The Lord is Risen!...

This was the coldest Easter that I can remember... a high of 36 degrees today. It was sunny but with a cold wind. We still have snow on the ground!

Church was crowded today with lots of visitors. People had to get creative with the Easter dresses this year... short sleeves or sleeveless doesn't really work too well with temps in the 30's! I saw lots of cute little sweaters on the girls. Madison's colors didn't turn out too well in her pictures. He shirt under her sweater is pink. She looked really cute. We had a wonderful lunch at Beppe and Pakka's today. Ed, Eileen and the boys were there. Joshua brought a special friend, Miranda. It was a little crowded and a little loud... but what family get together isn't this way? I tried to imitate Margaret's graham cracker fluff dessert... a family staple at get-togethers in Iowa. It didn't have the same texture but it tasted OK. I need to practice that one a few more times to get it right. We decided that no one can make it the way you do Margaret! Give me about 20 years of practice to get it right! We didn't get home until 5:30 so that was basically our day.

Above all else, today was a day of celebration of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. If you haven't paused to read John 19-20, please do so on this most important day of the year!

...The Lord is Risen Indeed! Alleluia!