Time to reflect and to embrace the beauty of this wonderful blue green planet that man continues to want to destroy. Easter personifies renewal and pray for rational men and women to prevail over what is transpiring globally and here at home in the USA.
"Liquid smoke." Boy do I have egg on my face. THAT was the alibi I, age 10, should have thought of when Mom caught me with a lit cigarette. 64 years later, the Get Out of Jail card arrives. I'd have better luck with the Pony Express!
I was out yesterday morning working in the yard, the sun was out and it was warming up nicely. By the end of the day the wind had picked up and the temperature began to fall. It was a tough winter for me as I’m sure for others as well. I turned 61 in March, much of my work this past winter was outside and when the 4:30 alarm went off and it was 5 degrees outside it was tough to get motivated to stand out in that cold for 8-10 hours.
Here in the northeast spring is struggling to forgive what winter has left. With 2 inches of snow predicted in some places on Tuesday I guess winter is not letting go, it’s struggling to accept the inevitable and finally move on. Spring will come though like a new beginning.
When I look at the work left from last fall that didn’t get done I know what I have to do, I have to bear down and again clear away the past messes. Some that I myself made, and some that others left here in my life. It’s a constant struggle to forgive and to accept forgiveness. Accepting forgiveness for things that I created is for me the toughest, but it is the most powerful gift given to us, we just have to be willing to accept it. It’s amazing as I clear away all the leaves left from last fall I see the Hostas beginning to sprout up out of the ground. It’s a great feeling of renewal when you are really able to clear out the clutter of the past. Easter, Springtime and redemption, they all seem to go so well together. We just have to be willing to accept it, move forward and appreciate the beauty of this world and this life that we’ve been blessed with.
We had 3 inches in the rain gauge when I got up yesterday morning (T storms that night) and cool windy day. Today it is sunny - perfect for Easter Sunday. We have an Amaryllis that woke up early in the house decided to bloom putting up 2 stalks that reached 28 inches tall that is in full flower today for Easter = 6 flowers on one, 5 on the other. What joy! Even nature is celebrating the resurrection with us. Happy Easter to you all.
James, I look forward to you responses to Dr. Malone's 'funnies'. God gave us seasons for a reason, and you are right spring is a new beginning. I am also in my 60's and it is difficult to let go of past 'mistakes', but we have many broken roads before we can look at life as a journey. As they say, hind sight is 20/20, the trick is to learn to reflect, think of how we can do/be better, and move forward. Have a blessed day and know He has risen and saved us from our sins, if we ask for forgiveness and receive forgiveness. God Bless
🤔 I think that would put you in a tertiary position - although, what is a 2nd of a 2nd, a quaternary⁉️ tbh, don’t think it matters (much) - I bet it’s like being on a totem pole, it’s not your position that matters, it’s being ON the totem pole 😉
[I wonder if that holds true for being the 2nd of the 2nd of the 2nd of t…]
Oh my gosh, Happy Belated Birthday as well…! Some days I feel 35 again, & as my Daughter lets me know, I’m still 35 in her eyes. I’m Blessed to be here on God’s Green Earth, & I will turn 75 this May, & my bones sure let me know that every morning I wake. Have a beautiful, Blessed Sunday as well.
I've found that the key to "getting older" is when someone ask, I tell them "I am" 86, and they say, "WOW, you look really GOOD"! I'm really 78 and that always makes me feel better and better.
I hope that if you are flagging traffic that it isn't windy. Whenever we would put up signs that read "ROAD CLOSED", I could almost swear that when we walked away it would change to "TURN HERE TO WATCH GASMEN WORK".
I have no idea on the statistics, I just know that the UK is five to ten years ahead of US in the decline of civilization race. I read that children as young as seven are being forced to do the Islamic prayer in a Church of England run school. People are being arrested in their homes for tweets deemed to be hate speech. You can't make this stuff up.
Today might be a good time to reflect on many of the parables of Jesus and what he emulated in his life, so we might do the same. And to dig deep into the esoteric knowledge that he had, telling the people that they too had the same abilities. This rising from the dead we celebrate is not only metaphysical in that we don't die either, but the actual reality of what happened to Lazarus and Jesus. The miracles he performed were so plentiful and public as to give us the courage to raise our consciousness and vibration to the level needed to allow the same incredible Love he had and faith to overcome fear. Whew, I feel inspired and hopeful for peace in our hearts and actions.
Thank you. The Friday and Sunday funnies are worth my subscription ever since I heard of Dr Malone from Darkhorse podcast. I do look forward to Fridays and Sundays funnies. The substacks between hmmm depends on my mood. I enjoy reading the farm stories and its challenges. It is vicarious experience for me.
Friday, for the disciples, seemed like the end of the world, as Jesus was crucified then buried. After three years of personal training and specific instructions about his death and resurrection, their memories quickly faded—Peter was so despondent he wanted to go back to fishing. THEN….
The first evangelists were the women who went to the tomb and found that he was alive, and told the disciples. Jesus’ resurrection was the point in history that changed everything!
With the curtain torn from top to bottom in the Holy of Holies during the crucifixion, mankind now had access to God through the sacrifice of God’s chosen lamb—Jesus—a Personal relationship, devoid of manmade rituals, religious hoops, and personal works—that God never established—to be accepted by God. Just total trust in Jesus—simple yet profound.
The Resurrection proves that the wages of sin, death, has been conquered, because the tomb is EMPTY—except for one thing—his grave clothes, which covered his dead and lifeless body. Everyone who trusts Jesus for who he claimed to be, God in the flesh, and in his once for all work on the cross to forgive us from our sins, can look in the tomb and see Jesus is not there—the only thing that is there, is the wrappings of our old self, because like Christ, believers in him have been raised with him.
A NEW day, a NEW person, all because of the Resurrection of Christ.
Gonna say amongst today’s winners, and there were many (save the "riddle"), I’m placing the empty tomb with the rolled stone squashing that damned wannabe rabbit as the best. I’d like to thank the artist face2face as it sums up my feeling so excellently.
I get hotter under the collar every year with secularists trampling Holy Remembrances. I wonder how many people consuming their hollow eggs and solid rabbits actually know the origin of Easter, what it means and how far back in history its roots were first planted.
Yeah, was gonna add Christmas, too, but I can run off at the keyboard if I don’t pull back on the reins.
What’s interesting, at least to me, is which/whose remembrance days are secularized/commercialized. I’ve never seen a commercial piggybacking on Passover, Hanukkah, Tabernacles, etc. - tho you will hear remembrance of Hanukkah in "holiday" ads {pah-tooee}; where are the Ramadan ads; Kwanzaa 🤣.
My perspective is the father of lies isn’t threatened by these other religions, only by those who profess a Relationship - if you can get people to think about/focus on cute wee bunnies, egg SAR 😉 (been on my mind past couple days - SERE training oo-rah), chocolate or gift giving/exchanges then the actual reason can get lost in the fog of war- and make no mistake it is a war.
Every day that you wake up and realize you weren't born Moslem, you really have to thank Jesus.
Imagine having to bend over 5 times a day in doggy-style position on a filthy prayer rug, forehead smashed into the ground, ass in the air, facing a dirty toilet inside some black box mosque while some imam screams in Arabic about conquering the infidels.
Imagine having to live your whole life knowing your "holy book" tells you it's totally fine to marry and rape a 9-year-old because your prophet did it, then call it "perfect example for mankind."
Imagine growing up being told that music is from the devil, dogs are unclean, and you can't even draw a picture of your own founder without getting your head chopped off by your own cousins.
Imagine your women walking around looking like walking trash bags in 100-degree heat because "modesty" means turning them into sweaty ninjas so no one can see their face... except their owner, of course.
Imagine having to scream "Allahu Akbar" every time you blow something up or run over infidels with a truck, then cry "Islamophobia" when people notice the pattern.
Imagine believing that the highest honor is blowing yourself up to get 72 virgins who magically regenerate so you can keep going forever because apparently paradise is an eternal gangbang with cartoon women (probably goats)
Imagine being so insecure about your religion that you have to ban criticism, behead cartoonists, and riot over a damn teddy bear named Muhammad.
Every single day you open your eyes and you're not trapped in that 7th-century death cult, do yourself a favor... thank whatever God you actually believe in.
Happy Easter to our wonderful Robert, Jill and Malone Substack community 🪻🐣🌷🐰🩷
Time to reflect and to embrace the beauty of this wonderful blue green planet that man continues to want to destroy. Easter personifies renewal and pray for rational men and women to prevail over what is transpiring globally and here at home in the USA.
04/05/26: Bravo and Amen!
"Liquid smoke." Boy do I have egg on my face. THAT was the alibi I, age 10, should have thought of when Mom caught me with a lit cigarette. 64 years later, the Get Out of Jail card arrives. I'd have better luck with the Pony Express!
And to you, Bettina!
Happy Easter Bettina.
I was out yesterday morning working in the yard, the sun was out and it was warming up nicely. By the end of the day the wind had picked up and the temperature began to fall. It was a tough winter for me as I’m sure for others as well. I turned 61 in March, much of my work this past winter was outside and when the 4:30 alarm went off and it was 5 degrees outside it was tough to get motivated to stand out in that cold for 8-10 hours.
Here in the northeast spring is struggling to forgive what winter has left. With 2 inches of snow predicted in some places on Tuesday I guess winter is not letting go, it’s struggling to accept the inevitable and finally move on. Spring will come though like a new beginning.
When I look at the work left from last fall that didn’t get done I know what I have to do, I have to bear down and again clear away the past messes. Some that I myself made, and some that others left here in my life. It’s a constant struggle to forgive and to accept forgiveness. Accepting forgiveness for things that I created is for me the toughest, but it is the most powerful gift given to us, we just have to be willing to accept it. It’s amazing as I clear away all the leaves left from last fall I see the Hostas beginning to sprout up out of the ground. It’s a great feeling of renewal when you are really able to clear out the clutter of the past. Easter, Springtime and redemption, they all seem to go so well together. We just have to be willing to accept it, move forward and appreciate the beauty of this world and this life that we’ve been blessed with.
The older I get everything starts to make sense!
Happy Easter Everyone, J.Goodrich
We had 3 inches in the rain gauge when I got up yesterday morning (T storms that night) and cool windy day. Today it is sunny - perfect for Easter Sunday. We have an Amaryllis that woke up early in the house decided to bloom putting up 2 stalks that reached 28 inches tall that is in full flower today for Easter = 6 flowers on one, 5 on the other. What joy! Even nature is celebrating the resurrection with us. Happy Easter to you all.
THAT is a lot of rain!
James, I look forward to you responses to Dr. Malone's 'funnies'. God gave us seasons for a reason, and you are right spring is a new beginning. I am also in my 60's and it is difficult to let go of past 'mistakes', but we have many broken roads before we can look at life as a journey. As they say, hind sight is 20/20, the trick is to learn to reflect, think of how we can do/be better, and move forward. Have a blessed day and know He has risen and saved us from our sins, if we ask for forgiveness and receive forgiveness. God Bless
Thank You Brandy, I look forward to your comments as well. Hope you had a peaceful day.
Happy Easter to you too, James. And, a belated Happy Birthday!!
I second that thought Debra and wish a happy Easter to all the fellow stackers
Love this community of such thoughtful & insightful individuals. Happy Easter & Happy Spring to one & all!
uuuh, I would like to second Michael's second!
Happy Easter ALL.
🤔 I think that would put you in a tertiary position - although, what is a 2nd of a 2nd, a quaternary⁉️ tbh, don’t think it matters (much) - I bet it’s like being on a totem pole, it’s not your position that matters, it’s being ON the totem pole 😉
[I wonder if that holds true for being the 2nd of the 2nd of the 2nd of t…]
Pisces? That's my 2nd son. I'm gonna do 3rds on the 2nd of the 1st. Wheee!
Thank You Dr. Nash!!
Thank You Debra, God bless You and Your family!!
Happy Easter to you and everyone. Let’s pray for a rebirth of this nation and the world.
Oh my gosh, Happy Belated Birthday as well…! Some days I feel 35 again, & as my Daughter lets me know, I’m still 35 in her eyes. I’m Blessed to be here on God’s Green Earth, & I will turn 75 this May, & my bones sure let me know that every morning I wake. Have a beautiful, Blessed Sunday as well.
Thanks Patricia!
Happy Easter to you James…:), thank you.
Happy belated Birthday James and Happy Easter!
I put away my snow shovel yesterday…. I hope it doesn’t jinx us here in the NE 🤞🤞
Western Montana here - we may take the blades of our trucks and tractors, but the snow shovels never get "put away."
I move mine from near the front door over to the old garage/shop - still handy but not gonna trip over them.
Thank You Jane, I hope you’re done with the snow as well….
I've found that the key to "getting older" is when someone ask, I tell them "I am" 86, and they say, "WOW, you look really GOOD"! I'm really 78 and that always makes me feel better and better.
Happy Easter and a belated Happy Birthday.
Thank you T. Paine!! Happy Easter to you and your family.
I hope that if you are flagging traffic that it isn't windy. Whenever we would put up signs that read "ROAD CLOSED", I could almost swear that when we walked away it would change to "TURN HERE TO WATCH GASMEN WORK".
It was supposed to be that as I got older everything starts to make more cents!
Seems inflation always wins that boxing match! Hahaha RMS
Happy Easter James.
Thank You California Girl!!
Who is Andrew Cane????
Excellent!
I’m throwing a red flag - that don’t make sense.
I came up with Aman, "I met Aman on a bridge…"
How do you get "Andrew Cane" out of "and drew his cane"?
Yeah yeah, it’s a riddle and I’m not a riddle person - possibly ‘cause my brain is now riddled with lacunae 🤷♀️
Still⁉️
I'm with you. "I met aman......" its right there!
WHAT is actually his name.
Ooo X2 - I like your answer.
AND, we know his profession: Second baseman 😉
What? Yep!
I got the Cane part but missed the Andrew (aka - and drew). I was thinking Abel and Cain. As in Abel Cain, as in able to use a cane. Oh, well.
I like your answer - probably better than mine (at least the name makes sense. Aman⁉️ really 🙄)
are you kidding? well I am not especially a riddle person either.. without a hint.. like the answer. :) duh.. AND DREW = Andrew Cane
I was was waiting for some to post the correct answer
I don't know. . . likely also why I had no clue on the answer!
Oooh. Okay.
I second the question.
I got it before I even clicked on comment.
Hi Shelley
You earned your Ph. D. today, Michael. Put on my best ‘The Riddler’ hat & still no where close. How?
....and drew....cane
As I said above - makes no sense to me
OOOOFFFF. that is Ok.. we all can't be like Gavin Newsom w/ his low Sat Score.. ROFL..
soooo simple, ha!
That poor, poor bunny. They'll try to convince you it was a lab accident. But I see intent in those eyes.
That's what happens when stealing eggs from chickens
Happy Easter and blessings to all!
Happy Easter all! So glad I am not in the UK so I can say - He is risen!
He Is Risen Indeed!!!
Even in the Soviet Union people still were saying “Christ is Risen.” Has the UK become even worse than the USSR?
I have no idea on the statistics, I just know that the UK is five to ten years ahead of US in the decline of civilization race. I read that children as young as seven are being forced to do the Islamic prayer in a Church of England run school. People are being arrested in their homes for tweets deemed to be hate speech. You can't make this stuff up.
YES
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/05/sun-vip-king-charles-missing-easter-message-n2673870
Happy Easter! He Is Risen!
Had to laugh at the crushed rabbit. A nice (and pertinent) reminder that Easter is *not* about bunnies and candy.
And, oh, the British film collage. Brilliant! (And wouldn't be surprised if it were true, given OFCOM!)
Today might be a good time to reflect on many of the parables of Jesus and what he emulated in his life, so we might do the same. And to dig deep into the esoteric knowledge that he had, telling the people that they too had the same abilities. This rising from the dead we celebrate is not only metaphysical in that we don't die either, but the actual reality of what happened to Lazarus and Jesus. The miracles he performed were so plentiful and public as to give us the courage to raise our consciousness and vibration to the level needed to allow the same incredible Love he had and faith to overcome fear. Whew, I feel inspired and hopeful for peace in our hearts and actions.
Thank you. The Friday and Sunday funnies are worth my subscription ever since I heard of Dr Malone from Darkhorse podcast. I do look forward to Fridays and Sundays funnies. The substacks between hmmm depends on my mood. I enjoy reading the farm stories and its challenges. It is vicarious experience for me.
HAPPY RESURRECTION DAY!
Friday, for the disciples, seemed like the end of the world, as Jesus was crucified then buried. After three years of personal training and specific instructions about his death and resurrection, their memories quickly faded—Peter was so despondent he wanted to go back to fishing. THEN….
The first evangelists were the women who went to the tomb and found that he was alive, and told the disciples. Jesus’ resurrection was the point in history that changed everything!
With the curtain torn from top to bottom in the Holy of Holies during the crucifixion, mankind now had access to God through the sacrifice of God’s chosen lamb—Jesus—a Personal relationship, devoid of manmade rituals, religious hoops, and personal works—that God never established—to be accepted by God. Just total trust in Jesus—simple yet profound.
The Resurrection proves that the wages of sin, death, has been conquered, because the tomb is EMPTY—except for one thing—his grave clothes, which covered his dead and lifeless body. Everyone who trusts Jesus for who he claimed to be, God in the flesh, and in his once for all work on the cross to forgive us from our sins, can look in the tomb and see Jesus is not there—the only thing that is there, is the wrappings of our old self, because like Christ, believers in him have been raised with him.
A NEW day, a NEW person, all because of the Resurrection of Christ.
This is why every Sunday I can say:
HAPPY SUNDAY!! 🤗
Happy Easter Malone's!
Luv them Deviled Eggs, Worth trying the tiny Hickory smoke flavor extra.
A gal gave me some Chocolate Brownies made from sweet potato and not flour.
Talk about a home run taste explosion.....Oh my goodness!
Gonna say amongst today’s winners, and there were many (save the "riddle"), I’m placing the empty tomb with the rolled stone squashing that damned wannabe rabbit as the best. I’d like to thank the artist face2face as it sums up my feeling so excellently.
I get hotter under the collar every year with secularists trampling Holy Remembrances. I wonder how many people consuming their hollow eggs and solid rabbits actually know the origin of Easter, what it means and how far back in history its roots were first planted.
2, 3 generations is all it’s taken
Secularized or commercialized...as was Christmas. mega moons ago.
Right you are.
Yeah, was gonna add Christmas, too, but I can run off at the keyboard if I don’t pull back on the reins.
What’s interesting, at least to me, is which/whose remembrance days are secularized/commercialized. I’ve never seen a commercial piggybacking on Passover, Hanukkah, Tabernacles, etc. - tho you will hear remembrance of Hanukkah in "holiday" ads {pah-tooee}; where are the Ramadan ads; Kwanzaa 🤣.
My perspective is the father of lies isn’t threatened by these other religions, only by those who profess a Relationship - if you can get people to think about/focus on cute wee bunnies, egg SAR 😉 (been on my mind past couple days - SERE training oo-rah), chocolate or gift giving/exchanges then the actual reason can get lost in the fog of war- and make no mistake it is a war.
Wishing everyone here a Blessed Easter Sunday!
Every day that you wake up and realize you weren't born Moslem, you really have to thank Jesus.
Imagine having to bend over 5 times a day in doggy-style position on a filthy prayer rug, forehead smashed into the ground, ass in the air, facing a dirty toilet inside some black box mosque while some imam screams in Arabic about conquering the infidels.
Imagine having to live your whole life knowing your "holy book" tells you it's totally fine to marry and rape a 9-year-old because your prophet did it, then call it "perfect example for mankind."
Imagine growing up being told that music is from the devil, dogs are unclean, and you can't even draw a picture of your own founder without getting your head chopped off by your own cousins.
Imagine your women walking around looking like walking trash bags in 100-degree heat because "modesty" means turning them into sweaty ninjas so no one can see their face... except their owner, of course.
Imagine having to scream "Allahu Akbar" every time you blow something up or run over infidels with a truck, then cry "Islamophobia" when people notice the pattern.
Imagine believing that the highest honor is blowing yourself up to get 72 virgins who magically regenerate so you can keep going forever because apparently paradise is an eternal gangbang with cartoon women (probably goats)
Imagine being so insecure about your religion that you have to ban criticism, behead cartoonists, and riot over a damn teddy bear named Muhammad.
Every single day you open your eyes and you're not trapped in that 7th-century death cult, do yourself a favor... thank whatever God you actually believe in.
You dodged the biggest bullet in human history.
So.. THANK YOU JESUS!!!
Joey Mannarino
Happy Easter to everyone. Have a wonderful, Blessed Sunday…:)...