Silver Lining

I LOVE music!
Good music touches my soul, comforting, cheering, lifting, and strengthening,

I have had so many many dear and kind people ask what they can do for us.
For River.  For me and Colt, and for our girls.
I have a great way that you can help us!  I want to make several playlists of different kinds of songs:

Gospel
Spiritual
Fun
Exercise
Encouragement
While Working
When needing a lift
Etc!

Send me the names of your favorites!  Spotify is an app that you can look up the songs, and put them in playlists.  The free version shuffles the songs in each of your playlists and the $10/month version lets you play your playlists in order or skip around.

I will then post our playlists of favorites!

River Silver and I enjoyed going to Zumba.  It was a time to excersize, dance and spend fun time together.  River and I put on some fun music and danced.  We try to excersize at least once every day - depending on how she feels and is up to - music always helps :)

Here River is scooting around on her rolly chair.  

This picture to me is all about the Silver Lining!  I love how her shirt even has Silver thread in it!

Silver has asked me several times recently why we named her Silver:

There are many many reasons I love the name Silver - just a few:

*Shine

*The Lord shall sit as a refiner and purifier of Silver 

(another post about that another time!)

*Silver Lining

We found this little gem of a song.  Silver Lining by Stephanie Smith:  click the Link below from EFY (especialy for youth) 2014  This is such a cute song and just reminds me of summer time:  

Silver Lining:

Sometimes there is stormy weather

That makes us want to run for cover

But what if we stopped to look around

And dance a little while its pouring

Cause living life inside is boring
We’d be missing all the sights and sounds

Even if the clouds are coming and the wind is blowing

We can still enjoy the breeze

Cause we know the sun is shining

Even when it’s hiding

If we look then we can see

the Silver Lining

So no matter what we’re facing

In every single situation

There is always hope to light the way

We see the little things that go right

When we look on the bright side

There is a rainbow after the rain

If we look closer we can see

There is beauty in everything

In the up downs and in betweens

We will find

The Silver Lining

Pictures of what the Silver Lining Means to Us:

Rolling, kicking, throwing ball back and forth.  Volleyball!

Smiles!

One of the excersize machines downstairs that River uses.

I love that she focuses on getting  better.  She wants to use and build up her muscles when she feels good.

Bouncing Big Ball Fun!

River and I read a Friend magazine article about a boy that spent his time learning to play the guitar instead of video games.  At the end of the summer he had developed a great talent.  That sparked a conversation about what can we do with this time to really learn and develop something.  We thought about many different kinds of instruments and she chose a keyboard.  She has been so cute learning "Let it Go" for Silver.  When Silver came up for Thanksgiving she wanted to surprise her with a birthday party - several weeks in advance and have learned the song for her.  There are   "5 Finger Piano" books that are simplified Disney, Christmas, from movies, tons of songs.  She had a new friend stop by and she also can play "Let it Go!"  They enjoyed playing the piano together and playing in the play room.  

Another talent River wanted to explore was sewing.  She sewed up cute blankets for her sisters.  She worked hard for 3 days to finish them up for them before their Thanksgiving visit.  

Silver Lining:  Cute headbands!

Card games with hospital friends.

Ronald McDonald Playroom!

Silver Lining:  New Friends!

Silver's Birthday Party

Sprinkles!

The sticker on the back of my van :)

D&C 25:12  For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yeah, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads.
D&C 136:28 If thou art merry, praise the Lord with singing, with music, with dancing, and with a prayer of praise and thanksgiving.  vs 29  If thou art sorrowful, call on the Lord thy God with supplication, that your souls may be joyful.  vs. 31 My people must be tried in all things, that they may be prepared to receive the gloy that I have for them.

I love how music can express every feeling of your soul!