Like the Song

Just like the song, "It's three in the morning and I'm still awake, so I pick up my pen and the page, and I started writing..." except I suppose it would be picking up my computer and typing. Between the crazy thoughts in my head, gas, and heartburn, I can't go to sleep. I've been awake for over an hour now, thinking, praying and wondering what the morning and the next 18 years will bring.  Phoebe's not here yet to distract me in the middle of the night. My sweetie will wake up and rub my back and hold me, I have a cup of grape juice next to me, and I know I have to work tomorrow...but all of these things just aren't helping me sleep. My mind is reeling with the items that we still need to buy, the check list of errands that have to be run, and the projects that have to be finished within the next 5 weeks. 5 weeks....whoa....in 5ish weeks, Lord willing, we will have a little girl to be responsible for- for the rest of our lives!
We will be held responsible for the way we trained her up in the Lord and for the way we handled every day decisions. I know every parent is different; we'll do some things that may have people looking at us weirdly or thinking "what in the world are they doing it that way for", but I also know that in the light of eternity it probably won't matter for the mundane decisions. It will matter, however, that we raise Phoebe to know about Christ and His love for us. He was God-man, brought to earth as a baby, grew up like a normal person (yet without sin),  shed His blood on the cross to cleanse us from our sins,  rose again and is waiting for us in heaven, if we trust in Him. What a wonderful gift He has given to us! I pray that Phoebe will believe and take all of this to heart one day!
Well, hopefully I can go back to sleep before geting up in 3 hours and heading to work. I'll pray for our little baby, her physical health, and most importantly, her eternal security.