“Let no one weep for his iniquities, for pardon has shone forth from the grave. Let no one fear death, for the Savior’s death has set us free. He who was held prisoner of it, has annihilated it. By descending into Hell, he has made Hell captive.”
“He angered it when it tasted his flesh. And Isaiah foretelling this did cry: Hell said he, was angered, when it encountered You in the lower regions. It was angered for it was abolished. It was angered, for it was mocked. It was angered, for it was overthrown. It was angered, for it was fettered in chains.”
“It took a body, and met God face to face. It took earth, and encountered Heaven. It took that which was seen, and fell upon the unseen. O Death, where is your sting? O Hell, where is your victory?”
“Christ is risen, and you are overthrown. Christ is risen and the demons are fallen. Christ is risen, and the Angels rejoice. Christ is risen, and life reigns. Christ is risen, and not one dead remains in the grave. For Christ, being risen from the dead, has become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep. To Him be glory and dominion unto ages of ages. Amen.” – John Chrysostom
The Season of Easter at last is here! In our house and in the weakness of our flesh, we breath a sigh of relief and now it seems we can rest. Lent is a very busy time for a pastor and his family feels that business too! Thankfully Phil is very good at being prepared with sermons so that pressure isn’t there for him but the exhaustion is. Holy Week brought a lot of coming and going for us and now we can stay put.
All our purple and black has been replaced with the white of Easter and I am happy to see it. Our Easter celebration began Sunday with a 6:30 sunrise service at church, a slow breakfast at home without Phil, then an Easter lunch and party after he had finished the other two services that morning.
“Eggs in a Basket” and waffles for breakfast.
The babies ate on bunny plates and matching bowls an elderly member of our congregation had given them. The girls brought these home from her house one day and I decided they’d make nice dishes to use during Easter and Spring.
After lunch we jumped into our family Easter basket for dessert. Here’s Phil’s basket treat. Chocolate bunny is long gone but we enjoyed the “Fishy Riddles” on the back of the box!
Phil proudly displays his catch.
What swims in the sea and makes you an offer you can’t refuse?
The Codfather!
Hey Kristina, if fish lived on land, which country would they live in?
Finland!
After naps it was time to hunt eggs at our friends house. This has become a tradition for us and it’s been fun looking back on the previous years to see how much the babies have grown!
Gerhardt’s first egg hunt. I won’t count last year since he slept in his car seat the whole time.
It’s hard to believe Lily was this age when we first started doing this.
Clara really didn’t know when to stop. She had more eggs than would fit in her basket.
Eventually she recruited some help.
May the peace, comfort and joy of The Resurrection be with all of you this Season!
And try not to eat all the chocolate in one day…
Love seeing those babies having Easter fun!
Aubri,
I love the empty tomb snacks! Wow! How creative!
Aren’t those cute Leah!? And they were SO easy and quick to make and a big hit with everyone! I forgot to add the link to where I found that idea, so it’s in the post now.
I had a Peter Rabbit plate like that! How fun to use them at Easter. Wonder where mine is….
Aubri, Gerhart looks more and more like Scot to me. Has anybody ever told you that?
I can see that Marie! I think it’s the blond hair and my mama’s chin that he’s got. You know Scot always looked like “mama without makeup”! 🙂