house, a quick baked oatmeal breakfast started in the oven (my children's favorite). A load of laundry folded and another started and I grab that cup of coffee and the bible and head to the front porch for a last moment of alone time before the house stirs.
I find that in these moments I can reflect and be infinately thankful. Thankful for all the things I have, the life God has given, the sleeping children in their beds, and the needs that are all met (especially the air conditioner that was just fixed after being out for a week!)
The quiet of solitude passes as I hear medium sized feet on the stairs and I know that the cascade of children will soon be ready to start the day. I am amazed how much I can accomplish in just an hour of alone in the morning, and my days go so much more smoothly when I am the one to get the jumpstart on them rather than the children waking me and me following them. I should keep this up...it's just so hard sometimes when that bed is so soft and that baby is so cuddly.
