Well this is the first Easter in 17 years where I don't have to make any preparations of any sort. No family here & I've got to go to work Easter morning. Strange yet a relief. I'm glad that I have to work. It would've been the first Easter where I didn't get up at the butt crack of dawn and hide eggs and do the whole Easter fun thing for the kiddos and get us all spiffed up and go to church and have a big family dinner afterwards. So it's good that they are with their father. They should be coming home either Easter night or early the next morning, according to their grandmother. I'm going to Angela & Brian's for dinner & am so thankful to have their family.


Josiah left this morning to go up north to be with his dad. So I get only one and a half days to not have one of my children to pay attention to. And I have to work both days. I didn't get any of the painting done while the kids were gone and I'm pretty bummed about that. In fact, I don't think I got ANYTHING done, just for ME, while they were gone. I feel like I have been busy & running since they left. *sigh* I DID have the freedom to come and go without worrying about taking/picking up/finding a sitter for the kids but Josiah kept me busy. It seemed that boy always had somewhere I had to drive him or pick him up from. I'm glad that I got the time with him... it's been almost 10 years since we've had that.


But this morning, I'm feeling kinda melancholy. I had visions of pouring my heart & wit out in multiple blog posts and of creating beautiful art and of having all of the laundry folded and the bedrooms clean and at least 6 pieces of furniture painted.... *deep sigh* oh well. I can't even remember what I did this week.... well, besides working and sleeping. lol I'm sure I feel better after a day at work. I'm just bummed because now I finally have the house to myself and I have to leave for work. It's a 3 "Chicken Fried" songs, back to back, kind of day. :-)

I need to adjust my perspective..... what is all of this compared to the unbelievable sacrifice... and undeserved mercy.... that Y'shua provided for us?