A request
Tonight I’m not going to even try to articulate all I’m feeling. I honestly just don’t have it in me.
Instead, I’m going to make a request of you.
We toured the labor and delivery floor today, as well as the NICU, at the UW. In some ways, it’s helpful to now be able to picture where delivery day is going to happen, and to know a bit more about the process. In other ways, this increased knowledge is incredibly difficult because that day – and everything that hangs on it – is that much more real.
I have no doubt that that day (or days? Eliana did take thirty-two very long hours of laboring to make her arrival) is going to be one of the hardest to date in my life. And I know one of the things that will help me through the long hours of labor is music.
So I’m beginning to compile a playlist. I’ve shared some of the songs that have carried me through the journey so far, but my request for you is that if there’s a certain song that’s made you think of Arabella, will you share it with me?
Thank you friends for continuing to walk with us.
Dear Lord, You have made waiting beautiful and patience divine. You have taught us that Your will should be accepted, simply because it is Your will. You have revealed to us that a person may see nothing but sorrow in his cup yet still be willing to drink it because of a conviction that Your eyes see further than his own. Father, give me Your divine power – the power of Gethsemane. Give me the strength to wait for hope – to look through the window when there are no stars. Even when my joy is gone, give me the strength to stand victoriously in the darkest night and say, ‘To my heavenly Father, the sun still shines.’
~George Matheson, Streams in the Desert, July 26th
I happened across your blog from friends that were missionaries in China. In reading your blog, I am reminded over and over again your faith in God. The song that comes to mind is God’s not Dead.
Hi, Katherine. We continue to pray for you all daily, and our kids have been praying for Bella too. Since I’m a music guy, I thought I’d give you a few songs/tunes to listen to:
Raining at Sunset – Chris Thile
The Other Country – Burlap to Cashmere
Thy Mercy – Caedmon’s Call
Love So Divine – Smalltown Poets
Always – Switchfoot
Perhaps most of all, I’d recommend that last song by Switchfoot, because no matter what, she will always be yours and Jesus will always be hers.
We love the quartet Il Divo, especially Amazing Grace. Two concerts are on the internet–An Evening With Il Divo and Best of Il Divo.
Hi Katherine,
One song that comes to my mind is “Heaven is the Face” by Steven Curtis Chapman.
Still praying,
Kristen
Hi Katherine,
The song that reminds me of Arabella is Impossible by Building 429 and the song that reminds me of you is Brave by Moriah Peters.
Praying for you and your family in these coming weeks,
Ann
Hi sweet Katherine,
Something Beautiful by Need to Breathe is a story of trusting God while the storms and fire threaten to consume. The songwriter keeps his focus on wanting to see the beauty God will surely bring. It reminds me of you and is also a great song for the work of labor. Praying with and for you!
Krista and Kevin