Holy Week

Had a blessed Holy Week starting with a
beautiful Good Friday service at my church.

We worshipped and shared communion as the
body of Christ. It was lovely.

 

 

 

Saturday we visited with some dear friends from PA.

Had a lovely time enjoyed their company.

 

 

Easter Sunday ~ Resurrection Day

 

My husband and I were blessed to serve down

stairs with the children. But being at the principal

desk I got to view the service on the TV screen.

 

 

Then we were invited to dinner with hubby's

family.  His Aunt Rose treated us.

 

 Buon Amici in White Plains.

 

They have delicious food.

Stuffed clams, stuffed peppers, eggplant appetizers.

Oh gosh the Italian bread was sooo good !

 

Hubby and I both chose the same dish hah

Shrimp, chicken with garlic and ziti.

 

For desert I had an amazing chocolate cake !

 

Hubby chose cheese cake - he loves it

 

It was a blessed week we are very fortunate.

 

 

First 70 degree day - 2014

After an early morning doing our laundry
and a delicious breakfast at the:

Yellow Rose Diner

They have wonderful food and it is a real
local old time joint.

 

Our waitress knows exactly what we drink and brings

it over before we even speak with her.  Great service.

 

Then we headed home and it was time to do the annual

" closest reorganize".

 

Bye Bye Winter . . .

 

 

Hello Summer  . . .

 

After my task was done it was time to enjoy the long awaited

sunshine and visit with my Auntie on her deck.

First day of 70 degrees this year.

We had a long, cold snowy winter.

 

 

We visited for a while, chatted and had a ton of laughs.

She told me some hysterical stories about her 93 year old

customer.  What a character this gal is. Love to meet her.

 

Auntie treated me to a "cold one"  I turned her on to

these drinks. hah  She insisted "I don't like coffee cold"

~  well,  not anymore hah she is also addicted.

 

 

She gave me two pair of Clark clogs.

A dear friend from church bought them

and they hurt her feet.  She gave them

to Auntie they are like brand new.

Auntie said they are too wide for her

and they fit me just right !

What a blessing ! I was just saying I

need to buy some shoes for work.

In the warm weather I have terrible problems

with my ankles and feet swelling from my

medication.  But these will fit perfectly.

God already is providing for our needs !

 

 

Hubbies 7 year "temp" job ended Friday.

We are trusting fully in the Lord to provide a new

job for him. We are excited to see what Jesus will do.

 

So I got busy helping him apply for his

unemployment benefits.

 

 

And my God will fully supply your every need according to his glorious riches

in the Messiah Jesus.  Philippians 4:19

 

In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:6

 

We had a coupon and Auntie gave us a gift card

so we headed to Big Dave's BBQ

 

 

Oh my word ~ words can't describe how good these

biscuits are.  buttery garlic goodness.

 

I had the ribs and chicken ~ really good.

Enough left overs for two more meals.

 

 

It was a lovely restful blessed day.

 

THANK YOU LORD

 

 

 

RIP John Pinette

RIP John Pinette - so saddened by your death. You made me laugh until I cried. A real belly laugh where you cannot even breath. So glad I got to see you live and I will continue to enjoy your comedy ~ your stories will live on. .

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOU1nDTPg38
 
 

 

I "HEART" Christian Events !

Last weekend we saw:
God Is Not Dead
Great movie.
I enjoyed seeing Kathie Lee Gifford's daughter Cassidy
in her acting debut.  She did a great job. Adorable girl.

 

This weekend I went to this conference.

It was wonderful !  This church is about an hour 15 minutes

from my home. So I was able to leave work 1/2 hour early

and I figured it I picked up my Aunt and flew up the Parkway

I could make it by 6:45.  Well it was pouring rain and I

didn't plan on the traffic that would cause. My goodness it

was bumper to bumper the entire ride. I was watching the

clock tick tick ticking away.  But by pure Grace of God and

a near miracle we pulled into the parking lot at 7 pm on the

dot.   We rain through the pouring rain and met my friend,

grabbed a seat and the first note of the first worship song

started.  God is so Good.  I could not believe we made it.

TOTALLY a God thing.  No way with that traffic would I

have ever believed we would make it. 

 
 





 

I get an email devotion from these ladies and it was

so nice to see them in person.

They were honest, real and wonderful.

 

 

The Hawthorne Gospel church is so beautiful.
I had never been to this church before.

Here is a photo I found on face book.
We are on the bottom right 2nd to last row.
Auntie in Green, Me in Pink and my friend Simone next to me.

 

Here are a few things that were said that really moved me:

 

When you desire God as much as you desire air you'll find Him.

 

Our "dirt" makes us desperate for God - don't despise it.

 

Failure is not final. It is a beginning.

 

You can't change your action without changing your mind.

(Bible tells us to renew your mind)

 

God uses our past to develop me not to define me.

 

God calls us beyond our ability

 

God used just any old bush

 

 



It's Greek To Me

Had a wonderful dinner at a local Greek Restaurant
It's funny we pass it all the time and never stopped in.
I love Greek food and thought let's give it a try.
Glad we did . . .

The Greek Salad was awesome !

 

I had Slovakia - with chicken

The Greek Fries are so deliciously seasoned.

 

Looks like we found a new place to enjoy !

 

 

Son of God

Went to see Son of God today.

We both really liked the movie.

I loved the character of Peter.

 

 

 

 

Love the way they made his hands after the resurrection.

MP Taverna ~ Irvington NY

Finally made it to MP Taverna today.

Last week when we tried, they close from 3 - 5 and
we had to pass because of our theater tickets.
Today we had no other plans and headed there
for lunch right after church.

WOW was it good!

 

 

 

Start off with delicious bread and Greek olive oil

 

Then Greek salad - we both loved the dishes our

meal was served in from the bread dish to the

salad dish.

 

Here I am waiting patiently for my entrée.

 

Hubby ordered: Roasted Lemon Chicken dill & garlic

roasted fingerling potato. I've eaten Michael's chicken before

at his other restaurant Kefi's.  It is just so good.

 

Today I was determined not to order the chicken but

branch out and try something new. It did not disappoint.

 

CAVATELLI rock shrimp, zucchini, squash, feta, mint, garlic

 

Hubby's green tea !   He went crazy for this teapot.

It was so heavy you wouldn't believe.

The waiter said everyone comments on it.

Gar came home and looked it up on the internet

Only Gar - $ 30.00 cast iron Greek tea pot ~ I'm thinking

I may have this beauty in our home one day soon hah

 

I convinced hubby to order dessert. We NEVER do.

He gets too full with dinner - but I always have room. hah

 

God bless this healthy eater !  He ordered the grilled fruit.

Today was pineapple and it is grilled with feta and honey.

 

I "hate" and I mean "hate" the taste of honey. I have tried

it so many times but it makes me gag.  Hubby loves it.

Armenian desserts use a lot of honey also. I asked my

mother-in-law isn't there one Armenian dessert with

chocolate.  She cracked up and said NO.

 

I tried his pineapple but the honey was just too much. hah

But he gave it two thumbs up !

Most Greek desserts have honey so what was a girl to do?

Order chocolate ice cream of course.

The waiter said we give you 3 scoops do you want all
chocolate. I said throw one amaretto in there and two
chocolates hah  NO HONEY

 

Here I am contented, full and happy standing by the

Hudson River with the Tappan Zee bridge in the background.

Today it was 55 degrees.  Just one week ago it was like

photo number two below.  What a difference a week makes.

 

No ice or snow in the water today ; )

 

Thanks hubby for being persistent and we finally

made it for our valentines dinner. ♥