Easter Sunday

This morning we woke up not sure what our Sunday would look like. We were all pretty tired from the festivities before and didn't make it to the early service. After talking we decided to meet up with David and Hannah at the park in between our houses and have a family Easter service together. We decided it would be fun and more meaningful to spend time togehter reflectiong on what Easter means to us instead of going to our packed church and splitting up into classes. I am so glad we did this. It will be an Easter Sunday we will never forget and probably one of the first Sundays that I can remember not "going to church." I dressed the kids in the outfits I had bought them so that they cordinated and we grabbed the camera, my guitar, our Bibles and headed down to the park. Once we got there we all collected some stones and each wrote an area of struggle on the stones. We then each placed the stones in the shape of the cross and told the children that because Jesus dies on the cross that His blood covers each one of the sins written on the rocks. I think this really stuck in their little minds and it touched my heart to see them each write of have us write areas that they wanted help in. Michael read the Easter story and we prayed. It was so simple, but yet so refreshing and meaningful. I am so thankful for what the resurrection means to each one of us who has been covered by the blood of Jesus!