Six-day Check-in

This is a six-day check-in since my last post.  It's a beautiful blue sky day in southeastern Michigan with temps in the high 60's.  From my office window spring has sprung and there are no visible signs of our imposed confinement, but a flick of the television remote or computer mouse quickly reveals we are still in the thick of the Coronavirus.

I hope you enjoyed a blessed Palm Sunday as we commemorated the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem and the beginning of Holy Week.  "Hosanna" - He is indeed our Savior!

On Monday a plastic bag of communion elements were delivered to our door by a plastic gloved volunteer from our church.  Since we can't physically take communion at our place of worship on Good Friday, we will do it collectively on our computer screens via Zoom.

I continue to occupy my time at home by scanning and editing old photos and am past the 400 count now.  I missed out on Shutterfly's special of unlimited pages and 50% off that ended yesterday, but I'm sure there'll be other specials.  I didn't want to hurry through and leave out any photos that should be included in the book.

Our son, Jeremy, coordinated another family session on Zoom last Saturday and this time there were 13 of us, including our granddaughter, Brianna, in Nashville. Our next Zoom session will be this coming Monday.  It's a very fun way to keep in touch during this time of distancing.

Our daughter-in-law, Samantha, has been keeping our three grandchildren busy by taking them hiking on remote trails near a lake not far from their house.  A great way to get exercise, fresh air, and release cabin fever energy!

[Izzy, Landon, and Ellie]

[Landon and Ellie]

[Izzy and Landon]

There was no big family birthday party for great-granddaughter Juliette's first birthday, but the four of them celebrated at home and we attended vicariously via Facebook photos.

Juliette is walking now and I love the pic below when she spotted her Daddy on the television screen.  [John is a worship pastor at a church in Lansing and has been doing daily devotions for his congregation during the Coronavirus lockdown.]

There was some outdoor time for Evie and Juliette too.

As I close this post I thought I'd amuse you with a few old Easter photos of 'moi'.  

 ~ 1952 - My brother and me ~

1954 - "Where's my slip, Mom?"

~ 1959 - My brother and me ~

1960 - My girlfriend, Elaine, [who I'm still in close contact with] and me.

1961 - Regrettably, hat and gloves [for the most part] are accessories of the past! 

1963 - First Easter with Jerry, but definitely not the last!  Do you like my 'spit-curls'?  ;-)

I saw a graphic on Facebook stating that according to medical specialists, this will be our worst week of the Coronavirus outbreak [currently 20,340 confirmed cases in MI and 960 deaths], but it was also Christ's worst week too!  During Holy Week take time to reflect on Christ's great sacrifice for us and the eternal blessing it provided.  

My hubby is eagerly waiting for me to finish this post so we can go out on our walk, so I'll sign off for now.  Be safe, stay well, and keep drinking tea!