For all celebrating the resurrection of Jesus today, here is one of my favorite hymns. My grandmother told me once that when she was babysitting a 3-year-old Alison on Easter in Pennsylvania many years ago, she caught me sitting very close to the TV, intently watching a program that seemed intense for a child. She said, “Alison what are you watching?” Apparently I was watching an Easter history special. I turned to her with equal intensity and replied, “What’s the matter Granny? Haven’t you ever heard of the resurrection of Jesus Christ?!”
“I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness
Where is death's sting?
Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.”
—“Abide With Me” by Henry Francis Lyte
I am finding myself at government meetings for the first time as a citizen and not a TV reporter. Such suspense!
There is a real uprising of Floridians versus developers right now. Citrus County commissioners were dropping like flies at Tuesday night’s meeting. They were set to vote on the highly contentious Betz farm land deal - whether to sell to a housing developer the 300+ acres donated to the county or preserve it as conservation land or a park.
People expected the meeting to go into the wee hours of the night. Instead, the agenda item was never heard because 3 of the 5 commissioners couldn’t or wouldn’t vote. So the meeting ended abruptly.
We met Nathan outside Tractor Supply after a hard day’s work. Lily told him, “You stink!” 🤣And she was right. Nathan does pregnancy checks on cows by sticking his arm up their rectum. He was covered in manure and he told us he will just wash his clothes and start over again tomorrow.
Speaking of pregnancy, I had my kids late, at 38 and 41-years old. I took the fermented cod liver oil/concentrated butter oil from Green Pasture daily for a packed food-based source of vitamins A, D & K. I used to get chronic cavities and my problem vanished when I started taking this product. You get 10% off with promo code “ALISON” at check out. https://greenpasture.org/
Lily is such a great seamstress already at 6-years old. Her sewing capabilities are only topped by her ability to find all kinds of bugs around the farm. Yesterday she found a praying mantis and brought it to sewing class. I think the mantis actually enjoyed making a purse.
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