ponderings

I just spent a nice weekend listening to General Conference. Because most of you know what that is, I won't go into that. But the talks and music were excellent. One of my favorite hymns is: "Oh what songs of the heart". The Tabernacle Choir sang that today. I want a group from our ward to sing that in Sacrament meeting sometime. (if I can get some people to do that!)
President Monson gave a talk on living each day to the fullest. I loved that talk. I haven't tried that until recently, because I have been "too busy" to slow down and be appreciative of all that I have. It doesn't matter that I don't have a new car, a fancy house, lots of cash or fame. I don't need or want any of those things. I enjoy the life I have. As of right now, I have everything I ever wanted: A husband that loves me (and provides our needs so I don't have to work outside the home); children that all know how to work, take care of their families, love their families, have good jobs and are intelligent and caring people; grandchildren that are loving and VERY intelligent(sometimes I feel like the child!!!); parents and relatives that are there for me when I need support; and best of all, I feel that Heavenly Father loves me. The world is a wonderful place, and even if there is a lot of unrest, bad people that do bad things to others, a lot of political fighting, etc, I still feel that my family can make it and that we will be o.k.
Kelli wrote on her blog lately , things that she misses. I want to add a few things, on my list, but not of things I miss, but things I would like to "revisit" if I could do it again. I'm afraid if I went back it wouldn't be the same as I remember, but if it were, I would: Be at home practicing the piano and having my Daddy come in and say: " I thought that was your mother playing"...such a compliment; be at the ranch and riding my horse through the woods with my dog,"Mitzy"- the best steak I ever ate was one we had over an open fire there at our campsite; going down the Yakima river with my friends on innertubes; Reading books in the summer on the dock at our cabin on Lake Goodwin; going to Grandma Binns' home and sitting in the breezeway after a hot day in Kennewick and eating sliced peaches with icecream; Holding my newborn babies - that's THE BEST feeling; eating creamcicles after picking beans at the welfare farm; kissing a boyfriend I had in highschool(sorry Stu, he was the best kisser, ever!) ; Dancing in a "dance festival" with 10 other stakes; riding in an old truck filled with garbage cans at the ranch and having the guy driving the truck dump them into the creek-we had to get out and pick them all up again; all of the great dates ( well, I can think of 3 that were outstanding); living at BYU and having all those grand experiences being on my own and living with 5 roommates! Working with my dad in a dental office and having Mr. Gaertner come in(a german baker who always smelled like cake and donuts) Having Grandpa Leishman comb my hair with his little black comb as I sat on his knee and listening to him sing; riding with Grandma Binns in the falcon to go and get milk at the dairy; camping in our tent trailer with all the kids and the only heat was the gas stove in the tent....- I could go on and on. I have had a lot of fun, a lot of sadness, a lot of everything, but that's what has made me who I am. Thanks for all of you!!!