"One Great Breakfast"

Normally, I am not much of a breakfast eater. Usually, just a bowl of cereal. Except one day of the year-- that is on Resurrection Sunday.

Our church has a wonderful tradition- after the Sonrise service we have a fantastic breakfast together. Another unique aspect of this breakfast is that it is totally done by the men and boys of the church. This is no run-of-the-mill church breakfast. Think of a classy hotel buffet- then go about 100 times better. Usually we have an ice sculpture that is in the middle of the buffet that stretches from one end of the gym multi-purpose room to the other end.

What is on the buffet? Just about everything that you have ever had as a breakfast item: eggs, bacon, sausage, scrapple, pancakes, waffles, french toast, biscuits and gravy, all kinds of fruit, granola, pastries galore including: cinnamon rolls, breads, muffins, coffee cakes, etc.

The young men and boys all are the drink servers. They pour water, juice, coffee, tea, and hand out chocolate and white milk. They all wear bow ties. Boys from about age 7 and up enjoy serving at this unique event. William chose to serve this year. He was so happy for the opportunity and was ready to do it again. Timothy has served for the last 3 years and Chris got up and served with the men in the kitchen starting at 4am.


The goal of the crew that organizes the breakfast is published as a reminder that this is not done to bring glory to anyone but to the Lord Jesus Christ. Whom we celebrate on Easter Sunday and every day. It is a great reminder that we are all a part of His body (the church) and work together for His glory and honor.


Since we are usually so tired by the afternoon we put off our traditional Easter dinner until another day. This year we will celebrate next Sunday at Gram and Pop's house.

~~~Double Digits~~~

10, Ten, X,

----yes my baby is 10. Our millennium baby is now 10. After April 2ND of every year he will always know how old he is-- the same number as the year.

What a blessing he is in our lives! Our Lord surely knows what we need.

In September of 1999 we were told that I was carrying twins. Considering we had a 1 year old and a 3 year old- the idea of 2 more to make it 4 children under age 4 was a scary prospect. By December we were informed that one of our twins was a victim on "vanishing twin" syndrome. I ran a gamut of emotions: relieved and sad at the same time. When April came around (he was due on the 15Th) we were just so excited to get to the due month- (T was due in Sept- came August 1st- W was due in July- came June 26Th). His birth story is that he arrived very quickly- about 2 hours and 40 minutes after I went into labor. He was 7lbs. 6oz. - my largest baby. Looking at his hair we saw a shiny bit of red- like a pretty new copper penny. Also he seemed to have a bit of a mohawk. Upon further inspection we realized he has 2 crowns. One extra to remind us of our baby that went to heaven.
Andrew was a wonderfully laid back baby that rarely cried. He slept through the night practically right out of the hospital. He first smiled at his brothers when he was not quite 6weeks old. When he was about 6 months old, I realized he was humming a song that his brothers were singing when they prayed. He learned to read before he was really even taught. He loves his brothers and hates to make them upset.He is funny, smart, compassionate, and beautiful. Can you see why I am blessed with my boys?

Thomas- meaning "twin" is his middle name. The Lord gave him to us to bless our lives. We are praying a special blessing that the Lord will encourage him and use him for great and mighty purposes in the next year and always.

Happy Birthday Andrew!

I love you.
-Mom