Well I have not really appreciated the beauty of the traditional Easter flower, the lily. I have never bought one, for me or for anybody else. But this morning I read the following description of the Easter lily in our newspaper, and I had a little change of heart. See what you think.....
Pale, pure and still....Christ's body lay wrapped in burial linen, hidden in the darkness of the grave.
So the lily slumbers, appearing without life or luster, its petals tightly closed in the gloom of night. God created the lily to blossom in the light of day....to open wide its pale, pure, translucent petals to greet the heavens.
Chris's crucifixion and resurrection were like the blossoming of the lily. Though we are born into sin and darkness, because God sacrificed His son, we can blossom and flourish since our sins are forgiven.
How beautiful are the lilies as they open to the sunrise, their glorious white petals spread wide with promise. On Easter morning, let us open our hearts with praise and thanksgiving for God's gift of salvation! Alleluia!
Well I think that says it all about Easter, lilies and all. I hope for a beautiful Easter for everyone. For the first time that I can remember, I will be in my own church for Easter, playing the glorious Easter music on my guitar. I still am not permitted to sing because of my past laryngeal troubles, but one of these days.....I am very happy to be making the music with the Faler family and several others. After mass, the Dedes will come here for a quick lunch that I am putting together today, Carrie's favorite--MB's tortellini recipe. Then the traditional Easter egg hunt. I filled the eggs with dollar bills, TCBY coupons for ice cream, and of course, some jelly beans and malt balls. Blake and Mario will hide them; then I am sure Blake will help Nolan find his. The girls won't need any help--they are seasoned veterans at finding the eggs. After we are done, Mario and I will take off for St. Louis, joining some sisters and their husbands for a little fun at Harrah's. Oh, and I have heard Harrah's has a fabulous buffet! I won't forget my buffet purse and buffet pants. We have been trying to do this trip for about 2 years, and God willing, we are finally doing it! Mario has Monday off, and we could both use a change of scenery. And we have promised to donate 10% of our winnings, since we are gambling on Resurrection Day.
Got a quick couple of Nolan stories....
Earlier in the week, Carrie comes in the kitchen and sees Nolan up to something. He has opened the fridge and found the package of hot dogs. He decided to microwave himself some dogs. "I'm hungry," he told Carrie. At age 2 1/2, she hadn't realized Nolan was quite ready to do his own cooking.
Yesterday, he disappeared. When Carrie realized he wasn't present, she began looking and calling for him. "Nolan, where are you?" He would answer, (and she could hear him answering rather faintly), "I'm up here." But Carrie couldn't quite figure out where 'up here' was. It took a few moments and repeating the question and answer several times, "Where are you?", "I'm up here," before she realized he had opened the door to the garage and was out there. She found him at the top of the ladder. "What are you doing up there?" she asked, trying not to be alarmed. "I'm lookin' for somethin'," was his answer. Apparently Tony had been high atop the ladder earlier in the week looking for something in the storage area.
She's gonna have to tie that kid up or follow his every move if she wants him to survive the terrible two's!
Happy and Blessed Easter everyone. I love you.
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