"Until you come, and sit awhile with me"

Yesterday we made it over to Jan and Seth's ward for Seth to be ordained as a priest. We waited in the foyer area on a couch and some chairs for Seth to give us the signal that we could join them for the ordination. Taylor played around, smiling and singing to herself. We kept reminding her to whisper and not to run in the church, though by this time she had already been at two different churches for almost five hours, so I knew it was a lot to ask. Dustin and I watched her play, smiled back and waited. I began to daydream and soon memories of my Dad walking the halls here came quietly to the front of my mind. I gazed out the door and lost myself in his memory. I thought I felt his presence walk through that door and sit down on the couch next to me, smiling as he did. I let myself stay in this moment for a bit...the place between a daydream and reality. We chatted a little about waiting for Seth and he told me he was happy we could be here for him. For this brief moment, all felt right again...though I knew it couldn't stay this way. Taylor called my name and I snapped back to reality, quickly looking over at her. When I glanced back, I felt his presence was leaving and I quietly mumbled "come back". I saw him softly smile as he faded away. Dustin asked me what the look on my face was and I told him about what I had just experienced. Instead of denying it or mocking me, he told me "I wouldn't doubt he would miss this" and gave me a reassuring smile. Ahhh, how thankful I am for these experiences...daydreams or not, how thankful I am.