A weekend full

161. freckles on noses

Spunk does have freckles, the cutest being the one on the very end of his nose.

162. soft breezes through filmy curtains

163. Yo finding the point where choice can make all the difference



Yo has a notch missing from his ear.  When he was younger a knife slid off a shelf in the family's hut and cut his ear; his first dad used a hot onion poultice to "heal" it.  

The other day Yo, who opens slowly, shared that in Ethiopia he was always so hungry that before entering the school building he would scrounge in the trash cans outside and eat the banana and orange peels he found there.  The peels!  Have you ever in your life been that hungry? 

164. a fruit bowl that never runs empty

165. boys that help carry in the groceries and put them away - without being asked

166. honeysuckle everywhere, sweet intoxication

A bit o'green

167. green

This weekend was the BPMS150.  Which translated means the Houston to Austin 150 mile ride for MS research.  There were 13,000 riders, yes - 13,000!  Two of them are our friends.  Men who rock!

Multiple Sclerosis has touched our lives; I am proud to have friends ride for a cure.

We went to Bull Creek and the boys swam, until the Brat Pack showed up and took over the rope swing:

This big dog, pit bull type, was so fun to watch.  He jumped, swung and dropped into the water over and over and ....yep, again. 

The cook had the day off, so wise Man stopped in for fine dining at Chili's.  The crew voted for dessert for dinner! 

168.  being blessed to buy our boys dessert for dinner on occasion

Passover begins tomorrow. 

Tonight would be the last supper as Christ ate the Passover supper with His disciples.  The Jewish day runs sunset to sunset, most calendars mark the beginning of Passover as sunset tonight through tomorrow.  Enjoy your dinner with thoughts of the Last Supper and the coming crucifixion and resurrection in mind.   We will be intentional each day of this week leading up to the ascension, Easter Sunday, or more aptly Resurrection Sunday.  The year of Christ's crucifixion the calendar was different from 2011;  He was on the cross on a Thursday, in the tomb that night, rose on the Sunday following the Sabbath (Saturday), thus fulfilling the prophecy of rising 3 days and nights after being crucified.  That year the Passover began on a Wednesday. 

It is hard to combine traditional calendars and what we use today, but the dates are not as important as taking the time to remember, and to teach your kids to remember. 

Jesus told us to keep the Passover, so starting this year we will begin a tradition of honoring this Jewish Holy time. 

John 14:27 NLT
I am leaving you with a gift - peace of mind and heart.  And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give.