Happy Easter

What a week! Last Sunday I went with a housemate to see Guy Penrod in McKee. What an awesome concert! The tickets were free and then we sat in the third row! That is hot spit people. I mean literally, hot spit. Guy liked to walk around the auditorium and talk to people and he also handed out the prizes when they called the names from the door prize bowl. He is an amazing vocalist and really shared a wonderful message with all of us. I was so happy to be able to see him and it was one remarkable night of singing and sharing. If anyone is interested he has a new country CD out and I think it will be a good one. It really was a great night and what a wonderful way to celebrate Palm Sunday.

I just got home not too long ago from spending the weekend with my sister Beth. We met in LaFayette, IN and really had a wonderful Easter weekend. I went up on Friday and then Beth arrived on Saturday morning. We spent time in the hotel talking and then went out for dinner. Our favorite place, Olive Garden, was directly across the road from the hotel. Cool. Then we just went downtown to check out the shops and stroll the streets. It is a cute city and we found a nice spot to people watch. Then we walked out of one place and saw a crowd of people standing around an old theatre. We walked over to check it out and it was a presentation of The Passion Play and was starting in about 45 minutes. Well, the tickets were free so we just grabbed a seat and waited for the show. It was awesome! It was a musical and had two story lines going at one time. The story of Christ's crucifixion and resurrection was the main message, and then it included another side story of one of the actors in the show and how he came to be aware of God's grace and what it meant for his life. At first I wasn't too thrilled with the duo story line but by the time it was all done they had presented an excellent performance.

Beth and I found a Lutheran church downtown for Sunday service and then caught a quick breakfast before both heading out to go home. Beth to Wisconsin and me back to Kentucky. When I got back to Jackson House they were still eating Easter dinner so I grabbed a chair and joined them for conversation and a piece of lemon pie. What a treat to spend the weekend with my sister and then being able to spend part of Easter with my Jackson House family.

The weather has been wonderful here and when I was driving home I saw a hillside covered with Redbud trees and bushes. Man was that beautiful! In a few days they will be opened even more. That will be a treat.

Hope you all had a Blessed Easter! He is risen, He is risen indeed!