Today was a glorious day. I can't imagine better weather to celebrate the resurrection of our Savior. . . the spring reminds me of new life everywhere I look in nature--trees are starting to grow new leaves, my garden's flowers are budding, on the way to a friend's house the baby calves were out in the fields with their mothers, and the horses' colts were outside as well.
We went to church very early, because I was singing in the choir and helping in the nursery. Terry was ushering. The service went well, and the auditorium we were in was packed. The little girls looked so cute in their beautiful Easter dresses everywhere I Looked! Grace sat nicely with friends and AJ survived the makeshift nursery.
We went to a friend's house for Easter lunch, sans Terry, who had to work on a project for school. AJ's been recovering from his flu last week, and was tired and a bit grumpy. But he loves my friend's mother. He was sitting on her lap, letting her read to him and talking to her about anything he could think about. It made me miss my family terribly. In fact, someone commented on how hard it is to live away from famly, and I began to weep at the table. In front of everyone. Nancy (my friend's mom) hugged me and said she understood completely, having lived away from her family for a long time when her kids were young. She is so mothering and nurturing, and one of the kindest people I have ever met. My short little cry has left me feeling raw, even though the day continued, of course. The kids played, Grace hit my shoulder hard with her shoe on the way home, which I then confiscated, and life goes on.
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