Minutes to Memories

When I moved to Ocean Springs in February, 1999, our church family was mired in that horrid administrative style known as "Men's Business Meetings." At one of the first I attended - probably THE first - Norton Haviland suggested hosting an Easter brunch, complete with an egg hunt for any kids that might come. We didn't have many church kids at the time, but it was an optimistic idea envisioning a day when there would be lots of kids around.

I remember a brief discussion over the wisdom of recognizing Easter as a holiday, followed by a frustrated response from Mr. Haviland somewhere along the lines of, "Gentleman, I am tired of hearing of all the things we can't do. All I'm talking about is hunting Easter eggs with kids and having a brunch."

Thankfully, common sense won out that day.

The Havilands and the Niemanns co-hosted the first few Easter Brunches, and when the Niemanns moved away, the Logans joined the Havilands in hosting this annual event for our church family. They invite everyone to come and make sure everyone knows that everything will be provided free of charge (I always wonder how much expense these families undertake for everyone else).

Today was the ninth consecutive year for this event, and to date the weather has always been beautiful. And today - with somewhere over 120 people in attendance - had the biggest turnout of all.

And there were lots and lots and lots of kids...