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Baby Bluebirds on Easter Sunday

A Ducker’s Adventures story After church today we peeked in the bluebird house. Here is me peeking in the hole but I couldn’t see much that way. I tried to peek in the hole but it was too dark to see inside. Mrs. Green said she would open the front of the birdhouse so we could see inside. Oh look! There are three baby birds in the nest. Two are facing us and the third is facing the back

Easter Sunrise Service with Ducker

A Ducker’s Adventures story Jesus Christ is risen from the dead! This is where the Easter Sunrise Service was held. I like this place.   . Ducker at the Easter Sunrise Service   . We all sang "He Lives." I like that song and sang along softly. Mrs. Green says we should always make a joyful noise. I like that. The lady playing the piano keyboard is 97 years old! Everyone is amazed with what she can still do at her age.   . This

Easter Eggs – a new/old way to die eggs

I have to throw in one more unplanned post today. These Easter Eggs are gorgeous and promise to be fun to make. The project will fit perfectly into an unplug the TVs week. You may need to go grocery shopping as well as dig in you dresser drawers for old stockings. The rest you’ll need to read from this exciting link: Big Sis Lil Sis:  Natural Dye Colored Easter Eggs

April Fools Opportunities

Your best chance at pulling off an April Fools trick is early in the morning. (I’ve already missed out on that… I should have written this yesterday.)  If it isn’t too late for you already, try putting food coloring in your children’s breakfast food – green eggs and ham or purple milk… Maybe you could roll up socks and put them in the toes of their shoes. The best part of pulling this off is that you can give your kids

Purim – a holiday to remember Queen Esther

“Happy Purim! ” “Happy what?” “Happy Purim! You know, when Queen Esther saved all the Jews from getting killed.” Are you one of the people “in the know” about Purim, or is this a holiday you have never heard of?Chances are you remember something about the story of Queen Esther from the Old Testament. It is one of my favorites. The Jewish holiday Purim begins at sundown on Saturday, March 19, 2011 and continues twenty-four hours until sundown on Monday, March 20. (Like Easter,