More To This Life

Today I went for a run, and this song, by Stephen Curtis Chapman, has stayed on my mind:


Today I watched in silence as people passed me by
And I strained to see if there was something hidden in their eyes
But they all looked at me as if to say
Life just goes on

The old familiar story told in different ways
Make the most of your own journey from the cradle to the grave
Dream your dreams tomorrow because today
Life must go on

But there's more to this life living than dying
More than just trying to make it through the day
More to this life, more than these eyes alone can see
And there's more than this life alone can be

Tonight he lies in silence staring into space
And looks for ways to make tomorrow better than today
But in the morning light it looks the same
Life just goes on

He takes care of his family, he takes care of his work
And every Sunday morning he takes his place at the church
Somehow he still feels a need to search
Life just goes on

But there's more to this life living than dying,
More than just trying to make it through the day
More to this life, more than these eyes alone can see
And there's more than this life alone can be.

So where do we start to find every part
Of what makes this life complete
If we turn our eyes to Jesus we?ll find
Life's true beginning is there at the cross where He died

He died to bring us more to this life living than dying
More than just trying to make it through the day
More to this life, more than these eyes alone can see

And there's more than this life living than dying
More than just trying to make it through the day
More to this life, more than these eyes alone can see


It's kind of a melancholy mood I'm in, thinking about how each day tends to be just a repeat of the same routine, the same issues and the same struggles.  I guess the challenge is to find joy in the struggles, and in each of the small pearls that come along as well.  


But, in addition, the question remains, "what can I do to make my life more meaningful?"  One of the classes that I went to down at Women's Conference was about serving in our communities.  It was inspiring to see all the things that people are doing and can do to make a difference in our communities.  Things that I could be doing, if I would just break out of my daily routine.  I'll let you know if I come up with anything great to get involved in.  


Oh, I've got to tell you this story.  At Christmas time, one of my friends told me that there was a humanitarian center at the local DI.  Not only can you go there to make hygiene kits and so on, but you can get fabric and other items there to make quilts to donate.  I was very excited about that, and decided to get some fabric and have my family tie a quilt at our Christmas party.  So, I told my mom what I was doing, then called the DI.  They said the humanitarian center was only open on certain days, and I couldn't get the fabric before the party.  So I called my mom back, and she said she had some extra fabric she'd bring.  I didn't have any batting, so she said she'd bring that, too.  I called to borrow our ward's quilt frame, only to find that it was a PVC type that I didn't know how to use.  So, I called my mom back, she said she'd bring her quilt frame, the yarn and the needles.  We set up the quilt, and since my brother Spencer is an amazing quilter, we tied that entire quilt in 10 minutes.  Then my mom said she'd take it and bind it and find somewhere to donate it.  Wow, what an amazing service project I did.  LOL.