²³ Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁴He who calls you is faithful; He will surely do it. 1 Thess 5:23-24


I love sleep.  Who doesn't really?  Does anyone remember my main reason for not wanting an infant referral way back in the beginning??? Sleep. Seems ridiculous now that I think about it.  Wee bit selfish.  We thought we would adopt older siblings.  One adoption, move on with life.  I LOVE how He sees the BIG picture and we only get a glimpse. We got a referral for siblings, then lost it.  Then got a single referral, of.an.infant.  A 2 month old baby!

We brought Abe home, found out he had profound neurological issues and guess what.......he didn't sleep.  Like barely any for 2 years.  You know what else?  God met me there.  In the middle of the night.  When I literally thought I couldn't do it for one more minute, He was there.  He gave me exactly what I needed for that minute, and the minute after that.

The next day, exhausted, He met me again.  Allowed me to do my job: care for my kids, be present for therapy, attend kids activities, cook, clean, etc....He was there.  By His grace alone, we managed to survive on very little sleep.

Abe sleeps SO much better, though does wake up occasionally still.  We are thankful for the progress he has made. :)

We are now home with Gigi.  In so many ways, I can't imagine her not being here......and then I find her halfway up the stairs or pulling things out of cabinets and I'm reminded that it has been a LONG time since I've had a toddler.  (Eyasu came home at 3 and Abe isn't mobile)  Poor baby has basically been battling some form of illness since we got her.  She has been a champ through it all.  It has made her not want to sleep as much as normal.......so back to the sanctification process that takes place in the wee hours over here.

Last night Gigi wasn't sleeping AT ALL, screaming (new ear infections) and was just harder than normal to soothe.  I got her back down and I'm not kidding, Abe immediately started in on the monitor.  These are the moments that I try to make deals.  I beg and plead with the Lord. I say ridiculous things about "needing" sleep and sound all "entitled"...........Gigi woke back up, Abe came in our bed with Moody and I moved to the couch with the Princess.......

We did sleep off and on for a few hours before Eyasu was up and ready to roll.  And again, He met me.  He has poured grace and mercy to me in big ole heaps.  So I may have dark circles under my eyes and forget what I walked into a particular room for......but I am thankful for this adventure He called us to!