April 2020 Update

I have a feeling this is going to be short because, as I imagine is true for most if not all of you, we haven’t been doing much in the past month with everything canceled and being told to stay home.

I got my last professional haircut about a month ago, and I’m due again, but fortunately since I’m mostly bald, I think between Krista and myself, we can take care of it without me looking unfit to appear in public.  And I don’t appear in public very much anymore anyway, so we’ve got that going for us.

Family birthdays this month are Carissa on March 23 and granddaughter Bea’s first birthday on March 24.

We’ve taken more walks than usual lately since there’s nothing else to do, with short trips to Hamlin Beach, Holley Falls, Mt. Albion Cemetery, and various places along the Erie Canal to try to experience different walk locations.

Krista at the top of Holley Falls

Holley Falls

From the top of the tower at Mt. Albion Cemetery

Don't lean back too far just to get a good picture!

Found these graves in the cemetery. I wonder if we're related?

We were surprised recently by some spring snow—only a “sugar coating” that soon melted, but this week has been especially cold, and we’ve woken up to a dusting of snow for the past several days.

For our Sunday worship at home, we’ve been watching a sermon series from a local church, Northridge Church in Rochester, called Unfiltered Jesus.  We’ve been enjoying them and being challenged by them.  If you’re interested, here’s the link to the series:  https://www.youtube.com/user/NorthridgeRochester/videos.

April 11 was National Barbershop Quartet Day, and I celebrated by wearing my barbershop chorus shirt and missing singing with my quartet.  ☹

Our Easter was quiet, as I’m sure all of yours was too, but we had a great home church service and excellent ham dinner, even if it was with only the five of us here.  But our difficult circumstances don’t change the eternal joy we have because our Savior conquered the grave and lives forever.  Because He lives, we too shall live!

Maybe by May, we’ll be able to have our crazy, busy lives again.  Is that something we want?  Hmm.