He is risen! Alleluia!

The Easter lilies out in front of the church have started to bloom, each blossom trumpeting the news of the resurrection!

In our garden at home, too, the lilies are just about to bust open. Today or maybe tomorrow, I'll bet. It will be wonderful to sit on the screened porch and smell the fragrance of Easter lilies!

Speaking of the garden, a yard cat has begun spending hours around our house. I'm glad to see him/her. Several years ago I asked Ailene Bartlett, "What's the best way I can control voles?" She said, "Get a cat." Now I'm enjoying the best of both worlds: we have a needed predator in the gardens, but I don't have to take care of him/her!

It's integral to God's creation: that there be predators to control populations. Now, let's see, what might we do about the deer?? I guess it would be too extreme to introduce a couple of wolves into our neighborhoods, huh?