Showing posts with label he is risen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label he is risen. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

easter 2020


easter this year was a little different... i cannot remember once in my entire life not going to church on easter sunday - yet here we are. in fact, i can't remember ever missing more than one or possibly two sundays ever and this all still feels so foreign to me! yet we are doing what we've been asked, following instructions to keep ourselves and everyone else safe!

but in the important way, it was still the same. a celebration of the day that christ broke the bands of death and rose from the tomb. what a wonderful blessing for us all! how grateful i am to know that my saviour lives!


so this easter sunday was a little different! we watched the sunday morning session general conference (as it was last week in the u.s.) broken up a little to help with the kids concentration by breakfast haha, then after it was done we had our annual easter egg hunt!


the kids think it is the best thing ever and still race outside the minute we tell them it is time - they can't wait to get into it!


the best bit was seeing alex loving it this year. he's finally old enough to get what's going on and was reaching for everything and then trying to shove them in his mouth.


yelling at me to give him chocolate instead of taking his photo hahahaha!


plenty of chocolate was found


and the kids were happy!


it was a different day, but a good day. this staying home thing isn't so bad. i am loving moments like this.

happy easter everyone! 

Monday, April 2, 2018

easter sunday 2018


i've often been asked by people not of our faith why our church does not have any crosses on top of, or within the building. the answer is simple, we worship and celebrate the living christ! so easter sunday is especially wonderful as we celebrate his triumph over death.

he is risen! he is risen!
tell it out with joyful voice.
he has burst his three days prison;
let the whole wide world rejoice.
death is conquered; man is fee.
christ has won the victory.


before dinner we had our egg hunt with the kids and dougs parents... 


they still love it as much as the first time and it's so much fun watching them round around getting into everything. 


♥


happy easter to you all! 

Friday, April 14, 2017

scripture eggs


for family home evening this week, we got to do something a little different that was super fun and easter related... a friend of mums made her a carton of actual "easter eggs" as in they contained easter scriptures and items related to them inside. we had a great time opening them and reading the scriptures together and explaining how the contents related to the scripture. it really helped our kids, small as they may be, to think about what easter is really about.


i would totally recommend making a set if you have small kids, (or even for big kids and adults!) for a lesson during the easter season... so here are the scriptures and contents for you:

1. matthew 26:15 30 silver pieces
2. 3 nephi 11:11-12 & matthew 26:39 sacrament cup
3. matthew 27:24 small chunk of soap
4. mark 14:29-31, 53, 66-72 mini chicken
5. matthew 27:28-29 red fabric
6. alma 11:42 piece of rope
7. john 19:24 dice
8. matthew 27:51-54 rocks
9. john: 19:39 rosemary stem
10. luke 24:1-10 round white pebble
11. john 20:25-26 nails
12. matthew 27:59 & matthew 28:6 white fabric