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Pat, just one sugar for me please and if you've got a biscuit too, that would be a real bonus

I hope you had a great time with your family.

Anthony.

Anthony, I just happen to have some "bickies" hidden away for special folk so you and I will have one with our coffee!

I don't eat too  many bickies right now since they are high in carbs and I'm trying so hard to get this weight down!  

Anyway, here's your coffee!.....  Enjoy!

Just what I needed  

I've been on this computer all day, and my head hurts.  I am going to enjoy this coffee and rest the ole eyes a bit.

Anthony.

Good to see you on Pat, I'm glad you enjoyed your time with your family.  Are you going back out tonight?  Any plans?  I'll have to be calling you later too.  It's just a lot has been going on here, and I had a lot of preparatory work to do BEFORE I could plant my garden.  I'm hoping I can get it all done today and get the plants planted, but we shall see.  Living in a large family means living with large demands, I guess.  But right now Allison, Andrea and Hannah are out.  Ben and Hannah were out with me digging up the dirt, and of course both of them came away with handfuls of worms!  Yuck!  That was one thing I could never stand, at least not without gloves.

Anthony-did you ever save any of your work?  If you did, you should see if you can dig some of it up too.  My younger sister writes songs with her guitar too.  She's really talented.  Good to see both of you online.  Talk to you later.  Jen.

Hi Jen...

No plans later...  Just CLEANING!!!  My dining room table is covered with Avon STUFF!!!

Haha Pat, well, at least you know you're a successful Avon sales rep, right? .  I have to pop off now, finish some stuff in the garden.  I really want to get them all planted, I don't like the thought of them sitting in their packaging too long.  I have to hire my brother's muscles to help me though!  God bless you.  Jen.

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Hello everyone.  How is everyone today.  The weather here is a bit chilly.  I am headed out of town to take some pictures of wildlife and flowers.  Hope you all are having a fun day.  

Sonja

Good afternoon everyone.  I have been so busy getting ready to finish the holiday that I haven't been here until now.  Good to see each one of you.

Welcome to Pat Hanna.  Pat and I had lunch together a few years ago in a nice restaurant in Atlanta.  Remember Pat?  Of course Larry and Cornelia were also there with some others.

--- Papa John      

Well I've finished my laundry and housecleaning, gone to get food and gassed my car. I am watching an interesting program on TV about the Traditions of the American Indian Dance. I went to a Pow Wow once years ago. I am having one of "those" days where I am really missing being with my family. But it won't be long now and we will be neighbors. Some days I just feel more alone than others. It is so quiet here except for the TV. So I think I will find something else to do. See you all later.
Marilyn

Marilyn, we can feel on our own sometimes can't we.  I sometimes suffer from this myself and am glad that Pat invited me back onto the forums.  Christian fellowship is particularly helpful.  I do hope that your day goes well and that your move goes smoothly.

Papa John, it looks like the vacation will be another of your memories shortly.  I hope you took lots of photographs that will help in remembering the great time that you had.  Have a great day.

Sonja, I hope your photo taking goes well.  If the sun isn't too intense it might make for a better photo.  I am sure that you will  do well again.  BTW, how did you manage to take a photograph of yourself.  You look quite a way away from the camera to have used the self-timer.

Mercychild, it sounds like you are having a busy day today.  Don't forget to let the others lend a helping hand.  Have a great day.

I am nearly at the end of my day and am happy that I got a lot of work done on the computer.  Once I finished my present task, I hope to not spend quite so much time on here (that won't affect my time on CP of course, I love coming here).  Perhaps I need to do some gardening now that the fine weather is on its way.

God bless everyone and see you all in the morning.

Anthony.

BTW Pat thanks for putting links at the top of the page.  That is very helpful.

Well, Anthony, you have no idea (or maybe you do) how I was shaking having to make adjustements to that horrible template!!!  HAHAHAHA!

I'm still shaking!

Wow, it's been a busy day here!  I finally got my garden set up, so now I can plant the bulbs next weekend.  I'm so glad I got it all accomplished!

Anthony-I did get some help, my older brother had to help me because we had to bolt some of the ties together, and stake them into the ground to raise the garden bed.  

Pat-how are those Avon orders coming, making a dent in them at all yet?  .

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We went to see Steve Green in concert last night, it was so well done.  He doesn't put on a stage performance, like so many people do.  He got all the kids to come up at one point too.  We also got to take home a plant that was on stage, a nice bushy fern.  It was such a nice evening.

Well, gotta go get ready, I'm still kinda dirty from working in the garden.  God bless.  Jen.

Pat Hanna

Good evening!  Jerry and I went to rehearsal.  I sure hope it is cooler in there tomorrow morning.  My face got beet red and it was so hot.  But I think Jerry and I learned a lot today.  The Easter services will be in our newest room...basketball court size and called the Christian Life Center or CLC.  Sometimes ....gym!  The sunrise service will be in the santuary and I am to run the lights in there but they weren't working today.  

So it will be an early evening tonight since I will have to get up by 5am.  Hope the alarm works in the morning.

We drove around Greenfield before coming home.  A lot of building going on.  On TV the other day said the county I live in now is the fastest growing county in the state and the county I DID live in is the third fastest growing county in the state.  Seems people are leaving Indianapolis and moving to the country!!  It was nice driving around leisurely and enjoying the sites.

WHEW! - my goodness.... what a chatty bunch you are!  This serves me right....take a day off from CP and then its nearly impossible to get caught up!

Its nice to see we have another "Judy" on the forum.  Judy., is your real name:"Judith"....thats mine....Judith Ann.  My parents always called me "Judith" when I was in trouble!  My friends call me "Jude"!  LOL

Marilyn:  I understand how you can feel lonely at times.  Have you ever felt lonely in a crowd?  I have., and its a feeling I can get quite often, if I don't give it over to the Lord.

Since I have had arthritis, and not able to participate in a lot of things that my friends do., I am often left out., and thats when the lonliness sets in.  This is when I have to really rely on the Lord.  My husband is a good help, and a good person to talk to when I get times like that.

Am I making sense?  Probably not!

Larry... I am anxious to see what you will be doing here in CP.... and a special hello to your wife Pat.

Papa John:  Have a safe drive back to Tenn. from Florida.  It is Tennessee is it not?

Last night we attended our Easter Cantata at our church.  It was such a blessing....I wish all of you could see it., but I'm sure your own churches will have a special service for each of you!

Easter blessings to all.,

Love,

Judy McK.

Etta Sue,

You are getting pretty fancy in here.  You may have to teach us dummies how to do that.

Judy Mc,

Yes it is back to Tennessee, the dimple of the universe.  We will be glad to get home but we kind of hate to leave here.  I'll miss my daily swim.

Anthony,

Yes, it is almost over now.  We go to church here tomorrow but next Sunday we will be with our home congregation.  We have made a lot of pictures.  I may share a few more tonight if I can get some together.

--- Papa John

I received this via email today from Carol Benedict who used to post as Chemo Angel Carol.  She asked that I share it here.  I have encouraged her to come in and post too, so I really hope she will.


Hello!
I have had a time with this Celiac Disease, just trying to eat nothing that
has Gluten in it. It takes a long time to buy grocers now, ha! I did eat
something with Gluten in it & paid for that. Was sick for a good while. At
least the biopsy came out no cancer, but I do have the disease. My whole
family practically has it.
I've been busy with my Sunday School class. We did a small play last Sunday
about Palm Sunday & this week we will finish it for the Easter service.
After that, the children are all coming over to Moon Meadow to find the
Easter eggs that we have hidden. Inside the plastic eggs is what they won. I
have never wanted to do too much for Easter with eggs, cause I didn't want
the children to focus on just that, but the true meaning of Easter. This
church does however, hide eggs, so we are doing that with the Easter baskets
with things about Easter from the Christian book store. I think this will
work really well. I'm excited about having the children over.
Pray for my son & his wife. Problems there & my daughter in-law is talking
about moving here with the children. I would love them to be here, but has
to be the Lord's will that they come.
In spite of all this & the war to be concerned about, I do count on the Lord
to get us all through this. I know that we can't go down the wrong path if
we let Him lead us. He is such a great & loving God!
God bless all of you!
Carol from "Moon Meadow"
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We don't focus on Santa or the Easter Bunny either, though Travis does have a basket, adn we will have an egg hunt tomorrow at mom's.  One year, the special egg was the empty one, and the kids had to figure out why.  That got it pretty quickly.  Tonight, Bernard and I let Travis "practice" hunting eggs and putting them in a basket.  To a 15 month old, though, they are just weird looking balls, so at one point, we had 48 plastic eggs all over the living room.  He would say, "Ball." Pick one up, then throw it as far as possible.    

Lots of posts; I won't even begin to address everyone except to say "HI"  I hope everyone has the best, most blessed Easter ever tomorrow.  (Secret whisper -- It is Bernard's birthday as well )

Laters

I just stopped in to say good night I am looking forward to tomorrow, Resurrection Sunday. He's Alive. The tomb is empty. Hallelujah.
Excue me I am just trying to stay in an up mood. Today has been a down on for me. Don't know why but I still have days like that. Anyway good night I will see you all tomorrow. Another holiday spent alone. Soo that will be a thing of the past.

Marilyn

Easter is a special time of year for our family.  We do not do the Easter egg or rabbit thing that simply isn't what it is all about.  We get involved with church activities, choirs and presentations.  They are very knowledgeable about the true meaning of "Holy Days".  At Christmas we do not do the Santa thing, we give a choice of gift and generally they have an idea what they are getting.  They think santa is fun to laugh and pretend about, but they know that is all "Let's pretend" and the birth of our Saviour is the Real thing.  All kids need the stability of TRUTH and in knowing the reality of Jesus they have that stability.

Here is something that will inspire you.
57 cents

To the world you might be one person, But to one person you might be the World!!

A sobbing little girl stood near a small church from which she had been turned away because it "was too crowded." "I can't go to Sunday School," she sobbed to the pastor as he walked by.

Seeing her shabby, unkempt appearance, the pastor guessed the reason and, taking her by the hand, took her inside and found a place for her in the Sunday school class. The child was so happy that they found room for her, that she went to bed that night thinking of the children who have no place to worship Jesus.

Some two years later, this child lay dead in one of the poor tenement buildings and the parents called for the kindhearted pastor, who had befriended their daughter, to handle the final arrangements.

As her poor little body was being moved, a worn and crumpled purse was found which seemed to have been rummaged from some trash dump. Inside was found 57 cents and a note scribbled in childish handwriting which read, "This is to help build the little church bigger so more children can go to Sunday School. For two years she had saved for this offering of love.

When the pastor tearfully read that note, he knew instantly what he would do. Carrying this note and the cracked, red pocketbook to the pulpit, he told the story of her unselfish love and devotion.  He challenged his deacons to get busy and raise enough money for the larger building.

But the story does not end there!

A newspaper learned of the story and published it. It was read by a Realtor who offered them a parcel of land worth many thousands. When told that the church could not pay so much, he offered it for 57cents.

Church members made large donations. Checks came from far and wide.
Within five years the little girl's gift had increased to $250,000.00--a huge sum for that time (near the! turn of the century). Her unselfish love had paid large dividend.


When you are in the city of Philadelphia, look up Temple Baptist Church, with a seating capacity of 3,300 and Temple University, where hundreds of students are trained.

Have a look, too, at the Good Samaritan Hospital and at a Sunday School building which houses hundreds of Sunday Schoolers, so that no child in the area will ever need to be left outside during Sunday school time.  In one of the rooms of this building may be seen the picture of the sweet face of the little girl whose 57 cents, so sacrificially saved,  made such remarkable history. Alongside of it is a portrait of her kind pastor, Dr. Russel H. Conwell, author of the book, "Acres of Diamonds"

Thanks Judy!

Now it's time to lock the door.

Have a wonderful, meaningful Lord's Day tomorrow!

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