DeeDee24: Here, there or in the air

Why am I up at night?

I have a difficult time going to sleep. Sometimes my little boy wakes up and I have to stay up with him. It seems I don't get enough sleep each night. I was rocking the little man at 3:00 am on Saturday morning and found myself praying. I was tired but I think I prayed for him, my daughter, family, etc. Then I questioned "Why am I up?" and it occurred to me that I would never have prayed that prayer if I was asleep. I started thinking about all the time I spend rocking my teething child at night and that is the only quiet time I have to pray. There is just something special about holding a baby snuggled up in your arms and rocking them. It just makes me so thankful I have to pray.

Speaking of children, I watched Super Nanny with my three year old. She gasped as the children in the show behaved so badly. I wasn't sure if I should let her watch (make it a learning experience) or if I should turn it off in a hurry (don't want to learn any bad tricks!) We didn't watch long but it was funny to hear her talk about the children jumping on beds, coloring walls, etc. It made an impression on her and she was an angel going to bed.