Happy Easter, one and all!
This is something of a landmark date for me, because last year on Easter day was the last time I posted a blog in 2008. I’ve been a lot more productive this year, so here’s “hopping” that I can keep up the momentum and break through the barrier to complete the year.
I want to report that the 10:30 Easter service at Covenant Presbyterian Church was resplendent. After the procession of the flower cross, Dr. Robert Langworthy did a bang-up sermon—inspiring stories, heartfelt advice, and just the right amount of humor to spice things up. It was awe-inspiring to the crowd of diverse faces—young, old, black, white, Asian, Hispanic—reflecting the spirit so joyfully. The experience reminded me of why I love living in Long Beach.
We took 3rd Street to get to church, and in my opinion, if the Easter Parade gets reinstated next year, it should be held on 3rd Street in Alamitos Beach rather than 2nd Street in Belmont Shore. Why, you ask? Because of the Bunny! This big fella has been bearing witness to the glory and the whimsy that is Easter since I moved here in the early 80s. Not to be outdone, the hard-working firefighters at Fire Station #2 have dolled up Zeep the Sheep in bubble gum pink bunny ears. The photo I took was too out-of-focus to even attempt to doctor it up, but trust me on this, it was too too divine. Did I mention I love living in Long Beach?
This is something of a landmark date for me, because last year on Easter day was the last time I posted a blog in 2008. I’ve been a lot more productive this year, so here’s “hopping” that I can keep up the momentum and break through the barrier to complete the year.
I want to report that the 10:30 Easter service at Covenant Presbyterian Church was resplendent. After the procession of the flower cross, Dr. Robert Langworthy did a bang-up sermon—inspiring stories, heartfelt advice, and just the right amount of humor to spice things up. It was awe-inspiring to the crowd of diverse faces—young, old, black, white, Asian, Hispanic—reflecting the spirit so joyfully. The experience reminded me of why I love living in Long Beach.
We took 3rd Street to get to church, and in my opinion, if the Easter Parade gets reinstated next year, it should be held on 3rd Street in Alamitos Beach rather than 2nd Street in Belmont Shore. Why, you ask? Because of the Bunny! This big fella has been bearing witness to the glory and the whimsy that is Easter since I moved here in the early 80s. Not to be outdone, the hard-working firefighters at Fire Station #2 have dolled up Zeep the Sheep in bubble gum pink bunny ears. The photo I took was too out-of-focus to even attempt to doctor it up, but trust me on this, it was too too divine. Did I mention I love living in Long Beach?
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