The In Between

"With every passing year, and with every passing loss, Easter becomes richer - and holier - and happier for me.  The entire week takes on more meaning.  Including this day - a day that we don't talk about much. But it's a day reflective of where we all seem to be living in these times.  In the in between.  The grief and the trauma and even the anxiety of Good Friday - and the Holiness and the Redemption and the Joy of Easter Day.  Sunday's coming.  But today, we are waiting.  In the quiet.  And stillness.  Waiting in eager anticipation.  Hallelujah that Sunday's coming.  Grateful to be in the waiting with you for all that's being born... even in us."
~Easter Saturday post by Sissy Goff

I had some deep thoughts after listening to Annie and Eddie's podcast from Easter Saturday of 2020, then I scrolled through the above post and had to share it!  We really do live in "the in between."  There is real loss and pain and confusion.  And there is real hope and faith and love.  And we get to decide day by day which way we lean and where we focus our hearts.  Praying you choose hope this Easter Sunday.  Faith, life, peace, joy, and love!

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Photo catch-up:
Kyndal Faith and I at Red Robin Good Friday lunch!  (Also, yay for my new glittery glasses by Gwen Stefani!)

Balloon pics just for fun - such a windy day outside! =)

Mom and Dad took Jace, Gideon, and Titus to Top Golf... then me and Rach and Kyndal met them for lunch at Red Robin.  (I had supervision with Amy and Michelle that morning, and Kyndal was at Dylan's slumber party).  The boys are cute and funny together - I love it!

Speaking of cute kids, Tate's first baseball game with the Pirates was last weekend, and Mom and I joined the Wilson/Weatherford crew for that!  

It's not a short list of things that make me happy above... Tate's cap being a little too big where he has to move his whole neck rather than just his eyes to see much, his confident wink in their family pic, Chet helping coach him in his first-ever game, their team stretch looking like a praise sesh with Tate pointing up to the sky, and Mom's cozy blanket on the windy day!

Chet and Karli are such fantastic parents, and it brings me joy to see it! =)  I was also delighted that Parker E. came to sit with me for a few minutes to recount how disgusted she was by the "yucky bathroom" porta-potty experience! lol

They don't know all the teammates names yet, so when Tate needed a space, Chet said, "Hey Pikachu, scoot down!" and I laughed pretty hard!

My Disney World travel buddies in November! =)

The Wilsons went home for naps whilst Mom and I went to her car appointment at Lexus, then we all met for an early dinner at Los Cabos! (The Weatherfords were there too).  Super fun Saturday, and I'm grateful for it!

Snapshots of people I love: Lindsay and Wavy at Burn Bootcamp, adorable pic of Kelly and the kids, sweet baby Asher and the Easter bunny, and the Shoemaker fam celebrating Mark's 31st bday last weekend!

I took a lovely walk yesterday and was about ten feet away from this crazy-loud speaker when the 'practice' tornado siren went off...  So. Loud!! lol

Reminder from Lysa TerKeurst:

One of my favorite pics of the preshface Mini Miss K from 2018:

CHA Easter Program 2024 (I missed it since I had a virtual coaching session with an out-of-state client, but I helped edit the pics. lol)  I love J's shirt and Kyndal's dress!

Song of the Week = Watchman by Josh Garrels (thanks to John Eldredge) -- so good! 

 

"You're all I have, Lord. You are the way.
And I'll always love You, and I will wait

Like a watchman at the gate...

"No more tears and no more pain,

I'm making all things NEW again just like I promised you.

Sing alleluia all the way,

And I'll always love you, and I will wait

Like a watchman at the gate..."

I love both sides of that - we wait and watch for His coming, and Jesus waits and watches for our arrival in Heaven.

P.S. The second quarter of 2024 starts tomorrow.

Happy Easter, friends and family!

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