three purple hearts

Morning always brings a new perspective. The shift from darkness to light is significant every single time I watch it happen. Whether it is because I don’t like mornings and so there is always a reason I’m up to see it or whether it is because sunrise is a time when God is able to speak to me more clearly, I don’t know. But sitting up and seeing the dark, night sky change colors and then be bright has tremendous impact on my spirit. So that’s what I did today. I watched the sun come up on a new life. I chose to get up and see the first morning of this new story that God is writing in me and around me and through me. And, just as he has many times since I’ve been here in Scottsdale, he came and sat with me. This week has actually been the hardest one I have ever experienced. My life has not been an easy one, most who know me are aware of some pieces of that. But this week I stopped, stepped out of life, and looked at the impact that all the losses have had. I detailed and documented the