Last week was the first time Riley has really "held" his baby sister. I sat her beside him on his Elmo couch as she's now very interested in sitting up. I instructed him to place his arm around her to help keep her steady. Thankfully, I had my camera nearby to capture the moment: a big brother taking his little 3 month old sister under his wing. She felt so safe and secure, I'm sure, sitting with her big brother.
Sometimes I feel like I want someone to put their arm around ME and tell me everything is going to be okay... someone to keep me steady in times of turmoil... someone to carry my burdens. And then I remember that my heavenly father says, Come to me all you who are heavy laden and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28) REST. In three years of being a mother, I can recall very few nights where I have slept uninterrupted. The idea of rest seems unattainable at times... an unreachable goal ...a luxury a select few (those without children! lol)can afford. But He promises us real rest for our weary souls. The kind of unshakable rest that can withstand anything that life throws at us. All we have to do is trust Him and allow Him to put His all-knowing, all-powerful arm around us. Then, by some sweet miracle, through is grace and mercy, comes what we have been longing for....REST.
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