All in a night's sleep

O LORD, I remember Your name in the night, And keep Your law. Ps 119:55

I have never been a good sleeper. But this last year has been exponentially worse.

For someone who needs 8-9 hours on a given night, 4 hours doesn't cut it.   I have tried it all, melatonin, herbal teas, essential oils, benydral, sleeping pills, so on so forth.  I have researched the habits- don't look at electronic devices, just get up and walk around for a while, read a boring book.  All of these things work in some degree but nothing works completely.

Everyone says Melatonin works- eh not so sure

Sleeplessness is horrid- I lack energy; exercise becomes hard; I get irritable (and I kind be irritable anyways ask my family).  But in all the bad, I have found some good.

I love essential oils and lavender is a nice stress releaser

I have a love of essential oils.
I have rediscovered my love for puzzles- sometimes at 2:00 in the morning.
I am working my way through all the LM Montgomery books- as off now I have done all the Anne of Green Gables books and am doing the short stories.
I have gotten good advice from a friend who has walked the same path recently and checks in to see how I am doing.
I have gotten in lots and lots and lots and lots of prayer time.   I pray especially through the kids in my life, a new ministry I am involved in, and for cousins serving in an unreached area.  Not that I always turn in prayer, but I am starting to do this more and more.

I want this time of sleepness to go away especially after a recent series of 8 nights with only 1 good night.  But during this time, I am thankful that God is creating the habit of me turning in prayer during the midnight hours.

At midnight I shall rise to give thanks to You Because of Your righteous ordinances. Ps 119:62