Happy Easter!

Our Easter sermon. Pastor Mark spent time in Israel this past summer and has some neat footage of places never before seen on camera. Enjoy!

April Fools

I played a joke on the boys- a little late is better than never!

A funnier joke coming your way soon!

Good Friday

He grew up before him like a tender shoot,
       and like a root out of dry ground.
       He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
       nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.

 He was despised and rejected by men,
       a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering.
       Like one from whom men hide their faces
       he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

 Surely he took up our infirmities
       and carried our sorrows,
       yet we considered him stricken by God,
       smitten by him, and afflicted.

 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
       he was crushed for our iniquities;
       the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,
       and by his wounds we are healed.

 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
       each of us has turned to his own way;
       and the LORD has laid on him
       the iniquity of us all.

Isaiah 53

It's springbreak time in Illinois and Rebecca, Carolyn, and Robin chose to spend it here with us! After a 6 hour delay in Chicago, they made it at 12:00am on Saturday.
I've been really sick lately, so we made the best of it and I did some tea drinking at coffee shops while they explored. I love my friends and sisters. It was so great to have them and see them for a few days.
Now I'm looking forward to my spring break in 3 weeks to see Katie, Kerlan, and hopefully Aidan will make an appearance!!!

mowing

It was a sunny 80 degrees today.  I busted out the eco-mower and took care of a classic homeowner duty.

In case you were curious why we chose the manual push mower...

Eco-mower advantages:
1. Cheapest option
2. No fuel required
3. Compact, easy to store
4. Very little noise while using it
5. You get a good workout

Eco-mower disadvantages:
1. Gas mower would be faster
2. Goats would be cooler