Life.

"Sometimes, life is just life, and then you move on." (Quoted by our adorable, wise-beyond-her-years, 5 year old niece.) Little did she know, this quote would stick with me for quite a while. There have been multiple times in the past few months when I think to myself, "life is just life, and then you move on." Our life lately has been quite the whirlwind. It seems like once one thing finally settles down, one more that's even bigger starts up again. Isn't that how life is though? I have to keep reminding myself of that. So, today was a huge blessing for me. It has been a day to feel peace, love, and strength to keep going. 

I feel like the hymns we sang today in church were completely fitting for what we have going on in our lives right now. I swear, the lady next to me probably thought something was seriously wrong with me, because I couldn't stop crying. It was actually getting a little bit ridiculous! I would calm myself down during the chorus, and then the next verse would start up and I'd try and sing through the tears, but to no avail. (I don't care who says it's emotional and beautiful to hear someone cry and sing at the same time...this was just ugly and pathetic.) But, I knew it was my own little answer to prayer. I feel the most through music. Whether it's joy, pain, peace or heartache, I feel it the deepest when it's put to music. So, needless to say, I was a mess in sacrament meeting today. But I felt very thankful to be a mess. 

Master the Tempest is Raging

1.  Master, the terror is over.
   The elements sweetly rest.
   Earth's sun in the calm lake is mirrored,
   And heaven's within my breast.
   Linger, O blessed Redeemer!
   Leave me alone no more,
   And with joy I shall make the blest harbor
   And rest on the blissful shore.
   
   
   The winds and the waves shall obey thy will:

   Peace, be still.

   Whether the wrath of the storm-tossed sea

   Or demons or men or whatever it be,

   No waters can swallow the ship where lies

   The Master of ocean and earth and skies.

   They all shall sweetly obey thy will:

   Peace, be still; peace, be still.

   They all shall sweetly obey thy will:

   Peace, peace, be still.
   
   
   Because I have been Given Much
   Because I have been given much, I too must give.

   Because of thy great bounty, Lord each day I live.

   I shall divide my gifts from thee with every brother that I see,

   who has the need of help from me.