Throwback Thursday

We've been enjoying some wonderful days with our grandchildren recently and it's been on my mind how much I wish my parents could have known them. They would have adored them! I found this picture of my Mom and Dad taken in the mid 1970's. This was taken in their living room-I lived in this house all of my life until I married. It wasn't big or fancy, but it was home because they made it a love-filled place. Miss you Mom and Dad.

Thomas Time!

Yesterday, we took our children and grandchildren to "Day Out With Thomas" at the local Vintage Railroad. It was so well put together and there was lots for the little ones to do. I think the toy trains and tracks were as big a hit as the actual train ride!

The girls thought they were too big for Thomas, but they enjoyed their first train ride.

It was a great day!

Happy National Sibling Day!

My brother and I in 1957. (Love those cowboy boots!)

The Day After...

In spite of unusually cold, wet weather, we had a great Resurrection Sunday,  Our church had an outdoor brunch and egg hunt scheduled before worship service but they ended up doing it indoors. The kids were well behaved and everything went amazingly well! The service was an uplifting and inspiring one that we enjoyed so much. I wimped out on cooking a big Easter dinner-we went to our favorite Italian restaurant and it was great! I'm kicking myself, though, because I didn't get a picture of the grands in their Easter finery! They were really cute!

By the time we all got to our house, the rain had stopped, so we hid eggs outside.

My camera skills definitely need improvement. I got lots of shots of the back of kids heads! Our two youngest grands were at their other grandparent's house (their Lolly and Pappy), so I'm looking forward to seeing some pictures of their Easter. Lolly said the two year old was not terribly impressed with the egg hunt!

They're all growing up so fast-our oldest (almost 9) nearly decided she was too old to hunt eggs this year. I'm treasuring these sweet days because I know they'll go by all too quickly! Hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend!

Resurrection Sunday

It's Friday, but Sunday's Coming

It’s Friday

Jesus is praying

Peter’s a sleeping

Judas is betraying

But Sunday’s comin’

It’s Friday

Pilate’s struggling

The council is conspiring

The crowd is vilifying

They don’t even know

That Sunday’s comin’

It’s Friday

The disciples are running

Like sheep without a shepherd

Mary’s crying

Peter is denying

But they don’t know

That Sunday’s a comin’

It’s Friday

The Romans beat my Jesus

They robe him in scarlet

They crown him with thorns

But they don’t know

That Sunday’s comin’

It’s Friday

See Jesus walking to Calvary

His blood dripping

His body stumbling

And his spirit’s burdened

But you see, it’s only Friday

Sunday’s comin’

It’s Friday

The world’s winning

People are sinning

And evil’s grinning

It’s Friday

The soldiers nail my Savior’s hands

To the cross

They nail my Savior’s feet

To the cross

And then they raise him up

Next to criminals

It’s Friday

But let me tell you something

Sunday’s comin’

It’s Friday

The disciples are questioning

What has happened to their King

And the Pharisees are celebrating

That their scheming

Has been achieved

But they don’t know

It’s only Friday

Sunday’s comin’

It’s Friday

He’s hanging on the cross

Feeling forsaken by his Father

Left alone and dying

Can nobody save him?

Ooooh

It’s Friday

But Sunday’s comin’

It’s Friday

The earth trembles

The sky grows dark

My King yields his spirit

It’s Friday

Hope is lost

Death has won

Sin has conquered

and Satan’s just a laughin’

It’s Friday

Jesus is buried

A soldier stands guard

And a rock is rolled into place

But it’s Friday

It is only Friday

Sunday is a comin’!

-S.M. Lockridge