Hi Everyone! I hope you are having a blessed day enjoying the celebration of our risen Lord! Here are some shots of what we woke up to yesterday morning. It sure doesn't feel like Easter in many ways, but that doesn't change truth. I have to admit though, Easter has always been a difficult holiday for me to really pause and take in. It always seems so short (compared to Christmas) and it's over before you know it. Also, it is just a weird concept that we celebrate death (two ideas that don't traditionally go together) and also an empty tomb. I guess at age 29 (having been a walking Christian for 11 years), I still struggle with how to celebrate Easter. I know it is something that we celebrate everyday as a Christian. It is the reason we have hope and joy and true life. Maybe this is why singling out one day above the others seems so strange to me--I'm really not sure. But, I do know that Easter is more than just another Sunday, more than a big meal and egg hunts, more than a family reunion, and more than dressing up for church. Chris told me this week that he'd really like to make Easter a bigger deal than Christmas in our home. ("A bigger deal than Christmas?!?" I thought.) I guess Easter really is THE deal though. I'm definitely warming up to the idea. This would be the holiday to rejoice over and think about and celebrate more than any other. We have life because of His death.
What do you think?
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