I will be here

There's a beautiful song by Steven Curtis Chapman titled “I Will Be Here”. It's been around for quite a while. I remember listening to it in college (1990's), but the sentiment of the song is still true today. In fact, it's true for most marriages.

I Will Be Here(c)

Tomorrow morning 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 being quiet
When you need to speak your mind
I will listen
And I will be here
When the laughter turns to cryin'
Through the winning, losing and trying
We'll be together
I will be here

Tomorrow morning, if you wake up
And the future is unclear
I will be here
Just as sure as seasons were made for change
Our lifetimes were made for these years
So I will be here

I will be here
And 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

Tomorrow morning, if you wake up
And the sun does not appear
I will be here
Oh, I will be here.

Everytime I hear that song, I am reminded of how blessed I am that God brought Craig into my life. While we have our ups & downs, I know that Craig will always be with me.

Yet today, I experienced this song in an elderly couple at the store. She came in, ahead of her husband, to check to see if we had something. He has a difficult time walking, so she didn't want him to walk all the way to our store if we didn't have what he needed. Eventually he made his way into the store. Unfortunately, we don't sell what he was looking for, but I did manage to find it available online for him. While he was sitting, we had a brief conversation. He has stenosis – a degenerative disease of the spine/back – and had surgery on it 1 year ago this past January. Today was the 1st day he was able to get out of the house & walking around. He told me how his wife has been taking care of him all these months. He is truly blessed & knows it.

That short conversation reminded me of the song...

I will be here
And 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 can only pray that Craig & I will make it to that point in our marriage. With God's help, we will. For now, I pray that we continue to be a loving couple that shows our children what marriage is all about.

Many blessings,
Allison