Storms Can Pass Through

For those of you that know me know that a huge part of my heart belongs to one incredible person. Someone who I've looked up to my entire life. Someone who has time and time again pushed through unimaginable trials. Someone who understands just about everything I've been through. Someone who has often been described as "strikingly beautiful." That's right.....you guessed it......

My sister.

I sit here typing this with tears streaming down my face. This week my amazing sister and her family are making their way to their new home in Wasilla, Alaska. It is definitely bittersweet in so many ways, but right now it's hard to focus on the sweet. Tonight we had to say goodbye. I am heart broken. There are so many things I'm going to miss with her being so far, BUT I know with all my heart that this is where they are supposed to go so I'm trying so hard to focus on that right now. I think I need to go and listen to my last song I posted, It Takes Faith, to give me some extra courage ;) Man this is hard. 

My sister has been through a lot in her life. Honestly she has been through more in her 35 years (sorry I just outed your age Morgs!!!) then most people have been through in their entire life. It has been absolute torture watching her go through these things, but it has also been absolutely incredible because EVERY TIME she has been knocked down she has come back stronger and tougher and closer to her Heavenly Father and Savior. What an inspiring and powerful example she has been to me. She is hands down the toughest person I know. This past year especially has been extremely difficult. For months I felt like I was living in a constant nightmare and I didn't know how it would end. It was so scary, but thankfully miracles are real and there are angels on this earth and yet again she is triumphing over it all. 

During this rough time I sat down at the piano and slowly started working out a new song. It begins with a rain-like sound to it because the rain reminds me of my sister. It's beautiful and magical.....just like her. We have always had a thing for the rain ;) Even when it gets really rough and stormy, there will always be a blue sky waiting behind the clouds once the storm passes through. If you're lucky you might even get some rain when the sun is out. That is my favorite :) I sometimes feel like life is a series of storms that come our way.  Whether they are light or intense, they all will all pass eventually, but how we face them and deal with them determines how/if they can change us. In a way it is hard for me to listen to this song because it reminds me of when I didn't know what the end result of this "storm" would be, but thankfully now the rain has slowed down and we can all see the blue sky again. As I look back on today it is pretty remarkable that we spent our last day together in the rain.  I know right now in this moment my emotions feel like how it was earlier today....rain pounding...dark...lightening...thunder.... but just like how today ended with the sun coming out in the rain I know I will get there too. "The sun and rain alone can prove...storms can pass through." 

Morgie I love you! There's no amount of miles that can keep us apart! So grateful we were able to go into our "bubble" these past two days. Thank heavens for unlimited texts, phone calls, and our silly instagram wars!!! I can't wait to try to recreate all your moose pics you'll be posting! Hehe! Here's to our new normal. Miss you. Love you :) 

Download Storms Can Pass Thru here or go to my Music page to listen