This may seem haokie to some, but so what. It blows me away and reaffirms my faith, all at the same time!

Elijah has been throwing me for a loop here these past few days. A couple of nights ago he woke up at 12:30 screaming bloody murder. Josh went in and rocked and sang to him for a while and laid him back down. he cried again so I went in and held him for a while, and then he went back to sleep after whimpering for a while. Since then he hasn't been wanting to go down for naps or to bed at night. I couldn't figure out what was wrong. I figured he was just trying to fight sleeping again, he hasn't done that in several months. Everytime I lay him down for a nap he's fine for about 5 minutes and then he gets REALLY upset. So, I tell him to hush and go to sleep. He doesn't, he throws a fit. So, as expected, he gets a spanking, and then he goes to sleep. Works like a charm, but he's still upset. It was wierd. Well, last night Josh puts him down to bed and normally he just sings and plays and falls asleep. But last night, again, he got really upset after about 5 minutes. He started screaming, so I ran upstairs (Josh was out with the grill) to get him. He was wild eyed and distraught. I got a really heavy feeling when I walked in his room, and it hit me. He's been attacked everytime I lay him down to sleep the past 4 or 5 days. How on earth did I not pick up on that earlier? I picked him up and began praying and rebuking. It was the most amazing thing, he knew I was praying. He folded his hands and bowed his head in my shoulder. As soon as I felt we had reclaimed his room I stopped praying and he looked up at me, just as calm as ever. It brings tears to think of it. My poor little boy, stupid Satan! How dare he attack someone so helpless. Elijah knew he needed prayer. He knew what I was doing as soon as I started praying and prayed with me. I'm continually delighted to see how in-tune Elijah is with his creator. Every Sunday during worship at church he closes his eyes, claps and raises his hands in the air. It's encouraging to watch.