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April was the second month in an early Roman calendar, but became the fourth when the ancient Romans started using January as the first month. The Romans called the month Aprilis. It may come from a word meanting 'to open', or it may come from Aphrodite, the Greek name for the goddess of love.

Small animals that hibernate are usually coming out of their burrows in April. The birds fly back northward or they settle down to have their families. The bees and butterflies begin to gather nectar from the first flowers of the season.

In some parts of the world, it's planting time. In other parts, it's the harvest season. Professional baseball begins in April. Then the amateur athletes begin to go outside in the warm weather. Spring cleaning starts and people start mowing their yards again.

Special days celebrated in April begin with the first day of April, when children and grown-ups play jokes on one another. Arbor Day is a day for planting trees, and it is observed on various April days. The Jewish festival of Pescah (Passover) is celebrated early in April. Easter is almost always in April, and, with it comes other Christian celebrations such as Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday,and Good Friday.

The DAISY and the SWEET PEA

are the flowers of the month.

The DIAMOND is the birthstone for April

Where man sees but withered leaves,
God sees sweet flowers growing.
Albert Laighton

Apr 02, 2005: Pope John Paul II Dies
Apr 03, 1860: Pony Express debuts
Apr 04, 1968: Dr. King is assassinated
Apr 05, 1614: Pocahontas marries John Rolfe
Apr 06, 1896: First modern Olympic Games
Apr 07, 1994: Civil war erupts in Rwanda
Apr 08, 1974: Aaron sets new home run record

No information here, just something shared with me.

Certainly not like the fancy theaters we have today.

I quote others to better express myself

Easter is the demonstration of God that

life is essentially spiritual and timeless.

Charles M. Crowe

The great gift of Easter is hope - Christian hope

which makes us have that confidence in God,

in his ultimate triumph, and in his goodness

and love, which nothing can shake.

Basil C. Hume

The joyful news that He is risen does not change

the contemporary world. Still before us lie work,

discipline, sacrifice. But the fact of Easter gives us

the spiritual power to do the work, accept the

discipline, and make the sacrifice.

Henry Knox Sherrill

Easter tells us that life is to be interpreted not simply

in terms of things but in terms of ideals.

Charles M. Crowe

I think of the garden after the rain;

And hope to my heart comes singing,

"At morn the cherry-blooms will be white,

And the Easter bells be ringing!"

Edna Dean Proctor

Easter spells out beauty,

the rare beauty of new life.

S.D. Gordon

Let the resurrection joy lift us from loneliness

and weakness and despair to strength and

beauty and happiness.

Floyd W. Tomkins

ANGEL PINEAPPLE
COCONUT CAKE

1 (16oz) Betty Crocker Angel Food cake mix
(must be Betty Crocker)

1 (20 oz) can crushed pineapple in 100% pineapple juice

1-1/2 cups angel flake coconut, divided

1 teaspoon almond extract – optional

1 (8oz) container Cool Whip, thawed

Heat oven 350°

In a large mixing bowl place cake mix, pineapple, 1 cup coconut and almond extract. With a wire whisk by hand, mix together until foamy about 1 minute. Pour into un-greased 13x9-inch baking dish. Bake 30 minutes. Remove from oven and allow cooling about 3 minutes and then turn upside down on rack to cool completely. Spread Cool Whip onto cooled cake. In a small skillet on medium heat, toast remaining 1/2cup coconut, cool and then sprinkle on top of Cool Whip.

Turning the cake upside down to cool,
prevents the cake from falling - results a perfect cake!
NOTE:
Do not go by the directions on the box of cake mix.
Use direction in this recipe ONLY!