Music of Late

Here are some of the songs that have been playing a huge part in my emotional and mental processing:

• "When You Believe" by Noteworthy and "When You Believe" by Aaron Lazar. I love this song and my daughter has come to really love it, too. Listening to the song reminded me that I know Heavenly Father is all-powerful. It was vaguely suggested to us in the last couple of weeks that we "shouldn't give up hope" because "the Lord can do all things." I know He could heal my husband, or at least prevent his early death. But I also believe in having the faith that he won't be healed (see Elder Bednar's "Accepting the Lord's Will and Timing" talk). Mon Amour and I both feel strongly that this is all part of the plan for us. Some of the whys are answered, and some we may not know for a while or ever. 
• "No Longer Drowning" and "Fighter" by Gracelyn Wilkinson. I heard of this young lady last year when she achieved her dream of releasing her own music on the radio and streaming platforms. She had suffered a terrible accident in school a few years before and bad been fighting the affects of that for years. She died 4 months after the release of her album. I had immediately put her songs on some of my playlists the day they were released. Hearing them on my "Soothing Secular" list reminded me of her story, and seeing a slight connection to our story now. 
• And it then reminded me of another similar story I had come across 13 years ago. "Clouds" by Zach Sobiech, though the first time I heard it was the celebrity music video that made me cry before I even knew his story--I loved seeing his reaction! I was reminding my husband about this song (and also movie) on our date on Thursday. Then it came on the radio when I was out with the kids on Saturday. The Lord reminding me He is mindful of us. That we are not alone and we can find comfort in so many places.