Easy Easter :)

We had a very relaxed Easter - it was wonderful. Even easy, one could say. On Saturday, as I woke up to do my devotion, I thought of what it must have been like, that Saturday after Jesus was crucified. It was the Sabbath, a day of rest. The disciples and the women didn't even have work to keep their minds busy. The grief (and fear) must have been palpable. Then on Sunday morning the women prepared the herbs to anoint Jesus' body in the tomb and went worried about how they were going to move the stone away from the entrance. But the tomb was open and empty! Was it easy for them to believe Jesus had risen? Probably just as easy or as hard as we can make it today. It was a day of rejoicing after the mourning as they slowly began to understand the teachings of Jesus in regards to what He would have to endure. How thankful and joyous the women's chatter must have been!

As a family, we rejoiced going to church, celebrating the very core essence to Christianity. That Christ lived a perfect life, sacrificed Himself on behalf of our sins and overcame the grave by rising on the third day. And to take hold of this core essence, we need to trust that this is true and accept it on our behalf as payment for all our sins.

After church, since it was just us here, we went out to eat. We had an Easter egg hunt in the afternoon after naps and then I "grilled out" (Midwest vernacular) or "barbecued" for you non-Midwest people some yummy steaks that Mom and Dad had brought with them.

I was feeling pretty excited, having made it through a holiday without any of the kids being sick. However, my excitement was a little premature as right before Mike and I were about to turn in, Libby started crying because she had thrown-up. However, she went back to sleep and recovered very easily - praise the Lord!