Happy Belated 43rd Birthday to My Danny

Well, seriously. Talk about too busy to blog. Danny's birthday was April 29 and its now May 12 and I'm just getting around to blogging. Anyway, Michael came home for a long weekend just for his dad's birthday. It was nice to have him around and that Saturday Lauren came home for good too.

Danny had one request for his birthday: chili dogs. Yep, that's the sophisticated man I married :)  Chili dogs without beans to be exact. Well, he got that for his birthday dinner and I managed to find a tiramisu cake for him too (his favorite, but his one was so-so).

My gift to him was not terribly creative, but he has been wanting one for awhile: a panini maker. I know. Is this man just all over the map? Chili dogs and paninis. Got to love it!

It seemed Lauren scored with a surprise autograph from one of the star UNC basketball players Harrison Barnes in her birthday card to him. Hmmm..... did my daughter just use Danny's bday to meet this boy?

The weekend ended with Danny and Michael heading out with some friends to "go shootin'." Danny brought my dad's shot gun and the kick was so bad it left Danny with a nice purple and yellow bruise on his shoulder.

Happy belated birthday Danny --- you are my favorite!

Our little Easter Celebration

Lauren was home for Good Friday through Easter. Despite having a 15 page English paper to write, there was good, teachable conversation for all three of us. It was sweet to have her with her pile of books parked in whatever room we were in. So overall there actually was a lot of quality time.

Danny's knock-put roses exploded just in time. The weather was in the 90's (whew!! HOT!) We attempted grill lamb chops, spinach and au gratin potatoes for Easter dinner. Danny commented that: "Worthy is this lamb to be eaten!"

Danny also wore his new bow tie as promised. Yes, I picked it out and called him Professor Dulin all day :) Hope your Easter was filled with blessings too!

He is Risen

Easter celebrates the empty tomb, the day our Lord was resurrected from the dead. But you know this. And you've probably celebrated it many times before.

Many Christians like to emphasize how much God loves us. And He does. But in fact, the resurrection is about who God is; He is more than a Savior and more than a ticket into heaven. It is about His glory.

For me, this is the first Easter I realized His resurrection wasn't just for me.

Indeed, I benefit from His resurrection.

It turns out that I'm not the center of the universe.

Christ is.

He is risen.

He is risen indeed.