Precious Sleep

So I have a list of topics I would like to get around to writing about, however, today I am thinking about - sleep! All three of my children slept through the night last night and so did I! Not only that, but they all fell asleep happily and easily, then they stayed asleep. This is a pretty rare occurence in our house. You would think at their ages (7, 9, and 11) poor sleep would be a thing of the past, but it is not. And I just have to say 11 years into not sleeping, it is getting very tiring. Ashley stays up late, gets up early, and occasionally gets up in the middle of the night, sometimes all three. Hailey is most known for staying up really late, but may get up in the middle of the night. Josh usually falls asleep easily, every now and then he gives a good fight, but almost always gets up in the middle of the night - many, many times a night. Last night Josh fell asleep during his devotional reading and was asleep in the same place, when I woke him up this morning. On top of the wonderful night of sleep, everybody was in a decent mood this morning. Well to be honest the girls moods weren't that great, but Josh more than made up for them. Evidently when you get up 4- 10 times a night, you don't wake up in that great of a mood- ever. By not great, I mean he wakes up angry and defiant, arguing with everyone in sight, right up until his medication takes affect, an hour later. I am usually exhausted and relieved by the time he goes to school. But today he was wonderful, I saw a glimpse of the boy he could be, if he slept! Now I realize that tonight most likely someone will be up, that is not pessimism, but years of experience talking. But for today the verse that comes to mind is - This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24
It is amazing how something so simple and natural can change your whole outlook. I will cherish today, who knows when it will happen again. If I got to sleep every night, it wouldn't be nearly so exciting.