Easter was filled with a lot of festivities for us that began last Monday - but it was hard for me to write about the fun things until after we had celebrated the Risen Lord.
The week leading up to Easter is hard for me - remembering the sacrifice made for me always leaves me so sad until we actually enjoy the Resurrection. This year, I felt led to fast from after communion during Thursday night church to sunrise Easter morning. I fasted not just from food, but from my computer - no email, no blogging (reading or writing), no Google, no Facebook - didn't turn it on once. It was easier than I thought (although making 4 dozen chocolate covered strawberries while fasting should be recommended to the CIA as a form of torture!). When my headache started on Friday afternoon from caffeine & chocolate withdrawals, I thought of the crown of thorns and it didn't hurt so bad. When I felt cut off from my "social network" - the words "My God, my God, why have your forsaken me" made me realize my separation was inconsequential.
Sunday morning, while the food tasted good, the words
He Has Risen Indeed
taster even sweeter!
So - on to the festivities! Last Monday, Tanya hosted on awesome Easter party for the Lucky Mommys - some of the originals shown here!
After an awesome lunch, it was on to the official Easter egg hunt; for it being her first Easter, Katie figured out the "egg hunt" concept pretty quickly!
Becky tends to get sidetracked from collecting eggs by seeing what's inside of each one!
The China kids - what an awesome looking group! It is getting slightly easier to get them all to sit still for a picture - next step will be to get them all looking up & smiling at the same time!
Friday afternoon we had an egg dying party at the house - messy...very messy...but fun! We had Vincent & Paloma and our very special friend Hannah who was visiting her grandparents (our good friends Art & Linda) who live across the street from us
(some were more interested in eating the eggs than dying them!)
Sunday morning - the aftermath of the baskets..they needed to check all under the grass to make sure they saw everything! (this made daddy just a little nuts!)
We went to early service this year (early being 9 am!) because we had and egg hunt & lunch planned for 11:30 for 8 kids and 18 adults - so I dressed up the poor children and dragged them out front at 8 am in the chilly morning to get our Easter pictures - I'm thinking it was worth it - they are awfully cute!
And the hunt is on!
once again - more interested in what's inside the eggs....
We had a lot of people, but a lot of great food and great fellowship!
What a wonderful way to celebrate the Risen Lord!
Alleluia!
Jerry wants to know whose grass that is as it looks good. ;) Love all the pictures!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment on my blog. It's so true.... I tell my girls a lot - "this is what I can do right now". There is so much to be done and only two hands doing it.... it's wonderful knowing that God gives them grace too.
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