Sunday, April 24, 2011

Easter 2011

Jesus is risen! He is risen indeed! Der Herr ist auferstanden! Er ist warhaftig auferstanden! Halleluja, halleluja!
Hanna and I worked together to design special celebration outfits for Easter--celebrating Jesus' resurrection with bright yellow and green and daisies. She sewed away for weeks, and they all turned out so beautifully. I hobbled outside on crutches to snap some photos between rain showers.

Our kitty cat Mietzi joined the photo shoot. Trey often plays in the backyard and chats with Mietzi as he's playing.





All around our garden, everything is blooming. I am amazed at how God brings all sorts of colors in so many varieties of flowers and leaves to display His glorious spring.

The children started singing praise songs. "Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest. Lord we lift up Your name, with hearts full of praise, be exalted oh Lord Most High, hosanna in the highest."




I got some close-ups of the girls. Lily's teeth are starting to grow back in!




Magdeline is such a sweetie with a tender heart. She has curls now on her forehead (I supposed they are the result of the hormones starting to brew)!




Johanna is a hard worker and worked for weeks on all the dresses. She tries to think of everything and has had to pick up a lot of slack while I am down. What a blessing she is.



Trey and Lily brought me flowers from the field by our chapel. I am amazed by the variety of wildflowers God has made.



I am so thankful for these 4 delightful creations of the Creator. Thank you God. And thank you for eternal hope, sure and secure because of Jesus' death and RESURRECTION from the dead.

These little ones were spotted running around in the sunshine before our church service.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Lily's Birthday--She's 7!

I am so thankful for little Lil'. She is such a treasure. Hanna got her all ready for her birthday party, which was a dolphin party. I was so thankful for all of Carl, Hanna, Maggie, Caitlin, and Julia's help, as I am still out of commission with my knee. I was able to sit and watch though. And thank God for such a precious life.

Here are Lily's friends Trinity and Elise. God gave us such a beautiful day to celebrate her life...so we were able to be outside a lot.


We did a goldfish cracker toss, trying to get the crackers in each other's mouths, and in our own mouths.
Lily played the dolphin toss that Hanna made, getting the ball in the hole. They also played pin the bow on the dolphin.
Everyone drew on shells we brought back from NJ. Here I get a kiss from my honey. I was glad that I got to sit and watch all the celebrating.
A rousing game of "Swim, swim, dolphin."
Beautiful shells
Cake time
Shell decorating is so fun!
Trey's beautiful shell
Lily and Trey made snack time artistic one school day.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Mr. Spider by Magdeline Fletcher

Mr. Spider it is clear,
He is a handsome little dear.
Many think he's a creepy crawler,
But ponder, how do you think he feels?
Day after day he feasts on his meals
Trying to grow bigger so that everyone will think
"There's HUGE Mr. Spider!" and give him a wink.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Surgery

I had my ACL reconstructed yesterday, and they fixed up other "owies" in my knee. Apparently I had torn my meniscus and had arthritis as well. I am praising God that it all went so well. I was super sick over the weekend as I apparently don't tolerate Vicodin very well, so I went in yesterday so nauseous, weak, and with a rocking headache. I was able to listen to Sons of Korah on my iPod, which definitely got me in the right frame of mind. I am so thankful for my family, neighbors, friends, and our church for all the love and support. As I lie here for a few day with my "toes above my nose" to keep my enormous knee elevated, I have more opportunities to slow down and pray for people...and to remember the faithful provision of God's strength through these last years of knee pain and that He got me here to this point. He is good. This has to be good.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Maggie's Bunny is done!

My book is now available in soft or hard-cover at
http://www.blurb.com/books/2062032

Monday, April 4, 2011

Greeting Cards

I have 76 greeting cards with my art and photos available for purchase at