Getting Ready for Easter!

Easter is less than a week away and we are getting ready.

Nanny is making Easter dinner...ham, potatoes, and I don't know what else. It will be a big meal! YUM!

We got the boys Easter shirts. Actually, we did that twice. I found some that I liked OK but we weren't coming up with any other options so I got them. Then yesterday while at Children's Place (thanks Aubrey for the idea), I found the PERFECT Easter shirts. I am SO excited about them. I only wish I had something cute to wear...I'll try to dig something up though.

We got the little plastic eggs and enough candy to make us all diabetic. We got the Easter baskets (well, they are buckets) and little gifts to put in them. Aiden, for the first time ever, saw an ad for something and said "Can I have that?" Since it happens to be a math game that will help learn addition, we ordered that for him too.

....Then I got to thinking. Easter is really no different than Christmas. It is a Holy Day that we have turned into a reason to buy a bunch of junk we don't need with money we don't have to burn. It is now reason to get nice outfits so we can look nice at church for the people who only come on Easter and Christmas...the regulars like we are know that we don't always wear dresses and ties to church. And those who know us well know that we are lucky if the pants and shirt match much less match each other's outfits (which is a must for Easter services). It is a chance to totally blow our diet and eat till we are sick. Granted, it is a nice opportunity to spend time with family.

But in reality Easter is NONE of those things. It isn't about candy, or big meals, or dressing up in matching clothes. It isn't about colored eggs or a bunny! It is the a celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is about the fact that He is returning again. Easter is truly a Holy Day and not just a holiday. So I challenge you this week to find a way to celebrate the Holy Day and not just a holiday. Bring the suffering and death of Christ into you and your children's minds. Then, CELEBRATE that Christ overcame that to save us!! I would like to hear the ideas that you had. I want to know what you did so I can use it next year! lol

We are making Resurrection Cookies. Go here for directions. We made them last year from this recipe and they turned out great. We're doing them again this year. My whole family thought they tasted great. I did not but the lesson is so vivid that it is worth the trouble (and the cost of pecans).

Of course, we are still all dressing up (well, the boys will and I will if I can find something). We are still gonna eat too much ham and have an egg hunt. It is part of the celebration now too!! We aren't dying eggs simply because I hate the mess and the boys are scared of costumed people so the Easter bunny is unheard of around here. We are just going to be sure that Christ is a primary part of the celebration.

Have a Happy Easter!!