Prayer and Purpose

Back in college I had early morning softball practice. It was a lot of lifting and other exercise for the most part to get us in shape for the upcoming season. Well, at some point later in the year, I remember one of the girls commenting on how I was always really happy and awake at these practices. Let me tell you how much I hate mornings. I still don't like getting out of bed before 10 o'clock. These practices were at like 6:00 or 6:30 am, not a fun time for me, and probably not a fun time for most of the other girls either. I would actually get up close to an hour before these workouts because I also have a sensitive stomach that does not appreciate me not supplying it with food on a regular basis, so I had usually gotten my cranky out by the time I got down to the field house for workouts. Nonetheless, I was taken aback when my bubbly, happy demeanor in the mornings was what one of my teammates remembered about me from the year. Now, my husband is impressed with how I seem...