Morning Recipe

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Dear Diary,

This morning I stayed very quiet after I woke up because everything felt peaceful, even though it is still very cold outside. Sister said it was finally on the plus side of zero, which felt like good news after so many bitter mornings. The frost was thick on the windows, but the room felt warm and safe.

I worked most of the morning on my little Morning Prayer card for my bedside table. It is very simple, but I wanted every line to be just right. I typed it slowly and carefully, stopping many times to read it again. Sometimes I changed just one word, and sometimes I just sat and looked at it to see if it felt right in my heart. I wanted it to sound like how I really pray when I first wake up—quiet, honest, and close to Jesus and Mary. When it was finished, I felt happy and a little tired too, like I had done something important.

There was no Church today because Father LeRoy is not feeling well. Sister said we should pray for him, so I added him to my morning prayer. Even though we didn’t walk to Church, it still felt like a holy day in our house.

Mini slept through most of it. She is curled up in her little bed with her face buried deep into her Christmas pillow, only one ear showing. Every once in a while she sighs and wiggles, but she doesn’t wake up. I think she likes cold days best when she can stay inside and dream.

I put my prayer card on my bedside table and said it once more before putting my pencil down. I hope tomorrow morning, and all the mornings after, I remember to pray just as simply.

My Resolution:

I will say my morning prayer slowly and mean every word.

Love,

Kathy