Nick slept through the night last night. From 7:15 pm to 6:15 am. I know many people reading this will be shocked to learn that this is the first time he has ever slept through an entire night. Actually, I don't know if Milo has either. Needless to say, our sleeping arrangements are not "textbook", but they work pretty good.
Both boys start the night in their own room, & their own bed, but at some point Milo migrates to our room, and I migrate to Nick's room and end up sleeping in the twin bed in there. It works out fine, everyone gets pretty good sleep, and I don't really sweat it too much.
However, I am planning to go to a planning retreat with the rest of the MOPS leadership team this summer, and also planning to go to the Women of Faith conference in the fall, so I've been sort of stressed wondering how I was going to get away for these events and ask someone else to get up in the middle of the night in my absence.
I never thought to pray that the boys might sleep through the night, it seems trivial. Sure, it would be nice to get a full night of sleep and stay in my bed the entire time, but in the big picture of life, it's not really a deal breaker. I do remember though, the other night as I was lying in bed about to fall asleep, & feeling especially exhausted, I uttered some sort of prayer about how it's not THAT big of a deal, but it sure would be nice if God would miraculously make either of the boys sleep all night. I forgot that I even prayed that until after I had been up a few hours this morning, and when I remembered, I just kind of laughed, because it was then I realized that God DOES care about the small things. I always tend to underestimate him and his love & care. It actually says in the bible that God WILL take care of us as mothers, but of course I often forget this.
Isaiah 40:11 "He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young."
I guess I will see in the coming nights if Nick continues to do this, or if it was a one time thing. Either way I am thankful. One night of solid sleep gave me hope and enabled me to see the light at the end of the tunnel of sleepless nights. Mostly I'm taking this as a lesson from God that I am always to be bringing all matters of my life to him, even if they seem unimportant, because nothing is unimportant to him. After all, he even takes care of the birds.
Matthew 6:26 "Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?"







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