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As usual, church was awesome...especially so on Easter Sunday.  Our church had 9 services today...3 for traditional church...3 for conservative church...3 for kids church.  Lots of people.  And there were baptisms at 11:30am for new believers. 

I was planning to go to Taco Bell but they let their employees off for Easter Sunday.  I noticed all the fast food restaurants were closed.  Thank God.  But a family restaurant was open so I went in there and had breakfast.  Then to WalMart for three things....and I left with just three things   I did get to talk with a friend.  We were best friends and co-workers years ago.  Great to see her and her husband. 

Now I am home.  I didn't get to sleep until way after midnight last night so I feel a nap coming on. 

Don't eat too many Chocolate Bunnies!!

I haven't had ANY chocolate today, Etta Sue. 

It truly has been a wonderful Easter. It's good to talk with all of my children and to give them my love. And, it was wonderful to be with both of my sets of lunch buddies - to accommodate to both, I ate 2 veggies at one restaurant and enjoyed chatting with my church bunch, then I dashed down to Franklin (about 20 miles away) and finished by having chopped steak and mashed potatoes with them.

When I take the time at Easter to contemplate the fact that Jesus Himself gave His life for my sins, I am overwhelmed with the sense of His love for me.

Much love to all.

Ruth Ann

happy easter!
Been a long day i am at work and its been very busy and pure choas at times! anyways i ust be off here and back to doing something constructive ttyl
sarah

Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection?

The Gospel of John (20:7) tells us that the napkin, which was placed over the face
of Jesus, was not just thrown aside like the grave clothes. The Bible takes an entire
verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded and was placed at the head of that
stony coffin.

Early Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and
found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. She ran and found Simon
Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, 'They have taken the
Lord's body out of the tomb, and I don't know where they have put him!' Peter and the
other disciple ran to the tomb to see. The other disciple out ran Peter and got there
first. He stooped and looked in and saw the linen cloth lying there, but he didn't go in.
Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying
there, while the cloth that had covered Jesus' head was folded up and lying to the side.  John 20: 1-7

Is that important? Absolutely! Is it really significant? Yes!

In order to understand the significance of the folded napkin, you have to understand
a little bit about Hebrew tradition of that day. The folded napkin had to do with the
Master and Servant, and every Jewish boy knew this tradition. When the servant set
the dinner table for the master, he made sure that it was exactly the way the master
wanted it. The table was furnished perfectly, and then the servant would wait, just
out of sight, until the master had finished eating.  The servant would not dare touch
the table until the master was finished.  Now if the master was done eating, he would
rise, wipe his fingers and mouth with the napkin and toss it on to the table.  The
servant would then know to clear the table.  For in those days, the wadded napkin
meant, 'I'm done.'  But if the master got up from the table, folded his napkin and
laid it beside his plate,  the servant knew that the folded napkin meant, 'I'm not
finished yet.' The folded napkin meant, 'I'm coming back!'

I thought the above was interesting.  Hope you like it.

HAPPY RESURRECTION DAY TO ALL OF YOU!!  We got up at 5:30, prepared breakfast for our guests, had a nice visit, saw them off toward home, then watched our usual Sunday morning church programs, showered and dressed, went to Sunday School and church.  Diane called and invited us down for lunch, so we went, and got to see all the kids before they left to go back to home, work and college.  Now I really feel like taking a nap, but since it's already after six, will try to stay awake now and go to bed early. 

Etta Sue, good words from the Good Book today.  Thanks.  Easter is the most important holiday of the entire year, for without it, we have no hope of forgiveness of sins or eternal life in heaven.

Have a great evening!

We had an amazing day at church yesterday.  I thought I had heard the resurrection story from the point of view of everyone there in the bible.  Well our pastor dressed (as clossely as possible) to a Roman soldier told the resurrection story from the point of view of the soldier guarding the grave.  WOW is all I can say.  Can you imagine how he felt, the fear which caused him to pass out?  It was an amazing rendition.  One young girl (15) accepted Christ as her Saviour on Sunday.  Isn't that what it is all about?    Heaven was rejoicing!

I am at work, no holiday for store workers.  That is ok.  I do enjoy the work.  Janet take care.

Well we have figured out the reason fo the barking of dear young Gyp.  Two girls ready to be bred,  just out of his reach.  We moved the girls upstairs, and he was quiet all night.  Thankfully a good night's sleep.

Well better get going.  Love to all
JudyB

Hi everyone.  We also had a very nice Easter service and the church was full, which is so nice to see from the vantage point of the choir.  Our pastor preached a very strong sermon yesterday and the choir did three pieces of music.  The anthem was very short as it was from the Messiah "Since by Man Came Death".  It is a very powerful piece of music.  Following church one other couple went with us to have lunch at City Slickers and we had the turkey and dressing dinner they had on the menu.  It wasn't my favorite meal but my wife thought it was good.

Today at 12:30 our birthday bunch is meeting at Red Lobster for lunch to celebrate the birthday of one of our group.  I have already been to coffee and we walked at the gym.  I believe the walking is helping as today I was able to walk 10 rounds without having to rest and did that twice and then the final 5.  I don't have anything else planned for the rest of the day.

Nice to see that you all had nice Easter services.  It is another beautiful but cool day here in Georgia.  We have freeze warnings out for tonight.

We also had a good Easter service.  If you want to know what my preacher preached, just read what Etta Sue posted above.  It's not exact, but pretty close. 

Hope all of you have a wonderful week!

Yea!  I'm home today!  Up early and did some reading, got the laundry going, made breakfast, watched Living the Life and the 700 Club, now here I am, and when I get this done I'm going to do some cropping of photos for our family album, as I want to have it caught up for the reunion.  These are the pictures I took at the last reunion.

When my foster brother Don was visiting with Mom, she said she would love to have a "mess of brown beans and corn bread."  So I have beans soaking, will cook them this afternoon and take her and Beth supper tonight.  Funny that she never told me she was hungry for that. 

I'm going to help my friend Pat do the ladies' nails at Park View this afternoon.  then tomorrow, our Red Hat ladies are going to dress up and entertain the ladies at the Care Home, bringing extra hats, etc. for them.  So I do have some things besides work to do this week. 

Pat, is Paul still there?  Hope you're both enjoying the time together a lot!

I have been thinking of a funny that Danny told in church yesterday.  Danny's little girl, Katie Grace, will be four in May.  She attends kids church. 

Danny wondered what they teach in kids church so last week (Palm Sunday), Danny asked Katie Grace what she learned in church.

Katie Grace said 'I learned that people yelled and cheered when Jesus rode a colt into town!'

Danny said he was surprised that she learned that and remembered it for a whole hour!  He said 'That is right, Katie Grace.  What else did you learn?'

Katie Grace said 'They were carrying pom-poms while yelling and cheering Jesus!' 

So now Danny says when he thinks of Jesus entering Jerusalem on a colt he will see all the people with pom-poms cheering Jesus.

What a beautiful day today here in Indiana.  Bright and sunny!  Trash day.  I went outside to take my trash and promptly came back in and put on a heavier coat...it was 30°F.  Brrrr.  But after taking my trash I went to Ivalou's to hear how her Easter Day was.  Now I am home and drinking my coffee and still enjoying the sunshine from the inside and listening to the fan on my solar heat.  It is still only 36°F...cool for the end of March.  Come on Spring!

The island is once again COLD!  We had lots of rain, mixed with snow on Sunday and this morning zero C temp. at my door.  Poor little flowers that are trying to survive in the garden....Rain for the rest of this week, if forcast is correct.  We know that only happens when it is accidental...

I am waiting for the 'something-or other people' to come and put in a new countertop and sink, etc. in the bathroom and laundry room.  Then they go upstairs to do two more bathrooms.  Week 3 of this horrible update....3 more to go.  I have to pack everything up for the painters in my suite this week...what fun.

Guess this makes me sound like a real old grump who doesn't appreciate the finer things in life.  Things were fine before...Understand that this is a valueable home and must be kept as such....simply can't relate to the obsession about material things that now exists in our world.  Not that the kids are that way....future buyers will be.  The cost of this update is as much as they paid for their first house in 1981.  Something is wrong with that picture

I enjoyed the service from People's Church on Sunday and it is almost as good as being at a real church.  Tried a few minutes of Hour Of Power and was not impressed with the obvious waste of money and resources.  Guess people like it tho' as the place was packed.  It seems a number of churches have resorted to bribery to induce folks to attend services.  Read about one church that is giving a .25c reduction on gas to attract....

Marilyn, don't give up hope about future marriage.  The paper recently showed a 88 yr. old couple who got married in their care home.  Seems they sit side by side at their computers and play games.  Good thing they learned about computers....!

I think the sun just came out.  Must run and have a look. 

Pleasant Day/Evening and God Bless.

Liz

Must be time for me to post I don't see one from me on this page. Please pray for our only local podiatrist Dr. John Fjerstad, Sarah works there. She told me yesterday that he is having surgery tomorrow on his lower back. He has a crushed vertebrae wan down low and it is crushing a nerve. They are hoping not to find a lot of nerve damage when they get in there. She also told me that he has a melanoma returning on the side of his Jaw that will also need attention. He had a lot of the tissue removed during his last year of medical school but all the tissue that was removed was full of cancer. He is 40 yrs old and has 4 children he is a Mormon. Sarah ask to put him on the prayer chain.

Hi Everyone, Would those of you who have Skype please email me your Skype ID's I redownloaded Skype nd they didn't give me back my list. I don't want to put my ID on here.

The only "gifts" given at church yesterday were the usual packets for new attendees, containing information about service times, beliefs, etc.  So I do not consider those to be bribes.  Where did this awful idea come from, anyway?  I think it is shameful.  A little gift for new people, given each time a new person comes, I think is fine, but not a big thing just for coming on Easter!!

I enjoyed doing manicures at the assisted living today.  One sweet lady I was doing told me that was her very first manicure in all of her 85 years!!  She was so thrilled, and that just made my day.  This is a voluntary thing we do, just because. 

I took the beans and cornbread to Mom and Beth, asked for bowls from the kitchen and poured the beans into them.  I had buttered their cornbread at home---anyway, the other lady at their table was looking at their food, so I asked her if she liked beans and cornbread.  Her eyes lit up and she said YES!  I was very happy there was enough to share with her, too.  This lady is only about 55, but disabled from a stroke, and is usually very depressed, so to coax a smile from her is a treat!

I'm going to watch Dancing with the Stars with Darrel.  See you later!

Don is a wee bit better with his week-long cold but still feeling tired. 

I went to see 3/4 of the family for Easter and we had about 4 in. of snow Easter morning but the streets were fine.  Feel sorry for all who have to work on Easter and Christmas - there were a few jobs I had that entailed working any day of the week. 

The politics in this country are really getting shameful with people lashing out and saying such terrible things about each other.  They are sounding desperate. 

Larry:  A fabric exchange would be fun.  I don't have a lot of fabric, as compared to many of the quilters I know.  My extra yardage often is put into the church quilts that go into Lutheran World Relief.  I could do more but often look at the pattern and think that maybe this can be used later. 

Mucked out closets today and netted a van load of stuff for Goodwill this time.  Some exercise equipment that was barely used.  Oh, the waste of time and money on such silly things. 

Hi, friends,

It was a good day today, even though we scheduled my thumb surgery. It's on April 15, so I guess I MUST file my income tax prior to THAT date! 

Things went smoothly at work, and then I got a phone call from a close friend who invited me to meet their family at a nice buffet restaurant.

I went, only to learn that it was her birthday! So, this will call for a recurring reminder on my calendar, and also, for this year, a belated birthday card! It was so great to be included with the family. They treat me just like a family member, but I really sensed their love tonight, since I was the only nonfamily member there. How sweet of her to call.

And, thanks be to God, my son had a good day today, too. Those are so rare that it's a real matter of thanksgiving when they occur.

Janet, I've been craving some dry beans, too. so, will likely start them in the crockpot one night this week. Yum, yum!

Y'all have a good rest of the day.

We're home!

We hurried to church yesterday morning and then immediately following the morning service, we headed off to Ohio to visit with Paul's daughter.  What a lovely time. 

Then we left for home stopping in at an administrator from Photography Cafe's home.  It was so nice to see him and his wife this evening.

For those who might be interested, this is a collage that Paul put together.

He brought me lovely roses when he came last Saturday night and then he had taken a photo of the ring in it's box and then one of my finger after he put it on.



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Pat they are beautiful.  Paul is becoming quite the photographer!

We have piano today, and a busy work day ahead of me.  So have a great day folks and God Bless

Paul really knows how to please a woman and has very good taste!! 

Today is the day that Kitty and I are taking our photo entries to Kokomo.  I need to find an electronic place and purchase a new mouse.  I cleaned my mouse and now it sticks.  And to put the graphic above, it didn't want to highlight very well.  So I will probably have a new mouse before I get home this evening. 

And yes, Kitty and I will find some place to eat...maybe twice, depending on what time we get home. 

It is cold...I was hoping for warmer weather...shirt-sleeve weather.  And it is windy!  34°F with wind....Brrrrr!

Hi everyone.  I was alone at the cafe this morning as one of my friends, who is Eastern Orthodox had church this morning and my friend Rod was helping at the Computer Learning Center as today is registration.  He asked me to go with him but I declined as have a meeting this morning.  I spent a short time at the cafe and then went to the gym and walked my 25 laps.  For some reason the walking today has left me feeling tired but know the walking is very good for me and I will regain my energy after resting awhile.  Not much else on the schedule today.

Pat, what a beautiful ring and the roses are lovely.  Those are wonderful photos.  It is nice that Paul is interested in photography as you are.  It seems you both have so many things in common.

Etta Sue, I strongly suggest you consider a mouse with the laser light as they don't have to be cleaned and I don't even have to use a mouse pad, just a solid surface. 

Judy, it sounds like you will be very busy today.  Hope you also have a wonderful day.

Ruth Ann, good friends mean so much in our lives.  We had our birthday group monthly luncheon at Red Lobster yesterday at noon and, as usual, we had a wonderful time of sharing and laughter.  We had 13 there yesterday.  We are always welcoming to new folks to join with us. 

Carol, Pat was showing me and telling me about a new technique she has learned so that when she sews strips together and cuts them into the blocks she ends up with small blocks as well.  That just confirmed my suspicion that the fabric keeps growing.  She doesn't waste any of it and has it stored in numerous places over the house.  Our dining room has become a fabric room as well as boxes under beds and her own sewing room.  Her best friend, who worked in a quilting store for several years, has even more fabric and often gives Pat something that she may need for a pattern.  Hope Don is soon feeling better.

Janet, our church has a welcome center as people come into the church and we give folks a little box of chocolate heats on their first visit.  I think there are four in a box.  It seems like a nice gesture of friendship.  I remember that some of the program staff a the nursing home where mother was would do the ladies nails and they also had a beauty shop and mother had her hair done once a week.  My sister was there everyday and kept a good eye on things and made sure mother had nice clothes to wear.  I will never forget the kind people that were working in the nursing home and am thankful that there was a Christian run nursing home available in the little town in Iowa where my sister lives.

Marilyn, I am sure the podiatrist will have a few very painful days.  Hope the operation is a success.  The melanoma is certainly a troublesome thing to face.

Liz, I hope you all decide after the work is done that it was worth it.  I know it is a real hassle for everyone. 

Hi  Karmat and all that visit CP today.

Quote from: JudyB on March 25, 2008, 09:17:49 AM
Pat they are beautiful.  Paul is becoming quite the photographer!

We have piano today, and a busy work day ahead of me.  So have a great day folks and God Bless

Ohhh, Judy, thanks!  Paul was a photographer before me!  (LOL) 

Thank you everyone for the nice comments! 

We had a lovely weekend both here in Guelph and also then in Ohio with Linda, Paul's daughter and her family.  For me it was as if we'd known each other forever and not meeting for the first time.

Good Morning: Lovely ring and beautiful roses Pat.
Just getting ready for work here I have a appointment with my Opthalmoligist this afternoon. 

I will be back this afternoon after the eye dr.

Pat - that's beautiful!  The ring and flowers are so expressive.  It's obvious to me that our Lord has indeed chosen this man for you!  Oh He is so gracious and merciful!

Paul is indeed a good photographer as well!  Paul - you had better get in here and post some photos!

Well, at 1PM today I'm supposed to get shot while under fluroscopy so that the doc can see exactly where he's putting it.  Please pray it'll work very, very well.

Al, I do pray the shot works wonders for you!

Carol, you stay busy all the time, don't you?  Sort of remind me of someone who lives in this house! 

Larry, I know I wouldn't linger long over coffee by myself, either.  Hope you feel great after you rest a bit.

Pat, what beautiful roses!!  And what a lovely ring, too!  I can't wait to see it up close and personal.    Nice that Paul enjoys photography, too, and we all pray that the two of you have such a wonderful life together.  You deserve it!

The housekeeper is here, and I have her mopping the kitchen floor, then she will clean mirrors.  She has really improved since the first day, and now accomplishes quite a lot in the two hours allowed.  I'm thankful for that.

When I used to do a lot of sewing, it seemed the fabric accumulated really fast!  But I used to be able to make the kids' garments out of pretty small scraps, so none was wasted.  Guess I'm too "Scotch" to throw much of anything away.  But I am getting better in that department; now I can throw away stuff that I no longer have need of, or give it to someone who can use it.  That's a good feeling and I wish it had come years earlier.

I have done some cleaning, caught up here, done my ironing, so my day is off to a good start!  Also watched my programs while ironing.  YEA for me!   

See you later.

Pat:  Congratulations - a beautiful ring and roses to add to the beauty.

It seems that so many of us enjoy the same things  Peoples Church , Crystal Cath.  and even dancing with the stars.

Here it is back to work for another week Hubby & I went to Orio's for breakfast and we had the pleasure of meeting a couple of friends. he drove school bus and his new wife of 9yrs played organ at the church many yrs ago, when I say new wife his first left us very suddenly due to illness. 

Today the weather was ok but now we are getting snow and by rush hour it is to be windy and either snow or rain in our part I understand it is to be snow.

Ruth

Beautiful roses and ring, Pat!  It is wonderful for both of you.

Yes, Ruth.  We do enjoy many of the same things and I also like Dancing With The Stars.  Enjoy 'Jerico' and my daughter and I are sad it will end this week.  Seems as if when a show is good, they always find a reason to cancel.   

The painters will not be down in my place until Monday, so have a little peace until the weekend.  Then will have to pack everything and take down pictures, etc.  My daughter hopes the hardwood floors will be easier to maintain.  Her husband does not like having a lady come in to help....   I expect they will soon have to sell and get a smaller place, without a 1/2 acre garden.  My granddaughter never helps and this person is only able to do easy things now.  That is the reason for all this happening.  Will simply have to trust God to work all this stuff out, I am too tired.

Squeek is once again downstairs with me and not feeling happy.  So I am going to spend time spoiling her while watching my curling.  Good old curling...Canada is doing well at this point in time. 

Pleasant Day/Evening and God Bless.

Liz

its a beautiful day ot up early went to school now i'm home wih the windows open trying to clean not my strong suit cuz i am never home to do so i procastinate about it a lot! anyways off to be elsewhere got lots to ttyl
Sarah

Well my day is nearly over.  I am just taking a quick break then finishing packaging the materials for a quilting project.  I am learning so much about quilting.  I will join this class, and looking forward to it.

Sarah cleaning is a necessary job, do a fast thorough job and you will be finished for another week.

Must run

God Bless JudyB