Morning Wake Up Song

This summer as I was preparing for camp life and the management of 18 little girls, I heard of a strategy for the morning routine: to wake up each morning to the same song. The kids would gradually come to love the consistency of each morning and the new exciting adventures on which we would embark. Some campers may not show their love for camp at first, and would probably complain about the song and unseemly hour Kari and I were waking the girls up, but veteran counselors encouraged us as in their experience, by the end of the week, the campers were usually singing and bee-bopping along to the music. Returning campers weeks later often would even request the song as they remembered it from previous weeks. Were I to pursue this type of daily wake up call, I had to be sure to pick a song that I could stand for most of the summer!

Well, Kari and I worked out our music routine for those two months this summer, but this thought of routine, especially waking up in the morning, has been something I've been subconsciously thinking about since classes have begun. With my changing schedule each week, the ever growing to do list, and attempts of running errands in my days, I need a happy place just to get this tired body out of bed. As I'm learning how the body thrives on routine and patterns (well, at least mine does), I have taken a couple of minutes most mornings to indulge my ears and my mind with a promise and reminder that while my days may be long, and I'm in a transitional stage of life, my hope each day lies elsewhere and that's my life's purpose. How much greater it is to know that my life has intent, and the responsibility of my being and what I am doing, every little detail, contributes to a greater plan!

Here's to my morning: