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Earth and Heaven

from Now I Sleep (Solo Piano) by John Albert Thomas

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This song depicts a dance between the Lemont children on earth with their siblings in Heaven.

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Dwight and Stephanie Lemont lost two babies due to miscarriage within six months of each other. They have no names, but they are loved and missed just the same. A room was prepared for them; plans were made.

Remembering the first miscarriage, Stephanie said, “The hardest part was holding onto something in my heart that I could never hold in my arms.” She was able to hold the second baby as she washed it and carried it to the hospital, but she left with “empty arms and a heavy heart.”

When asked to describe her feelings Stephanie wept, “Shattered!” She felt she couldn’t share this with anybody and people struggled to know what to say to her. She felt alone and desperately wanted to hear someone say, “I’m sorry for your loss,” or, “It’s OK to cry,” or “Lay it at the feet of the Lord.”

“Here or in heaven,” she closed the interview, “I’ll always have a child with me. I can’t stand being alone. God planned ahead.”

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from Now I Sleep (Solo Piano), released April 22, 2011

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