a wake up call....literally.

Smith is a month old now and he is such a sweet baby. He is doing really well and has been such a blessing. Thursday night we had a really rough night. Smith was having a tummy ache and was very uncomfortable. As his mother, I felt that I should know just what to do to comfort him. I wanted him to feel better...AND I wanted to go to sleep.
Reed and I know that we are very lucky that Smith has only had 2 restless nights in his first month of life, but I felt so helpless and nothing I did seemed to comfort him. We rocked, we put Smith in his swing, we tried it all. He was just so uncomfortable that he could not sleep. So finally, as a last resort... at 3:30 am Reed put him in his car seat, stuck it in the stroller and strolled him around the living room! He fell fast asleep, so we just rolled the stroller into our room, and Smith slept soundly for about an hour and a half right next to our bed...in the stroller! What ever works, huh? Unfortunately, I had to get up and go to the store that morning. After less than 2 hours of sleep I was dreading this day and everything about it. My body and my mind were tired. The feeling of exhaustion was overwhelming and I was not sure I could make it through the day....

But then I got a great wake up call. I opened my devotional and began to read. The verse at the top of the page read: "Oh how sweet the light of day, and how wonderful to live in the sunshine! Even if you live a long time, don't take a single day for granted. Take delight in each light-filled hour." -Ecclesiastes 11:7-8 It was just what I needed. A simple reminder that by God's boundless grace, He has given me another day to live and another day to love this sweet child. I am so thankful for this gift and I will "delight in every light-filled hour" and glorify Him in all I do.