Early Morning Catch Up

Last night (okay it was early evening), I went to bed at 5:45. I don't know what happened, but I literally could not be awake one more minute. Maybe it was the snow falling outside which was calling out "mama bear go back to bed, it's not spring yet," or maybe it was just complete exhaustion from running on empty for the past few weeks. Either way, I got a blissful 10 hours of sleep before waking up at 4 this morning. I love being up before the rest of my family. I have a chance to drink my coffee alone, send e-mails that are longer than two sentences and catch up on reading some of my favorite blogs.

I am always amazed by blogs. There is something so powerful about average people being able to share their honest and heartfelt experiences, thoughts and ponderings. Here are two that touched my heart this morning. The first is John's post "Little Red Safe" at Dirty Shame. I love reading a dad's perspective. Most days when I visit John's blog, I leave with tears in my eyes. He is a really beautiful and gifted writer. The second is Manya's post "Expecting Change" at Expectations. I feel my life is full of change these days; some wanted, some unwanted, some I am totally unsure about. I love the line Manya writes here, "I will leave the regrets at the fork, sure I will never want to come back." Such a wonderful brave goal.

I hope that you find yourself with a cup of coffee and 30 minutes of quiet today to catch up on blogs, or e-mail, or Survivor. If you do, let me know what blogs you are reading these days. I love to find great new blogs to read.