Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

I hope that you've had a wonderful Easter Sunday. Our day was full and happy.

My sister and her son were visiting this weekend, and it's been a joy to be able to spend time with them. My sister stayed here Friday and Saturday night, while her son stayed with Mom. It was nice to have some "sister time" to sit and chat. We were especially happy to have them with us at Mass.

When we got home from Mass, we found out that Captain Phillips had been rescued from the Somalian pirates--thank God! His family must be overwhelmed with joy and relief.

Our family gathered at our house in the afternoon--my sister, nephew, mom, our daughter and her husband, and our youngest son and his family, and the three dogs, Darcy, Banzai and Teddy. And me and Ron.

Josh and Cyrise bought the ham for Easter dinner this year, and Cyrise made green beans with bacon and mashed potatoes. Kelly brought a hummingbird cake for dessert, and I made grape salad and baked some dinner rolls. Everything was delicious and there were lots of leftovers. I'll use some of the ham later this week to make ham and beans. The kids took leftovers home for another meal, too, except for my sister and nephew. I meant to send ham home with them, but they got away too quickly this evening. :o)

Reece had an Easter egg hunt inside, since we were afraid the dogs would get the eggs if we did it in the back. He had fun finding his eggs and putting them in his basket. :o)

It's been a beautiful day to start the Easter season, which will last for the next 50 days, until Pentacost. So keep celebrating!

Psalm 150
Praise ye the Lord in His holy places:
praise ye Him in the firmament of His power.

Praise ye Him for His mighty acts:
praise ye Him according to the multitude of His greatness.

Praise Him with sound of trumpets:
praise Him with psaltery and harp.

Praise Him with timbrel and choir:
praise Him with strings and organs.

Praise Him on high sounding cymbals:
praise Him on cymbals of joy.
Let every spirit praise the Lord.
Amen