Our brother had been stuck out the whole time we were stuck in.  He finally had to come by to get some extra clothes, cell phone charger, work uniform, and other stuff like that.  Dad crossed the creek to bring him these things (it was one of the first times we could actually walk across without ending up down-stream), but I guess he really wanted to get home or something :) Anyway, our family reunion ended in everyone (except Mom, and technically Dad-he had the waders on) getting wet.!

Easter: that kind of holiday where you dress a little nicer for Easter Sunday at your church, and then spend the rest of the day eating and visiting with family and/or friends.  Over all, an enjoyable day in, most likely, pleasant atmospheres, with chocolate, bright, colorful Easter eggs filled with candy, and fluffy bunnies and cute and cuddly chicks.  Yes, you get to the end of the day, slightly stuffed from all that good food and candy, but also filled with memories of good times and friends and family.  Yes...the dream Easter!
Now imagine, for a moment, an Easter void of all things Easter.  Imagine sleeping in, having a late breakfast of bacon, eggs and pancakes, singing a couple of "non-Easter" songs, listening to a sermon on adoption, playing hide-and-go-seek, eating pizza for lunch, playing board games, watching movies, and taking walks in the rain for the rest of the day, and you have...
...my Easter!  The reason for this horrendous outrage? :)  Rain.  Yep!  Rain.  Oh, and a creek that, when filled with rain, is impassible unless you have some form of helicopter, airplane, or hot air balloon.
"But, am I upset?  No!  Well...maybe a little..."  But, I'm not trying to complain or anything.  Actually, there were a couple of Easter things during the course of the day.  For instance, I found Mom's "hidden" stash of Hershey chocolate kisses, and there were some chickens outside (well, they were wet...and not really cute and cuddly...but...they WERE there :).  And, we played hide-and-go-seek!  ...which I guess is a form of an Easter egg hunt...
Anyway, it turned out to be a nice, relaxing day at home.  Not your typical Easter, but still nice!
Hope you all had great Easters!!

Once again, my sister rises to the occasion!  And, along with the help of some of my brother's accessories, we were able to put Faith into a band! :)

This is a little friend of mine, and I thought these pictures were too cute not to share! :)

Winter Jam this year was really fun!  We got pretty close seats on the side of the stage.  In addition to this, Faith ended up winning a chance to get really close and record Francesca Battestelli singing "This Is the Stuff."  She got to bring a guest (me!!), so we both got to watch Newsong, and the first two songs by Francesca Battestelli from this excellent view!  We both also got real "VIP all access" passes!!! :)  And we got a small tour of backstage where all the bands were hanging out!  We even saw members of some of the bands while we were back there!!  Anyway, it was REALLY cool!!!! :)

Our deepest fear

Hey!  Sorry I haven't posted in a while!  Things have been kind of busy!  There was a really cool quote that I found recently.  Some of you might recognize it from "Akeelah and the Bee."

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.  Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.  It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us most.  We ask ourselves, "Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?"  Actually, who are you not to be?  You are a child of God.  Your playing small does not serve the world.  There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won't feel insecure around you.  We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.  It's not just in some of us; it's in all of us.  And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.  As we are liberated from our own fears, our presence automatically liberates others."