3 am Prayer

This week has been rough for our family. We've all been sick with bad sore throats and coughs and it seems like there's no end in sight. Add on that it's quarter end (Marty's busy season), and we've been barely surviving. I think I'd be horrified if I added up the total time Emi and I have sat watching shows this week.

Yesterday, I finally thought Emi and I were on the up and up and then she had two hysterical crying fits during her nap. It was so sad. At night, we put her down for bed, and she slept great the first hour or two before Marty and I went to bed.

As Marty and I were going to bed I told him I was close to my breaking point. (He's been the one who's been sickest and been working lots of hours...so he should be the one complaining but I was telling him I was instead. haha.) Anyway, just a little bit after we went to bed Emi started crying again. Marty went in and helped her and she was able to go down for a little bit but then she just kept getting worked up. 

I eventually ended up sleeping on her floor for a few hours. She would whimper and then I would remind her that she was okay and I was right by her. After a few hours I was exhausted and so I gave her some medicine and then she and I said a prayer together that she would be able to sleep through the night and that Heavenly Father would watch over her so I could go sleep in my bed too. I felt the spirit really strongly in that moment.

After I set Emi down after the prayer, she was miraculously able to sleep from 3 am all the way to morning. I've been hoping to have some more spiritual experiences and this experience showed me that God is real and he's watching over not only Emi but me too. I'm grateful for a God who hears our 3 am prayers.