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Peter Rabbit Preschool
Feb. 7, 2008
Reflection
The thought crossed my mind that I might need to post a note that this blog is closed until our newborn son reaches 3 months of age..... it seems that the only news from our home-front is whether or not I managed to make it through the day with less than several hours of sleep at night......that kind of a blog note is not very exciting to read! True, the past three days/nights have been particularly difficult (baby Owyn was wide awake and/or crying all night until 4 AM. for most of this week) He's got into the habit of being continually awake for many, many hours at night, so it's not just a matter of getting up and down repeatedly. However, as I said, that's just about all there is to say about it, other than the fact that I keep changing my mind as to the reasons for this....(extra gassy? reflux? colic? days and nights mixed up?) Whatever the answer is, we'll have to live with it until he's older and it works itself out. I'm trying several things on a trial basis, but until further notice, this is our reality.
In the meantime, in those late hours when the baby's been awake but quiet, I've been reading a book called "Left To Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust" (Immaculee Ilibagiza). It's the story of one woman who survived the genocide of one million of her tribesmen in the Rwanda of 1994. Her parents and siblings were brutally murdered. Immaculee was spared by hiding for three months in a very small bathroom with 7 other women in the home of a local pastor. She couldn't move or even barely breathe, and she spent all of her waking hours in prayer. Multiple times the pastor's home was searched by the killers, who called her by name in their threats. Miraculously, the hiding place is never found and she lives. Even more remarkable is how she learns to forgive. She writes "the people who'd hurt my family had hurt themselves even more, and they deserved my pity. I knew that my heart and mind would always be tempted to feel anger - to find blame and hate. But I resolved that when the negative feelings came upon me, I wouldn't wait for them to grow or fester. I would always turn immediately to the Source of all true power: I would turn to God and let His love and forgiveness protect and save me".
This book is the kind that leaves you really reflecting on your own life and encouraging you to be thankful for the blessings around you.
I'll keep trying to blog for now - at least I think I can!
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