Nikon D200 with Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 lens. 1/320sec @ f/2, ISO 400.

Photo taken with natural morning light during devotions. Text says: “This is not an end with a journey, but a journey with an end.” I went on to write:

“I journey successfully as I journey meaningfully—living on purpose, facing conflict with courage, acting as I am a character in His story, not treating everyone as characters in my story, focusing on adding meaning to the stories I encounter. “With the end a given, a glorious fait accompli, why don’t I begin foreshadowing it now? I must live with the end in mind, but I must live! I live in the now, so I should strive to live with the now in mind, aware, present.”

I love quiet morning times with hot coffee, few distractions, and beautiful light streaming in through the window. He gives me much to be grateful for.