Day 9: You are Loved

I fell in love with the song "You are Loved" by Josh Groan back in 2007. I remember sitting in the Hinckley building on the campus of BYU-Idaho rocking my newborn son in his car seat. I would have my ear phones in listening to this song as I studied for my Elementary Education classes. My husband and I were both in school and we would switch off watching our son day in, day out.

This song always made me tear up and I listened to it nearly every day because life was hard. The weight of the world was heavy on my heart. There was hurt that I hid but I wanted to shine. And this song symbolized everything I felt. It reminded me to never give up and intentionally seek to feel the powerful love of my Heavenly Father, my Savior Jesus Christ, and my little family. We lived so far away from family during those university years and we had nothing. Nothing, that is, except for each other...and the Lord.  During those years I grew so close to my Father in Heaven and my husband. We relied on the Lord and each other for everything because that's all we had. Though we had but little, we loved each other deeply and profoundly and that carried us through.

If you get a minute, listen to this song today and think of all the people who love you. Never give up no matter how tough life gets. Sometimes it's good to be reminded of just how dearly you. are. loved.

Don't give up
It's just the weight of the world
When your heart's heavy
I...I will lift it for you

Don't give up
Because you want to be heard
If silence keeps you
I...I will break it for you

Everybody wants to be understood
Well I can hear you
Everybody wants to be loved
Don't give up
Because you are loved

Don't give up
It's just the hurt that you hide
When you're lost inside
I...I will be there to find you

Don't give up
Because you want to burn bright
If darkness blinds you
I...I will shine to guide you

Everybody wants to be understood
Well I can hear you
Everybody wants to be loved
Don't give up
Because you are loved

You are loved
Don't give up
It's just the weight of the world
Don't give up
Every one needs to be heard
You are loved


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