In the weeks leading up to Elle's arrival, Michael made a gorgeous soundtrack for her birth in the hospital. Coupled with lots of prayer and tremendous amounts of God's grace, this play list got us through the long hours of labor and then helped us celebrate the miracle of her little life once she was here with us.
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One of our favorite songs from the play list is Matthew West's "Safe and Sound"
We cried quite a few happy tears to this one in the hospital:
Can’t believe you’re here now
Tiny dream come true
The answer to a prayer now
I’m so in love with you
Couldn’t wait to meet you
Hope you like your name
I get the funny feeling
Life will never be the same
Safe and sound
You’re here with me now
Like I hoped you’d be
Safe and sound
You’re here with me now
And that’s all I’ll ever need
The world’s a scary place here
But baby it’s alright
I’ll make sure the coast is clear
So you can just sleep tight
But if you’re afraid of monsters
Like everybody is
I’ll be right beside you
Closer than a kiss
Safe and sound
I’m here with you now
And you will always be
Safe and sound
I’m here with you now
And that’s all you’ll ever need
Someday I’m gonna teach you
The reason why we pray
So that heaven’s love may reach you
Every single day
So, baby close your eyes now
And say a prayer with me
Lord, I lay me down to sleep now
But I know I will be
Safe and sound
You’re here with us now
And we will always be
Safe and sound You’re here with us now
And that’s all we’ll ever, all we’ll ever need
You’re all we’ll ever need
I thought I'd put some of Ellery's first few days of life to music so we could treasure this (and other) songs and these sweet, fleeting newborn days over and over again.
We hope you enjoy and continue to praise God with us for ALL of His gracious blessings!
-Emily, Michael, and Elle
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