The cloud of glory and a wedding

Dream:

Inside a large white canopy tent, I follow the grass beneath my feet toward an open doorway. The opening, like a drawn curtain, reveals a thick cloud that fully engulfs us outside. I pause in this moment, captivated by an exuberating sense of peace and unwavering joy. The cloud illuminates our space inside and out. It surrounds us like a warm and palpable morning fog. I am filled with a calm love, and not a measure of stress about this wedding day.

There’s a little work to do, so I carefully affix flowers to an arbor, and finalize the décor by hanging a gold number 2 on a garland.

As I turn to my left, family and friends gather around me, clapping and cheering. There are faces I haven’t seen since I was a child. It’s such a great joy to have them join me on this wonderful day. We smile at each other as the main event draws near.

Over to my right is a full-length mirror. I must step forward to look at myself. Oh wow, I’m a bride! My wedding dress is beautifully decorated with pearls and lace; a classic A-line style with long sleeves. I’m filled with glee and smiling from ear to ear! My dark hair is longer than usual, reaching down my back. I notice it’s matted through with tangles.

Conveniently stationed beside the mirror is a bridal vanity desk decorated with a lace cloth. Resting on top, a small sheet of notebook paper catches my eye. My notes! I glance over a hand-written list of items that must be in place before the wedding can begin. With peace and certainty, I acknowledge that all planning and preparations are finished. Everything is ready, except for my hair.

Taking a seat in front of the mirror, I lift a brush to my hair and begin to carefully work out the tangles.

Waking life:

It should be noted that preceding this dream was a period of uncertainty and anxiety in my waking life. I decided to take my cares to the cross. The night before, I lifted-up my worries to Jesus and just said, “Lord please keep my at your side no matter what happens.” From the moment I woke from this dream, the anxiety was gone, and it hasn’t returned.

Exodus 40:34 (KJV) Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

On February 9, 2021, only a few weeks after the dream, we experienced a very dense fog in Houston, TX. I rejoiced and praised God for his amazing glory!

This dream is also marked by two chords that I heard playing over and over for weeks. I determined later that these chords comprise the song “Nothing but the blood” by Fernando Ortega.

An interpretation of the bride’s tangled hair can represent confusion. I believe the Lord Jesus Christ is coming soon to receive his bride, and there’s no need to stress or worry over the details. It’s important to work through the confusion and unite our hearts and minds on preparing for his return.

When you were still here

If I knew then what I know now
I would have slowed down, I would have somehow
held each breath in my lungs a bit longer
and stretched out like taffy
the time I spent with you laughing
when you were still here
when you were still here

Now, like grasping for clouds in the sky
Lord, I want to know why – I need to know
why did I flee from reality and chase after dreams
while my life, now a movie, rushed by like a breeze
How I wish I pressed pause
I wish I did just because
You were still here
When you were still here

As children, just children,
We danced and we swayed to the music that played
Oh, if only we’d stayed
in the past tucked away from the grasp of today
when I could see you so clear
and you were still here

Now it is time that I cherish and time itself I despise
For at its hands all things perish, but in its hands rest our lives
So precious, so blessed – all the beautiful years
when you were still here
when you were still here

 

(c) 2018 Angela Christine Watford

As long as you are mine

Lyrics:

Take whatever you want – it’s for free
just leave me my sanity
For as long as you are mine
then you, only you are mine
And I wonder what you’re thinking
But you don’t have to say
Cuz I’m guaranteed to love you anyway

Say whatever you want – talk to me
and I will be listening
For as long as you are mine
then you, only you are mine
And I wonder what you’re thinking
but you don’t have to say
Cuz I’m guaranteed to love you anyway

And if you do not want me
then break my heart today
I’m guaranteed to love you anyway

Original song written by Angela Christine Watford. Copyright 2017. All Rights Reserved.

Heaven in Darkness

Lyrics:

When it’s dark, I turn to you
and your halo lights my way
Then your hand, it pulls me through
the shadow upon this day

I drop my head and bend my knees
I long for you to stay
But you don’t – you won’t
You pick me up and carry me away

If you’re painting my tomorrow
I will never fear today
And I’ll soon forget my sorrows
And the tears you’ve wiped away

I drop my head and bend my knees
I long for you to stay
But you don’t – you won’t
You pick me up and carry me away

So often I have rested on your
promise to be near
I have no eyes for wandering
Your love for me is here
And even though these troubles come and go
I will know
that heaven is so close
That heaven is so close

Original song written by Angela Christine Watford. Copyright 2017. All Rights Reserved.

Hey Nicki (Love Song)

Lyrics:

Hey Nicki, when you smile
your moon pulls my tide
and I’ve traveled for some miles
just to be by your side

I’ve packed my bags, I’ve boarded planes
I had to see if you were lonely
for me

Nicki, you don’t understand my pain
I can’t let you walk away
You’re my one and only

Say Nicki, in some time
your heart will beat as mine
and I’ll sing you a love song so kind
Don’t worry Nicki, we’ll be fine

Say that, Nicki, you’ll be mine
Say you’ll be mine
For all time.

 

Original song written by Angela Christine Watford. Copyright 2016. All Rights Reserved.

Give Me Another Beat

Slow and mellow – you keep me waiting
Over the weather – high and aching
Tap on my heart – Give me another beat

Throw me a pillow – one for taking
Naps beside you – awakening
Songs in my heart – Give me another beat

Blind till tomorrow in the sunshine
Covered all-over with the good times
Light up my heart – Give me another beat

Float like a feather – Life is so kind
You are the treasure I’ve waited to find here
Shine on my heart – Give me another beat

Fly like a sparrow in the summer
Through the heavens – above and under
Circle my heart – Give me another beat

One more message I’m not mistaking
When to follow or keep on saving
Dreams in my heart – Give me another beat

—Turn it up -break it down – Move along -stick around
—Give me one more beat to fill this song inside of me

—Turn it up -break it down – Move along -stick around
—Give me one more beat to fill this song

(c) 4.29.2014 Angela Christine Watford

I want to be the girl you think I am

Your look is of the highest love – a peak on which I stand
Your touch is of a gentle breeze across my ocean sand
Your laugh is like a language only I can understand
I want to be the girl you think I am

Your promise is a thousand ropes tied in an endless band
Never to be broken – held by love in every strand
You’re holding all the balance of my world within your hands
I want to be the girl you think I am

Your happiness, a rising sun, shines throughout my land
Your courage is a timeless virtue shown to every man
Your whisper in my ear allows my heart to beat again
I want to be the girl you think I am

Your smile that never ages gently sweeps across my mind
It lifts my spirits high enough to leave this place behind
And with each hour of every day as rich as it began
I want to be the girl you think I am

Willow (Lyrics)

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Lyrics:

Through green meadows and across the turning fields of cotton
On that precious land I love, my heart and soul run free
I remember you my dear, your golden hair a’shining
Underneath the flowing leaves of the weeping willow tree

Find me dancing, spinning, sheltered by the loving willow
See the waves of bonnets nodding gently here for you
Like the days when we were young -no worries, cares or sorrows
Stay with me below this tree until the day is through

Tell me that you understand
There’s no need for roses
All we have and all we need is
under our noses

Have you noticed that the sky is twinkling, ever glowing
Holding all the shining stars in place for you to see
You, my dear, should know by now – my love for you is growing
on and on with every moment like this willow tree

Tell me that you understand
There’s no need for roses
All we have and all we need is
under our noses

You, my dear, should know by now – my love for you is growing
on and on with every moment like this willow tree