I must admit that my 2 favorite times of the day are early morning and late in the evening.

Before my dh leaves for work on cold mornings he builds a nice fire in the fireplace. It makes it so much easier to get out of bed. I stumble to the den and lay on the couch for a few minutes just soaking in the glowing warmth. The quietness in the house, the lights in the den are down low and morning is just appearing. I just bask it in. Here I can pray silently in my heart. Many times late at night before bed I will go into the den and sit by the fire and read my Bible or another book I am currently reading.

I thank God for the priveledged life I now have.  My life hasn't always been so priveledged. It definitely hasn't always been easy.  I think back at all they years when I wasn't surrendered to God's will. I remember many times hating my life, wondering if it mattered. For so many years I lived in less-less than God's perfect will for my life. Less than His best. The life I lived, all the hurt and pain, was because I refused to surrender to God.  All He ever wanted for me was His goodness. 

I look back now and see how crazy it is to run from God thinking you will save your life, when in reality you don't even have life until you come to Him.  But God in His mercy continued to call me and woo me to Himself. Today, I not only bask in a fire made from wood, but in the knowledge that God truly loves me, He is pleased in me, in fact He delights in me. How priveledged I am!