I've been reflecting a lot this week about how music impacts me. I remember on my mission having hard days and coming home at night and listening to songs like "Homeward Bound" and "Savior Redeemer of my Soul" and just feeling so at peace although things were hard. My husband and I are serving as primary teachers and we've been practicing with our class for the primary program these past few months. My favorite song is "My Heavenly Father Loves Me". The Spirit just floods into my heart hearing them sing about God's creations for us and how He created this beautiful world because He loves us! I love the wonderful Spirit that music brings and the testimony that it builds.
I'm guilty of following lots of Utah "instamom-bloggers". I don't know what it is but there's something kind of addicting about watching other people through social media as creepy as that sounds. I've never actually met Hailey Devine or Rachel Parcell but I know where they bought their outfit they wore to church today and what their kids dressed up as for Halloween. It's kind of ridiculous how much we care about other people's lives and how much we compare ourselves to them. I know it doesn't make me feel better about myself watching them so I don't know why I do it. My sister-in-law was a nanny for a famous blogger/instamom in Utah County and she got to see first hand how much of a show they put on to make their lives seem perfect on social media. Her house gets messy, her kids cry, she doesn't get dressed up fancy everyday, but by looking at her instagram feed, you'd think she had it all put together and that she literally lives the...
That is a beautiful song. I feel grateful every time I hear it.
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