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com This is the time of year when Christians focus on the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Spring is a season of new life as His followers remember how He suffered and shed His blood on the cross and after three days He arose victoriously from the grave. To be honest, holy week is not so much a jolly time of celebration but rather calls for serious meditation, humility, and being grateful for the precious gift of salvation. It is bittersweet because it’s never pleasant to imagine an innocent person being brutally tortured, but knowing that Jesus miraculously came back to life, is a demonstration of His infinite power and authority and why we are so filled with humility and joy. Jesus Christ demonstrated His passion by surrendering His life so that we could live.

If it’s anything like the investigation into ties with Russia – which amounted to a goose egg, or the nasty Steele Dossier that was paid for by his political opponent in the 2016 presidential race… that, too, disproved as a duck egg, the Jan. 6 charge that the siege of the White House was his doing, yes, Robert Mueller’s Much Ado About Nothing, also proved little.

Decades ago, when both children were enthusiastic about hunting Easter eggs, I dressed them in matching Kelly Kids outfits with their names embroidered above bunny motifs. I have to say, they were precious in blue-and-white seersucker with ribbon bedecked Easter baskets Of course, the daughter stayed precious longer, able to scour the hills and dales for eggs without looking like a chicken farmer.

Rude behavior at athletic events is not new. Jeering, making fun and teasing has been around for centuries. While fans can actually be ejected from the premises for their unsportsmanlike gestures, ridiculing the opposition can be prompted by people much higher in authority.

This is not your typical dog story, because my dog is not your typical dog.

Do you ever have a conversation that just completely changes the way you view something? I had a conversation like that over coffee with a college student a few years ago. He had expressed an interest in helping out in the discipleship program at the church where I was serving at the time.

For a funeral in Jacksonville, Fla., I pulled out my gray sweater dress and decided pantyhose of the same color would finish off the look. After all, Barbara would have wanted me to look my best. She was a career woman at heart, and knew the value of putting your best foot forward.