Easter

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a devout Christian. No I am not a "bible thumping" Christian. I am one of the quiet believers. I will talk about it if you ask, but I am not pushy about it. Many other Christians believe that is wrong but I'm pretty laid back about everything including my religion. I'm the type that as the debate is going on all around me, I just sit back and quietly believe. I have always believed.

I have had bad things happen to me in my life. The hardest was the death of my husband. I remember the pain so much. I had never realized that is was a physical pain. I felt the pain of my heart breaking. But during that time my faith kept me going. My husband was also a deeply religious man and I knew he was at peace.

I have been fortunate that I have so much more good than bad in my life. I believe it is very important to take time to say thank you during the good times. Everyone turns to God when things are bad, but do you stop and thank him every day for all the good things that are happening? I hope so. I believe that is very important.

So why am I on my soap box today? Because this is the holiest of times. This is Lent and Easter is approaching. Everyone is coloring their Easter eggs and getting their pretty new Easter outfits. I hope everyone will take a moment to say thank you for the candy and the new clothes. I hope that everyone will take a minute to remember why we are even having this celebration.

Here is something I heard the other day that you might enjoy as you eat your jelly beans you get from the Easter Bunny.

The Jelly Bean Prayer

Red is for the blood He gave
Green is for the grass He made
Yellow is for the sun so bright
Orange is for the edge of night
Black is for the sins we made
White is for the grace He gave
Purple is for His hour of sorrow
Pink is for our new tomorrow
A bag full of jelly beans colorful and sweet,
Is a prayer, is a promise, is a special treat
May the joy of Christ's resurrection
Fill your heart and bless your life

May you and your family have a very blessed Easter.

Flowers and Time Change

This time change has been killing me. I'm finally getting to a point where I can blog a little. Between lack of sleep and work I haven't been able to get back here.

I have the sweetest son in the whole world. He came on Monday and brought me the most beautiful flowers. They smell heavenly. The whole office smells. That and a lovely note was a wonderful surprise. We even had time to sit and chat a bit before I started feeling guilty about work. This is the first time he has visited me at work. It was great.

Then I got to get my sweet grandbaby after work and take her home with me. She fell asleep on the way home. Bosco was so surprised when he came in and found her there. He gave her a good once over though. Her parents came in a little later but they got to visit a little bit after she woke up. It was a nice visit. I sat her on the counter where her mother used to sit and gave her crackers. She is getting so big. She could walk if she wanted to but she's happy crawling right now.

Tuesday was a terrible day at work. Everything went wrong and I was so tired. The time change really caught up with me. I felt like I couldn't get anyone to call me back or answer my emails. Maybe they were all feeling as yucky as I was. Luckily I made it through the day without doing too much damage and went home to go to bed early. A good night's sleep has done wonders for me.

Today is a much better day. I love days that I feel like I'm accomplishing something. Right or wrong I'm getting things done. Things are hitting the fan over some decisions that I have been told to make concerning conferences but I think I'm safe. Only time will tell.

Well back to work. Tonight is a go home and relax night. Nothing exciting except knitting and petting the dog. I have to admit night's like that can be very enjoyable. I think I may be getting old or something.