Easter Weekend...

I had another wonderful beautiful weekend here in DC. Saturday I decided just to chillax at home, then meet with some friend for fireworks down by the Harbor. It was so beautiful and it ended up being a huge group of us.
Rob, Meredith, and Yoder were in my car, even though at certain points through out the night I thought Yoder was going to get murdered, if not by Meredith then ME. lol Poor guy never got his fish dinner, but we ended the night at Chevy's in Pentagon City. I didn't get to bed until 12 which isn't that late, but when you're getting up for Easter Sunrise Service at the Lincoln Memorial at 4:30, it sucks. So, 5:30am on the dot..Ben, Jen, & Rob meet at my place and we head into the city. Now, I went to Arlington's Sunrise Service last year (freakin' froze my butt off), but the Lincoln was WAY BETTER!!

Not only did I have the funniest people in the world with me, but it was just beautiful. Then singing some of my favorite worship songs on the steps of my favorite memorial was overwhelming. Our country is so blessed..even during these hard times. So many of my friends are suffering through this economic downturn, but it all seems so small compared to what Christ did on the cross for us. He understands our suffering more then we could ever know. So...with all the stress our nation has been under, He decides to send it's capital a cloudless day to celebrate Him. Aren't we lucky? After our wonderful Easter service we went to IHOP. I love that place. BEST PANCAKES EVER!! Of course, Ben had us all rolling with laughter about pretty much anything and everything. That guy is blessed with a gift of uplifting others. I wouldn't of had such a wonderful Easter weekend without him or Rob for that matter. I have some pretty amazing men in my life. I have some amazing Godly women in my life too. I remember not long ago I was in a horrible emotional place and my wonderful roommate Garland fixed me breakfast, even though she knew I couldn't eat it. She wrote scripture down to remind me of God's promises for my life and sat beside me as I wept uncontrollably. True friends stay by you during those difficult times. They give you strength to take on the next challenge. I feel like I don't deserve them half the time. This community I'm a part of has gotten me through some pretty dark days. And when I felt like surrendering to the enemy, they fought for me. They lifted me up and refused to let me break. They are the true body of Christ and I'm so blessed to have celebrated His sacrifice with some of them this weekend. I love you all more then I could ever say...