Happy Easter!

Here is a song our choir is singing this morning.....Such a BEAUTIFUL resurrection day!!

I was takin a trip on a plane the other day
just wishing that I could get out.
When the man next to me saw the book in my hand
and asked me what it was about.

So I settled back in my seat-"A best seller," I said.
"A history, a mystery in one."
And then I opened up the book and began to read
from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

Chorus:
He was born of a virgin one holy night
in the little town of Bethlehem.
Angels gathered round Him underneath the stars
singing praises to the great I Am.
He walked on the water,
healed the lame and made the blind to see again.
And for the first time here on earth
we learned that God could be a friend.
And though He never ever did a single thing wrong
the angry crowd chose him.
And then He walked down the road
and died on the cross and that was the end of the beginning.

"that's not a new book that's a bible," he said,"and I've heard it all before.
I've tried religion- its shame and guilt and I don't need it anymore.
It's superstition, made up tales and just to help the weak to survive."
"Let me read it again," I said, "listen closely, cuz this is gonna change your life.

Chorus:
He was born of a virgin one holy night in the little town of Bethlehem.
Angels gathered round Him underneath the stars singing praises to the great I Am.
He walked on the water, healed the lame and made the blind to see again.
And for the first time here on earth we learned that God could be a friend.
And though He never ever did a single thing wrong the angry crowd chose him.
And then He walked down the road and died on the cross and that was the end of the beginning.

"The end of the beginning," he said with a smile.
"What more could there be? He's dead.
You said they hung Him, put nails in His hands
and a crown of thorns on His head.
"I said, "I'll read it again but this time there's more,
and I believe that this is true.
His death wasn't the end, the beginning of life
that's completed in you.
Don't you see He did all this for you!"

Chorus:
He was born of a virgin one holy night in the little town of Bethlehem.
Angels gathered round Him underneath the stars singing praises to the great I Am.
He walked on the water, healed the lame and made the blind to see again.
And for the first time here on earth we learned that God could be a friend.
And though He never ever did a single thing wrong the angry crowd chose him.
And then He walked down the road and died on the cross and that was the end of the beginning.

then He walked and He died but three days late HE ROSE!!!!!!!!
Three days later He rose!
You see He came, He lived, and He died.
But that was the end of the beginning.

We had such a beautiful service today. He preached on Hope, how when we die, we have the hope of being in Heaven. AMEN!!

After services, we went to Burt and Leslies for Easter dinner. Oh my, I ate way too much. Everything was delicious. Bill and Becky, our Sunday school teachers and Lisa and Mason were also there. It was fun, we even hunted eggs in the yard!!

But, the best time was after everyone left and it got quiet in the house. It was just Burt, Leslie, Colin, Scott and I. I looked at her wedding photos and we laughed and talked...and watched baby Colin. I got home and thought how funny we all are. We have these little inside jokes and I can't think of a thing I wouldn't or couldn't tell them...and trust me, Leslie tells me lots!!!! (I LOVE IT!) I think back to my best friends from elementary school and on, and though I still love them and miss them and love to see them...there is something about Burt and Leslie...I really don't know how to explain it. Plus, Colin, he really has stolen my heart. I 'stole' him from Burt for a few and we laid back on the couch and it just felt soo good. He is so precious and such a good baby. Burt and Leslie are wonderful parents. Colin is so lucky to have them as their parents. Scott and I are lucky to have them as friend.

Well, after that big meal... I think it is time to go to take a nap.