PRE-SPRING FEVER!!

I think everyone around here had a case of pre-spring fever today. It was a gorgeous day with blue sky, bright sunshine, and 72 degrees ~~ just about perfect!! Richard and I needed to make our weekly run to Wal-Mart so went to Denny's for breakfast and then on to Wal-Mart. It seems that we enjoy our conversations so much when we are out like that. I guess we truly key in on each other and enjoy sharing, dreaming, and solving lots of life's problems.

When we got back home, we were in and out of the house. Our grandkids next door were in and out enjoying the pretty day as well. I grabbed my camera and made a couple of videos. For sure the GRANDS are my favorite subjects.

Video #1) Jaden coming out to help Grandpa wash the car. Jaden then takes off across the yard to go over to his driveway to work on their cars. #2) Josh had spied a bird nest in a winter-bare Bradford Pear tree in our backyard. Belle got it down for him. Yep, it was a fun day of enjoying God's perfect weather on a pre-Spring day.

A "BOOKS-OF-THE-BIBLE" LOVE STORY

Richard and I were invited to a dinner party and attended it on Friday night. It was a lovely evening in a lovely home with sweet friends. Charlie and Gail were fantastic host and hostess. They served a scrumptious meal after which we played a game ~~ the fill-in-the-blanks-with-the-name-of-a-book-of-the-Bible quiz found below. It really was a fun evening with lots of good Christian fellowship. The answer to the quiz is found down below.

Although he was a descendant of _____, he had a very common name, which of course was ____. Her name, like his, had only one syllable and it was ____. He traveled a great deal and met her on one of his many ______ .

When they first met, he asked her, "What is your father's business?" She hesitatingly answered, "_______ ale and beer."

They soon became well acquainted, and one day she asked him, "Have you ever had a sweetheart?" He frankly replied, "_______ of them."

Her friend asked her if he was in love with her, and she said: "He never said so, but he _____ like it."

One day, he found the courage to tell her of his love, and she professed to be surprised at the ____________.

She accepted his proposal and when the wedding invitations were issued, his friends joked him a great deal, but he told them to _______. Some thought they ought to be the _______ of the matter.

The bride and groom went to live with her father, but he told them that he had a large enough family to support and requested them to make an ________. So the young man found a ____ and went to work. They rented a house and bought their furniture from a second-hand dealer. The man's prices were high, but they ____ him down.

After that , things did not go quite so well. She often annoyed him by singings ______ and quoting ________ to him.

When he went to shave one day, he found that the water was only ____-warm. This angered him, and he said to her: "I regret the day the preacher _____ together.

He soon fell in love with another woman. Her name was ______. When his wife discovered this, she kept the neighbors awake all night with her loud __________. She finally tried to shoot him, but she missed her ____ and so the sad _________ of their love ends.

ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ

Although he was a descendant of KINGS, he had a very common name, which of course was JOHN. Her name, like his, had only one syllable and it was RUTH. He traveled a great deal and met her on one of his many ROMANS (roamings).

When they first met, he asked her, "What is your father's business?" She hesitatingly answered, "HEBREWS ale and beer."

They soon became well acquainted, and one day she asked him, "Have you ever had a sweetheart?" He frankly replied, "NUMBERS of them."

Her friend asked her if he was in love with her, and she said: "He never said so, but he ACTS like it."

One day, he found the courage to tell her of his love, and she professed to be surprised at the REVELATION.

She accepted his proposal and when the wedding invitations were issued, his friends joked him a great deal, but he told them to JOSHUA. Some thought they ought to be the JUDGES of the matter.

The bride and groom went to live with her father, but he told them that he had a large enough family to support and requested them to make an EXODUS. So the young man found a JOB and went to work. They rented a house and bought their furniture from a second-hand dealer. The man's prices were high, but they JUDE him down.

After that , things did not go quite so well. She often annoyed him by singings PSALMS and quoting PROVERBS to him.

When he went to shave one day, he found that the water was only LUKEwarm. This angered him, and he said to her: "I regret the day the preacher TITUS together.

He soon fell in love with another woman. Her name was ESTHER. When his wife discovered this, she kept the neighbors awake all night with her loud LAMENTATIONS. She finally tried to shoot him, but she missed her MARK and so the sad CHRONICLE of their love ends.

(They needed the Lord, didn't they?!)