[blessedbybug]

Music is what keeps me sane, then and now... through it all... I'll share three but really, I could go on and on about different songs and how they helped me on this journey.

I Will Be Here
by Stephen Curtis Chapman

Tomorrow mornin’ if you wake up
And the sun does not appear
I will be here

If in the dark we lose sight of love
Hold my hand and have no fear
‘Cause I will be here

I will be here
When you feel like bein’ quiet
When you need to speak your mind
I will listen

And I will be here
When the laughter turns to cryin’
Through the winnin’ and losin’ and tryin’
We’ll be together
‘Cause I will be here

Tomorrow mornin’ if you wake up
And the future is unclear
I’ll be here
Just as sure as seasons are made for change
Our lifetimes are made for years
I will be here

I will be here
You can cry on my shoulder
When the mirror tells us we’re older
I will hold you

And I will be here
To watch you grow in beauty
And tell you all the things you are to me
I will be here

I will be true
To the promise I have made
To you and to the One who gave you to me
I will be here

And just as sure as seasons are made for change
Our lifetimes are made for years
‘Cause I will be here….
We’ll be together, forever
‘Cause I will be here
I will be here

A friend sang this at our wedding. We'd listen to it especially in the low times and remember that we were in this together even on the days when it felt like the sun just wouldn't/couldn't come up.



Thought You'd Be Here
by Wes King from A Room Full of Stories

Thought you'd be here
by Wes King

We thought you'd be here by now
Your mother and I
We're praying through our tears that somehow
We might hear your sweet cry
Have we waited too long
It's getting harder to be strong
Is there something we've done wrong

But if you like dancing
I'll make it rain rhythm and rhyme and melodies, child
And if you like dreaming
Your mother will make your imagination run wild
Somehow, we thought you'd be here by now

We have a room just for you upstairs
It's right down the hall
So we'll be close should you ever get scared
We'll come when you call
It's a room full of stories
Waiting to be told
Longing to behold

And if you like laughing
I'll plaint you a circus of smiles and ferris wheels, dear
And if you like living
Your mother will fly you to worlds both far and near
Somehow . . .

I never knew the silence could make me so deaf
I never knew I could miss someone I've never met
Miss someone I haven't met yet
We'll be waiting

This one is hanging on Bug's wall to help us remember "our room..." and how the silence lifted when she arrived... actually, this whole CD was amazing when I just needed to get away from it all...

It's Gonna Be Alright

It's gonna be alright. It's gonna be alright
I can tell by your eyes that you're not getting any sleep
And you try to rise above it, but you're sinking in too deep
Oh, oh I believe, I believe that...
It's gonna be alright. It's gonna be alright.

I believe you'll outlive this pain in your heart
And you'll gain such a strength from what is tearing you apart
Oh, oh I believe, I believe that...
It's gonna be alright. It's gonna be alright.

When some time has past us, and the story can be told
It will mirror the strength and the courage of your soul
Oh, oh I believe, I believe...

I did not come here to offer you cliches
I will not pretend to know all your pain
Just when you cannot, the I will hold out faith,
FOR YOU
It's gonna be alright. It's gonna be alright.

(c) 2005 Sara Groves Music
~ From her album "Add To The Beauty"

Ah this one... in our second wait, there were many days it felt harder than the first. Unimaginable I know, but there were so many things in addition to waiting for Roo that weighed heavy on us.