MORNING PROGRESS

I successfully hit the bed by 10:30 last night. AND I got a start on a new morning routine.

The most important aspect was this: I have decided that for at least the first hour after waking up, I will use my phone for nothing but a flashlight and a Bible. 

I was awake a bit before 5:00 am, got up and made my coffee and spent a few minutes in a comfy chair, praying. 

And, it turns out, prayer is much better for my pre-daybreak mental state than endless Facebook reels are. 

I followed prayer with some Bible study - which coincides with next Sunday's sermon prep but turned into so much more.

I followed that with a bit of kitchen cleaning before a two-mile walk - with more progress on the sermon. 

And THEN I came back to the house, picked up Melissa and the two of us walked to a brand-new donut shop that has opened near our house. 

All in all, a pleasant AND productive morning. And who could ask for more?