So tired...and yet...

Here I sit at 1.10 am. I am tired yet the sleep does not come. The house is peaceful with the soft sounds of breathing children and a slightly louder breathing husband. I can hear the clocks ticking too. Reminding me of how late it is and how soon it will be daylight. I read. I paint. I drink a warm milk. I pray. I beg. Please come sleep. My mind will not shut down. So many thoughts running circles in my head. I feel anxious. I know I will be so tired come daylight. Come Lord, please. Bring me peace and bring me rest for my utterly weary soul. Soothe the aches, the concerns, the anxieties, the hurts, the busyness, the worries, the loneliness, the brokeness. Calm my thoughts and release my mind to the beautiful place of rest. Allow my mind and body to be restored and rejuvenated.