SNOW covered Easter Eggs and Bluebonnets...Wow!!!

Wow! History was made in Central Texas! First SNOWFALL in years and IT'S on EASTER! Never before on Easter. In fact our last snowfall in this area of Texas was....3 years ago..... on VALENTINES DAY.... Feb. 14, 2004!!! Only one other Recorded snowfall in April ever ....in Cen tral Texas over 60 something years ago.

So, our beautiful massive hillsides of gorgeous BLUEBONNETS became quickly covered on the north side in white snow. What an awesome unusual sight for this part of Texas. The front page of our EASTER SUNDAY NEWSPAPER....was a huge color EASTER SNOW BUNNY ....made on some one's front lawn. So cute! Complete with big long PINK AND WHITE EARS, and carrot in his mouth.

This Easter Rabbits ....silly carrot in the mouth ....was a quick reminder to me of a BIG STONE that was ROLLED AWAY from the mouth of a dead mans tomb....back 2000 years ago on that first Easter when in the Bible Luke 24:1-2-----the angel stood at Jesus tomb and told them 'not to be afraid but that their Savior had Arisen and would soon meet them later on....and for the women to 'go and tell the story'.

In todays world....we all at sometime or another....and maybe even every day....have a BIG ROCK that we need to ROLL away from our door/tomb/heart/or maybe a carrot in our mouth....ha ha..... When we give it a little thought....as God tells us to 'search our hearts"....especially at Easter time....we are to review, be..... Renewed, refresh.

In life today.... we all have many, many STONES that need to be ROLLED away....or at least it fits me...maybe you can also finds his message from some of these simple examples:

The Stone of Forgiveness because of hurt, anger, rejection...intentional and UNintentional....done to us....or by us....all lay secretly hidden, smoldering, eating away at our heart in ways that God tells to let go and let Him take over. We cannot change the past ....we can only try to make right choices in the present and pray for the future.

Stones of Bitterness: when we make Too Much out of Too Little. Mountains out of mole hills and we end up hurting ourselves more than anyone else. No one else knows about your secret hurts and grumbles...we hurt only ourselves with these self-pity parties.

Stones of Guilt: I should have done this....I should have done that....said this...said that. Guilt is the biggest waste of time, energy and good health possible. Again, past is past...make right choices in the present, forget the past and pray over past....present and future.

As American we sometimes bury ourselves...unknowingly.... behind tomb STONES of hypocricy: LIVING two different kinds of lives. The one we show the world and the real one inside our heart. We WANT TO BE ALL GOD WANTS US TO BE....yet we walk....follow....and maybe even LEAD in the way of our peers...of our world in which we live, love and see each day. We care more about what people see/hear/think....than what our Lord sees/hears/watches.

Sometimes our Rock in front of our door is one of Emptiness: A great loss has occurred! A loved one, a job, a church, a friend, a relationship or financial failures. It may be a physical loss...health, a body part...whatever loss and emptiness. Loss is loss....hurt is hurt, looking back only to learn from mistakes but all else is waste, God wants us to remind ourselves that He is in control....He can and will bring back happiness, joy and success...in obedience and leaning on Him. Remember the times of laughter, joy and giggles. He makes Stars from our Scars!!!

Maybe our Stone is one of Idolatry and we don't even realize it. Work before God. Hobbies before God. Time and money before God. Most of all our heart to other things before God.

There are probably hundreds of STONES that we... as a Nation of Godly ordained People....or as individual believers in Jesus Christ..... have allowed to BLOCK out the SON's light to our life and door ways every day and we don't even realize it. Everything from relationships....to stones of worry/fear (*be not afraid*)....Hopelessness/helpless/lonliness at times (*Jesus is Alive/here*) and last but certainly not least....Stone of addictions...be it alcohol, drugs, gambling, foods, gossip, judgement/criticisms of others, our laziness, procrastination....on and on it goes.............but......for all of these rock piles, quarries, gravel pits and STONES.... our Lord and Savior.....ROLLED away that ONE BIG STONE on that very first EASTER MORNING....to cover....to forgive....to guide....to bless all of us who will JUST BELIEVE, pick up our cross/burdens and FOLLOW HIM....and then bless others along our way.

THANK YOU LORD JESUS, as our Savior, Holy Father, Son ....for suffering in our place for all the horrible rocks we allow into our bed...in front of doorway, our hearts....to be forgiven!!! For GRACE there is no great gift, Lord God and we thank you!

Thank you also for the beauty of awesome unexpected SNOWSTORM on Easter 2007, ...for SNOW BUNNIES to laugh at and beautiful snow laden trees, prairies, lawns, meadows. Bluebonnets & my (Momma's) pink rosebuds to admire.... yet the warmth of snuggly blankets, homes and families to share YOUR Gifts/salvation/GRACE!!! Happy Easter, Lord, Thank YOU, we love you,Lord, Your child, gloria