when the rain falls

shortly after i married and moved out west with my beloved. i fell on some hard times. mostly, leaving my entire family, all my friends, the best job ever, an amazing church, my support network and well, yeah, my life. some days were so hard

one hard day. chris took me to the river (the only decent amount of water and for a coaster like myself water is SO important) to walk and talk and share

at one point i became over whelmed and stared to cry

chris picked me up, carried me to a park bench and let me cry on his shoulder

then he sang



When the rain comes it seems that everyone has
gone away
When the night falls you wonder if you shouldn't
find someplace
To run and hide
Escape the pain
But hiding's such a lonely thing to do
I can't stop the rain
From falling down on you again
I can't stop the rain
But I will hold you 'til it goes away
When the rain comes
you blame it on the things that
you have done
When the storm fades
you know that rain must fall
on everyone
Rest awhile
it'll be alright
No one loves you like I do
When the rain comes
I will hold you

(the highlighted blue is the words chris focused on and sang)

chris brushed my tears away
held me
loved me

months later, i received one of those calls. you know the kind. you hear the news and sit down. realizing that your world will never be the same again. i got that call. sat on my bed. called chris in, shared with him the news

again
chris picked me up
put me on his lap
and quietly sang

i can't stop the rain
from falling down on you again
i can't stop the rain
but i will hold you till it goes away

this past november. coming home from the ultrasound. i went to bed. i sobbed.

again
chris climbed into our bed
wrapped his arms around me
held me
loved me
and sang

i can't help the rain
from falling down on you again
i can't stop the rain
but i will hold you till it goes away

this past sat night. it was a long day. a long weekend...nate came running into the kitchen, tripped and face planted on the bar stool and smashed his face. the pain he felt created instant cries and many tears

my mommyness kicked in
i dropped to the floor
gather my son in my arms
cocooned him up
quietly i sang

i can't stop the rain
from falling down on you again
i can't stop the rain
but i will hold you till it goes away

i realised then. it was chris who gave me the song to sing to kiss away our son's pain...from his birth i have sung this song to him...chris was the one who gave me the words to sing, to lead us even when he is not here

how grateful and blessed am i that i have such a wonderful hubby

yesterday was father's day. a day we thank our dads for what they do. i want to thank you chris, my bestie, my pal, my partner, thank you for being a godly dad/hubs to us. we need you. we need your direction, we need your love. we simply need you!

happy father's day chris!

no one loves you like i do

Posted by mel at 2:20 PM