this song has recently become one of my favorites. Actually, i first heard it when i miscarried in march, i just found it comforting, at first i couldnt listen to it. But then i heard an interview on the radio with the band. The song is about a mom who lost her 9 or 10 yr old little girl to cancer. The band members ( i think its casting crowns) went to the same church as the mom. One of the guys was deeply touched at how the mom could continue to praise and thank God thru the storm of losing her little girl. It really helped me deal with some of the anger i had toward God...anyhow here are some of the words...

I was sure by now
That You would have reached down
And wiped our tears away
Stepped in and saved the day
But once again, I say “Amen”
and it’s still raining

As the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
“I’m with you”
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God
Who gives and takes away

Chorus:
I’ll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
Every tear I’ve cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm

I remember when
I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry You raised me up again
My strength is almost gone
How can I carry on
If I can’t find You

As the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
“I’m with you”
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God
Who gives and takes away

I lift my eyes unto the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The Maker of Heaven and Earth

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ok, so that was a long post and i wasnt finished...what songs, verses, sayings, whatever do you find comfort in when you are at your wits end...

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ok, so that was a flop....

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Well not totally a flop, I've never really read the lyrics to this song, but it reminds me so much of my grandfather who died when I was 6. He was only 55. I can still see his face as clear as can be. I feel a very special connection to him. We called him Paw Paw Tooney Boy. His name was Paul Samual....my son is going to be named Jase "Paul" (If I have a boy). My favorite verse is in bold and brings tears to my eyes.

Living Years - Mike + the Mechanics
Every generation
Blames the one before
And all of their frustrations
Come beating on your door

I know that I'm a prisoner
To all my Father held so dear
I know that I'm a hostage
To all his hopes and fears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years

Crumpled bits of paper
Filled with imperfect thought
Stilted conversations
I'm afraid that's all we've got

You say you just don't see it
He says it's perfect sense
You just can't get agreement
In this present tense
We all talk a different language
Talking in defence

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It's too late when we die
To admit we don't see eye to eye

So we open up a quarrel
Between the present and the past
We only sacrifice the future
It's the bitterness that lasts

So Don't yield to the fortunes
You sometimes see as fate
It may have a new perspective
On a different day
And if you don't give up, and don't give in
You may just be O.K.

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It's too late when we die
To admit we don't see eye to eye

I wasn't there that morning
When my Father passed away
I didn't get to tell him
All the things I had to say

I think I caught his spirit
Later that same year
I'm sure I heard his echo
In my baby's new born tears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It's too late when we die
To admit we don't see eye to eye

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i like that song to, but reading the words after your story gave me goosebumps. Thanks for sharing.

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Heres the one that reminds me of when my Oma and Opa passed away.
The song came out years later. When Taylan was born Opa was in the hospital having lung reduction surgery, He stayed in ICU after that and i couldnt take taylan to the hospital to see him.. One nite, I "dreamt" that he was sitting at the foot of the bed, next to taylan's bassinet. he told me it wa time for him to go, that he was tired, and he was sorry. I asked him to wait, I told him I wanted him to see his great granddaughter. He just smiled and said I can see her from here. Well, the phone rang and woke me up. It was my MIL telling me that Opa had passed away. He was really my Granfather in law, but we were very close and he was the only grandfather i had ever had...any way....I think he came to say goodbye

To Where You Are
Music: Richard Marx
Lyrics: Linda Thompson

Who can say for certain
Maybe you're still here
I feel you all around me
Your memories so clear

Deep in the stillness
I can hear you speak
You're still an inspiration
Can it be
That you are mine
Forever love
And you are watching over me from up above

Fly me up to where you are
Beyond the distant star
I wish upon tonight
To see you smile
If only for awhile to know you're there
A breath away's not far
To where you are

Are you gently sleeping
Here inside my dream
And isn't faith believing
All power can't be seen

As my heart holds you
Just one beat away
I cherish all you gave me everyday
'Cause you are mine
Forever love
Watching me from up above

And I believe
That angels breathe
And that love will live on and never leave
.

Fly me up
To where you are
Beyond the distant star
I wish upon tonight
To see you smile
If only for awhile
To know you're there
A breath away's not far
To where you are

I know you're there
A breath away's not far
To where you are

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Lynn- Praise you in this storm is my favorite song. I love it so much and dh and I were both crying this past Sunday when someone sang it at church.

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Wow, it just came on the radio! I love it when that happens...

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Yeah, that song has been a great source of comfort for me, i mean i certainly gave myself time to grieve, but it helped me remember that God was right there with me.

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Those are really nice lyrics. I am one of those people who can only truly enjoy a song if the lyrics have a meaning behind them.

This one is one of my favorites. Though in this song, the singer is singing about his friend who passed away. But it reminds me of my great grandmother, her passing, her signs to me, and the feeling of her guiding me through really rough times.

Watching Over Me
Band: Iced Earth

I had a friend many years ago
One tragic night he died
The saddest time of my life
For weeks and weeks I cried
Through the anger and through the tears
I've felt his spirit through the years
I'd swear, He's watching me
Guiding me through hard times

I feel it once again
It's overwhelming me
His spirit's like the wind
The angel guarding me
Oh, I know, oh, I know
He's watching over me
Oh, I know, oh, I know
He's watching over me

We shared dreams like all best friends
Blood brothers at the age of ten
We lived reckless, he paid the price
But why? Why did he have to die?
It still hurts me to this day
Am I selfish for feeling this way?
I know he's an angel now
Together we'll be someday

I feel it once again
It's overwhelming me
His spirit's like the wind
The angel guarding me
Oh, I know, oh, I know
He's watching over me
Oh, I know, oh, I know
He's watching over me

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This is my favorite song. I think it is relavant to us all, those who are ttc after such a struggle, those with losses and those with broken dreams. It's about how all your broken dreams lead you on another path and that was the path you were supposed to be on anyway. Like if my first abusive marriage didn't end when it did, I would not have met my soulmate whose marriage ended the same month. And now I am happy and about to have a baby with the man of my dreams and now I can give a baby the love and protection it deserves, before I couldn't have. This is the song I walked down the aisle to.
Everything happens for a reason, even the heartbreaking times in our lives.

BROKEN ROAD (RASCAL FLATTS)

I set out on a narrow way many years ago
Hoping I would find true love along the broken road
But I got lost a time or two
Wiped my brow and kept pushing through
I couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to you
Every long lost dream lead me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

I think about the years I spent just passing through
I'd like to have the time I lost and give it back to you
But you just smile and take my hand
You've been there you understand
It's all part of a grander plan that is coming true

Every long lost dream lead me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

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heres ANOTHER one, this one stil makes me cry
Two months is too little.
They let him go.
They had no sudden healing.
To think that providence would
Take a child from his mother while she prays
Is appalling.

Who told us we'd be rescued?
What has changed and why should we be saved from nightmares?
We're asking why this happens
To us who have died to live?
It's unfair.

Chorus:
This is what it means to be held.
How it feels when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive.
This is what it is to be loved.
And to know that the promise was
When everything fell we'd be held.

This hand is bitterness.
We want to taste it, let the hatred know our sorrow.
The wise hands opens slowly to lilies of the valley and tomorrow.

(Chorus)
This is what it means to be held.
How it feels when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive.
This is what it is to be loved.
And to know that the promise was
When everything fell we'd be held.

Bridge:
If hope is born of suffering.
If this is only the beginning.
Can we not wait for one hour watching for our Savior?

(Chorus)
This is what it means to be held.
How it feels when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive.
This is what it is to be loved.
And to know that the promise was
When everything fell we'd be held.

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Melissa - The Broken Road is 'our' song. When it first, first came out, DH's sister called him and said, there's this song you should hear...a few days later, I was driving home one night and caught just the end of it and called him, and he said he thought that was the one his sis was talking about. It's one of those things that gave us both goosebumps when we finally heard it in it's entirety together the first time. Our wedding day has been a long, long time, and a long, long road coming. When things have been hard or one of us is sad about something in the past, and how tryng this journey has been, a squeeze of the hand and a soft 'God blessed the broken road, right baby?' brings out a smile from the other.

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Awww.....I also had "God Blessed the Broken Road" engraved on the inside of his wedding band.

Gemgoddess-If you don't have a father/daughter song picked out for the dance yet, check out "I Loved Her First" by Heartland


Look at the two of you dancing that way
Lost in the moment and each others face
So much in love your alone in this place
Like there's nobody else in the world
I was enough for her not long ago
I was her number one
She told me so
And she still means the world to me
Just so you know
So be careful when you hold my girl
Time changes everything
Life must go on
And I'm not gonna stand in your way

But I loved her first and I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
But it still hard to give her away
I loved her first

How could that beautiful women with you
Be the same freckle face kid that I knew
The one that I read all those fairy tales to
And tucked into bed all those nights
And I knew the first time I saw you with her
It was only a matter of time

But I loved her first and I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
But its still hard to give her away
I loved her first

From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
Someday you might know what I'm going through
When a miracle smiles up at you
I loved her first

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Wow, I've never heard that song before. We're not having dancing, etc, though. I thought of doing the band engraving with that phrase too...so have a lot of people in the past year, I guess.

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