Happy Easter!!

"Let the resurrection joy lift us from loneliness and weakness and despair to strength and beauty and happiness." - Floyd W. Tomkins

Happy Easter, peeps! The weekend filled with food and sweets - as well as, lovely company of family members and friends. On this day, with so much sweets around especially the different types of chocolate I shall quote Elaine Sherman from the "Book of Devine Indulgences" to comfort myself so that I don't feel bad when I am munching down on the gifts of chocolate where she says,

"Chocolate causes certain endocrine glands to secrete hormones that affect your feelings and behaviour by making you happy. Therefore, it counteracts depression, in turn reducing the stress of depression. Your stress-free life helps you to maintain a youthful disposition, both physically and mentally. So, eat lots of chocolate!"

"The joyful news that He is risen does not change the contemporary world. Still before us lie work, discipline, sacrifice. But the fact of Easter gives us the spiritual power to do the work, accept the discipline, and make the sacrifice." - Henry Knox Sherrill

All good wishes on this blossom time of souls... And God bless.

In the bonds of Death He lay

Who for our offence was slain;

But the Lord is rise to-day,

Christ hath brought us life again,

Wherefore let us all rejoice,

Singing loud, with cheerful voice,

Hallelujah!

- Martin Luther -

See the land, her Easter keeping,

Rises as her Maker rose.

Seeds, so long in darkness sleeping,

Burst at last from winter snows.

Earth with heaven above rejoices.

- Charles Kingsley - 

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Where a certain someone's presence is missing,

Easter Bunny came for a visit,

She brought with her a bag filled with love,

As I opened it on the Sunday morning of Easter,

I heard the Easter bells ringing with joy and happiness.

Easter spells out beauty,

Warm I felt, loved I know,

Notwithstanding the dearth of presence,

I understand and I thank You for everything,

My love for You will never fail.

- EricTheGooi -

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