Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

The old saying is true. "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." As you know, I began working again this week, so I'm away from Chicken Little approximately 11 hours a day. While it's torturous, It's making me appreciate the little things more. She's sleeping for 4-6 hours at night before waking, so some nights I don't get to spend much time with her. But when she does wake up, I hold her close and enjoy every minute of feeding her and rocking her back to sleep. I can't say (that before this week) I truly ENJOYED waking up at odd hours of the night to feed her. But there has been something about this week that changed me. There have been a couple of nights that I didn't want to lay her down. I could have rocked her until dawn. God is so amazing. Often we look for the BIG miracles, and seldom see the little blessings.

These are my little but BIG blessings I've noticed this week:

1. I have a wonderful, loving, Christian Mother & Father-in-law, who delight in keeping my Chicken Little every day. Here I know she's loved and well taken care of.

2. Chicken Little has slept through the night, going down between 6 and 8, and only waking for 1 feeding.

3. Chicken Little is resting while sleeping. And because she rests, Mommy and Daddy rest too!!

4. My husband has been so much more than I could have ever hoped for, as far as husbands and fathers go. He's been so good to me!!!!

5. I have been able to meet the needs of my husband and daughter with ease this week.

6. Work has been busy, but not too hectic. Just enough to keep me from "dwelling" on the fact that I must work.

7. And the fact that Sunday is just around the corner, is a blessing!!!!