Happy April!

 

I hope you had a nice weekend.  Did anyone prank you on April Fool's Day or did you prank someone?  It was a work day for me at The Whitney, but thankfully uneventful with no pranks.

Our church had its annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday.  In spite of the rainy, chilly weather it was well attended.  The pic below is what 10,000 candy stuffed Easter eggs looks like.

And this is what they look like spread out between two different fields.  

The younger children had their own field to collect eggs from.

Plus a petting zoo.

And other fun activities.

And, of course, yesterday was Palm Sunday.  "Hosanna!"  "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord."  John 12:12

In the time of Jesus, the Sunday before Passover was "Lamb Selection Day" - the day that Jewish families went to the temple in Jerusalem to choose their "perfect lamb" for the Passover.  Then they'd bring the lamb home to live with them, knowing that within a few days it would be slaughtered for the Passover meal [Exodus 12].

When Jesus entered Jerusalem on Lamb Selection Day, it was as if He was presenting Himself to all the people and asking them, "Will you choose me?"  He wasn't just riding through the streets for pomp and glory.  He had a purpose and destination.  With much gratitude on Lamb Selection Day, as well as everyday, I choose Jesus as my perfect Lamb and sacrifice.

After church we came home, had a bite to eat, and then drove to Novi, MI to attend Brightmoor Christian Church's performance of The Promise.  Our youngest son called us Saturday night and asked if we'd like to meet him there.  I don't know how many their large sanctuary holds, but it was filled for the outstanding performance.

As we enter Holy Week [or Passion Week], may it be a time of reflection about the great sacrifice Jesus Christ made that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.  

I saw these Easter bunny parfaits with tutorials on the Internet and wanted to share them. So cute!

I'll close with another tea-themed quote I recently read:  

"Life is like making tea!  Boil your ego,

evaporate your worries, dilute your

sorrows, filter your mistakes and get

a taste of happiness."

~ Anon