We had a quiet Easter in our home this year. I had all of these grand plans to make it extra special and then pneumonia hit us as well as some other things so it turned out to be a quiet sort of time. After our COVID Christmas, followed by our pneumonia Easter, I am starting to get really worried about the Fourth of July 😉
Despite spending most of our time in jammies, snuggled on the couch, we did try and focus our days more on the Savior. I loved getting to read about the Savior each day of Holy Week. I loved hearing the tender thoughts and feelings of our kids.
One day we celebrated Passover though and that felt really impactful. The timing was absolutely perfect because we had been learning about ancient history and had just spoken about Moses and the Israelites in ancient Egypt. The kids loved the symbolism in our Passover meal that we did and, of course, had to watch Ten Commandments to wrap up the day.
Jacob did the sweetest little thing for the other kids. He’s been making these little animals for the last couple weeks. Then he stayed up late the night before Easter and set up an Easter egg hunt for Ben, Sarah, and Lydie. Each egg had a clue they had to unscramble to find an Easter basket he put together for them. He made a little Easter Journal talking about the true meaning of Easter and it was just so sweet. He is a tender hearted young man and this was the best.
Sarah also gave a message in our church meeting about the Savior visiting the people in America and what that means to her. It was her first talk she has done on her own and I was really proud of her.
I am grateful for Easter. I am grateful for my Savior and His love. If there was one thing I wanted to focus on this year it was that. Everything the Savior has done and continues to do is out of love for us – and I hope to model my life the same. I hope that all that I do is out of love for my Savior and love for others. In the end, that is all that matters.
