Sunday Morning Sunshine: He is Risen!

 And the angel said, 

"...He is not here

for HE IS RISEN..."

Hallelujah! 

Sunday Morning Peace

He is not here,

He is Risen!

Hallelujah!

Blessings!

Sunday Morning Peace

HE is RISEN!

Happy Easter!

Sunday Morning Peace

Song of Easter

. . . sing, little children, Sing!

The lilies white you bring

In the joyous Easter morning for hope are blossoming;

And as the earth her shroud of snow from off her breast doth fling,

So may we cast our fetters off in God's eternal spring.

So may we find release at last from sorrow and from pain,

So may we find our childhood's calm, delicious dawn again,

Sweet are your eyes, O little ones, that look with smiling grace,

Without a shade of doubt  or fear into the Future's face!

Sing, sing in happy chorus, with joyful voices tell

That death is life, and God is good, and all things shall be well;

That bitter days shall cease

In warmth and light and peace--

That winter yields to spring--

Sing, little children, sing!

Blessings!

A Little Bit of My World . . .

"This is MY machine now!"

My darling grandson on Gramps big monster backhoe.

Taking over, he is!

 

 

 

"Who can I hit with water first?"

Easter

Squirtgun investigation

At Grandmama and Gramps home

 

 

Blessings

Monday Morning Gratitudes

The strength of Christ's victory over death and the grave and hell
The timeless evidence of Christ's resurrection
The awesomeness of faith
The love of Mary
Christ's gentleness
What a man!
What a God!
The beauty of Easter
The celebrations: worship, songs, peace, joy
The enjoyments: children, new clothes, hats, colors, flowers, springtime, gatherings, food
Jesus' love.


Blessings!

Sunday Morning Peace

 

 

 

''To a Christian, Easter Sunday means everything,

when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.''

--

 

 

 

Easter says you can put truth in a grave,

but it won't stay there. 

~Clarence W. Hall

 

 

 

 

It is the hour to rend thy chains,
The blossom time of souls. 

~Katherine Lee Bates

 

 

 

Easter is the demonstration of God

that life is essentially spiritual and timeless. 

~Charles M. Crowe

 

Tomb, thou shalt not hold Him longer;
Death is strong, but Life is stronger;
Stronger than the dark, the light;
Stronger than the wrong, the right...
~Phillips Brooks,

"An Easter Carol"

Blessings!

Monday Morning Gratitudes

surprises
children looking for their Easter baskets
the resurrection
strong substances-like faith!
brightly colored baskets
fun contests
napkins
good reviewers
brainstorming sessions with hubby
a new day

Blessings!

Sunday Morning Peace

HE IS NOT DEAD!

by Percy B Shelley

Peace, peace! He is not dead, he doth not sleep--

He hath awakened from the dream of life--

'Tis we, who, lost in stormy visons, keep

With phantoms an uprofitable strife . . .

He has outsoared the shadow of our night;

Envy and calumny, and hate and pain,

And that unrest which men miscall delight,

Can touch him not, and torture not again . . .

The One remains, the many change and pass;

Heaven's light forever shines, Earth's shadows fly;

Life, like a dome of any-colored glas,

Stains the white radiance of eternity.

Blessings! 

EASTER GIVEAWAY

    for YOU!

I love the Easter season.

The resurrection of Christ . . .

The hope and joy . . .

The new life . . .

Spring . . .

So . . . I'm celebrating! And some wonderful people will enjoy it.

Here's what YOU do:

• Let me know what Spring and/or Easter means to you in 20 words or less.
• Let me know the last book you read.
• Become one of my followers, if you haven't already.

Make sure you leave an email address so I can contact you if/when you win.

That's it.

Now on to the prizes (one per person):

• "A Tender Reed" A novel by Teresa Slack. (Teresa will join me on my blog in May with more book giveaways! Don't miss it!)

Born and raised in a small town in Southern Ohio, Teresa Slack always dreamed of writing books. The Christian fiction market for which she writes, has given her the opportunity to do what she loves while sharing her faith with readers. She lives with her husband in Ohio where she is an advocate of pet rescue and is currently working on her tenth novel

Check out her blog at http://teresaslack@blogspot.com/

• "Me, Just Different" a young adult novel by one of my critique partners, Stephanie Morrill. If you have a teenager, get this first book, and her other two, in that teen's hands. She's a great writer.

Stephanie Morrill is a twenty-something living in Kansas with her high school sweetheart-turned-husband and their daughter. She's the author of The Reinvention of Skylar Hoyt series, written for teenage girls. She's also the founder of http://www.goteenwriters.com/, a blog that offers a helping hand to teens aspiring to be authors. You can find out more about Stephanie's journey as a young novelist and read sample chapters of her books at http://www.stephaniemorrillbooks.com/.

• A five-page critique of a scene, part of a chapter, whatever by . . . Christy Miller, owner and founder of

Mentor's Pen Editorial Services.

She's experienced in critiquing and editing, a published writer, has served as a judge for novel-writing contests and as a personal mentor.

Christy is a pastor’s wife and an ordained minister and a Christian lady who loves words, books, and most of all, the Book. God spoke gently to her heart, asking her to become an encourager to other writers.
Check out her business website at: www.mentorspen.com
Email her at: Christina@mentorspen.com

• NEW!  NEW! Just got word that Michele Levigne, EPIC finalist, and this year, winner, is offering to give away pens and bubble gum to go along with every gift given away!!

Plus, as if that wasn't enough, she's giving away TWO T-shirts in honor of her two books coming out shortly.

1. Lady Warhawk, the 4th book in her Arthurian fantasy series coming out mid-April.
2. A Quiet Place, her next Tabor Heights novel, comes out May 1.

• Check out her website at:  http://mlevigne.com/
• Check out her T-shirt business site at: http://www.mlevigne.com/twts-main.html
• Check out her editing business at: http://www.mlevigne.com/editing.html

And last but not least . . .

• A $20.00 gift certificate from Amazon.

Quote:

A great man is always willing to be little. --Ralph Waldo Emerson

A wonderful Easter to each of you!