He is Risen!

We had a WONDERFUL Holy Week as a family enjoying the beautiful weather, and the beautiful sacrifice made for all of us by Him on the cross. Gabe and I both completely agree that as much fun and joy comes with the secular celebrations regarding holidays, it is of the utmost importance that our children understand the "Reason for the Season". On St. Patrick's Day we read of St. Patrick from the Catholic Encyclopedia of Saints. At Easter we discuss the way we mourn and reflect on His Death on Good Friday. Then how we celebrate His rising, destroying death and giving us the gift of eternal life!

Saturday night we grilled steaks and ate a wonderful meal. Before eating we opened our Resurrection Eggs and read the accompanying readings. We colored Easter eggs before going to bed that night as well as making Easter Story cookies!(doing the accompanying Bible readings as well). We concluded the night with a fire in the fire pit!

On Sunday we got up and went to church filled with joy and hope and LIFE! After rejoicing for our Risen Lord we came home and the boys got their Easter Baskets! Connor hunted for Easter Eggs and Tate just enjoyed trying to eat the plastic eggs! After spending a wonderful afternoon as a family we concluded the day by making Resurrection Rolls and eating a wonderful meal.

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