Easter Blessings

Hi everyone. We spent a few days in Rancho Mirage with a bunch of friends and had THE BEST TIME! I think it was one of the best trips I have been on. We went with some friends from baseball and most of our families are heavily "boy populated" and all of the boys got along and it was just a great trip. The hotel was awesome and it was a great little get away.

For the first time in a very long time I did not feel lonely. There are people around me and sure the kids are always with me but I do feel very "3rd wheelish" and lonely a lot of the time. I do not expect anyone to understand unless your spouse has died and I am sure it is hard for any of you to believe that I could ever be lonely or feel socially weird but I do and it is very real to me.

The boys and I did not want to come home. Back to reality. Life is so much easier for me when I am not home. I realized the tremendous stress I am under as soon as I got away from it. I felt like a different person and it was good for me to get myself out from under that stress.

In light of Easter Sunday I wanted to share something that Nate wrote. Nate was given this assignment about 2 weeks ago and he wrote this report all by himself. This was an oral report so he shared this with the entire class.

My Hero by Nate Sallee

My hero is Jesus.

Jesus was born in Bethlehem thousands of years ago. He is my hero because he died on the cross for our sins. People who believe in Him shall live with Him for eternity.

My Dad died January 10, 2009 at the age of 43. He was a believer in Jesus and is now living with Jesus because Jesus got on that cross for my Dad and for me and for all of us. Jesus was the one who made this great world. He is always by our side no matter what happens. He will love us all no matter what.

Jesus only lived until he was 33. That is a very short lifespan especially for our Holy Christ. Jesus was sent to earth to show us all how to live and then He died on the cross so that all of the bad things we do would be forgiven.

He will live in our heart all of the time. We cannnot see Him but he is in our hearts forever just like my Dad.

Thank you for your attention.

So appropriately put by an 8 year-old. I feel very blessed to have a son who thinks this way. I hope all of my boys feel the same way about God, Jesus and their Dad.

Happy Easter to everyone. How blessed we all are.

Love and Hugs All Around,
Lisa