Good Friday 2019

Good Friday is when Christmas is almost complete. The reason Jesus was born has taken place. Easter Sunday is when it is made final. He was born. He died. He rose again. Hallelujah! He is risen indeed!

Click on the link to hear the song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3uXh6P7XBU&fbclid=IwAR1bWuQItnfgjStIlqEvstvw0cZY75YzL--rZvCOGfPuyDV990vMd7BQmmY

Born To Die

Curtis Grimes

Some folks are born to be shepherds
Some folks are born to be kings
Some folks are born to be carpenters
Some are born to catch fish on a string
We all get the chance to do wonderful things with our lives
All because of what one man did for you and I

He coulda fought back the soldiers that beat him
He coulda left that cross in the street
He coulda held back the arms that drove
those nails in the palms of His hands and His feet
He coulda walked right off that hill without blinking an eye
But He was born to die

We're all born just a sinner
But through Him we're all so much more
Even though He was born in a stable
He grew up to become our Lord

He coulda fought back the soldiers that beat him
He coulda left that cross in the street
He coulda held back the arms that drove
those nails in the palms of His hands and His feet
He coulda walked right off that hill without blinking an eye
But He was born to die

He coulda fought back the soldiers that beat him
He coulda left that cross in the street
He coulda held back the arms that drove
those nails in the palms of His hands and His feet
He coulda walked right off that hill without blinking an eye
Three days later He rose up and now He's alive
Jesus was born to die
He was born to die

5 Things in My Freezer

Other than ice cubes, there are usually at least 5 basic things in my freezer.

Ice cream. There are usually at least 2 cartons of ice cream. Vanilla bean is the standby because it’s so versatile. It goes with any other kind of dessert, be it pie, cake or whatever. I like to make milk floats with caramel sauce. The second flavor of ice cream varies. Whatever catches my fancy.

Frozen veggies. Marv and a very good boy and enjoys his veggies, especially broccoli, green beans and peas. I’m not as good. I like peas but prefer corn. I like other veggies, but prefer them raw. Although I love carrots cooked with a chicken or roast.

Meat. I get most of our meat from Costco. Good quality and price. I get hamburger in pound chubs. I get pork chops in a tray of 10. I try to get 2 small roasts packaged together. At home I repack the chops in smaller portions. I also freeze the roasts separately.

Boxes of Russel Stover candy. Around the beginning of the holidays some of the stores will have a sale of Russel Stover candy – 2 boxes for $10, which is about half price. I get a box of just about every variety and stick them in the freezer. They will almost always last me until the next year when they go on sale again.

Occasional “quick dinner” stuff. When in a pinch, I can throw a meal together fairly quickly with the help of the freezer in cooperation with the microwave. The actual ingredients vary, but consist of: meat pies, fish sticks, chicken tenders, hot pockets, etc.

So, what’s in YOUR freezer?

April 2019 Book Report

Up To No Good (1941) by Aaron Marc Stein

Great book that was in my mom’s library. Finally got around to reading it. The second book to feature archeologists Tim and Elsie Mae, who are partners on various digs. This one takes place in South America. They agree to help a friend on his dig that is experiencing severe setbacks that seem to be sabotage. Several murders take place before the final solution.

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Uneasy Spring (1946) by Robert Molloy

Edward is a recent widower who has always lived by routine. His wife handled all the household duties and dealt with the children. After her passing, he is at sea as to how to deal with it all. His 10 year old son is having severe emotional problem, and his 16 year old daughter is starting to pull away heading into her adult years. He find himself drifting into an affair with a much younger woman

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The Water Babies (1863) by Charles Kingsley

Kind of an oddball book. First written with a lot of sermonizing, which was removed for this edition. Young chimney sweep Tom flees his abusive master and appears to drown in a river, becoming a Water Baby.

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Ghost Writer (1999) by Noreen Wald

First book in a series. Ghostwriter Jake O’Hara sees her fellow ghosts getting killed one by one. Interesting insight into what it’s like to ghost a book that someone else gets credit for. With help from her ghost support group, Jake tries to figure out who is killing them and who might be the next one to get done in.

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My Name is Legion (1976) by Roger Zelazny

Three sci-fi stories about a man who escapes the international registering of all humans. Before the computer system for this goes live, the unnamed man destroys his personal info to become a man who doesn’t exist in any record. He now has to make his way outside of the rest of the world. He contracts to do highly dangerous jobs that will net him a lot of cash, since he has no other source of income. I really wish there had been more stories about this guy.

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The Trouble With Tycho (1961) by Clifford Simak

Two previous missions to the Tycho region of the moon to prospect for remains go missing. Amelia is a lone wolf prospecting illegally and knows where the wreckage is. She enlists the help of another prospector, Chris Jackson, to help her for a share of the profits.

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