Catchin' Up!

Ok...so I've had a busy few days, & the bloggin' has been neglected! So let me fill in a little! Easter was wonderful! A hectic week with noon day services (I made them all!) Maundy Thursday, & the re-enactment of the Last Supper, Good Friday & the Service of Shadows, and then EASTER! HE IS RISEN!

I'm doing fairly well on my "changes"...still trying to take it "one day at a time", but I am sticking to exercising a little each week & hoping to build on that! Watching the diet too! But as my mom says..."Its like dripping water on a ROCK"...it takes a ton of water to see results! haha!

We celebrated daddys 77th Birthday yesterday! WOW! I just give thanks to the Good Lord for my daddy! He is SO dear to me...especially with no other significant man in my life...he is truly the LOVE of my LIFE! I so appreciate all he has done & all he means to me! His special request for his birthday was to go try the new P.F. Chang's Chinese Restaurant! It was really YUMMY! Can't wait to go back again...but hey...that wouldn't be too good for my diet! haha! Have to make smart choices!

I'm looking forward to April...time to garden, sow, plant and watch things grow! And hopefully a trip to the beach will be in there somewhere soon!

Today is the first day of SPRING!

Spring!
Oh what a wonderful time of year...
I think it is my favorite!

I just love seeing everything starting to "come alive"!
I love the red bud trees, the bradford pear blooms,
daffodils, dogwoods, yellow bells! All so pretty!

Yesterday's message at church was on "The Pouring of The Water"...
when Pilot "washed his hands" & let the crowd choose to send Jesus to the Cross.
Today, "The Weeping of the Crowd"...as the women wept as they followed Him to the cross.

Tonight we have "Maundy Thursday" service with a re-enactment of "The Last Supper".
Its a busy week, but all of the "Sights & Sounds" of Easter are occuring all around! Take time to look and see Easter all around you this week!

Rainy Days & A Rooster Crows

It's a very rainy Wednesday... Ok...so I have to remind myself that everything needs the rain! The trees and the flowers need it, so they can look pretty for spring! A little rain never hurt anyone, right?! But it does make me want to stay in bed all day! haha!

Continuing the "Sounds of Easter"....yesterdays message was the "Crowing of The Rooster" (Luke 22:54-61)
They seized Jesus and lead him away....and Peter followed at a distance...and when asked,denied he'd every known Him...3 times he denied Christ....and the Rooster crows....

How often do we follow "at a distance"...?
Is is possible that we deny Christ?
These are thought provoking questions & have really had me thinking about how we don't realize that often we are SO much like Peter in so many ways!

The images and the words of Passion Week bring us all to the foot of the Cross & to the tomb, but Praise HIM! It is an empty tomb! He paid the price, we are fogiven!
Hope you can take time this week to reflect on the path HE walked for us!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day to all my dear friends!

I just love this scripture....I'd never really heard it before... & now that I've found it,
I love to use it and to remember how truly blessed I am with the friendships that the Lord has always provided me. Each one of YOU is so special to me & I thank God for the way He has always provided a friend in times when I needed one the most!

This is the start of "Holy Week". We are having noon day services each day at church and they are going to be a great way to reflect on the "Journey to the Cross." Todays message was on
"The Shouts of the Crowd"...Hosanna! Hosanna! Looking forward to the week as we remember the price that was paid!

Have a great "Holy Week" as we head toward "Good Friday" and Easter Sunday!

"Sitting quietly, doing nothing,...SPRING comes,
and the grass grows by itself."
ZEN PROVERB

Spring in My Front Yard!

Wednesday--Hump Day & bits of info!

Wednesday...always a BUSY day! HUMP day...over the hump we go!
Ok...so its been a good week so far! Back to the chiropractor today & he doesn't want to see me again...until next Wednesday! But hey...that's better than every other day, M-W-F! I am feeling better & actually went to exercise Monday & Tuesday!
Change has started...but it is SLOW!
Ok...so just a few things for those NEWBIES about this blog...a few "points of interest" or "highlights"...or to answer a few questions!
YES! The Bible verse changes each day! Cool! (Its at the upper left of the page!)
(Thanks Elizabeth--I got this from YOU!) I love it...does me good to get a scripture each time I come to the site!
The jukebox...YES! You can click on it (may have to click more than once) and you can hear whatever song you like off my list! (Its also fun to minimize the window...and hey...keep listening while you surf the web!) OH! & Do feel free to leave a COMMENT or a NOTE to me! Just click on comment and you should be able to follow the directions. (It was not letting ya do that--I think it is fixed now!)
Any more questions?! ha!
Well,Spring seems to be FINALLY arriving....my favorite time of year! My green thumb is itching to get out and start digging...but my back is going to force me to GO SLOW! One bed at a time! haha!
But I do SO love to see "the world" waking up!
And what an awesome way for the Lord to show us HIS beauty...
HIS majesty & especially remind us of HIS RESURRECTION!
Changes....changes...I see them happening all around me....
Hope you can stop this week ....see the changes, feel the changes,hear the changes & take the time to MAKE A CHANGE! Hugs to YOU!

Make The Change!

Today is another start to another week. Mondays...we always say "I'll start that on Monday"..."I'll wait till Monday..." So today, now that I'm feeling a good bit better, I'm trying to start exercising again. Start eating better!

The words I kept repeating all day....MAKE THE CHANGE! What do I need to CHANGE?
SO many things! Change my routine, change my habits, change how I eat, change how I think... and that list goes on and on!!! So my challenge to myself for this week is to see how many things I can CHANGE!
Several of us talked about "complaining" this past week. That's another thing I realize more and more that I am guilty of!....check out www.acomplaintfreeworld.org
They have a cute little bracelet you can order & everytime you complain you move the bracelet from one arm to the other! What a neat idea!
The website says it takes 21 days to break a habit....so lets see how I've done in 21 days! How many CHANGES can I make? One day down...20 to go!

Learning to BLOG!

Welcome to all my sweet friends!
Well...I've been a BLOG reader for a few years now....& several of you have inspired me to give this a try! I love the creativity of so many of you & I enjoy reading your blogs, so lets see how I do!
Not sure how often I'll post here...but do think this is a great way to keep up with life events etc...
Enjoy the "slide show" of pictures of Melissa's wedding below! Seems thats one of the last big events...plus hey....I had to figure out how to get the pic's on this site! Check back again to see what's going on,