Spring has sprung!

It was so beautiful yesterday that I decided it was time to plant some flowers on the front porch. Salvia and red geraniums were the flowers of choice...oh, and I also planted a white hydrangea (Mal calls it "the stick" - it is small - if it survives I will post pictures of that later). Ok, so I see I also forgot to take pictures of the geraniums...oops!

Yea Aunt Sarah!

Aunt Sarah knitted Jonas the cutest little hat and booties for Easter! Thanks, Aunt Sarah! We love them! Oh, and she is self-taught...impressive!

Isn't somebunny cute?!?!

not too sure I like my new hat

ok...I'll like it a little
I really like my hat now!

He is RISEN!

It all started with a sunrise service...
and the answer to your question is...No, I am not wearing hose - that is my own lovely shade of winter white. It was a bit chilly this morning!

Perfect for a cup of...Lovely grouping in front of the cross...
Back at home with family

My dad is famous!

This past week Mal became the third host of a podcast called Christian Gamers 2.0. He really enjoyed getting to talk about video games, movies, and his faith. He will be doing the podcast every Sunday night and I think it is available to download from itunes every Monday. It is a great outlet for him. Jonas is trying on his daddy's headset to see if he wants to be on a podcast.

thoughts from the heart

As I was digging up bricks in the back yard I noticed something in the corner of the yard. We have some plants (tulips maybe...) growing and one of them is growing right through a hole in a piece of cement block. It really made me think - Wow! That plant really wants to grow - it is finding any way it can to push through that little hole to find the sun. I think that is how Christ wants us to be - striving toward Him - even when there are obstacles in our life that seem to get in the way - we need to keep our focus on the Son. Just like He created that plant to grow - we also, were created to grow.

Happy Easter Eve!

The weather is so beautiful today! I decided to do a little bit of yard work...and when I say a little bit - I mean a LITTLE bit. We have a small backyard but it has all kinds of bricks randomly dispersed and half buried - so I began digging them up. I would like to make a brick path from our "gazebo" (don't know what else to call it) to the back porch door. However, as I began digging new holes for the bricks I realized we have a lot of roots in our back yard and I don't know how I am going to dig into all of them. I am exhausted just thinking about it! Any ideas? Other than hiring someone to come and do it - I would love to do that but it isn't in the budget right now.