Pandora

There are so many songs that I love to hear when they come on Pandora because I feel that they are coming from you. One is on right now: the combination of "This Is My Father's World" and "For the Beauty of the Earth" which were both performed at your service. The first time I heard it I was so excited about it that I posted something about it on Facebook. I remember that Cheryl Pummel said that you were speaking to me through "the" Pandora.
  Another piece that I was excited to hear was a piano version of "Rainbow Connection" which I used to play on the piano as you know. That in itself was cool because it's kind of an odd song, and it was part of an arrangement called "Collage". When I heard it another time, I realized that the other part of the piece was "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" which I also used to play on the piano a lot.
    (Side note: I think I will try to record the extra special songs that come on Pandora that make me think of you.)
   Another one that comes to mind right now is Coldplay, "You're a Sky Full of Stars". I always loved that song anyway and Hope used that as the background song for the water polo team video she made last year. That's you, my dear. My sky full of stars.
   Another one is on now: "A Thousand Years" from the Twilight soundtrack. One step closer to seeing you again.
   I also like One Republic's "I Lived". With every broken bone I swear I lived. You sure did, sweet boy. You left this world with two broken legs and a fractured skull. You fell in love and it hurt so bad when Carrie broke your heart when she wasn't interested in continuing your relationship after prom. That was the only real time I saw you down. She came to your funeral, by the way. So did Miranda. Your two loves. The crowd was screaming your name at water polo games and at the football field when they had that special half-time program to honor you the night before your funeral. They were all chanting "Hayden Strong".
  Then there's yours and Nance's song "Counting Stars" by One Republic. She said that one day she came into the lakehouse or to her house singing it and you joined her and you guys sang the whole song together. That song was the first song to come on "the" Pandora on my first day back to work after your accident. I texted Nance to tell her.
  Then there are songs that come on from the CD that Jaime made for me called "Hope and Healing." One of them (interruption-"Rainbow Connection is on right now-thanks!) (Here comes "Sky Full of Stars"-I think I'm going to cry). See-this is how it goes some days. And I LOVE it!
  You're right-there's another one: "All I Ask of You" from Phantom of the Opera. This was on the Josh Groban CD, "Stages" and it made me think of you and Carrie before you asked her if she was interested in pursuing a relationship and I imagined if she said yes that this would be you and her. When it wasn't and this song came on, I would cry and cry in the shower (even before your accident) that this didn't come true for you. Then I cried when Josh Groban sang it live at his concert. That and "Bring Him Home" from the Les Mis soundtrack. I cried when Josh sang this too at his concert because I want you home!
   Right now, one of the songs from Jaime's CD is on, "There Will Be A Day"-no more tears, no more pain, no more fears, my sweet boy. We'll see Jesus face to face, just like you are. When the burdens of this place will be no more. He'll wipe away the tears.