Gifts

I should be cleaning the house.  Actually, I should be doing laundry.  Or my bible study (that I am facilitating tomorrow and not even finished doing..) I should also probably be cooking dinner. Or taking a nap.  But instead, I'm blogging... priorities, people.

The past few nights N has been off... I am talking up every 2-3hrs off.  Little guy is learning SO many new skills and they are coming all at once.  Sitting up? Check.  Eating new foods? Check. Rolling around everywhere? Check.  Taking lunges (kinda one "step" crawling)? Check. I love seeing him learn, discover, and grow... but I prefer he practices when the sun can light up the room... not 2am.  Last night was especially rough, and then nap time today was equally as frustrating.  All this to say, I'm pooped today.  I know it goes with the territory, but it doesn't change my love (and desperate need!!!) for sleep.

As I was listening to N fight his nap try to go to sleep and trying not to pull my hair out, I emailed a very wise woman asking her to remind me how much I love Noah. Instead, she reminded me "Every good and perfect gift (even if they don't sleep) is from above. James 1:17."   I am pretty sure she has a different copy of the Bible than I do, but it got me thinking.  This little guy, sleeping or not, is pretty darned perfect.  He can make me smile, he can make me laugh, and he can warm my heart on the coldest of days.  It is so easy to forget how awesome I have it, and how lucky I am to be able to stay home with him.  I can't imagine having a sleepless night, then having to lug him (and myself) off to daycare/work.  If it has been a rough night, I get to stay at home in my PJs (don't judge) and walk around in a zombie like state.  The Lord has given me SO many gifts when He gave us Noah, and I am sure there is a gift hidden somewhere in this whole no sleep situation.  I don't always like how He chooses to teach me, but on the other side I am always so grateful for the lesson.  So, here I am... choosing to be grateful for this little perfect give, sleep or no sleep, sent from above. 

xoxo,
~The Grant Gang