Last night, Derek and I decided to have a "Family Night". So, when it was bed time, we let the kids sleep with us in our bed. They loved it! There was lots of talking and squirming for a very long time. But it was so nice to cuddle with my most precious blessings. After a little while, Daddy fell asleep. (Poor guy works all hours of the day and night, so we just let him sleep). The next one to go was Sis. She was playing with my hair and then finally fell asleep with my hair wrapped around her chubby little fingers. Next, was Bub. He giggled with me for a while but then slowly let more and more time lapse in between laughs. Then it was silent, except for the sleepy breathing of my dear family. It was the best sound ever. I began thinking that it would be so nice if this were my own little "Blessing Island" that I was stranded on. It would be so nice if we never had to get up out of bed again and could just stay together and laugh, play, and sleep together. But I know God has plans for us to do certain work here on earth. So I'm happy to be busy working for Him. But I have to praise Him for nights like last night. For chubby little fingers in my hair. For tiny knobby knees in my back. For squishy little arms wrapped around my neck. For my beautiful children and my absolutely amazing husband. With tears in my eyes I say, Thank you, Lord.
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