Got any "cooked books"?
Since my knee surgery, sleep has frequently eluded me. I lie awake a lot at night, just not totally comfortable, so I toss and turn until I find a comfortable position which allows me to finally drift off for a few more minutes sleep. I guess I do this to myself, because I cannot seem to find the slowness of pace that keeps me from overdoing it sometimes. I forget that my body is healing and launch into projects and tasks way beyond my level of rehabilitation at this point. Then I wonder why I am achy in the night hours! Sometimes we lie awake because we do something, or are involved in something, which plays on our minds or bodies into the wee hours of the night. At other times, it is what is done to us which gives us the unease and keeps us from finding the slumber we so desperately desire. Either way, the end result is a restless night in bed, rumpled sheets, and a crazy hairdo! Did you know that not one "toss" or "turn" escapes God's notice? Not one