Easter Sunday. It was about 26 degrees give or take according to the Weather Channel when I checked at 6:30 a.m. Michigan Easters can be blizzards or heatwaves...very difficult to predict which.I grew up here and have had my share of frilly dresses, ankle socks and frozen knees as we Michiganders will wear our Spring-Easter finery if it kills us. Sure, we all have sore throats the week after Easter, everyone needs traditions. I have dressed my little boys in knee pants and given them the experience of frozen knees as well. I expect to do the same with my grandchildren.
In fact, my niece, Sarah, had a spaghetti strap dress to wear to church this year. Do you think she wore it?
This year, being a member of the rock and roll church, I didn't even have a new pair of Easter jeans to wear to church. I put on a turtle neck and sweater and off I went. The boys, being almost 18 and 19 are very hard to get into knee pants these days. The Mr. did buy himself a new sweater for church but more due to an expanding waistline than a celebratory spirit.
Whether you met Resurrection morning in jeans or a sundress; whether under a warm sunrise or a snow-covered car; I hope your heart recognized the dawning day. I hope you were amazed and filled with awe the moment your eyes opened.
I hope you stood amongst the crowd in a church somewhere and cried tears of gratitude and felt the weight of true grace.
I hope you ate too much ham and too many jelly beans and wondered where that last Easter egg was hidden that no one found.
I hope your little ones wore knee pants or frilly dresses and there is plastic grass you'll be finding for months all over your house.
And I hope that if your Easter began and ended at chocolate bunnies and perhaps an obligatory visit to some church you won't see again until Christmas, I hope this is the last Easter you'll waste.
Don't think resurrections only happen once a year. You've been dead long enough, come join the living.
Make today your Easter.
Psalm 28:8
The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
5 comments:
Looking at that picture of Dad and the boys makes me all teary eyed. He has now experienced the reason for Easter - first hand - and he doesn't have to eat everyone else's candy!!
Sounds like your Easter memories and mine are very similar...:) We'd freeze if necessary but those new frocks would be worn!
thank goodness resurrections don't only happen once a year...thank goodness He is new EVERY morning!
Great Post! Happy Easter!! ily
Barry & I were both so touched to see your grandpa again...but soon and very soon, we can eat that candy with him! Thank God for Jesus!
i suspect that even in heaven, grampa is taking everybody's candy. some things never change! soon & very soon...hallelujah!
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