I had a special Easter this year. I got to see both sets of grandparents, and spend some good quality time with my family.
Easter with my paternal relatives was celebrated at Carol and Bob's this year because it is currently the only wheelchair accesible home in our family. We really had a good time. We ate Ham, our yummy family recipe of cheesy potatoes, corn, salad, and snicker salad. The food was great, and the dessert was even better. Sarah and Steve were in charge of the dessert. They brought three different types of ice cream and about 10 different types of toppings. It was so good! We had a special prayer time for our family's deployed soldiors, we sang the HORRIBLE family happy birthday song, we played a little ROOSKIE, and chatted lots. At one point I was sitting in the piano room with uncle John, and Harold...Aunt Penny's Father. Harold just began telling uncle John how he was asking God to intervene in some way and somehow let his deceased wife Ethel know that he is doing ok down here. Immediately I broke into tears. I cant even explain how sweet it was to hear this little old man talk about how he was asking God to tell his wife in heaven that he as doing ok. He continued by telling a dream he had the night before which he described as divine intervention. He walked into a room and saw many beautiful women dressed to a T wearing big beautiful hats. He walked a little farther in and saw his wife Ethel standing there "with the most beautiful smile" which he said she had always had. He then woke up and felt as though that was God's way of telling him that Ethel knew he was doing well, and loved him. I was seriously a wreck. What a beautiful story. Such beautiful love these two have...even considering one has passed on to heaven. He's such a Godly man. What an inspiration.
