One of the most exciting parts of my day is getting Charis out of her bed in the morning. She is usually awake bright eyed and bushy tailed. She will smile and start kicking just ready to start the day and so excited that you came to see her even though you never left her. Sometimes after I have picked her up out of her crib she is still a little tired and will lay her head on my shoulder for a few moments. That warms my heart and is a sweet moment. Generally though she is up looking around and ready to eat. The Lord has really used Charis to teach me so much about how He loves me and this is just another instance. The Lord has shown me that every morning He is there waking me and I can choose to greet him with a roll over in the bed or an joy to meet with Him and spend time in His word. It would crush me if I went to get Charis from her bed and she rolled far away from me refusing to come with me and venture into our day together. How many times have I rolled over not wanting the adventures of the day that God has given me? A lot! He longs to meet with us and to feed us spiritual food (His word)! He longs to let us lay our heads on His shoulder when the day seems like too much and when we are too tired to make it. What a sweet sweet picture of His love that He longs to give us all. He wants to be with us