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I went to bed giddy, like a child does the night before their birthday or on Christmas Eve. Much like they are excited in anticipation of the gifts that await them to unwrap early the morning following; I was excited about the journey I was embarking upon after I concluded my evening slumber. I awoke…

Years ago, in the thick of pregnancy insomnia, the Lord whispered in my ear the same message He did about six months prior to my 40th birthday. Stephanie, we need to talk. A decade or so prior, my response to His nudge was early morning journaling. Since my mind moves faster than pens in my…