Last night at church I was stopped but one of the teens in our Youth
Group at our new church! What a sweet girl she is too. On Saturday she
asked me what my favorite color was and I told her green…She
surprised me by handing me this gorgeous pair of earrings! And she made
them herself. What a special church to be training their children in
such a way!
FOR TODAY (April 6, 2009)… Outside My Window…Gloomy..and VERY rainy
I am thinking…I am ready for sunny spring weather..instead of this
back and forth thing! I am thankful for..I am so thankful that
illnesses are out of our home! From the learning rooms…Easter lessons
From the kitchen.. Pickled Eggs…Lots and Lots!..the German way that
has been passed down from generation to generation in my family! I am
wearing.Comfy Blue pants with gray and white stripes down the sides
white T-shirt and white socks and messy bun I am creating..cards and
something for hubby’s church office I am going..grocery store and
Wal-Mart today after naps I am reading..My Bible ..parenting in the
Pew, Diffuse and one other book that I cannot remember the title I am
hoping..for sunnier more mild weather Around the house..a few dishes
and a clothes mound in our bedroom..At least it all clean laundry!!!
One of my favorite things….Cadbury Mini Eggs A Few Plans For The Rest
Of The Week…Today shopping..tomorrow friends for dinner, and hubby
off to a deacon’s meeting..Wednesday prayer meeting Thursday
Awana….Friday nothing..Saturday egg Hunt with our kids in the AM and a
bridal shower in the PM. Sunday EASTER!! Sunrise service at the lake
and regular worship stuff A picture I am sharing with you….
Lady Bug imitating Mommy eckocising as she puts it…You know Pilates with a hair tie!
Last night as I Sat listening to my husband deliver his evening message
at our church I had a series of blog posts stemming from what he was
teaching our church. This week is the week that holds the most
significance for Christians..even more than Christmas. So as i Sat
there I had a list that came to mind and over the next week I will share
my thoughts on Easter. So that being said let’s get on with this
post… Where would I be? Where would I be had my parents not been
Christians? If they had not made sure That I was in church from a very
young age? If I had not gotten saved at a young age? If I didn’t have
parents who stuck by their boundaries ? AND MOST OF ALL Where would I
Be If Christ Hadn’t died on the cross for ME!!??!! The thing Is I know
the answer to the last question..all the rest of the question are just
circumstantial and God could still get a hold of my life. However If
Christ had not died on the cross for me I would go to Hell…Yes
hell..no questions asked. Nothing could fix the sins that are in my live
except for that sacrificial love of a perfect..PERFECT sacrifice! So
without Christ HELL is where I would be!!
Really as I began to think Sunday night about all of the Easter
traditions we hold “so dear” I began to wonder where exactly they came
from so I did some investigating. and found basically the same thing.
This website and it’s article i think does the best job explaining it in
the simplest of terms….I have a few teens who read my blog and
thought they might be interested as well so with out further adieu..
How
Did the Rabbit Bounce into Easter? As a kid growing up, it was never
any problem for me to believe that the Easter Bunny was supposed to come
at Easter, or for that matter, Santa Claus was supposed to come at
Christmas. Moreover, as a somewhat normal child, I never questioned how
or why the Easter Bunny played into a religious holiday. However, again,
as a somewhat normal child, I refused to rock the boat. Or rather,
should I say, rock the candy basket. Before the internet came into the
picture, I was way too lazy to make any investigations on my own. Now as
both a freelance writer and internet user, it took me just a matter of
minutes to discover the answers of how the Easter Bunny and Easter Eggs
fit into the big picture of Easter. I also discovered why Easter is
never the same time each year. How the Date for Easter Is Determined
First, the phase of the moon is what determines the traditional Jewish
calendar. Therefore, when the Christians were trying to decide which day
to set for Easter, they referred back to the traditional Jewish
calendar to determine this. Easter will fall on the first Sunday after
the full moon after the date of March 21st. March 21st is the vernal
equinox, or simply put, it is the day that daylight and darkness are
equal as the days start getting longer. If the full moon happens to
appear on a Sunday, then Easter will be the following Sunday. How the
Easter Bunny Fits As research goes, there is no religious reason why
the rabbit came at Easter. Symbolically, the rabbit is a powerful symbol
of fertility and new life. Thus, Easter was an excellent opportunity to
bring in the symbolism of the rabbit. And of course, the Easter Bunny,
like Santa Claus, is a favorite among the children. History of Easter
Eggs The ancient Egyptians used to decorate Easter eggs and give them
to others, as a means of showing friendship. In Mesopotamia, Christians
exchanged decorated eggs, as a remembrance of the resurrection of
Christ.
ARTICLE TAKEN FROM THE WEBSITE ASSOCIATED CONTENT
Now in My finite mind why all Christmas long do I hear Christians whine
and complain about how awful Santa Claus is and by Easter there is
nothing…And in my opinion I guess I would rather be more protective
over Easter than Christmas…Just a thought!
This is how it starts…Just one block of wood
Now note that you are NOT allowed to add wood to the block of wood..However being that tornado is only a Cubbie and is not judged like the other clubs we decided that we would make the kids Cubbies cars something special for them..Tornado requested Tow Mater..and Tow mater he recieved. Note the mouth. If you are a friend on facebook you will remember that hubby had to get 7 stitches…well the mouth would be the culprit being all hand carved
Next came the painting and As you know tow Mater takes A LOT of brown paint so Tornado and Ladybug had a great time painting the car
TA DA!! And thhe finished product!!!! Didn’t hubby do a fantastic job… Minus the stitched finger
here is Tow mater towing none other than TOW MATER!
This little match box car was our inspiration We studied this thing and make it almost exactly the same…Just Bigger
Right down to the engine and the smudge marks on Tow Mater’s front!!!
It was a lot of fun..We were all involved and we are so happy to say that Tornado won his two races he won..Though I must say he was slightly heavier!
