Easter Memories

Being away from family this Easter, I just kept thinking about highlights of Easter's passed. Yesterday here was a cloudy cool day and what brightened it up a little were the cute children at our church coming in with their new outfits they had gotten for Easter. The color's that seemed to be the most popular was pink and green....for sure. I know that is not what Easter is about, but guess it is okay to wear your best as we rejoice! He is risen, He is risen, Indeed! We had a few adventures yesterday with traveling in parts unknown to us in Denver. After church Jane & Homer Brown invited us, along with many others, to their home for a great lunch. (Family reunion style....all kinds of good food). Afterwards, we visited with a friend from church who was in the hospital. She was in a hospital near downtown and it was a bit of a challenge to find it, but we did and got to see parts of Denver that we had not seen before. After coming home, I just wanted to be lazy for a while and turned on the TV to the Dove Awards on the Gospel Music Channel. Sandi Patty was being honored during the awards, and that brought back memories of the days at Mulberry when we did "Living Pictures". Some of my most favorite songs are from those days. "More Than Wonderful", Behold the Lamb, We Shall Behold Him, I've Just Seen Jesus, Via Dolorosa"....just a few of the ones that I remember and still can sing along when I hear them. So much work and time went into those Living Pictures Ministries and feel happy that we could be a part of that. In watching the Dove Awards, a song was sung at the end of the program by Kirk Franklin, I Smile.. I can't get it off my mind. I hope to be able to add it to this blog, but we will see. If not, just look it up and see what you think. When I was hearing it, I defintely received a blessing from it and realized how important it is to smile, even if you don't feel like it.

Sounds like the weather in North Carolina was much better than here, and hope that everyone got a chance to spend some good time outside hiding easter eggs and relaxing!