Greeting the Day
After my Pre-day routine that I described last week, I am ready to start my day. I get changed out of my pajamas and dressed (mostly) to the shoes. The first thing that I do that I really consider as part of my day is to throw open the front door, which faces East, and shout “GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE!” I step out onto the front porch and stretch my arms to the sky savoring the new day.
If the weather is nice, I will leave the front door propped open, but after the first day of autumn my morning greeting has allowed me to savor crisp fall chill and the scent of woodsmoke.
I told a friend about my morning routine and she told me that her 2 year old wakes up every day, stands up in her crib and shouts, “GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE!”
I think we all need to incorporate a bit more 2-year-old enthusiasm into our day.
September 25th, 2008 at 4:06 am
My 2-year-old wakes up and says, “Mommy! Up!” No beating around the bush and welcoming the sunshine here.
But I think that your way is a great way to start the day.
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September 25th, 2008 at 5:05 am
I love this………..Yes, good morning Sunshine. This reminds me of the silly way I would wake my sleep children: I would sing in an off tune loud way: You are my sunshine…” They cringe when they hear this song decades later.
September 29th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Amy–Thanks so much for the award. I’ll get it up and post my nominations later this week.
To me, greeting the day and welcoming the sunshine is right up there with my good morning kiss from DH. It just makes the day go better.
Kay–B’s dad used to sing revelrie in the morning “It’s time to get up. It’s time to get up. It’s time to get up in the morning!” When I’m being annoying, I sing it to him in the A.M. As Proverbs 27: 14 says, “If a man loudly blesses his neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.”