100% Update: Rest

" ... and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28)

Last night, I nestled into No.2's bed to read a story, sing a song, and pray a prayer. It was so peaceful ... the ViolentSilence and the resulting havoc escaped my mind for those few moments. I am so amazed at what our little ones teach us during times like this. [You probably saw No.3 saying her prayer before dinner a few nights ago ... precious ...] Well, No.2 prayed with the same faith last night.

My friend Oswald says that a complete life is the life of a child ... that a child of God does not seek the will of God or is not aware of the will of God because "he is the will of God." Oz says, "A child of God never prayers to be made aware of the fact that God answers prayer, because he is so restfully certain that God always answers prayers." Thanks for the understanding, Oz.

Here's the update from early morning:

• Nurse UPsKid [ ... welcome back ... and thank you ... ] said that Dad rested all night long. Do you wanna know why? Because he was off the LungRobot ... uninterrupted ... for almost 9 hours yesterday. You go, SheepDog! And so, at 9:30pm last night, UPsKid let Dad rest.
• Dad was starting to move his left arm more. [That's really good because he's a Lefty and will need that hand and arm to sign autographs on the book tour ... not that anyone was able to read Dad's handwriting before ...]
• Dad is not only squeezing on command, but he is releasing on command, which UPsKid says is a good finding.

In the words of a child [ ... see above ... we just talked about it ... ], let's pray for the following:

1. A thumbs up ... left hand.
2. A bed
3. A "yes"