On My Mind

I have a lot of little things on my mind lately. Nothing earth-shattering--just stuff.

1. I am dying read "Killing Lincoln". I love historical fiction and this looks like an excellent read. I want it. Bad.

2. I have vines full of grapes. Lots and lots of grapes. I am not sure I have ever seen so many grapes on my vines as I have this year. I love walking by them and smelling that wonderful smell. Tomorrow is the big juicing day.

3. Tomorrow I also will be dehydrating apples. Yep, a busy day in my kitchen. Gotta get those little guys preserved. I am also kicking around the idea of juicing a few of them. Not quite the cider-press juice from my youth, but I think it will still taste wonderful.

4. Fall is knocking on the door and I don't like it. I usually love Fall, but not this year. It seems like Summer just arrived and the thought of Winter peering around the corner makes me a little sick to my stomach. Hard to believe that we are already having to throw on an extra blanket at night. I even found myself wearing -- gasp -- socks around the house tonight because my feet were cold. Arggg...make it stop.

4. General Conference - I loved every minute of it. I wish it happened more than just twice a year. It always makes me feel calm and ready to face whatever lies in front of us. I had a couple of moments that really hit me. Both moments came while President Monson was speaking. He mentioned a couple of things that spoke to me and to some of the circumstances I find myself in.

The first was to trust in your inspiration and follow it through. It reaffirmed my feelings that once directed by the spirit to do something, you do it. Period. I already knew that, but it felt great to be reminded of it again.

Second he quoted the scripture "Be still and know that I am God". Once again, this applied to the same situation. I have heard this scripture numerous times, but this time when I heard it, I found myself thinking about it with a new perspective. Totally new. I know it was the spirit speaking to me and once again, reaffirming my resolve to follow through with the situation I have been struggling with. All will be well in the end :)

See--nothing earth-shattering. Just stuff.