Back to normal.. But what is that?

Well, our Easter drama is over and it was such an amazing success. We had wonderful crowds each night and the performances just kept getting better. What a blessing it was to see our Jesus (played by PG Naz's very own Wade Ferguson) come out of that tomb on Easter Sunday!! He was no longer dead but ALIVE! Just as he said he would.. Risen on the third day. Death could not take him and the grave could not hold him! What a blessing to serve a truly incredible savior.

So tonight will be the first night (maybe second or third, ha) Jared and I will come home to each other and hang out for an entire night just the two of us. No plans to travel much farther than the grocery store or the gym across the street. No sets to build, no more lines to rehearse, no painting to be done... Just a night to get back to normal. But for us.. What is normal? We have been together a little over a year (we were married 364 days after our first date), but for the last 6 months we have been planning a wedding, looking for a place to live, and we are just finishing a well involved Easter drama. We are now at the point that we have to start our married lives together. It's time for us to learn those quirky little habits about each other, what foods we really like and kind of like, we get to learn how to cook, and how to live together. Sure we have spent nearly every day together for the last year and two months.. But we could go "home" and get away from each other. Now home is together. Jared has to learn that I am a somewhat messy person. I leave clothes everywhere and shoes usually stay where they are taken off until it's time to wear them again. I have to learn that Jared is a typically neat person and my stuff being everywhere kind of bothers him! (also, piling things 'neatly' in a corner does not count as being put away) Ha. So we are looking forward to learning and growing together and making a life as husband and wife.
I guess I'll keep you posted on how that goes! :) I hope everyone had such a blessed Easter weekend with family and friends!

"For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse."
http://bible.us/Rom1.20.NIV
Verse of the day from my Bible app

God bless!

Six Hours, One Friday · Max Lucado

Six Hours, One Friday · Max Lucado

Six hours, one Friday.  Mundane to the casual observer.  A shepherd with his sheep, a housewife with her thoughts, a doctor with his patients.  But to a handful of awestruck witnesses, the most maddening of miracles is occurring.

God is on a cross.  The creator of the universe is being executed.  It is no normal six hours.  It is no normal Friday.  Far worse than the breaking of his body is the shredding of his heart.  And now his own father is beginning to turn his back on him, leaving him alone.

What do you do with that day in history?  What do you do with its claims?  They were the most critical hours in history.  Nails didn’t hold God to a cross.  Love did.

The sinless One took on the face of a sinner so that we sinners could take on the face of a saint!

My Cross

So this is what has taken precedence in our lives for the past 4+ weeks. We got back from Mexico on March 3^rd, and Jared went right on in to work as soon as the following week could get started good (I know this is supposed to be "well" but it doesn't sound right with what I am saying, ha). I’m not going to lie, I have whined and complained and been ill about the fact that my husband and I have not been able to just hang out at our (still unfinished) apartment and be married people, BUT I will say that this has been a great experience (put aside all my complaining) and the drama is going to be phenomenal. **If you are going to be in or around Pleasant Grove on Friday April 6^th, Saturday April 7^th, or Sunday April 8^th I highly suggest and encourage you to come and watch Pleasant Grove Church of the Nazarene’s Easter drama “My Cross” Written by our pastor, Bruce Hudson. It will be performed each night at 7:00 PM at our Amphitheater (behind the church). I’ll say this; it is not your typical Easter presentation. It of course tells the story of Jesus and the crucifixion and resurrection, but this story is from the point of view of one of the Roman soldiers (My Jared). It is very interesting, and has a wonderful meaning. So I would love to see EVERYONE there this weekend. A lot of hard work has been put in to making this a great production for the Lord.

Easter weekend is quickly approaching! I hope everyone is ready to see what the Easter Bunny is bringing, but more importantly I hope we can all realize the true meaning of this day and thank God that he could give his precious son so that we could live eternally in Heaven with him. Praise and Glory to the King of Kings, the Lord or Lords, and the GREAT I AM!

Here are some pictures from the dress rehearsal we had last night! :)

The Last Supper scene.

 

Lily *(NIECE!)* the angel. 

The centurion's home. 

"The crowd" -also the choir

The last supper, missing a few disciples.

My bebe in a dress.. Ha. He had taken off part of his costume already.

Our Jesus that hangs on the Cross. Such an amazing teen taking on a very important roll! HE does an amazing job

Me and my soldier. Both missing parts of our costumes.

Showin' a little leg.. Ooooo...

Who is ready to see this show live?!! I know you do! And we would LOVE to see you there!!