Pretty Girl's screaming destroyed my peaceful slumber. I reluctantly dragged myself out of bed and into her room for the second time. I immediately scooped her out of the crib with no patience to listen to crying while I patted her back and went through the Supernanny routine.
She put her thumb in her mouth and nuzzled her head against my chest. With my arms wrapped tightly around her, I laid down. Her bright eyes studied my face. I kissed her forehead and ran my fingers through her fine baby hair.
I was instantly awake with a feeling of contentment and joy. Tears meandered down my face. Nothing in my existence bears any resemblance to a reason for God's providence in my life. I have no explanation for why He has blessed me by allowing these two beautiful children to begin their lives within me. I am overwhelmed with a quiet flood of gratitude and awe. Thank you, dear Lord.
I didn't expect to begin celebrating Thanksgiving at 3 am in a dark room with the Spa channel as the soundtrack. It is a blessing nonetheless. What a happy Thanksgiving it already is.
13 comments:
What a sweet post! Your kids are lucky to have you as a Mom!!
Miss Lipstick, this is too wonderful. What a fabulous Mom you are. (And we didn't even know there was a Spa channel!)
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Oh, sweetie-this made me cry and I'm so thankful too.
YOu just about made me cry too, and now I want to go to bed... oddly this is a soothing post!
Yes - You are so blessed!
how sweet. Happy Thanksgiving--glad you found the true meaning of this day!
Oh my, that was such a sweet post! I hope you and your family had a great Thanksgiving!
Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. :)
Wow, that is a super sweet blog post. Why can't they stay little?
I would (this is insane) love to wake up in the middle of the night to give a baby a bottle.
There is no time like quiet baby time.
Last weekend, Kennedi let me rock her to sleep. She fell asleep and I just loved on her for the longest time.... smelling her baby sweet hair. At almost 2.5, she has no time to slow down.
Kisses,
Holly
This post brought a tear to my eye. I feel exactly the same way about my girls.
What a very sweet post! It made me tear up. The things we can give thanks for!
how sweet
Beatiful post, brought tears to my eyes...
As much sleep as I miss out on, I am so thankful for those little moments with just me and Princess Mountain Goat. She is growing so fast. You post is so true and so beautifully written as a reminder to those of us who sometimes do it without realizing how quickly they will be gone.
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