Moran Family Fun

This week I had a hymn stuck in my head. I think most of the hymns I enjoy are ones that make me happy or that I just enjoy singing. For me, that typically has more to do with the way the music feels than what the lyrics say. The hymn Count Your Blessings  is a fun one because of the way the two parts of the chorus repeat the message of the song and overlap each other. However, this week I've had that song in my mind as I've sometimes felt "burdened with a load of care." Through that heavy feeling, this song has been a reminder to me that Heavenly Father is mindful of me and is blessing me daily. It's made my load lighter.  We spent the last seven days in Germany - the first part of the week we were in the Ramstein area for Abigail's soccer tournament and the second part of the week we traveled to eastern Germany so we could go to the Freiberg Temple.  I am so happy we made the time to stay after Soccer Europeans and drive out to Freiberg. As soon o...

I'm working on a semester-long discipleship project for my Institute class. I chose one area of discipleship I wanted to improve and then made a plan to do so over the course of the semester. I decided to document how things are going each week on the blog both as a way to be accountable and because it will give me something to look back on in the future when I might temporarily forget how great God is. Here's my plan: The area of discipleship I would like to improve is remembering. I think I want to work on this now because I'm feeling down about my life and I know I"ll be a better disciple of Christ if I take the time to look for the blessings I'm receiving and to remember the covenants I've made. I'm doing the things I believe the Lord wants me to do and at the same time am going through the biggest challenge I've ever experienced. While I know in my mind  that righteousness doesn't always equal a perfect life free of trials, it's difficu...