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He Is Risen
Isaiah 53: 1 Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty…
He is Risen Journey to Jerusalem
The following is an exerpt from my very first WIP written before I actually knew how to write a novel. It’s been cleaned up a bit, but still not ready to send out into the world, yet I wanted to share a few scenes with you because I researched the crucifixion in detail and want…
Meet & Greet
If you have time between the Easter preparations and traveling to visit family, make sure you visit some of our new and old members. This week I have a three part post on our traditional Christian Easter Seder (which we held last night and which gets better every year!) and lots of fun activities for…
Easter Story Cookies
Here’s a GREAT way to share the Easter story. We attempted to do this last year on the night before Christmas and the story was awesome using the ingredients like broken pecans to represent Jesus’ scourging, vinegar to represent Jesus’ thirst on the cross, and eggs to represent life. Though the separately, the ingredients don’t…
Easter Meat Pie
Growing up I always spent Easter with my dad’s mom, Grandma Julie and my favorite part was eating her Easter Meat Pie and hunting for plastic eggs filled with money. Grandma Julie died when I was twelve, but her memory lives on. Every year I make her Easter Meat Pie which I remember eating cold,…
Resurrection Eggs
Mary asked me specifically what were in the Resurrection Eggs. So I’ll do a little more explaining because they’re my favorite part of our Easter celebration. Usually we open a few eggs during the week, but since we’ll have relatives at our home for Easter for the FIRST TIME EVER, we decided to wait until…
An Easter Jelly Bean Poem and A Prayer
This are two a really fun ways to share the Easter story. Find each color Jelly bean and put it in an egg. Then on Easter morning, or during the week share the story! Red is for the blood He gave Green is for the grass He made. Yellow is or the sun so bright.…
Fearless Parenting
“Oh, sure, you enjoy your baby now, but just wait until the terrible twos!” “The preschool years are fun, but just wait until they start school! Then you’ll be in for it.” “Adolescents are so difficult. You will want to lock them in their rooms until they are adults.” “Hope you like your kids when…
Easter Resources
If you haven’t read my Christian Seder series be sure to go back a few pages and catch this three part series. It just might be a fun new tradition for your family. In addition to an Christian Seder our family incorporates the following into ourEaster festivities: Resurrection Eggs: These plastic eggs with “little reminders”…
Mid-Week Motivation
Starting Your Day out Right The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21 In our women’s Bible study at church, we’re watching a video series right now called Conversation Peace, by Mary Kassian. The focus is on the importance of learning how to…