EASTER is:
Spring Time, fresh and new.
Warmth,
flowers and life blossom all around.
Tasting the most delicious chocolates and jelly-belly flavors. The stores are splashed with new fresh pastels, I pull out my summer wardrobe and ready the sunblock. Baskets are full and eggs are decorated amazing designs and colors. Kids dash from tree, to grass, to tiny spaces, searching for that surprise! The Easter Bunny is sure to bring something delicious to eat. Water parks & splash pads are crowded as children squeal with delight. Art festival: face painting, chalk artists, festival fresh food in a historical place. I bought myself some original pottery today, filled it with fresh flowers and displayed it on my mantel. Yes, Easter-time is a wonderful American tradition that symbolizes the emerging fertility in the earth (I got that last phrase from Wikipedia).
BUT.
What else is Easter to me?
It is remembering the actual resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ. It is remembering that He lived, sacrificed his life and atoned for our sins. It is knowing that I am a Child of God. It is knowing that I can be with my family forever, after this life. It is knowing, with the bruises, heartache and troubles of this world, there is a purpose to this life, for all of us. It is daring to have faith, applying sacrifice and then feeling the sweet reward of peace, joy and warmth of a
I know that Jesus Christ Lives and He loved us enough to sacrifice for us. I know that we are are loved, we are all children of God and there is a Plan of Happiness for all of us.
Love, Sharee
Happy Easter!
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