We are finally back home! We had an amazing Easter! Being with family in church for such a sacred holiday is priceless. I was able to sit between my two grandsons and loved every second! Then the next Sunday, Bill got to sit between both boys. I didn’t get a picture but the image is forever etched in my memory.

What is Easter or what does it mean? Here in the United States, we take it for granted most know Easter is one of the central holidays, or Holy Days, of Christianity. It honors the Resurrection of Jesus three days after His death by crucifixion. Bill and I believe in and accept these facts as presented in the links. But the most important fact is what Jesus means to us! HE has proven Himself who He says HE is in the Holy Bible. We don’t want to participate in debates, we just live the best way we can to all HIM to use us. We are broken and sinful people so we make a LOT of mistakes….No one is perfect and we won’t be until we get to heaven….and we are banking on that!

We arrived on Friday afternoon, in time to get the boys after they got home from school. They were to spend all weekend with us, which is Easter weekend. Then during the week, we planned to help with them by taking them to and from their respective sports games and practices. Colin is into soccer while Bryce is into football. In the spring, he plays flag football while learning good skills for tackle in the fall. Both boys are athletic. It was such a JOY to watch them, cheer them on and spoil them. (Sorry to their mom but my parents spoiled her!) We squeezed in visits to the skating rink, which is great conditioning for both sports.

The bad news about our Easter was the VRBO we rented. I will not go into all the details but will say simply and it enough, the air conditioner was not working. It was a second floor apartment, above a house. So the heat rose and the sun was SHINING! Yay!!! But it was too hot for us to sleep. A repairman came out Saturday. He showed Bill what he uncovered and how to fix it if it happened again. Long story short, his repair was short lived. It had cooled down Saturday evening enough we made it through the night and all got ready for church. We went out to eat afterwards. Then returned to 80° inside. Sunny again. We texted management and they said no one could come out on Easter. We said we had to move out so we were let out of the agreement and they would reimburse us. We had to take the boys home, which ended a wonderful outing we had planned. AND then we had to find a place with a car full of our things to be in a condo, not a hotel. Well, miracles happen, so we found a wonderful place that suited us. Enough said! To God be the GLORY!

During the daytime, we had to find things to do. Since we love history and taking walks, we looked for both. We found a Civil War museum and a wonderful battlefield 2 + mile area to walk. We also visited a few other state parks to walk. We also have an old friend from our days serving in Christ is the Answer. They lived 30 miles from our daughter’s home. They have LOTS of grandchildren and super fun things to do on their “farm” so to speak. That was what we had for the boys after we ate out Sunday. We had to cancel for our grandsons. However, Bill and I visited with them on Wednesday. A great time to catch up after over 50 years!

We were asked why we’re back home early. Sadly, I said, we were exhausted. Bill agreed but he was really more anxious to return home to finish a “project.” It’s really his hobby, doing things about our home to make it more what he likes and wants. Currently, he is turning our kitchen cabinets from a “colonial” color to “beachy” WHITE! When we house hunted here in Myrtle Beach, he really wanted a white kitchen. So, six years later he is converting it and it is almost done.

So that is the end of our 50th Anniversary celebration with Easter in the midst! We are so blessed and so thankful. A few scriptures we thank GOD for as we have been blessed to enjoy our long marriage. Even if we broke it up for a year….by God’s GRACE, it was restored to stronger than ever! If you are not familiar with our divorce and remarriage story, you can learn about it on our “Marriage” website.

GENESIS 2:24

“That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”

ECCLESIASTES 4:9-10

“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.”

MALACHI 2:14

“You ask, ‘Why?’ It is because the Lord is the witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant.”