He gives us sleep

"It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep."    Psalm 127:2

Last night while sitting up in the living room and nursing my last little one to sleep, this verse came to mind.

I have been trying very hard to get to bed at a good time here recently.  About a month ago Benjamin's regular bed time was between 10 p.m and 11p.m, every night,  night after night. So by the time I was in bed my self was even later than that. I was getting pretty worn out to say the least, and not able to get up at a good time in the morning either.
Now that school has started keeping a good schedule is very important. If I get up late, of course breakfast is late, then school is late. And if we are to much in a rush then there goes Bible reading time. So not good.

So I have to get up earlier. But to do that I need to get to bed earlier.
  With day light hours getting shorter that helps to get the kids settled down easier and faster.
And just here recently Benjamin had been going to sleep about 9:30 p.m. So, much  better!
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Now If I can just manage to have all my evening responsibilities done by that time, and stay off the computer, and fight  the urge to snuggle up with my Bible or a good book. Then I will be doing good.
And I can get to bed earlier, and be able to rise early to start the new day well rested and full of energy!!!
 
Sometimes little ones keep us up late at night, and there is not alot we can do about that. But I do not want other things to be the reason I keep late hours.  I feel strongly that that would not be what God would want me to do. When I am up late I pay for it the next day!

I feel like God has been speaking to me latly on this. And He wants  to bless me with a good nights sleep!

My goal this winter is to go to bed as soon as the kids are in bed, and to get up in the morning no later than 7 a.m., but preferable by 6 or 6:30 a.m. --- then I could even  see hubby before he goes off to work and even cook him breakfast!  ( That would be a blessing to him I am sure! )

Hope your winter schedule is set and going good for you too, and that you get a good nights sleep every night!!

In Him,
Mae