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3 Mountain View News Saturday, April 15, 2017 Walking Sierra Madre…The Social Side by Deanne Davis Another word on the caterpillars, dear butterfly lovers: Friend, Yukiko Dreves, sent me a video she took up in Joshua Tree, weekend before last, of thousands and thousands of caterpillars on the roads, all heading in the same direction. It was quite something to see. We are going to have so many butterflies this year. Exciting to think about. Thanks, Yukiko! Sierra Madre’s own Victor Espinoza is headed for the Kentucky Derby again! He rode Gormley to victory in the Santa Anita Derby last Saturday, ensuring a spot for them in the Derby May 6th, when Victor could possibly win his fourth Kentucky Derby and third in four years. Maybe even another Triple Crown! We have a new business coming in where the children’s store used to be on Sierra Madre Blvd. right next to Happy’s Liquor! AND, magic is coming to Zugo’s the last Saturday of the month! More on that later. Easter is tomorrow! A time of celebration that many folks think has a lot to do with bunnies; chocolate ones – yes, we all eat the ears first. There are exhaustive hunts in various parks for tie-dyed eggs and, if you’re lucky and get invited somewhere good for lunch, honey-baked ham. It might have something to do with new outfits, but extensive biblical research has not proven that, one way or the other. What Easter is really about is the fact that the stone was rolled away and there was an empty tomb. As the angel said, “He is not here, He is risen!” An amazing concept upon which many of us base our lives. It really is more exciting than chocolate bunnies and Easter eggs….unless, of course, they were dyed for you by your favorite four year old. Before Dawn….. Easter Sunday The sky was gray, The world was hushed, Before dawn… Sunday. The women walked, Toward a tomb, Jars of spices in their hands, To tend the One, The One Who died, Crucified that Friday. The women walked, Toward the tomb, Mary Magdalene and another. They walked, and worried, wondering Who would roll away the stone. The sky was gray, The world was hushed, Before dawn, Sunday. They stopped to rest, Await the day, Sad eyes filled with tears, Sorrow for the One, Who died, Crucified that Friday. Another dawn, another day, What did it matter, anyway? The One who loved her as she was, Who changed her life, was gone. She raised her eyes to see the sky, Streaks of pink and gold. And then they saw, The guards were gone, The stone was rolled away! The grief she’d felt since Friday, Like the stone, was rolled away! She grabbed that jar of spices, And running like a child, Climbed the hill, To tend her Lord before dawn, Sunday. They looked inside that borrowed tomb, Petrified with fright, An angel sat there on the stone, Clothed in brilliant white. “I know the one you seek,” he said, “Jesus, crucified.” “He is not here, he’s risen! He’s risen, as he said He’s risen! He’s risen! He’s risen, as he said!” “Now go! And tell the others, He’s risen, as he said! Look not for the living, Here among the dead! He is not here, he’s risen! He’s risen, as he said!” And joy broke free... Before dawn, That first Easter Sunday. My book page: Amazon.com: Deanne Davis Blog: www.authordeanne.com “A Tablespoon of Love, A Tablespoon of Laughter” is now available at Sunrise Books + Coffee at Pasadena First Church of the Nazarene – just down the road on Sierra Madre Blvd. Kindle readers, give yourself the gift of: The Crown – An Easter Story It’s on Amazon.com on my book page! Follow me on Twitter, too! https://twitter.com/@ playwrightdd We’d like to hear from you! What’s on YOUR Mind? Contact us at: editor@mtnviewsnews.com or www.facebook.com/ mountainviewsnews AND Twitter: @mtnviewsnews www.mountainviewsnews.com Mountain Views News 80 W Sierra Madre Blvd. No. 327 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.609.3285 Email: editor@mtnviewsnews.com Website: www.mtnviewsnews.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
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