Sunday, April 4, 2010

easter, again

no jelly beans, no chocolate bunnies, no easter hay on the floor, baskets scattered around the house or yard, or the smell of colored easter eggs. even the sound of the family laughing and comparing goodies from their baskets aren't here this year.

today is easter sunday

all the past preparations even in many years gone by- the little white gloves , new flowered purse, and simple pastel easter dress that i would be dressed in as a young girl, and the easter baskets that would always be stocked with the traditional candy and a new jump rope for me- those are sweet memories that i cherish- thank you ,mom. but they are the past, not now.

today is easter sunday

His friends are saddened, confused, left alone, afraid. He has been betrayed, tortured, killed and buried quickly. but a woman goes to the grave and finds the miracle of the empty tomb. empty, but full of the promise of the Atonement- resurrection and eternal life. so even though this day is different in those traditional ways,

today is easter !!!!

2 comments:

  1. Good Job mom. Happy Easter! from katie and joanna

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  2. wow! you shouldn't write such moving things when i'm postpardum and all over the place emotionally. heh. very, very nice! i miss those days when we were little, but i guess i have plenty of those ahead!

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