Is a very special part of my day. I awake usually at around 3:00 a.m. I spend a half hour or so on the computer, catching up on world news, reading emails and browsing websites. A half hour later I venture downstairs as my eldest son, Sean, leaves for work. I love the quiet of the house. I let the dogs out, straighten the downstairs, dry mop the kitchen floor, put in one of my easy listening cd’s, turn the volume soft, light a few candles and then I walk for 40 minutes. My walking time is my praying time when I thank God for my very many blessings, ask the Blessed Mother’s help on a mothering issue, pray for our country, our president, the world, for peace, for babies in the womb, children everywhere and pray for my family with special prayers for my Momma and Daddy.

After I walk, I make a cup of coffee or hot tea, stand at the front door and watch the dawn arrive in a colorful hue of reds or walk out on the back deck and listen to the sounds of insects humming, the water lapping against the piers, the wind whispering through the leaves of the mulberry and plum trees and the faint tinkle of windchimes.

It seems so many these days are never quite happy with their lives…never enough time, enough toys, enough money. I feel so blessed to have what I do…a husband who loves me, my four beautiful children, a closeness of family, a strong belief in my faith.

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