Happy Easter

Ethan and Landon helped me (yes, they really did!) with these cupcakes. We took them to church to pass out to their friends. They were really easy to make and I enjoyed making them. I found this cute idea from the Betty Crocker website. -- If Landon knows it is picture time, look what I get to put up with! And his two year picture is coming up on Tuesday! Oh no! :-))

On a serious note, I want to add how thankful I am for what Jesus did for me. My father told the story about a lady from IWU who wrote that she was grateful for her 7 year old son, and that she was also so very glad that God gave His son for us. I am sure she was thinking, "How did God give His ONLY son?" I know that has been on my mind. I can't imagine willingly giving either of my boys. God truly loves and cares for us.
My cousin, Andrew Cessna, makes tapes for the elderly, the shut-ins, or for whomever wishes to have one. He has 4 or 5 songs on each tape (one tape per month) and also puts time in gathering Scripture, a poem, or story to add interest to the tape. Anyway, the theme of this month was the cross. I believe he had Marc and Melodie Sankey singing a medley on the blood of Jesus. One of the songs mentioned that the blood of Jesus will never lose it's power. Aren't you glad that although Christ's death was so many years ago, the love of the Father and His Son is still just as powerful today as it was back then? It keeps reaching and reaching....
Here are the titles or phrases of the songs that they sang-
Nothing but the blood
The blood cleanseth and always will
Love grew where the blood fell
It will never lose it's power
My favorite lines .... "Sin died where the blood fell" ...."It (blood) will never lose it's power"
Melodie, do you remember this arrangement? :-)
~Have a joyous Easter Sunday~