"And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded , for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them."

Jeff and I have decided to read one verse or a few verses from the New Testament and from the Book of Mormon each day. As I was reading in the Book of Mormon and reading in 1 Nephi I came across I think a very popular scripture for a lot of people. The line that really stood out to me this time was "for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them..." The reason it stood out was because over the last couple weeks Hannah has been struggling with naps really bad, I thought I couldn't do it and that I was done. Now I know this is not a commandment but I know that Heavenly Father does not give us anything he knows we can not handle, even if sometimes we don't think we can handle it, he will help us through it and a weakness can become a strength. Every person I have talked to or book I have read has said kids need naps until 3 or 4 years of age. Now every kid is different so I almost thought she was done with naps until at night she was very grouchy and before lunch she would rub her eyes and you could just tell she was tired. So finally I broke down (almost giving up) and called my sister that has struggled a little with naps with her son. She said both of her kids went through a stage where they tried to refuse naps. She knew they were still tired and needed naps so she figured out why they were struggling and worked with them. With her son it was because he missed her and would rather be with her than sleeping. They introduced Mr. Bear to give him something to comfort him during naps. With her daughter she just needed something to relax her so she gave her books and then she would fall asleep on her own.

Today I was also reading a talk from the General Young Women Meeting by Mary N Cook ( http://www.lds.org/library/display/0,4945,2298-1-426-39,00.html )

In this talk there is a story of them taking some of their grandchildren to Timpanogos Cave National Monument. There was a 9 year old and 6 year old. She was a little worried how the 6 year old would do. Before reaching their destination the 6 year old sat down and said, "I give up! I can’t go any farther!" They sat down and came up with a plan. The plan helped the 6 year old and they accomplished the goal. In there is a line that says, "Have you ever been afraid and discouraged as you’ve faced a challenge that seemed far beyond your ability? Have you ever wanted to give up?" This immediately made me think of yesterday when i broke down and said I couldn't do nap times anymore, and that I didn't know what to do anymore. After talking to my sister and getting a little extra hope again I decided that after dinner last night I would start a fast to help with naps and getting them figured out quickly. The Lord truly does work miracles. I knew I couldn't do this all on my own anymore and needed his help. I had faith and knew if anyone could figure Hannah's naps it would be me telling myself we could do it and turning to the Lord for help. Today as I laid Hannah down for her nap I made sure she knew I loved her and when she woke up we could play. I told her that baby doll would be with her and she could cuddle with her. I left and didn't hear anything from her. 4 or 5 minutes later she started screaming. I went in didn't talk to her or make eye contact with her (so she didn't think it was time to play or talk) I laid her back down gave her baby doll and blankets and left the room. She was fine and went to sleep for 50 minutes but woke up screaming and still sounding very tired. I went in did the same thing where I laid her back down. She cried right at first but settled down and now is still sleeping and it is 2:42 (I lay her down at 1). Much better than 30 minute naps!

Sorry this has become pretty lengthly but I know without a doubt that if we ask and have faith the Lord will be there to help and guide us. He knows our hearts and he knows what we can handle and where he needs to help, but we have to ask first!