Resurrection Celebration

Our resurrection dinner this year was a wonderful time of thanksgiving and fellowship {with some good food to boot}.  Below are some of the memories we made captured on camera.  Enjoy!

Squeezing a group of fifteen in our little dinner nook... we improvised with the island this time! 

Mrs. Robbi, Mr. Tim's lovely wife, brought these delicious deviled eggs {or should we call them angel eggs? ☺}

Mrs. Linda graciously brought her famous Italian Cream Cake which was scrumptious, as always!

Lovely Mrs. "D" with her darling daughter, Mrs. Ellen, and wonderful son-in-love, Mr. John

Mrs. Lorry with her good friend, Mrs. Jean {thank you so much for coming!}

Mrs. Junebug with her amazing daughter {and Mr. Vic was across the table ☺}

The sweet Mr. Tim and Mrs. Robbi {son and daughter-in-love of Grandma "D"}

The ham slicer, slicing the ham

"Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ,

if there is any consolation of love,

if there is any fellowship of the Spirit,

if any affection and compassion,

make my joy complete

by being of the same mind,

maintaining the same love,

united in spirit,

intent on one purpose.

...with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves."

Many thanks to you wonderful folks who made this Resurrection Sunday such a blessing to both your loved ones and ourselves! 

I thank my God in all my remembrance of you.

Philippians 1:3

To reminisce last year's Resurrection celebration, click here!

He is Risen!

"He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said."

“I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”

                                                            {John 11:25&26}

For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself; for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died and lived again, that He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.

                                                           {Romans 14:7-9}

But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming, then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy that will be abolished is death. For HE HAS PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET. But when He says, “All things are put in subjection,” it is evident that He is excepted who put all things in subjection to Him. When all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, so that God may be all in all.

                                                   {I Corinthians 15:20-28}

Resurrection Day blessings to you all! 

We are rejoicing in the greatness of THE SACRIFICE of the LORD and His LOVE for the WORLD, so that we might have THE HOPE of HIS SALVATION!

 

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.

He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

{John 3:16-18}

Photo Courtesy: Streaming Sunbeams

Photo Courtesy: Morning Meadow

Photo Courtesy: Misty Valley

Photo Courtesy: Azaleas and Live Oaks Magnolia Plantation Char

Photo Courtesy: Sunrise on Crater Lake and Wizard Island Crater

A Birthday Party

::for Grandma June!::

On April 14th Junebug turned the big *8*5*!  That Saturday we had a big party with loads of family and friends and had just a wonderful time of fellowship and celebration.  Thank you to all who were able to come and make this, as Junebug said, "The best birthday ever!" = )

  

Junebug Juice

A beautiful nightgown

Lovely cards

Her "big bad little brother" was there {and she's sporting her lovely new Comfy}

Mr. John, Junebug's brother-in-law, and his sweet wife, Mrs. Betty, were there

The great-grandkids were most definitely there!

Lots of gifts were given

And flowers and cards

Johanna had fun with her friends

Manly conversations

Mother and daughter loveliness

Conversations, sweet conversations!

The Taylor pose

All the kiddos: Hannah, Taylor, Katie, Johanna and Lindsay

Letting our butterflies go

Another beautiful mother and daughter portrait

The delicious ice cream cake {calorie free- of course :)}

Blowing out the candles

Enjoying the hilarious music cards from Don and Victoria

Mr. Vic, Mrs. Linda, and the birthday girl

Mr. John, Mrs. Betty, and Junebug

Mr. Tommy {aka "big bad little brother"} and the birthday girl {missed you, Mrs. Ginger!}

hmmm...that would be Goofy being himself...

ahh...Mr. Geoff, Mrs. Paige, Lindsay, Taylor, and Nana

Mrs. Kristen, Hannah, Katie, and Nana (missed you, Mr. Curry!)

Mr. Don, Mrs. Victoria, and the party girl (on the phone with her sister, Joy!)

"To me, fair friend, you never can be old,

For as you were when first your eye I eyed,

Such seems your beauty still."

                                 {William Shakespeare}

Praying blessings on the many days ahead of you, Grandma June!  We are so honored to have you as part of our family.

"...By me your days will be multiplied, and years of life will be added to you..." {Proverbs 9:11}