yellowbug says:

Well, how was your Easter?! I had the pleasant surprise of finding out Monday that our office was closed Friday. Yippee! So, Matt & I slept in 'till 11 & 11:30, respectively (which was glorious), and then pretty much did a whole lot of nothing the rest of the day. I did have a lovely time with the Lord in the backyard with this beast at my feet... But then we made up for our laziness on Saturday where  Matt built me this wonderful table for the laundry room: And then, for fun, I painted my toenails all pretty-like. And we went to Wal-Mart (with the rest of Lbk), and I cleaned the whole house, and watered the yard, and went to Lowe's, and Matt put up my trellises, etc. And on Sunday, we got all dressed up to join my family at church. It was so incredibly packed, but thankfully, we got there early for Matt to help usher. I just wish all the ppl that come to church on Easter & Christmas would come every other Sunday too. It...

I believe I have finally emerged from the slums! It turns out that my week of lethargy & non-motivation  was just gearing me up for sickness that entertained me all weekend. I attribute Ramon's generosity to sharing this gift with me. But I am finally breathing through both nostrils again, and only have remnants of my whooping cough (or so it sounds). On Sunday, I was able to worship the Lord in a new way. Our dear friends, the Richardson's, have a mentally handicapped daughter who stays at a special home. She brought her friends to church this week, and they sat in the pew behind us. We soon discovered they had a love of music and sang loudly for all to hear. They didn't know the words. They didn't know the melody, but their singing was so beautiful to me. I just cried throughout the whole worship time. And then on the pew beside us was a young Down Syndrome boy. I often see him in church with his parents and brother and am always...