WAY too cold to walk outside – it snowed on and off all day. Just going from the car into the house after our MOM visit froze my hands – a harsh wind. We had a pretty nice visit with mom. She smiled a few times and was saying a few words – but generally to the aide and not to us! It’s like we don’t totally exist in her world. But we sang 3 or 4 songs for her, which she AND the aide seemed to really enjoy!
When I took the garbage up to the road, I stepped down on the hill and clipped a few lilacs from the tree. Only the dark purple are out right now – and I don’t know if I’ll get any white or lilac blooms after this snow and the predicted freeze. But for now, it’s a nice bouquet.
I will share Rod’s message on forgiveness from Martin’s Ferry. He plans on doing a series for the next several weeks, at least. We are all worth saving – Jesus prayed: Father, forgive them. Forgiveness was born in the Garden of Eden and reached maturity on the cross. God is our example. Forgiveness is a decision: WE choose to give it or not give it. 1) God won’t hold our sin against us. 2) He will never bring it up again 3) He will restore our relationship with Him. The hardest person to forgive is the one closest to you, or even ourselves. What will you choose? Bitterness, hate, revenge, damnation? Forgiveness sets us free. If we understand God’s forgiveness to us, we learn to forgive. We should long to be like God.
One this day in 1789 John Adams was sworn in as the first vice-president (9 days before George Washington). In 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train left Washington DC, and in 1878 first Lady Lucy Hayes held the first egg rolling contest on the White House lawn. In 1898 Spain declared war against the US, and in 1918 The Red Baron was shot down and killed in France; in 1956 Elvis’ first hit – Heartbreak Hotel – became #1. In 1963 the Beatles and the Rolling Stones met for the first time. Catherine the Great (Empress of Russia) was born in 1729 and Charlotte Bronte (wrote Jane Eyre) in 1816. In 1926, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor – Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain – was born. Mark Twain died at age 74 in 1910, Manfred von Richthofen died at age 25 in 1918 (Red Baron), and in 1952 Clark Gable divorced Sylvia Ashley (my mom would care – she had a huge crush on Clark Gable (Gone with the Wind)!
TOMORROW April 22nd is:
- National Earth Day
- National Girl Scout Leader’s Day
- National Jelly Bean Day
- National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
- National Teach Children To Save Day
I hope it starts to warm up a bit. Not crazy about the cold, especially after the beautiful days we just had. God bless…
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