...the rooster crows

The break of dawn...

And the rooster crows. 

Literally. As I sit here and watch the sunrise, there is a rooster crowing over my right shoulder, on the farm down the road. He is claiming his territory, welcoming the day for his fellow chicken friends...and for me. 

It's kind of a "romantic thing" that roosters intrinsically know to crow at the break of dawn. It's his voice and his job. It's a territorial thing for the mature chicken on the farm too: 

 "The highest ranked rooster has priority in breaking the dawn, and lower [ranking] roosters are patient enough to wait and follow the highest ranked rooster each morning," said Yoshimura

But the neatest thing to me, as I sit here and listen to my buddy down the road, is that he does it EVERY morning. It's a new dawn and a new day and he chimes it in proudly and loudly and quite clearly. He is faithful in his job. 

I was talking to my friend Jess yesterday about our family and how refreshing it was for us to jump up on the list a little bit. Our last update was a breath of fresh air for us. I told her I feel like we're entering a new season now as we're getting closer, "Breaking the dawn," if you will. We talked about a dear friend of mine and her recent experiences in Uganda when she went to meet her children. Their family of 5 surely is entering a new season, about to jump to a family of 7. 

But like my rooster friend, chiming in this new day for me, I need to crow again TOMORROW, or at our next update on Aug 1, even if its disappointing. OR when we finally meet our son and can't bring him home yet...or when we do bring him home and feel a little scared about what's ahead. Keep on crowing. 

 read this just now:

"God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. So we will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea. Let the oceans roar and foam. Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge!  A river brings joy to the city of our God, the sacred home of the Most High. God dwells in that city; it cannot be destroyed. From the very break of day, God will protect it." (Psalms 46:1-5 NLT)

So thankful we have a reason to crow at every new season. So thankful "God is dwelling in this city" among us. 

Who knows what our family will look like a year from now. Man that is so hard to imagine. But our God protects us at the very break of every.day.