Easter 2020

Easter!  A beautiful day despite a mix of clouds.  Although the day was very low key and a no pressure-performance day, it was full of things to do.  Charlie Brown started off the day talking about his beautiful friendship with Snoopy – but Snoopy is more interested in his supper dish.  And as it typical for holidays, the meal is a major part.  We decided to have a non-traditional meal and wait to celebrate when we can all be together.  We put a beef roast in early morning and ate about 6pm – noodles, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn…Yum.  I got up early and baked fresh chocolate chip scones for our breakfast. 

We watched Rod from Martin’s Ferry Christian Church and his message was VICTORY.  God is with us, through our struggles, through death of friends/family.  He is with us because he loves us.  And he CAN be with us because He is alive!  Rod pointed out that what we are going through doesn’t always feel like victory.  It’s hard, sad, scary, uncertain, distressing – but what happens NEXT is the victory!  When the women went to the tomb, and Jesus wasn’t there, they didn’t think victory.  When Peter realized that he had denied Jesus, that wasn’t victory.  But victory did happen.  Sometimes we don’t know where to look.  The angel asked, “Why are you looking for the living among the dead?”  We need to look for God.  He gives us life, and scriptures tell us to keep singing.  Whatever happens, keep singing, and victory will be ours.  As a writer, I know that any story worth writing must have conflict, struggle, sorrow that we must overcome.  And that leads to victory.  He goes before us to insure our victory.  It’s the one thing in life that you don’t have to earn;  You just have to accept it!  Keep singing!   

Early afternoon I pulled on my garden clothes and pulled weeds for about 90 minutes.  I came in to watch an Easter sing-a-long with a very long-time friend – which I will share tomorrow.  I went back out for over an hour to pull more weeds.  It’s my therapy, my peace and quiet, my sense of accomplishment!  At 6pm we finished cooking dinner.  I asked Kelly why it was that it took so long to make the meal, and so long to clean up the kitchen afterwards, but only a few minutes to eat it?  I guess that is why I seldom cook.  The ratio is not equatable.   But it sure was good, with leftovers for tomorrow. 

On this date in 1861, Ft. Sumter in South Carolina was attacked by the confederacy, which began the Civil War.  In 1945, FDR dies in office, and Harry Truman becomes our 33rd president.  Jonus Salk’s polio vaccine was approved by the Food and Drug Administration.  David Letterman was born on this date in 1947, and Vince Gill in 1957. 

It’s late and I’m ready for bed, so I’ll fill you in on the sing-a-long and the JESUS presentation from Sight and Sound tomorrow. 

Hope your Easter was blessed and happy and filled with the presence of God’s love and the perfect sacrifice of His Son.  God Bless…..