dual personalities

I hope everyone had a lovely Easter and managed to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord in some sort of positive style.

The wee babes dressed up and had an egg hunt at their house, but couldn’t come over and see us (sigh). However, we were blessed to have daughter #1 drive home to “check on us.” We got dressed up and watched the Christ Church, Charlottesville, Easter service (Rite I with a trumpet!) on Sunday morning. I enjoyed it very much.

We ate Episcopal soufflé, salad and croissants. We have had big family groups in the past, but we were grateful for the three of us to be together this year. We also worked on a jigsaw puzzle…

…while listening to records. And then we watched Ben-Hur (1959).

All in all, a lovely weekend.

Now I am trying to get back into the working-at-home routine.

I should eat more Cheerios.

And don’t think I have forgotten that today is the birthday of daughter #2! She is 30!

She will be having her own baby soon and we can’t wait! It seems like yesterday that she was born on Easter Saturday.

Sunrise, sunset…

We will toast her tonight…

God bless us, every one.

“Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners, so that you may not grow weary or lose heart.” (Hebrews 12:1-3)