The Beautiful sound of Healing

I have really struggled with the decision to share this story. Not that it is anything big, but because I decided long ago that I didn't want my children to be defined by their past. Our sweet Nevie was 10Months old when she came to live with us. She begin having night terrors a few months later and praise God they only happen occasionally now. She sleeps in our bed, usually tucked inside Todd's arm. That is where she feels safe, and although it causes us to lose a little sleep and feel a little sore in the morning, that is where she needs to be right now. One night this past week, she semi-woke up and instead of crying out in her sleep, she laughed. In her sleep..... my baby girl laughed. Now don't misunderstand, she laughs a LOT in the daytime. She is full of smiles and curiosity and love...but at night, when she isn't aware of her surroundings, she can go somewhere that isn't happy. And as her mother, that breaks my heart. I share this to remind people of the awesome power of healing. It is such a beautiful sound, healing. Letting go and forgetting the past. Relaxing, feeling safe. And God overwhelms me on a regular basis of the fact that it IS possible.