Easter blessings

EASTER DAY! I was so happy to cook a big meal because I knew we'd all be together. Our worship time at NLC was wonderful, we had friends with us and that always makes it special. Lives were changed today! 

Ryan and Katelyn came to Cville after their morning service in Fayetteville. Ian and Lauren finished serving at NLC, then came over for the meal. 

After dinner, we played ping pong in the driveway, Nertz in the living room, and enjoyed the whole day! 

So very thankful for our Savior and for my family! 

Easter Celebration - Sunday

CANNOT tell you how much Easter means to me! The sacrifice of life and love that Jesus made is indeed the greatest MIRACLE. I'm so thankful to be re-telling the story to our children. I've been more intentional than ever, and it's been so good for me, and them. We pray their hearts will continue to be tender toward all the Bible stories we are reading and the verses we are learning.

 

 

Before LCBS started, Cameron wrote these sweet messages on my classroom white board for me. THEY ARE PRECIOUS TO ME.

After worship time, we had college kids over to join our family of 9 for a traditional Easter dinner. The day was BEAUTIFUL and the company was fun! I'm thankful for our big table and the college kids we get to love on when their families are so far away. Kids at our table were from Mexico, Guatemala, South Korea and...Texas!

We took time out to take a new family picture...it's wonderful. But can't post it yet.  (Adoption should be final in July)

 

Easter Celebration - Saturday

Saturday morning we were up early and headed to Mimi and Gramps' to enjoy another BEAUTIFUL day in Arkansas! We used to meet the family there each spring to spend time together and also to help clean up their yard from the winter. They have a large yard with a lot of plants, greenery, and trees. It takes all of us to spread the mulch, trim all the bushes and plants, plant the annuals, and we all get treated to lunch and homemade ice cream at the end of the day!

The kids enjoyed riding their scooters down the long driveway and also throwing rocks in the river. They dyed eggs with Mimi and Lauren and enjoyed meeting their cousin Leah for the first time.

Easter Celebration - Friday

The hardest thing about this post is that I can't post all the family pics because we still can't post pics of Jordan and Cameron. They were in every pic, and I didn't want to exclude them in anyway.

We started the weekend by going to see Cameron's class at the park. The kindergarten teachers hosted an egg hunt and then they played on the park equipment. It was the first day in a BEAUTIFUL weekend. Cameron was happy to see Sheridan and I and we loved meeting his friends.

 

When the kids got home from school we started making treats for Easter. They had fun with all the sprinkles and loved that Lauren had made it home to help too!

 

After the Good Friday service we made Resurrection Rolls with everyone involved. The kids enjoyed making the sweet treat, and also listened as we read portions of the Crucifixion of Christ and also about His Resurrection. So sweet to see our big kids helping our little kids with every step.

 

Quote of the Day

Introduced the Donut Man to the kids tonight while Sheridan was at soccer practice. They snuggled in the chair together to watch the RESURRECTION CELEBRATION!

I have a tender spot in my heart for these movies and the impact that they had on my kids when they were little...I anticipated a wonderful response...and as a whole, it was a good way to reinforce the Easter miracle. ...  However, once they saw Duncan (the donut puppet) Jordan says, "I just want to eat that donut." Cameron adds, "Yes, I'd just take off his eyes and eat him."