He Is Risen Indeed!

 

Wishing everyone a Blessed Easter!

It's Still Friday, and Sunday is Still Coming!

 I posted this on Good Friday last year. It's something I post on many Good Fridays because I love the hope expressed in this sermon by S.M. Lockridge. Last year, it meant so much to read it while we were in lockdown, our world turned upside by a virus. Now, looking back on all of the events of this past year, it seems to me that so much has been turned upside down and is out of control.  I've wondered "how much worse will it get?" I needed to re-read these things today to be reminded that God is in complete control, not our leaders or any other persons or things. When it seems like "Friday" will never end, I need to remember that the war has already by won by our Lord. "Sunday" is truly coming, and when it does, none of what is happening in the world will matter any longer. We will rejoice in the presence of our Lord because He humbled himself and took our sin to the cross on a Friday over 2000 years ago.

I post this every Good Friday, but it has even more meaning for me this year. No matter how hard it seems today, the day is coming when this will all be over. Not just isolation and the virus, but all of our sorrows and fears, all sickness and death will be over. Because of all that Jesus did for us on that Friday so long ago. 

"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33

It may be Friday now, but Sunday's coming! Praise God! 

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’!

This and That

Everything seems to be turning green this week and I've seen my first bluebonnets and red paintbrushes. If you live in Texas, you know that means spring has definitely arrived. Our oaks are putting on tassels and tiny leaves. The cardinals are singing this morning trying to attract a mate and a flash of bright blue through our trees means our blue birds and blue jays are here too. I really love living out here.

This week has been busy with Dr. appointments and procedures-can't mean we're getting old, can it? Today is finally a free day and I have been enjoying working outside trying to resurrect my badly neglected asparagus bed. I took down all of the old dead canes and now I'm clearing out the dead oak leaves and grass. It's a mess, but there is already asparagus coming up, so I have hopes of us actually getting to eat some!

We had storms last night, but this morning is beautiful. Everything is cool and wet and the ground is easy to work with. I'm not much of a gardener, but I'm enjoying the time outside! Not much else is going on here, which is always fine with me. I'm kind of a homebody and love the quiet days where I can pick the things I want to work on. It eventually all gets done. (Maybe not well, but it gets done!) The hubs is busy building fences and gates.

Next week, I have to get a molar extracted and start preparations for an implant. (Oh joy.) Then, of course, it will be Easter and the grands will be here for an egg hunt. My daughter is taking charge of that. (Thank goodness!) It will be a lot of fun to watch our youngest granddaughter (15 months) at her first Easter egg hunt. We're really looking forward to that. The boys are excited too, as we always put out special prize eggs with a little cash in them. We make sure that there's one for everybody.

That's all I've got-have a great rest of the week!

It's Official!

 

Happy sneezing, eye watering, allergies galore, Spring! 😉

Happy St. Patrick's Day

 

Sign of Spring

I was cleaning out our asparagus bed and heard a noise I've not heard in years. I looked up and a group of geese were headed north. High up, but I could hear them clearly. Spring is just around the corner and I'm so ready!

(This is an internet photo. I never have the presence of mind to take a photo, and the geese I saw were much higher up than these!)