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Palm Sunday in Baltimore with MorFar

Posted by | April 18, 2011 | Uncategorized | One Comment

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We spent yesterday – Palm Sunday – in Baltimore with my dad/MorFar. It was such a great day. We left the house bright and early to head to Baltimore to meet MorFar there. We talked in the car about Palm Sunday: the story, the significance, what it all means, what we think about it. Kyle and Owen are able to grasp more and more these days; they are starting to get it; and they love hearing these traditional stories that have been passed down for generation upon generation. They know I was told these stories by my parents— and that MorMor and MorFar were told these stories by their parents— and so on and so on and so on. By the time we arrived at All Saints Lutheran Church in Baltimore, they were primed and ready for Palm Sunday. And what a glorious Palm Sunday it was. Honestly, probably one of the best church services I’ve ever experienced (and that says a lot since I’ve experienced a lot of them – and a wide range of them – in my lifetime). It was a virtually all-black church, with an awesome gospel choir, a passionate pastor, and a truly embracing community. MorFar preached the sermon (a really good one too!), there was great music, and a two-hour service flew by (which really says something). It was the best possible Palm Sunday service I could ever imagine.

We then headed to the Inner Harbor for lunch with MorFar at Phillips. Oysters and clams on the half shell, crab cakes, bloody marys… what could be better?

Next up was a benefit concert for Lutheran Campus Ministries by the Morgan State University Gospel Choir. Holy cow. There is nothing like seeing something like that. Just nothing.

We ended our day with a leisurely walk back to the Inner Harbor for cheesecake outside on the patio of the Cheesecake Factory—Kyle and Owen’s favorite dessert, and their only request of the day. A beautiful night with a full moon and lots of street action to entertain us all. The boys would have never left Baltimore if we hadn’t literally pulled them away. We said goodbye to MorFar close to 9pm (very late for the bambinos!!!), and after a couple of stops arrived home at midnight with three happy snoozing children.

A really, really great Palm Sunday in Baltimore with MorFar.

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One Comment

  • MorMor says:

    I am so glad you were able to go to Baltimore. Dad just loved having you there! Looking forward to seeing you soon. xo

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