Saturday, November 15, 2008

I want to really live too...

"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking the kids to scout camp. I want to be there with grass stains on my shoes from mowing Sister Schenk's lawn. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbor's children. I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with the children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived."
-Marjorie Hinckley

5 comments:

Munford Family said...

I miss them so much.

Amy said...

Wow! What an amazing lady and I want to live that way too. Thanks for sharing. :)

The Kooky Queen--Rachel said...

Ohhh! I love her! My sister Nicole painted a beautiful picture of President Hinckley and I hung it in my house today and starred at it, really missing him and Sister Hinckley! What a great quote!

Melody said...

That was really great!! Perspective!! And I miss them too!! President Hinckley has always reminded me of my Grandma.

Sarah said...

I like your new header.
What a cute little lady. Very cute. Thanks for sharing.