Contemplating

Long awaited darkness falls
Casting shadows on the walls
In the twilight hour I am alone
Sitting near the fireplace, dying embers warm my face
In this peaceful solitude
All the outside world subdued
Everything comes back to me again
In the gloom
Like an angel passing through my room

I close my eyes
And my twilight images go by
All too soon
Like an angel passing through my room

Half awake and half in dreams
Seeing long forgotten scenes
So the present runs into the past
Now and then become entwined, playing games within my mind
Like the embers as they die
Love was one prolonged good-bye
And it all comes back to me tonight
In the gloom
Like an angel passing through my room

I close my eyes
And my twilight images go by
All too soon
Like an angel passing through my room

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX1ipS6BNj8&feature=related   Sissel singing.  please listen.

(Lyrics above to absolutely one of my favorite songs...Like an Angel Passing Through My Room.  written by Abba.  My most favorite rendition, on the above YouTube link, is sung by the Norwegian artist Sissel.  She was featured singing it on the 2007 Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square performance.)

Betsy sent this last night and said I could share...

Wednesday 9:08pm

I just got a call from Danny, they are going to let her sleep for a few hours. It will most likely now be in the morning.

My biggest concern right now is for Anna of course. My love for my little daughter in law has magnified 100 fold. I have truly felt all day the love her little baby has for what his mother is going through. I have also felt the love and compassion Heavenly Father has for them. I am grateful for the peace that has touched each one of us..truly a tender mercy from the Savior.

I am grateful for a wonderful Bishop there in Rexburg who has wrapped his arms around them and blessed them with Priesthood blessings. The gospel is so wonderful.

Thursday 8:00am
They all were able to sleep pretty good, this morning her water broke and so now things are progressing. I was under the impression they had broken her water yesterday, but that was not the case. What a beautiful song. The lyrics so true. Oh, I just want this to be over for them.

8:54am
Just received a call from Danny. It is over.....Our prayers were all answered as it went so quick and she felt no pain. Amazing. The cord was not around the babies neck. He was small and had too much room to play in. The cord down by the his belly button had twisted and twisted so many times it was the size of a piece of yarn. He looked beautiful and they were cleaning him up, and just then he had to go because they were bringing him back. I'll keep you in the loop.

1:00pm
Anna and her mom say the baby looks like Danny. That immediately brought tears to me. Danny says he was so perfect and sweet. I spoke to Anna and she was so sweet. I feel that baby's spirit so strongly. I love him so.
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All Through the Night 

Sleep, my child, and peace attend thee 

All through the night; 

Guardian angels God will send thee,

All through the night;
Soft the drowsy hours are creeping,
Hill and vale in slumber sleeping,
I my loving vigil keeping,
All through the night.

While the moon her watch is keeping,
All through the night;
While the weary world is sleeping,
All through the night;
O'er thy spirit gently stealing,
Visions of delight revealing,
Breathes a pure and holy feeling,
All through the night.

Hark, a solemn bell is ringing,
Clear through the night;
You, my love, are heav'nward winging,
Home through the night.
Earthly dust from off thee shaken,
By good angels art thou taken;
Soul immortal shalt though waken,
Home through the night. 

 (Old Welsh Air, Written By: Sir Harold Boulton (1884))

 

(I will update this posting when I hear from Betsy.  I can't get Anna out of my mind.)