Quotable Quotes

‘Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops; What if Your healing comes through tears; What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You’re near; What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise.    - Laura Story

A little less than Holy

A few friends were over for dinner last night and I said something like, "It just doesn't feel like Holy Week this year." The silliness of what I said made me chuckle after the words left my mouth.

Exactly what should Holy Week feel like?

Or maybe it's that I'm feeling a little less than holy these days?

But that's the point of today, isn't it?

I AM a lot less than holy.
But because of today's sacrifice, my sins aren't counted against me.....regardless of if I happen to be feeling holy or not.

But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved (Eph. 2:4-5).

Amen to that.

Good Eats

Had dinner last night out in the boonies of PA at an old world restaurant with a pretty interesting history:

"Over two hundred years ago The Washington House was a small farmhouse built on an ancient Lenni Lenape trail. Owned by Mr. Jan Jenson, it sat on land deeded from William Penn to Mr. Thomas Freame, who transferred 102 acres to Jenson in 1735. The property was later purchased by Samuel Sellers who enlarged the building and made it into a tavern. Henceforth, both the hotel and the town were known as “Sellers Tavern”. The site became a town center, serving as the first Post Office, hotel, and stagecoach stop for the long journey between Bethlehem and Philadelphia. It is rumored that the Liberty Bell and the men who carried it to safety in Allentown stayed here during the Revolutionary War.

In 1856 the tavern was sold to the North Pennsylvania Railroad who added the ornate Victorian bar and the distinctive cupola. The original front bar was destroyed during prohibition and replaced with the current one when prohibition was repealed, the back bar remaining original. Because of the building’s importance in the founding of Sellersville, the property is included in the Pennsylvania Inventory of Historic Homes."

Dinner here was fun last night because in addition to the restaurant's small town charm and good food, we enjoyed a live bluegrass band with quite a bit of personality =)

Washington House Restaurant

136 N. Main Street, Sellersville PA

215-257-3000

http://www.washingtonhouse.net/home/

Good Eats

Sushi AND Karaoke anyone?
Head over to this neat place in the heart of Chinatown....

Yakitori Boy

211 N 11 St

Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 923-8088

http://www.yakitoriboy-japas.com/

The Year of "I Do's"

2011 is the year of weddings for me.  After going to so many weddings, and being a person with my own issues and emotions in regards to marriage, sometimes the whole day can make me feel a bit uncomfortable and uneasy.  
Fortunately this year, I really am joyful and thankful for the unions I do get to witness, mainly because these people are near and dear to my heart.  They include old friends, new friends, siblings, and to top it all off, an island wedding =).  I think why I am so excited to celebrate is because in most of these cases, I know how the Lord has worked in bringing these people together, and it’s such a blessing and encouragement to me to see how the Lord does answer prayer.  
I’m attending a wedding (my 2^nd of 5 this year) this weekend, and while I was perusing the website of the beautiful couple, this song from Alison Krauss was playing in the background ….just a beautiful song to enjoy.