Bedtime fears

Lately, as EB has been just about to drift off to sleep, she becomes overwhelmed with fears about the house burning down, losing me, her daddy, and her sister, losing everything she has, and about bad people getting into the house and keeping us out of her room so we can't protect her. Tonight, as her eyes were drifting closed, she said, "I don't know why it's this time every night I start to get scared."

I tried to calm her fears saying a fire had never happened to me or lots of other people I know and then explaining insurance and that we could buy back all our things. She responded by saying all our things are really old and you can't buy things like them. I knew she'd probably figure that out but thought it was worth a try. 

Finally, I told her to pretend all her fears and anxiety were going from her brain all the way to her hand and from her hand to mine. That I'd take them for her. She said she didn't want me to worry. So I told her I'd pray about them and then God would take them. 

She said she felt better having Lydia in her room and not being alone but she was worried L wouldn't really know what to do if something bad happened, that she felt better with an adult in the room. So, I just rested beside her, and she held my hand as she fell asleep. That brilliant little brain of hers is such a blessing and burden at the same time.