Passover Week

This being the passover week, I remember ,as a child, the wall in our kitchen adorn with pictures of Christ and what happened each day of this week. I try and remember on each day what Christ went through many many years ago. Beginning with Sunday being Palm Sunday, Christ riding a humble donkey enters Jerusalem across palm leaves laid down on the ground to the sacrifice in the Garden of Gethsemane to Thursday being the trial of Christ, tomorrow being Friday as the day Christ was scourged, crowned with thorns and crucified, and entombed. Saturday being the day Christ's spirit is forming the spirit world, and then on the third day, Sunday, Christ body is reunited with his spirit and is Resurrected. Christ lives again, even today.

I am grateful to know of the true meaning of Easter. I know that Christ was resurrected. I know that we too will be able to follow in His footsteps and be resurrected. This resurrection is His free gift to us. I feel a great peace knowing of his ultimate love and sacrifice for me. I am overwhelmed as I read and learn of how great His sacrifice and pain actually was, I am humbled that He would do such a task, even to someone such as I. I am eternally indebted and grateful to Him for loving me so much as to prepare a way I can return and live with him once again. This knowledge brings me great joy.

As we prepare this week for Easter remember the real meaning behind the celebration and for a moment in time reflect on what you are doing to show gratitude for this sacrifice and gift he has given to you, ETERNAL LIFE.

In like a Lion out like a Lamb...

Okay so we totaled 16 inches of snow in two days. I would have called it a blizzard, but I guess the winds weren't fast enough, though it was windy. The hot chicken noodle soup and hot chocolate I made was perfect for the snow plower named... Max and snow angel Alta (having fallen into a large drift covering her head, but was rescued by her dad). To keep us entertained during this long few days Max had rented some different Wii games and we watched an older movie Space Jam, from my own collection. I made a great caramel popcorn recipe I got off another blog to enjoy with the movie... It rocked and it was quick. Here is the recipe....

Tri C's popcorn (Caramel, Cashews, Chocolate)

In sauce pan melt 2 sticks of butter. Add 2 cups brown sugar, 1/2 cup corn syrup, and 1 tsp salt. Bring to a boil.

Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 tsp baking soda and 1 tsp vanilla. It will become foamy and rise. Cook 3 bags of microwave popcorn. Remove old maids. In a very large bowl pour the caramel over the popcorn. Add 1 can of cashew halves, and a bag of milk chocolate chips after stirring the caramel over the popcorn. Let cool.

(Don't forget to brush your teeth after such a sticky treat)

This was a nice treat to end such a snowy day.

Isn't it spring yet???

I don't know what is different about this year, but I am really ready for spring. Yesterday in the 61 degree sunny weather day has made me tired of the COLD gloomy days. Today is a cold gloomy rainy day and I am ready for spring!!!!! I saw a robin outside my door 3 weeks ago, I thought spring must be around the corner, no... just 6 more inches of snow and I thought where is my robin? Sunday it was warming up and sunny, I saw my robin with another robin.... My heart smiled thinking spring is coming... but now back to ice storms and snow. I never thought I got the "winter blues", but yesterday I felt so much better and happier in the warm sun. I know weather has an affect on my emotions. I am ready for spring.