1. Celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ!
2. And spending Easter Sunday with friends. Read more here.
3. The start of Little League for Evan and Esther...even if practices are few due to rain and snow.
4. Receiving a newspaper clipping and special card from my former English teacher, Sally Foote. You can read the article at The Daily Review.
5. Later receiving a package with the entire newspaper. The article was on page 3...but it had a little photo on the front page. How cool is that?
6. Esther and I enjoying the bus stop...including wiggly worms.
7. My talented sister, Amy, sent me this card. It hangs above my desk.
8. And inside was this encouraging quote.
9. Meghan and Evan arrived home from school and told me that a neighbor had garbage all over their yard. They asked if they could clean it up! That morning had been particularly difficult, so this was a real blessing!
10. Meeting a friend at the local coffee shop and eating a fresh doughnut.
11. Returning to the coffee shop the next morning with Derek for another fresh doughnut. (I love Wholly Grounds! It's probably a good thing I don't drink coffee.)
12. The weather for the Little League parade and Evan's first game was beautiful. It may have been the first time winter coats weren't needed for the parade! I even wore flip-flops to his game. It was close to 80. (I took a great picture of the Giants team, but it was a different division than Evan! This is Esther's team.)
13. Esther home sick but feeling well enough to be herself. We read a lot together. She even played outside on day #2.
14. Watching Evan and Esther play ball.
15. Finding this picture of Meghan on the camera.
16. Loving the stuffed pretzels from the Oxford Farmer's Market...and making my own that the family actually enjoyed.
17. Having a great program at a local library about pioneer life. The branch manager called me the same week and had great things to say.
18. Surviving the busy weeks of having two children playing baseball and Derek coaching. It's also great to be able to give Meghan a break and let her stay home occasionally.
19. The barter system. I bought Meghan yarn. I got this. (She wants to sell them!)
20. Seeing the Newsboys in concert as a family. I think I saw them about 25 years ago, too...
21. Esther falling asleep on me during the intermission...and then awakening when the music began again.
22. Meghan saying it was probably her second best night of her life.
23. Derek and I getting our passport photos taken and knowing my photo was pretty bad. Meghan reinforced this by asking if it was a mug shot. Really.
24. Talking to a friend after church...for a really long time and missing Sunday school.
And I better get to work on May's blessings since it's already here!
