A Moment of Peace

WHILE the Twins played in their room, Dad noticed that they had become quiet, an indication that it was time to investigate. This is what he found.

The peace did not last. But it was a pleasant half minute.

What is So Good about Good Friday?

"Why do we call Good Friday “good,” when it is such a dark and bleak event commemorating a day of suffering and death for Jesus?"

"For Christians, Good Friday is a crucial day of the year because it celebrates what we believe to be the most momentous weekend in the history of the world. Ever since Jesus died and was raised, Christians have proclaimed the cross and resurrection of Jesus to be the decisive turning point for all creation. Paul considered it to be 'of first importance' that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and was raised to life on the third day, all in accordance with what God had promised all along in the Scriptures (1 Corinthians 15:3)."

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"...Good Friday is 'good' because as terrible as that day was, it had to happen for us to receive the joy of Easter. The wrath of God against sin had to be poured out on Jesus, the perfect sacrificial substitute, in order for forgiveness and salvation to be poured out to the nations. Without that awful day of suffering, sorrow, and shed blood at the cross, God could not be both 'just and the justifier' of those who trust in Jesus (Romans 3:26). Paradoxically, the day that seemed to be the greatest triumph of evil was actually the deathblow in God’s gloriously good plan to redeem the world from bondage."

http://www.christianity.com/god/jesus-christ/what-s-so-good-about-good-friday.html

Rocketship Park

ON a not too unpleasant day recently, Mom and Dad took the Twins to the park. It has been a long cold winter and cabin fever forced them out, under dressed, so the activity fun was short lived.

 It was windy. That limited the time they stayed outside. Mom and Dad left the house without coats thinking it was warmer than it actually was.

EJ and Canned Whip Cream

IT is an indulgence we have all done at one time or another. And if you have not yet, you should. EJ squirted the canned whip cream directly into his mouth.

Hey, for now it is cute. When he drinks directly from the milk carton and returns it to the refrigerator, it won't be so cute. But that is an issue to deal with in the future.

Tax Day

REALLY? We need more snow? 

Snow covers Dad's smoker

Buggy's "Mirror"

BUGGY sees herself on Mom's phone and responds to it as she would as if she were looking into a mirror.

The Twin's New Easel

"What's that Dad?"