Lord, That I May See

I love the Easter Season.   As it draws to a close, I think of how I'll miss singing Easter songs all the way till next Easter. The following is my very favorite: Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the holy anthem rise, And the choirs of heaven chant it In the temple of the skies; Let the mountains skip with gladness, And the joyful valleys ring With Hosannas in the highest To our Savior and our King. Alleluia! Alleluia! Like the sun from out the wave, Christ has risen up in triumph From the darkness of the grave, He's the splendor of the nations, And the lamp of endless day; He's the very Lord of glory Who is risen up today. Alleluia! Alleluia! Christ has burst our prison bars; And has lifted up the portals Of our home beyond the stars; Now is won for us our freedom, Wounded feet our foes have trod; Now is purchased back our birthright To the kingdom of our God. Alleluia! Alleluia! Blessed Jesus, make us rise From the life o...

A kind friend gave us the gift of a moveable alphabet .  Turtle is thrilled.  She wants to spell all kinds of cool words -- like "jellybean" and "vegetable" and "umbrella" -- and I have a hard time getting her to practice on words like "cup" and "bug" and "mat."   She really wants to read and write and its wonderful to see the drive that she has to learn this.  She's so proud of what she's learning and so are we!