Easter Sunday
I hope everyone saw Trump’s Easter message, although hopefully not on Easter (because you wouldn’t want to ruin your day like that). I know so many Christians who voted for him, and I don’t know how they reconcile that. But here’s a fun fact- the church my husband plays at used to be TRUMP’S CHURCH. I mean, he only attended on Christmas Eve and Easter (because- obviously. Let’s not pretend too much). But my husband played for several services with Trump in attendance. On the Christmas after the 2016 election, the congregation rose to their feet and applauded when Trump walked in (yep- this is where we live, good old Palm Beach County, Florida). The pastor asked everyone to remember that it was a religious service, and the applause is inappropriate. But then the same thing happened on Easter, and after that I think they kicked him out, ha ha! I mean- I don’t know that for a fact. But I’m guessing it got too disruptive to have him there- the security alone must have been a nightmare. Anyway, he no longer attends. Phew. Just as a reminder, my husband and son are both trumpet players, and most churches have trumpets for Easter Sunday. I was able to watch their services via livestream. In case you’re wondering- why didn’t I just GO to the service? The church my husband plays at is about 45 minutes away. He played two services, with a lengthy break in between. And my son was playing at a church in Dallas. He also had two services. In both cases, it was the later service that was live streamed, and that fit in with my schedule perfectly. Funny thing- in between his two services my son texted me. He said he slept through his alarm, woke up late and had to rush around hysterically to get out the door and to the first service on time. This has never happened to him before, and he was frantic- you can’t miss an Easter Sunday service! He said he managed to slip in just before the service started, about a minute before he had to start playing. When I watched the livestream of the second service, I had to laugh- he did look a little disheveled. You can’t tell from this photo, but for one thing he wasn’t wearing a tie. I could just picture him rushing out the door without it. Luckily the music sounded really good, and this was a Baptist church, which was a little more relaxed and laid back. In the end, all was well. While I watched the live streams, I cooked! I put together the lasagna for dinner, and made this lemon pound cake from Nora Cooks. Later in the afternoon I had a really nice trail run, and then… dinner! The only cheese I had was Daiya’s “Mexican blend” (oops) which is why the lasagna looks kind of like enchiladas. But it tasted just fine. And- I had to make my pound cake in a bundt pan because my loaf pan has disappeared (???) But it worked- I didn’t have any but my husband and daughter said it was delicious. It was a nice day, filled with music (from the church services), a nice run and a delicious dinner. If you attended church on Easter, were there trumpets? Photo by Yves Cedric Schulze on Unsplash