Quick updates...

My niece turned one today. Darrel and I weren't there to help celebrate, but Connor went with my mom and dad. They all three had a good time, but it seems Connor especially had a wonderful time! He played Pin the Tail on the Donkey and helped knock a pinata around. He was home in time to have dinner with us and it was nice to have a somewhat quiet evening at home. We had originally thought we would be having dinner with friends, but that didn't turn out to be the case. Anyway...

The exciting new for the evening is that Connor asked to use the potty right before bed and he actually peed on the potty. It was a celebratory moment. We all enjoyed it! Then he went to bed and we settled in for the night. It was a big boy day for our "little" guy. =)

I'm still working my way through Sheila Walsh's "get off your knees and Pray." It's a great book that I may have to read a second time because I want to put some parts of it together for a small group study. We'll see. For now, I am enjoying reading it and relating to it. Since this past week I have been reading it, I've had a Casting Crowns song stuck in my head, so I'm going to share it with you now....


We are also headed into Holy Week. For an interesting twist, I thought I'd kick things off with a Johnny Cash version of Hymn #172 (in the 1982 Hymnal):


And, of course, since tomorrow is Palm Sunday, I should include Hymn #154/155...All Glory Laud and Honor...

Here's to a prayerful week ahead...