It's been a while.....

So.  Let me catch you up on what's been happening in the last few weeks.  I want to tell you what happened last week, but honestly.....  I can't remember! :)  That old saying about not being able to remember what I ate for breakfast really is a good representation of my entire life! 

I DO remember this week, so let's talk about that..... 

In honor of Holy Week, The Learning Center (TLC) was closed.  It snowed a bit and school was cancelled, so the kids wouldn't have made it everyday, anyway.  The Stoll kids don't get to enjoy snow days with homeschooling, so our house was business as usual. 

We had meetings and Bible Study on Monday, followed by a birthday party for one of Wayne's youth at church that evening.  It was Michael's 15th birthday and he shared pizza, cake and ice cream.  Sadly, he LOST a pizza-eating contest with Wayne.  I tried to warn him that he was under-estimating Wayne's eating ability, but you know teenagers..........  We had a great time and the kids were in hog heaven, scarfing down pizza and trying out a new-to-us ice cream, called "Superman."

 

 

Tuesday we were able to just hang out at home and enjoy the snow.....from indoors.  To our Missouri friends, this snow is NOTHING like in Missouri.  It falls fast and furious.... and disappears.  No snow forts here. :(

 

Wednesday, Wayne helped others from our church prepare a Seder Meal at The Lord's Café.  Our church family joined together that evening to share in a sweet time of fellowship and a better glimpse into the Passover Meal.  Here are a few pics...

 

 



Here are a few things that happened at the Seder Meal that you will NOT find pictures of....  #4 choking on a pretzel.....Wayne standing up to read while holding #4 as #4 pukes up his meal (no sickness, just an AWFUL gag reflex)..... and of course the unlimited number of  beverages that were spilled during the 2 hour meal.  We did NOT burn anything down, which was a real fear of mine, so victory was ours!

Thursday was also exciting..... Wayne is often the source of adventure in my life, and yesterday was no exception.  He sent me on an errand, but forgot the name of the place I needed to go to.  Oddly enough it was in "WAYNE" county, so every store we went to started with his name! lol  After several misses, we finally found the right place and headed home.  Or so I thought!  Directions have never been something I'm good at, so it took quite a while before I realized we had entered a different time zone and were actually going the opposite direction of where I had hoped.  In all honesty, I would have just kept on driving, as I was not paying close attention to my surroundings, had it not been for my co-pilot recognizing or NOT recognizing the city names on signs.

Friday afternoon we are having a Easter clothing give-away, sponsored by Crossroads Community Baptist Church. 

Saturday will be held preparing for Resurrection Day and the arrival of a new mission team.

Sunday we are looking forward to celebrating the Resurrection Day!!  We are filled with joy that "We Serve A Risen Savior!"  Take time to experience the JOY that only Jesus can give and know that HE LIVES!