"They have taken my Lord and I do not know where they have laid him!"

This phrase was on my heart this morning when I woke up.  I can literally feel the panic and despair in Mary's heart as she said this to the disciples.  This feeling has been heavy on me today.  Mary had no idea that the greatest miracle in eternity past, present, or future had occurred and she was the first one to see it.  She only felt grief and then panic as she looked for Him. 

One of my favorite parts of my job is being with people as God does amazing things in their hearts.  I tell my friends that frequently I have a front row seat to what God is doing.  But so much of the time, right in the middle of their miracle, my clients feel their greatest despair.  And it's true for me as well. 

As I walk through difficult times in my own life or sit with my client's through their 'dark night of the soul' or love my family or friends through a difficult time may I remember this.  While Mary was saying 'they have taken my Lord', He was RISEN!  He had triumphed over sin, death, and the grave for all humanity.

Another Look What I Made!

I found a really pretty grapevine cross at Hobby Lobby a couple of months ago and coveted it but didn't want to pay the high price, even at 40% off.  Today I got a brainstorm and made one out of branches that I pruned last weekend.  Yay!  It's not as pretty as the Hobby Lobby one but I think I like it more because I made it for FREE!

Here's a close up of it.  I used some twine I already had in my tool box and some flowers that have been on my Christmas tree for years.



Yeah, I'm cheap and I'm proud.

Happy Good Friday!

I spent the day with my dear friend Kim today.  She made the most wonderful lunch for us!  It was butternut squash soup, chicken salad sandwiches and grapes with yummy tea.  Then we went to the fabric store where I picked up these materials for some living room pillows.



Then we came by my house to make sure the fabric would look good and I got to show her my new table setting. I found the plates and bowls at Walmart (!) for really cheap and they look like fiesta ware!   I just love how it turned out!.  It's just nice to have my table set rather than covered in dirty dishes, which has been known to happen around here.



Tonight we will go to a Good Friday service at our church.  Thinking about what Jesus endured on this day thousands of years ago makes me so grateful and also makes me so aware of how serious sin is.  I always have a comtemplative quiet that comes over me on Good Friday and then erupts in joyous thanksgiving on Sunday.  We will never fully understand the wonder of salvation.

Correction

Her name is Breezy, not Daisy. It's a big deal apparently.  Just in case you wanted to call her or something.  I just thought you should know.