From Palm Sunday to Easter was one packed week for us! My little brother was here visiting, and he kept getting extended (which was of course fine with us!!)because of flying standby and Spring Break. I love sharing our life here with our family back home. Monday was St. Patricks day and my daddy's birthday! I also got to experience my first Maundy Thursday service as an Anglican. SO powerful!! We did our Spring Celebration this week also, to free up Resurrection Sunday for the resurrection! The Easter Bunny came Friday morning, so that morning we decorated eggs, found baskets, ate chocolate, etc. Then by noonish on Good Friday we were trying to bring it in a little for some contemplation on the cross. Full gamut of emotions on Friday;) It just all happened in the same week, so I don't know how separated it seemed to the kiddos. Good Friday ended up so good. We took our time throughout the day to do the Stations of the Cross, have some quiet time, make our playdough tombs, and barely make it to our Service that night because of a snow storm. But even that service was worth the struggle to get there. God met me in ways I haven't experienced in a LONG time!
The next couple weeks are going to seem anti-climatic in comparison. Of course Easter Sunday was wonderful. We made Resurrection Cookies on Saturday night, pulled out our Alleluia banner on Sunday after church. We worshipped the resurrected Christ on Sunday.
After listing it all, it sounds like a crazy busy week, but it really didn't feel like it. God's grace I think;) I took my time with the kids at the end of the week to get across what I thought was worth their attention.
Here are our pictures, what would be a post from me without them?
The kids watching Father Jack anoint the Palms with Holy Water.
Our awesome Pastor's wife Amy doing the children's sermon~the kids love this time!
Green Pancakes for St. Paddy's Day that Allie wanted to make for Bekop's birthday!
My little helper!
Our green pancakes with bacon...not so good;)
Uncle Mike and Shaye enjoying the green;)
Stinkin' cute Shaye
Made Corned Beef and Cabbage with Guiness for the first time without my mom;)
Me and my baby brother Mikey;)
The stripped altar on Maundy Thursday!
Celebrating
Spring!
Niky's egg creatures;)
Watching daddy be creative;)
Making our clay tombs.
Rolling our saved change to give to Rwandan Blessing.
Making our resurrection cookies.
Sealing the tomb!
Christ has Risen! He has risen indeed!
Happy Resurrection Day!
The next couple weeks are going to seem anti-climatic in comparison. Of course Easter Sunday was wonderful. We made Resurrection Cookies on Saturday night, pulled out our Alleluia banner on Sunday after church. We worshipped the resurrected Christ on Sunday.
After listing it all, it sounds like a crazy busy week, but it really didn't feel like it. God's grace I think;) I took my time with the kids at the end of the week to get across what I thought was worth their attention.
Here are our pictures, what would be a post from me without them?
The kids watching Father Jack anoint the Palms with Holy Water.
Our awesome Pastor's wife Amy doing the children's sermon~the kids love this time!
Green Pancakes for St. Paddy's Day that Allie wanted to make for Bekop's birthday!
My little helper!
Our green pancakes with bacon...not so good;)
Uncle Mike and Shaye enjoying the green;)
Stinkin' cute Shaye
Made Corned Beef and Cabbage with Guiness for the first time without my mom;)
Me and my baby brother Mikey;)
The stripped altar on Maundy Thursday!
Celebrating
Spring!
Niky's egg creatures;)
Watching daddy be creative;)
Making our clay tombs.
Rolling our saved change to give to Rwandan Blessing.
Making our resurrection cookies.
Sealing the tomb!
Christ has Risen! He has risen indeed!
Happy Resurrection Day!
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