I wanted to wish everyone a very happy and blessed Easter. While to a lot of people it’s a day of Easter Bunnies (I put together 2 baskets myself!) and good food, for me it’s that and a day to thank God and Jesus for the both the sacrifice and the gift that bless us all.
I know I have the mouth of a trucker, write books about sex and love and relationships, and am as sarcastic as the day is long, but under all of that is a wonderful and personal relationship with God. I am so very thankful to God each and every day of my life for blessing me with all the amazing gifts I experience on a daily basis. I have a wonderful mommy and sister. My aunt, who is terminally ill with ovarian (and a few other types of) cancer has managed to outlive all the doctor’s expectations and even has good days sometimes. My husband is the kindest, funniest, sexiest, cuddliest, most generous man on earth. I have a good job, successful books and my health. These blessings come straight from God and I am so very thankful for them all.
I know how dark life can be, as I’ve been in that black room more than once. But knowing that the strength, love, compassion and kindness of God is right there if I need it reminds me that the light is but a step away at all times. I’ve been blessed more than once with miracles from God and today I want to thank Him publicly for His ever-present, guiding hand.
Happy Easter everyone and blessings to you all.
Jodi
Amen. I couldn’t have said it better myself. Now if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go tend to a bunch of scratches on my legs. Don’t ask.
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Hmmmmm…frisky woman or frisky cat? Or did you lose a battle with a cactus? Hope you had a wonderful Easter, my dear. 🙂
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Well I lost a battle with some kind of plant life anyways. We had an awesome Easter. I got stories too.
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Avoid man-eating plants (just like man-eating women, they are not worth the trouble!) Glad you had a great day. Looking forward to reading your stories. 🙂
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lol, I’ve always done well to avoid both. It was the perfect weekend and writing about it was probably my longest post yet.
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Oh, well looks like I’ve got some reading in my future. 🙂 Glad you had a wonderful weekend. You deserve it, my dear!
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Good piece. I really liked it.
Sincerely,
A Fellow Potty Mouth Who Loves God Anyways
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Thanks so much, Bird. 🙂 I hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend.
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Right back at you!
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Thank you for the well wishes by the way. I somehow managed to not eat a single bite of candy all weekend. I even stayed away from the Reeces peanutbutter eggs and the Cadburys. The things I do for self improvement.
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Good man! I only had one bite of chocolate (only 60 calories) so I didn’t feel TOO much guilt!
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Back at you, sister. I may not share your relationship with the dude upstairs (yeah, blasfe-me and blasfe-you and blasfe-everyone), but I share your trucker mouth, and thank goodness for that. If I didn’t have those foul words to retort to, I fear my head would have exploded a long time ago. So happy easter to you from more of a chocolate-bunny-believing person to a more of a he-is-risen person.
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Chocolate bunnies rule! 🙂 And I agree, thank God for 4-letter words. I embarrass my husband sometimes with the crap that spews out of my mouth. I love horrifying him! And he’s no angel–I learned some of my sass-mouth from him. He’s got a creative, sick mind that I am so thankful for. 😉
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All spelling errors included for free.
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😉 I’m a spelling freak everywhere except blogging. Too much typing to be worried about every little typo. I’d lose my mind. 🙂
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This is great, Jodi. A very tender post. ♥ I hope you saved some candy for yourself. XO
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You are always so sweet. I didn’t get ANY candy! Which was good. I’m trying so hard to watch what I eat. The Easter Bunny did deliver a basket to me though. It had all kinds of healthy stuff in it (which was just so cute of my mom). I figure if I can stay eating healthy until my birthday (in June) then I can pig out that day and eat like the world is ending without worry. Mmmm…pizza covered in french fries, dipped in chocolate. Yep. That’s gonna rule! 😉
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🙂 ♥ Gimme pizza with green chile, Green Chile cheeseburgers and a Caramel Macchiato. I am WITH YOU on this fabulous idea. XO XO
Nice of your Mom, so nice of her, to validate you by giving you stuff that’s healthy that you wanted. 🙂
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Mmmmm…Caramel Macchiato…mmmm…drool….
Now I want a pizza, a cheeseburger, a Starbucks, french fries, chocolate and a cannoli. NOW! 😉
Yeah, mom is a sweetheart. I just ate some fresh pineapple from my Easter basket! 🙂
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Can you make that SIX cannolis please? Send me three? I do love fresh pineapple, but, oh, shucks, that’s a snack for AFTER the cannolis. ♥
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Seriously, cannolis are one of my FAVORITE things on earth. I’d eat 20 a day if they were calorie, sugar and fat-free. DAMMIT!!! 😉
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Gratitude is a wonderful thing and you’ve expressed yours here in a heartfelt and genuine way
Thanks for following my blog, and I’m looking forward to reading more of yours..
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Hi Chris! Thank you so much for your kind words. I’m so thankful for my life everyday that sometimes I feel it’s important to say a big Thank You to the man upstairs for all the help and guidance. 🙂
I’m so glad you stopped by and look forward to peeking in on your page as well. Have a lovely night!
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