Spring is different here.....

Rich exchanged this afternoon and since the pm service was earlier (3, as opposed to 4:30), we had some time on our hands this evening. So we headed over to Lockport to see where the floodway empties into the Red River. Above is the bridge over the swollen river.....

.....and here is where the floodway empties into the RR. There's quite a current here and we haven't even reached crest yet - it's expected by early May.

Something that took us by surprise when we visited here last June (can it be possible that we're getting close to a year from when the call was extended to Rich?????) was the abundance of pelicans on the river!

They look ridiculously out of place (to my eyes, since I've only ever seen pelicans by the ocean) but it's pretty neat to see them.

And amongst them, a loon - that's for you Ron ;)

We had a gorgeous Easter Sunday today - a day to just "soak in" what Christ has done and revel in our status as His children. A day to see beyond the cross and just be so very thankful that He is in our "here and now" - His power is ours for our every moment, every situation. Joy can be ours b/c Satan is crushed and we stand victorious with our Jesus!