to shut off enough to get some sleep, my mind goes back to this night 7 years ago.
i clearly remember being in that space between awake and slumber and feeling an overwhelming sense of peace. i knew it was from god. i had been feeling nervous about giving birth and wondering how i could handle the physical pain. never could i have imagined that in the coming hours, physical pain would be the least of my concerns.
as i drifted off to sleep that night, unsure of what was to come, the lord already knew how it would all unfold. he knew that in just a couple hours, i'd awaken to 