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Was it a morning like this???

One of the downsides to not being able to drive on my own, is not being able to attend church as regularly as I wish. Especially on special days like today.

(Before I continue, let me preface this blog as... Yes, this entry is of a Christian nature. I do not apologize for posting it... and don't you apologize (nor even make mention) if you don't wish to read it. That is between you & God... (whether you believe or not!) Thank you.)

Because my hubby goes in much earlier than the start of the service, (he's one of the "sound technicians" for our church's Praise Band), I am left with the opportunity to have peaceful & quite time, to be able to worship on my own. And today was no exception... No, take that back... today the exception is that, not only is it a beautiful day (as most Easters have been in the past)... but it's also the day that we set aside to remember in prayer; praise; and worship Thee One who was crucified for our sins and rose from the dead three days later!!!

Yes, we are to remember that everyday... today is just the day, that as Christians, we celebrate it with gusto. Just like we celebrate His birth on Christmas Day!!

Anyway, I felt led today to share with you how I spent my morning in my personal quiet time with God...

Let me back up just a little... I have been reading the New Living Translation (NLT) Bible that is set up to read in one year. Each day they provide you with a passage from the Old and New Testaments... and one from Psalms & Proverbs.

Because I get bored (and sometimes confused) with the way it's set up... so, I had been reading just the Old Testament passages for several days / weeks. This week, however, I felt the need to start reading the New & to read up to the Easter story. ~ Yesterday I read all the way through to Jesus' crucifixion. (Only in the book of Matthew.)

Today, I felt as if I needed to read from my regular New International Version (NIV)... not just Matthew, but also all the versions (Mark, Luke, John, Acts & 1st Corinthians) of Christ's Resurrection.

I also knew, before I went to sleep, that today I wanted to listen to some of my favorite Easter songs. And here is where you can participate as well...

After praying & then reading the scriptures, my 1st selection was "Was it a morning like this." However, I came across a wonderful video of Sandi Patti's version of "Via Dolorosa". Intermingled with a recreation of when Jesus was carrying his cross, made it for a great start of my "worship" time. This particular one, I did not sing along... However, here are the lyrics in case you want to.

Moving on, I looked up the previously mentioned, "Was it a morning like this?"... & found it also by Sandi Patti. These are the lyrics to this song.

(Tell ya what... it sure was a beautiful morning here! Makes me ever so more thankful of God's awesome handiwork!!!)

Then I wanted to not only listen to but sing along to "My Redeemer Lives" (by Hillsong)... If you wish to do the same, (which I highly recommend because this is a very beautiful upbeat chorus), here are the words.

MY REDEEMER LIVES... AMEN!!!

I was going to add to this a little bit about what I did yesterday... however, I believe this one needs to stand alone. With that said...

No matter if you're a Believer or not... have a wonderful, safe, blessed & HAPPY EASTER!!!

The one rare time I go out during the day....

I was going to...

Since today is St. Patrick's Day (at least observed here in the USA.) I was going to post "The Scottsman" song (aka "The Drunk Scottsman". (by Dr. Demento, I think))... however, the site where I had my playlists has been taken over by MySpace.

I am not thrilled with this, to say the least! I wouldn't be so upset if ALL my songs had been imported... but I couldn't be so "lucky". (eh... bad pun, sorry.)

So, instead, let me just share an interesting fact I heard last night...

As everyone (I assume) knows, Saturday is the 1st official day of Spring & it officially "arrives" at 1:32p EDT (>5:32p UTC <-- Time zone converter, if you need it.) ... However... that is actually the time for when it will be spring AT THE EQUATOR...

Mark Johnson (Chief Meteorologist at WEWS / NewsNet5) stated last night, for Cleveland the equal amount of daylight is actually TODAY!!!

The sun rose at 7:38a & will set at 7:39p. (& tomorrow it will be the same... I find that even more interesting.)

Not only is Saturday the 1st day of Spring... but it's also my 41st birthday. Geesh... It still doesn't seem possible to be 40... let alone turning 41!!!

Also, it's the day I don't want to see anymore snow, until mid to late October!!! (Actually, I'm ready NOW not to see anymore snow... I'm ready NOW for the temps to stay in the 50's & 60's!!!)

Unfortunately, though, it looks like we'll be getting a little snow, possibly, Sunday night & Monday. However, it shouldn't be too much and probably won't be around much. (At least we hope so!!)

That's all for this time... Have a GREAT day (or night!)

looking for a new "playlist" site... What do you recommend???

I'm, still, soooo not into blogging... & it's driving me nuts! Add some chocolate & coconut & you have yourself an Almond Joy! ;o)

Something to blog about...

It's March already??? Geesh!

Yep, I have something to blog about! Well, actually a couple things...

1st, for those who knew about it... my mom was diagnosed with Colon Cancer before Christmas... However, she had surgery on Jan 22nd & they removed a small section of her colon & some lymph nodes. The doctors said the tumor was very small!

A couple weeks later we received the results that the lymph nodes were NEGATIVE for cancer! WOO HOO!!

Even though there were a couple bumps with her recovery, she is doing quite well now!

The other news is, Hubby has been called back to work. WOO HOOOOOO!!!! He took his tool box today... & starts back tomorrow!!!

Hopefully we'll be able to get our health insurance back really soon! I'm hoping, since it's the same company he had insurance with, that we don't have to wait 90 days before it's reinstated.

He's also going to try to see if we can get dental this time around. Mainly because I have to have 1 root canal & 1 extraction done soon as possible.

Well, the root canal on the one tooth is already started... I couldn't wait any longer... it was the one tooth I broke a couple (maybe 3) years ago... & as the dentist put it... it's probably was "barking" at me with hot & cold stuff, because it was starting to get infected.

He put some medicine up in it & put a temporary coating on it... He said it might last 2 to 4 months... well, it's still "leaking" the medicine (a week later)... & so, when I called yesterday, they reiterated that it's only a temporary & that if gets infected again, we'd have to start all over. (Oh, they also said it the metal / bitter taste may not go away until they complete the root canal. Figures.)

Why isn't he pulling it? Because it's the last molar on that side. *sighs* ... I would put it off as long as I could (mainly because it's going to be a costly procedure... even if we get dental insurance!)... but having the taste of that medicine all the time is quite annoying.

The other tooth that is broken (on the opposite side) can be pulled. I don't know how long I can put off... because the dentist said if he hadn't known which tooth was giving me problems, he would have thought it was that one, because it has more missing than the other. I am going to try to wait as long as I can... because once the root canal is done, I'll have to get used to eating on the (right) side... Like I said it's been years!

So, that's the latest that's been going on here. I sure hope all is well with you & your families!

I'm going to mark this as no replies... because I know you all wish me the best, as I do for you as well.

If you want, you can send me a PM. *HUGS* to all & to all... Have a WONDERFUL day / evening! :)