Easter celebration

There was much to celebrate this year--obviously the most important was joy over God's provision for our eternal security through His brave and loving Son, Jesus. But God really provided for our family in immediate, tangible, practical ways throughout the process of re-locating from a place we loved to a place we were not so sure about. Every step was covered (yes, dad, you were right :), paved with prayer, and then we were swiftly moved along with unexpected details just falling into place. I do need to make a list to remember, it's hard to fathom a thousand tiny miracles all in our favor; it's a humbling reminder that there is no performance requirement for God to pour on the blessings. If He wants to, He will . . . and He did, and still does, much to our amazement.

With Easter morning, came the traditional basket hunt. The kids requested more difficult hiding places this year, and the "Easter Bunny" stepped up to the challenge (they fully know the Easter Bunny is us--ToothFairy and Santa Claus for that matter--BUT we still play along with the tradition as long as they know the truth :) Auntie Z located her furry candy carrier almost immediately, after we hid it in plain sight but too high to reach for the third year in a row--gosh I love to see her giggle!

Gabby decided she wanted to spend her own money to buy little presents for her brothers and sister as Easter morning surprises. They were excited about the "Old School" Batman car she found (their words :)

That 3-week whirlwind is all a bit foggy now, but I don't think we bought new Easter dresses or even took an Easter morning picture like we normally do. Easter arrived so early, the lilacs hadn't bloomed--in fact, they hadn't bloomed when we loaded the trucks a few (a couple? I have no timeline anymore :) later.

But I do know, that we went to church, then spent the day at my parents' house with Grandma J and Auntie Z and all the cousins searching for Easter eggs (thanks cousin C!), enjoying the silly bunny rolls I made, the yummy food everyone else made, and the opportunity to snuggle with sweet baby H :)