Easter 2006

This morning I will put away all the Easter decorations. It will be a little less chaotic then how they went up. Denver, Maya and Isaiah helped me a week ago to "arrange" everything and it was a blast. Probably the best part was explaining "the plate". On this clear glass plate there is a small rolled piece of fabric (representing the cloth Jesus' body was wrapped in.) a large nail, a branch with huge thorns on it, a noodle angel (thanks, Sharon) , a small bottle of perfume, a large flat rock (the stone that was rolled away) a counted cross stitch cross and a little grapevine wreath ( the crown of thorns) . The kids listened to what each part represented in Jesus' death and resurrection; we all loved the bunny stuff and plastic eggs and the fake lettuce but I think that the plate really told the real story. So did the nutty cookies we made while decorating the eggs. The kids smashing pecans in a bag with wooden spoons (Reminding us about the way the soldiers beat Jesus. Eggs, salt, vinegar and sugar, each part of the story and then putting the meringue cookies into the oven overnight, actually sealing the oven with tape, like the tomb.

Easter morning, of course the baskets and the hidden eggs were a big part, but so was pulling out the fluffy hollow cookies...the empty tomb. Sweet.

The service at Willow was inspiring, the dinner back here, too fun. Hanging out with friends and family, calling the Texas Boncimino's, all in all a good good Easter...And for me occasional moments of remembering where Laurie is now...worshipping the risen King!