I began
February’s update talking about 70 degree weather in winter, and March’s update
talking about almost two feet of snow. Spring and winter are still
confused here. We had an ice storm this past Sunday that forced the
cancelation of church due to the dangerous conditions. Kortney and family
(in the Minneapolis area) got close to two feet of snow that same day! I
was supposed to sing “Desert of My Days” (look up Larnelle Harris singing it on
YouTube if you want to hear a better version than mine would have been) for
special music, but that has now been postponed to April 29. I’d
appreciate prayers for God to use it to comfort His people with the assurance
of His help through our troubles.
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| Ice storm! |
The only
family celebration this month was Carissa’s birthday on 3/23, which we had to
celebrate from afar. However, we’re excited that we’re going to visit
Carissa, Matt, and Ruby, Caitlin and Ben, and Cai and Amy in early May for a
quick weekend trip!
We had the
family over for Easter, including Krista’s sister, Nanita, and her
family. The Mickles and Sommers came over the day before to decorate eggs
and get other things ready. Josie (Ella’s youngest) and I spent some
quality time chilling together. She told me some great stories about the
family, which you can hear in the video below.
After our Easter Sunday dinner, we did an egg hunt in the back yard.
Krista went above and beyond with the prizes in the eggs! It seems like
every year she ups her game a little bit. I’ll have to draw the line,
though, when she starts putting car keys in the eggs.
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| Easter egg hunt |
I just
finished reading a book called “I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist” by
Frank Turek and Norman Geisler. If you’re a Christian, I highly recommend
it! It will give you the credible facts that form the basis of our
faith. Our faith is not blind belief in something far-fetched, but rather
the best conclusion based on the evidence of the world and history. If
you are not a Christian, I highly recommend it! It will challenge your
faith in lesser things than the one true God of the universe!
This past
Saturday 4/14, Carissa’s barbershop chorus, Jersey Sound, competed in their
regional event and did very well. We were able to watch the live stream
and were very impressed. I think you can still watch the recorded stream
if you want https://www.region19sai.org/webcast.html. Her group is in part 2 about 27
minutes into the video. My barbershop chorus is working on our annual
show on 5/19 in Penfield, NY (near Rochester). If anyone is interested in
tickets, let me know.
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| Watching Carissa's chorus (she's on the bottom left) |
Hopefully by
the time I write May’s update, Spring will have figured out the correct
weather. I’ll let you know next month!
