April Musings

April has been a kind month here in our woods. The weather has been beautifully mild in the 50's and 60's and even creeping into the low 70's. The sun has been shining unabashedly for days and days and the newspaper doesn't report it stopping any time soon! Oh, I'm so thrilled with spring. It is definately my favorite season.

The snow has officially melted here in our little patch of earth God gave us. I am so eager to do more yardwork and really tidy up outside. The birds have been frequenting my feeder, so I splurged and bought more seed at the store. I love feeding the little birds. Chickadees are my favorite.

I was up at my church today. Yesterday, my dear mother volunteered to spring clean the lady's room and repaint an old windsor chair that decorates the room. She did a lovely job. The bathroom hasn't looked that good in years! As I left the building, I mused about how much I love walking up the worn sidewalk to the steps of that old building on Sunday mornings. I just love the comfort of that building, God's house, and when they ring that old bell in that beautiful steeple, I can't help but smile! I almost feel bad for people who have to attend church in modern buildings, store fronts, clubs or warehouses. There's just something special about those old churches of years ago...a design that can't be copied because of building codes. Of course, it's not where you worship, it's who and a congregation can be just as blessed in a store front as they can in the most beautiful of cathedrals.

This past Sunday was so nice, I wished we could have had service out of doors! It's a good thing we have stained glass windows in the sanctuary, or else I would have been caught gazing outside! Although, that's hard to do because my pastor preaches wonderful, spirit-filled sermons, and I take sermon notes.

KA