It's been a long time coming this year but Spring may be sneaking in the back door. Yesterday I cleaned our algae-clogged fish pond, emptying it of all but a few inches of green water before I discovered that our three goldfish had survived the raccoon's winter foraging! I hadn't seen them for quite some time so supposed they had met their fate as a sushi platter. Happy surprise! There they were: Eenie, Meenie and Minie swimming delightedly around in their now-pristine pond. Alive!

We should be used to miracle resurrections by now, shouldn't we? Today we celebrate Easter with friends and family. This is the time of year our ancestors too celebrated the yearly resurrection of life.

And of course today our family is celebrating Mom's return from the brink! Happy Easter one and all!