Happy Easter!

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To all of my Christian Friends, I wish you a happy and blessed Easter! He is not dead! He is risen indeed! Hallelujah!

If you read my last post, you saw this picture of the bird's nest outside my front door, in a shrub.

Well, some critter robbed the nest:

I know that it is the way of nature, but how disappointing!

I am going to try an experiment. A friend put these in an Easter basket for me. (that's right and I am not a young chick.)

So I am going to attempt to fool Mother Nature. Ha!

What do you think....will these be taken? Stay tuned....I will let you know.

Peace and love of Jesus be with you today and always!

XOXO

Are dress codes passe?

At the risk of sounding old, which I am, I pose this to you: Has dressing in your best clothes to go to church just an outdated concept?

This is how I dress (just kidding)

Yesterday, being Easter, Resurrection Sunday, is the holiest day of the liturgical year for Christians. Yet, you would think a lot of folks were dressing for the beach, showing up in shorts, tank tops and flip flops.

Love to see a nice white shirt and tie

When I was small, my mother would make sure that we each had an Easter outfit, complete with an Easter bonnet and white gloves. That tradition has gone with the wind. Pity.

This is how people used to dress for church

I found a sweet story about a church in Michigan here. It is wonderful that a lot of the black churches show their respect for God in their dressing up for Him on Sunday.

And that is all I have to say today.

Peace and love to you!

How to ?

Hi Chickadee! If you are reading this on Easter, I wish you a hoppy one!

Do you know how to move my header so that it is centered? When I changed my template to accommodate larger photos, my header moved to the left. I have tried making it wider but that didn't work. I am so challenged when it comes to these things.

Have a wonderful day!!

Love,

Triduum

Dear Friend,

This is a very holy week...probably the most holy of all weeks. And today begins the Triduum. For a definition go here

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever shall believe in him, shall have eternal life." John 3:16

Take a moment out of your busy day and remember what Jesus did for us.

Crucifix at Resurrection Catholic Church in Miramar Beach, Florida

You do not need to comment. Just pray.

I love you and Jesus loves you more!

My Sunday Best

I added my own texture to this photo. It is called "Bread of Life". Email if you want the jpeg. I would be happy to share it.

Hope y'all had a wonderful Resurrection celebration! I was a very relaxing day at our house.

We attended the Vigil Mass on Saturday night.

Never did get to coloring my eggs in time!

Peace, love and joy to you this Easter week!

Linking up to these parties:

He is Risen! Halleluia!

 "My people, what have I done to you? or in what have I offended you? Answer me. What more should I have done, or did not do? I led you out of the land of Egypt, and you prepared a cross for me. I opened the Red Sea before you, and you opened my side with a lance. I gave you a royal sceptre, and you have give me a crown of thorns. With great power I lifted you up, and you have hung me on a cross. My people, what have I done to you, or in what have I offended you? Answer me. "

From the Reproaches of Good Friday

Today is Good Friday and I don't get the "good" part. I know that is is ultimately good that He died for our sins. But what a  horrendous death. I might as well have hammered the nails in His precious hands and feet for my sins.

"We adore you, O Christ and we praise you. Because by your holy Cross You have redeemed the world." 

from the wording of the Stations of the Cross