.....i know our year is going to be ok

A couple nights ago sleep avoided both my husband and I. We tossed, we turned, we took our turns getting up and paging through the television channels, surfing the internet, drinking water, and then also going to the bathroom. (sigh) We spent a lot of time just laying there….awake in the quiet and dark. The clock kept tick-tocking closer to midnight and we were both feeling more and more apprehensive about falling asleep because we both had to be at work the next morning.

Sleep came for neither of us during those hours before midnight and finally I snuggled up to him and said, “I just need your arms around me.” He obliged and there we lay, just resting and our thoughts churning. After awhile I started to pray out loud. I prayed for our family, for friends, for a couple issues that are concerning for us and we aren’t sure how they will be resolved. I prayed for health, my husband’s lungs are not in good shape at the moment, he has asthma and it is really bad at the moment. I thanked God and praised him and asked him to provide direction for us in our difficulties and I felt so much better once I breathed my “amen”. 

It was like our burdens were no longer our own to bear and I felt “lighter” in spirit.

Eventually sleep came and we each got several hours rest before we had to get up for work. 

That morning I saw I had an email from my husband. I opened it and it simply said this, “Thank you for praying for us last night, we are going through some tough times right now, but I know our year is going to be OK.”

                                               

Reading those words of assurance made me feel the same way I felt the night before when he had his arms around me.

I love you Mr. Wonderful.

You make me feel loved.

Always and forever.