EASTER
Rejoice, Rejoice, Ye People!
You see the empty tomb: He is not
Here, for He has Risen! He has risen! Indeed.
The yawning tomb where sorrowing friends placed him
Is barren ========================= He’s not here!
Amazing to ========================= Believe it’s true!
Although He==========================Told us to expect it,
Like many other==========================Words He taught us,
We just didn’t know==========================Until He showed us just
What He meant us============================To understand. But now
We begin to see with===========================New eyes the meaning of
His sacrifice. Because ===========================The tomb is empty, we are
Given new life which==================================Begins today, and infinitely
Greater, takes us into==================================Eternity to celebrate the great
Joys of Easter with Him=================================In His living presence always.
A career teacher, with forty years of teaching language arts/English, Betty Jackson enjoys wordsmithing, writing, and reading as a vocation and avocation.Retirement is her "age of frosting," a chance to pursue postponed hobbies with gusto. She especially sends kudos to the Space Coast Writers Guild members for their encouragement and advice. Her five books, It's a God Thing!, Job Loss: What's Next? A Step by Step Action Plan, and Bless You Bouquets: A Memoir, And God Chose Joseph: A Christmas Story, and Rocking Chair Porch: Summers at Grandma's are available at Amazon.com. Ms. Jackson is available to speak to local groups and to offer her books at discount for fundraising purposes at her discretion. She and her husband soon celebrate their 47th anniversary, and have lived in New York, New Jersey, Iowa, and now the paradise of Palm Bay, Florida. Their two grown children and daughter-in-love, all orchestra musicians, and our beautiful granddaughters Kaley and Emily live nearby. Hobbies, and probably future topics on her blog: gardening, symphonic music (especially supporting the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra as a volunteer and proud parent of a violinist, a cellist, and an oboist), singing, book clubs, and co-teaching a weekly small-group Bible study for seniors. She volunteers and substitute teaches at Covenant Christian School, and serves as a board member of the Best Yet Set senior group at church. Foundationally, she daily enjoys God's divine appointments called Godincidences, which show God's providence and loving kindness.