Easter and Stuff

Hello again!
I would like to tell you all about my Easter :)
Daddy had to work :( so it was just Mommy, my bros, and me. We went to Memaw and Grandpa's and Mommy, Chris, and I stayed there for about an hour then we had to leave at like 2:30 for Church. There was an Easter Fellowship Meal after the Service.
First I will tell you about my little goofy thing that I did :) I've typed this up so many times, but I still laugh every time, lol.
Ok, so there's a fella at Church (Matt...one of our Pastor's twin sons) and he's really the only young guy there that Chris and I have actually talked to. Anyway, I was sitting down and he was walking by me and I put my foot out to trip him, just for fun :) He jokingly said "don't trip me", not in a mean tone or anything, 'cause he laughed too. So that was kind of my thing for the rest of the day, when he walked by me I would do that and he would say that.
Well, at one point he was walking by me with a cup of water in his hand and he looked at me and said "don't even try it", lol. So, Chris and I are finally starting to be friends with the other kids at Church (not all of them yet, because there are some that we've never even talked to before, hopefully one day all of us can be good friends there).
There was also a family there that goes to our mother Church whose 3 year old daughter was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia about a year ago, but she is doing really well now. She isn't totally better, but she's getting there, I think. She was up and running around with the other children and having a swell time. She is such a cutie and it was such a blessing to finally meet her after all this time praying for her and reading all of the family's updates and stuff about her. They stayed for the Fellowship Meal too and when I was finished eating I got to hold her baby brother who will be 1 in a few months. The Lord blessed me with a nice long time to hold him. I haven't held a baby in so long, so I was in heaven with him in my arms :) We had a wonderful time with everyone!
Chris is a shy fella so he never really talked to any of the guys there, but these past couple Sabbaths we've talked to Matt for a little while. Well, during the Fellowship Meal when Chris was getting his drink Matt was at the same table and he asked Chris if he would like to play a board game! He said yes and they had a great time together!!! Mommy and I were so happy that Matt asked him! Mommy later told his Mom that she could've hugged Matt for asking Chris to play with them! Truth be told I could've done the same, but that wouldn't be proper ;)
To anyone who reads my blog, I am asking for prayer for the little family (parents and 4 children) I wrote about. They have had a hard time this past year and need lots of prayer.
Now to tell you about my new favorite group :)
Celtic Thunder: the best group I have heard well....ever! I absolutely love them and their music! They're on tour in America right now. It would be cool if we could see them in concert somewhere, but that is in the Lord's hands (as is everything else). Their CD just released in America a couple of weeks ago. I don't have it, but hope to get that and their DVD soon. Their voices sound wonderful together, very different, but amazing. So far, my favorite songs are "Heartland", "Caledonia", "Ireland's Call", "Raggle Taggle Gypsy", "The Mountains of Mourne", and "Lauren and I". I suppose that's all I'll say about them, seeing as how I can't think of anything else to say.
In the mean time, the Lord has blessed us with a beautiful rainy day today!! I like rainy days just as much as sunny days, and thus consider every day a blessing.
The Lord blessed us with a brief snow fall on Easter, which was very pretty. It only lasted a couple of minutes, but was beautiful as it gracefully and gently fell to the ground.
Chris has a cold so has just been resting on the couch trying to stay away from everybody and everything so he doesn't get his cold germs anywhere. Hopefully the rest of us won't get it, Lord Willing. Mommy and I have been taking care of him and getting him whatever he needs. Hopefully he'll start feeling better soon. He doesn't wanna miss Church or the Officer Training Class on Monday. I'm hoping and praying that he will feel better because I know he hates missing those times. Please keep him in your prayers also, if you don't mind.
Alive because of His Blood,
Bekah

Oh No!

Yes, my friends, it's true, Man United lost to Portsmouth:( It was a penalty kick that led to that fateful loss. Oh, we had so many chances, but alas, it just wasn't the Lord's Will that we win that game or the FA Cup, as we are now also kicked out of the FA Cup.
I will admit, it took me a while to get over this sad event, but I'm over it now and moving on. Never ever thought I could love a sport as much as I love real Football, but I do and it saddens me when our teams lose, but life goes on. There's always the hope that they will win the Premiere League. Plus, they'll always be our favorite no matter what!!
Anyway, we had a big snowfall starting on Friday and ended sometime yesterday. So there was a lot of snow on the ground, but the Lord Blessed us with beautiful sunshine today and the snow is melting away. Before there was so much snow that one couldn't even see our driveway because it was blanketed in snow but today that snow is going away and the driveway is popping through. Tommy even had to park his truck at the end of the driveway when he got home from work yesterday morning because he couldn't get it to go through the snow.
We were unable to go to Church today but that's alright, it was the Lord's Will.
I can't believe there are only two more weeks till Easter! I'm so excited, this is gonna be our first Easter that we get to spend at Church in like 8 years! The Lord has truly blessed us!!!!
All Glory, Laud, and Honor be to our Risen King!!!
Alive because of His Blood,
Bekah

Man United

I'm listening to the song "Good Old Arsenal" right now, I am totally rooting for Manchester United tomorrow!!! They are our favorite team but Arsenal is our second favorite. I did listen to "Glory Glory Man United" before "Good Old Arsenal" so that's good:)
Unfortunately the game isn't gonna be aired on any of our channels but we'll see the results later.
Go Man United!!
Alive because of His Blood,
Bekah

Ahh!

Hello again!
Today was a rather lovely day. We went out for a while and took a nice little drive. Although it's cold today, the Lord has still blessed us with a beautiful day!! Mommy, Chris, and I went for a nice little walk tonight. The sky is gorgeous, just full of stars! Thank You Creator! Ahh yes, that walk was so refreshing. We haven't taken a walk for a while so though it was cold, it was so nice and I thank my Father for giving us the strength, energy, willpower, and the beautiful night we needed to go on this walk. We couldn't have done it without Him.
Without my Father, I am nothing and can do nothing. I know I am unworthy to be His child, to be loved by Him, and to have life through His Son Jesus Christ.
I shall now leave you with the lyrics to one of my very favorite hymns called, "Bow Down Thine Ear, O Lord, and Hear".
Alive because of His Blood,
Bekah......

Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, and hear,
For I am poor and great my need;
Preserve my soul, for Thee I fear;
O God, Thy trusting servant heed.

O Lord, be merciful to me,
For all the day to Thee I cry;
Rejoice Thy servant, for to Thee
I lift my soul, O Lord most high.

For Thou, O Lord, art good and kind,
And ready to forgive Thou art;
Abundant mercy they shall find
Who call on Thee with all their heart.

O Lord, incline Thine ear to me,
My voice of supplication heed;
In trouble I will cry to Thee,
For Thou wilt answer when I plead.

There is no God but Thee alone,
Nor works like Thine, O Lord most high;
All nations shall surround Thy throne
And their Creator glorify.

In all Thy deeds how great Thou art!
Thou one true God, Thy way make clear;
Teach me with undivided heart
To trust Thy truth, Thy Name to fear.

No More Sushi!

Last night Chris went to a men's Officer Training Class held by one of the men from Church. Some of the men gather together and our Pastor teaches them about becoming an elder so that they could some day be elders for our Church as we don't have any yet because our Church is still in it's infancy. Chris isn't going there to train to be an elder, he's just going to listen and learn.
When Mommy and I picked him up afterwards, he told us how it was and he also told us that during their last prayer that our Pastor prayed, he prayed for Chris and what he said, I cannot remember, but it made me cry. Just knowing that our Pastor believes in Chris and understands him means the world to me. Oh, how I just love my Pastor and am so thankful that the Lord blessed us with him!!
Now, the reason this post is called "no more sushi!", because last night Mommy and I tried sushi for the first time and now we're both suffering from it with pretty bad stomachaches, though she feels worse than I.
We had planned on going to a Bible Study today, but since we're not feeling good (mainly Mommy) we were unable to go. I just hate seeing her feel so bad!! So we have decided to never ever have sushi again!!
We had a lovely time at Church this last Sabbath. My friend (the Pastor's daughter) was back from college for the week so I got to see her again and it was such a blast!
There's a young couple at our Church that are expecting their first baby!! We are so excited! I can't wait till it gets here! They're not gonna find out what it is though. She's due in May so that's not too far away and I am so looking forward to it and I know they are too! It's gonna be so great to have a little baby in the Church family!! The Lord has truly blessed us!!
Alive because of His Blood,
Bekah

Car Trouble

I thought I would tell y'all about our car trouble:)
Some days ago Mommy and Daddy were out in our van and it started making a funny noise and it died a couple times, we took it to the shop and we have it back now, but last night it started making the noise again. Ugh!! Also, the other morning Daddy was on his way to work in his car and something hit the bottom of his car and the oil poured out. He called Tommy (who was at work) and he and one of his friends came and picked him up and took him to work. A tow truck came and took Daddy's car to the shop and they said that it probably won't be ready till Tuesday! Tommy's car hasn't been working lately, meaning it doesn't really start and he bought a truck a while ago from a friend at work and now that doesn't really start all the time. So, basically none of our cars are in perfect working condition. Since Daddy doesn't have his car, he has to take the van to work so the rest of us (save Tommy) are cooped up in the house unless Mommy takes Daddy to work, which she plans to tomorrow so we can go to Church.
Mommy, Chris, and I have been doing a lot of cleaning up today and we got pretty much done, the house keeps lookin' better and better!! Chris mainly worked out in the garage but doesn't like how he arranged it all so he plans to rearrange sometime next week.
Alas, this one is rather short too, but Mommy and Daddy need to go to bed early 'cause they need to get up early for Mommy to take Daddy to work in the morning. Good night all!!
Alive because of His Blood,
Bekah