The Sweetness of Sleep

The last 2 weeks have been filled with broken sleep, and today it seemed to have added up to be too much. Thankfully, my mom was here and she helped comfort fussy babies (C & W have 2 teeth & M has 0).  As well as a cranky toddler (who is getting all 4- 2yr molars at once!). Yay teeth.

Chris is away at a staff retreat (Love, I hope you get some goooooood and unbroken sleep tonight!!)  

Anyway, I am having some still time before going to bed. I've been reading & skimming through J.R. Miller's book Homemaking, and it has so much wisdom in it. The quote from my previous post is from it. Tonight I read this, and this is what I need after today...

There is an old picture which represents a woman who has fallen asleep at her wheel, in very weariness, as she toils to fulfill her household duties, and the angels have come and are softly finishing her task while she sleeps. Let parents be faithful; let them do their best. The work may seem too great for them, and they may faint under its burdens and seem to fail. But what they cannot do the angels will come and finish while they sleep. Night by night they will come and correct the day’s mistakes, and if need be do all the poor, faulty work over again. 

 Jesus, thank you for rest.  Thank you for your love and comfort and new mercies in the morning.  And thank you for Cafe Verona coffee from Starbucks.  I look forward to tomorrow morning.  For now... may sleep bring the angels to come and finish your work that I left undone today.

Amen

Inspired

Oh, Mothers of young children, I bow before you in reverence. Your work is most holy. You are fashioning the destinies of immortal souls. The powers folded up in the little ones that you hushed to sleep in your bosoms last night, are powers that shall exist forever. You are preparing them for their immortal destiny and influence. Be faithful. Take up your sacred burden reverently. Be sure that your life is sweet and clean.

-JR Miller

Sickies

I am snuggled in bed next to my snifflly husband.  I have thick fuzzy socks on & the heating blanket set at the most perfect temperature.  Perfect for a long winter's nap, but I probably won't be getting a long winter's nap tonight... just a lot of short ones strung together.

Why?

Because I have the most pitiful sick babies. If you think one sick baby is sad, you should see all 3 of these guys together.  I mean, you just can't take it!   We took them to the doctor today to make sure it wasn't RSV or the flu.  They tested negative for both thank the Lord!  However, anyone who saw them just said how pitiful they looked!  Poor guys!

Sooooooo, I have 3 nose-sucky things, 3 bottles of saline spray, 1 hiney thermometer (temps have spiked to 103!), and lots and lots of motrin all standing by to help us survive night #2 of sickness.  Thankfully, Harper & I are well.  Hope the boys are back to feeling good soon!  Hope we get to sleep some tonight!

Chris was supposed to go out of town tonight, but when I called him to tell him that 2 of 3 had fevers, he canceled right away. By the time he came home, baby #3 was running a temp of 100.5 So, thank you my Love for coming home to help me. I hope you feel better soon, too.

Night to all,
ML