EASTER

HE IS RISEN!

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead..." (1 Peter 1:3, NIV)

HE IS RISEN INDEED!

Easter Traditions

The 20 somethingth annual decorating of the bunny cakes

The first annual decorating of the duck eggs

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

 7plus kids + 8 different homes + 4 different cities + about 15 different vehicles + way too many pets to count + many losses + many many joys + many changes + putting each other 1st = 31 years that I wouldn't have missed for the world!  How did I get so blessed to be married to the best friend, husband, and father on the planet!

Happy anniversary, Honey!  Want to try for another 31?

Who Says We Don't Travel?

When friends and family tell us about trips and cruises they have planned, our unspoken reaction is probably the same as their spoken reaction each time we have announced the addition of another child to our family, " We're very happy for you, but we're glad it's not us"!


For the most part, Doug and I just aren't travelers, and we aren't afraid to admit it. Maybe that's not normal, and we should be in a support group or something, but we we really don't feel that it affects our quality of life.  At.  All.

We have had some very nice short trips that have been just what we needed. Our 30th anniversary get away last year was perfect.

And, not to brag, but just today Doug and I ventured across the water and visited IKEA!

IKEA is almost like visiting another country because all their product names are in Swedish, and we had Swedish Meatballs for lunch. Really!

We had a great time being together and still got home in time to sleep in our own bed.  The best of both worlds. Who could ask for more!

 We love our home, but we know there is a new, perfect, and permanent home waiting for us. Our lives are really one long journey on the road to our home in Heaven (we just prefer to travel it without public transportation and strange beds) In the meantime we feel like we are very blessed on this side of Heaven.



2 Corinthians 5:9
So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him.

Safe at last. We hope!

Since the Eagle attack, Doug has worked tirelessly for the last week making a new, safe home for our nine surviving ducks.

 Today, they have officially entered the Witness Protection Program for Poultry and have relocated to their, hopefully, safe haven (the location of which I an not at liberty to disclose because, you can't be too careful with those Eagles, not to mention the coyotes and the sneaky neighbor dog).

They appear to be pretty happy campers!

Frost on the Daffodils?

 Isn't the frost supposed to be on the pumpkin?

  

The daffodils are blooming, the calendar says it's spring...............

 But the thermometer says it's 29 degrees!!

I'm blaming it on the Eagles!