To Raise Us From The Grave

Easter has come and we have celebrated.......the greatest day in history, empty cross and empty grave. Death were is your string, grave where is your victory?

Hope is here, now. Present with us day by day, hour by hour.

I love this scripture in I Peter 1:3-5

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that fades not away, reserved in heaven for you. Who are guarded by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."

We have been begotten to a living hope, something that is real and lasting by Jesus's resurrection from the grave. And our reward for that is that we, those of us who call on the name of Jesus, have an inheritance waiting for us. An inheritance which is better than money, houses, property, jewelry, cars or anything else that will eventually fade away.

And besides that it is reserved in heaven for us, and we are guarded by the power of God. And we extend our faith towards that hope and God keeps, guards and encourages our faith at all times.

Really, really wonderful.

Elizabeth and Jon did not get to come home for Easter, they both work at jobs where their responsibilities don't understand that Easter is a holiday. I think Jon spent the day in the operating room, and Elizabeth helped take care of the 40 premies that need love, attention and sometimes a miracle. But she did get to come home a couple of days later and get to see her lovely spread of daffodils and many of her good friends around the area.




We did get to celebrate with Ethan and Christian and Grandma and Uncle Don. We ate Easter dinner at Litengard, on Grandma's dining room table. I love that front room at the inn with the ceiling to floor windows. The ham, from Oscars, was perfect and we did have left over birthday cake from celebrating Ethan's birthday the evening before with friends from Madrid.





So all in all, it has been a wonderful week. I was blessed to see youngest and oldest of my human peeps. And we celebrated a birthday and a resurrection.

Memories.