I stayed up reading.
Late the other night.
I started with People magazine.
Before I got back into Harry Potter.
I know.
People Magazine.
But I like my classy trash.
And I like it on a weekly basis.
Jay teases me.
About reading my classy trash.
And yet I always catch him.
Flipping through it later on!
But there was a blurb in the magazine.
About someone’s daughter missing.
And right then and there.
Such fear struck my heart.
About my girls.
About something happening to them.
About someone hurting them.
Or snatching them.
The thought of them missing.
And having no idea where they were.
Terrified me completely.
Despite how irrational it was at the moment.
I didn’t know what to do.
But I knew I would never be able to sleep.
With all those troubling thoughts in my mind.
And such fear in my heart.
So I got out of bed.
And crept into Lilla’s room.
She was so sleeping so deeply.
And so peacefully.
I did the only thing I could think of.
I sat on her bed.
And laid my hand on her.
And started praying for both my girls.
That the Lord would protect them.
And their hearts.
And their minds.
And their bodies.
For their safety.
For their protection.
That the Lord would guard them.
And keep them safe.
From violence.
From crime.
From any person.
That may ever want to hurt them.
I prayed that the Lord.
Would hide my babies.
In the shadow.
Of his almighty wings.
And I prayed.
That the Lord would be a shield.
That he would stand between them.
And any harm that may come their way.
(Psalm 17:8)
This is the verse I prayed over Kellan the night before his surgery and the day of…! Love it! Happy to hear she is scheduled for #2 I will be keeping the whole family in my prayers!