It's Morning

I've been up since 6 am. Time to get the gang off to school. The process take about 2 hours every school day. The high school group leaves for school at 7 am. Johannah is a self starter and is usually out of bed right away. Josh loves his sleep! He has a harder time separating himself from the mattress. The middle school group leaves at 7:30 am. James is an early riser, Jacob is not. Jacob insists that he should be woken up just one minute before morning scripture study. We try to read together at 6:45 am, every morning we have a different mixture of children. The grade school kids leave at 8 am. Kate gets going, eats breakfast and takes a shower. She will even make lunch for her older brother Andrew. Andrew needs a little tender coaxing. He is such a loving snuggly child.

My older kids on on their own. Tyra lives at home and is responsible for herself. She gets up much later than everyone else. I think she planned her college classes that way on purpose. Nathan is in Texarkana serving as a missionary. He is grown and doesn't need me by his side in the morning. I'm very proud of the man he has become.

This morning it is cold (10 F) with snow on the ground. I love the light in the sky just before dawn. Everything is soft. As Josh left for school he said, "Mom, I love you!". What a wonderful morning!