August 19, 2026
Morning Reflections
Chosen by the Morning…
There is something about walking onto the pier as the sun is rising that makes the whole world feel new again. The golden light stretches across the water, the beach is still quiet, and then I see them coming. Wings in the distance, flying straight toward me.
It has become one of my favorite things in the world.
I don’t think you can completely understand the feeling until you experience it. When all those little birds recognize you and start flying toward you from every direction, it feels like you’re being chosen. It’s such a simple moment, but somehow it reaches straight into my heart.
Soon they’re lined up along the railing waiting for breakfast, and of course Pegleg always makes his way over to greet me. Seeing those familiar little faces has become such a beautiful part of my mornings.
The quote I carried with me today said, “We forget that waking up each day is the first thing we should be grateful for.”
What a beautiful reminder. Before anything else happens, before we know what the day will bring, we have already been given something extraordinary: another morning. Another sunrise. Another chance to notice the beauty around us.
I’m so grateful for these mornings, for the ocean, for the sunshine, and especially for these little souls who come flying toward me.
Somehow, just when I think it couldn’t possibly get any better, it does.
And maybe that’s what happens when you begin each day looking for something to be grateful for. You start discovering there is more and more of it everywhere.
Grateful for another beautiful morning.
Capturing beauty, sharing light.
—April
