Monday, April 21, 2014

On Easter Sunday

Last year was the first year that our church "flowered the cross". It's such a beautiful tradition and we are so glad that it took place again this year! For those that have not participated in this fabulous tradition, everyone in the congregation is asked to come forward and add a flower to the empty cross. It is a way to take a device associated with torture and death and turn it into something of beauty and love.
Greg and Elizabeth add a few more flowers. 
Blessings and scarves for the members of the congregation who ran the marathon. 
Easter baskets were checked out after we returned home from church (as is our tradition). Even though it's our tradition to wait it always impresses me how patient the girls are!
The new gnomes (made by my friend Kim from Mothering with Mindfulness) were of course a beloved item in their baskets! 
One of the chickens I knit. I had a tough time with the beak (which next time I will felt instead of knit) but other than that this project was super easy and very fun). The girls were so happy to have a mama-made item in their baskets!
In they go. 
Ever since our trip to The Museum of Russian Icons, there have been loads of questions about the crucifixion. With that in mind we have spent this Lent talking about the events that led up to Easter Sunday. The items above are part of an activity to help kids better understand the empty tomb. A friend of our from church posted this on her Facebook page and I am so glad she did (thanks Joyce!) as it was the perfect way to end our Lenten theme. 
"Where did the marshmallow go?! It's gone!"
Ready for Easter dinner. 

We had such a lovely Easter Sunday. It wasn't our traditional family gathering for Easter but it was fabulous nonetheless. The church service was beautiful, the weather lovely, the Easter baskets a total hit and the food delicious. The girls and I even snuck in a walk while Dave was catching up on some work. Regardless of if you celebrate Easter or not, we hope that your weekend was as sweet and wonderful as ours was! xo

1 comment:

  1. I don't know how I missed this post Shel, thanks for linking it for me. What a lovely day you guys had, and that cross is beautiful.

    Love the family picture. So happy the girls liked their gnomes. xo

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