We had a really good Easter weekend. This year was the first year our church held a Good Friday service. I really enjoyed it. I just loved our church in Tucson's Good Friday service and it's something I have really missed since being here. I think taking time for worship and reflection on Friday makes the celebration on Sunday so much more meaningful and joyous. It was made even more special because we had a friend visiting from Tucson with us -- it was fun to share the experience with him.
Our church hosts a giant Easter egg hunt after service so our Easter adventures always start Saturday night with me shoving chocolate into plastic eggs. Two for the egg, five for Melanie, two for the egg, five for Melanie and so on. Then I went out to a lovely breakfast with a friend of mine while P practiced his talk for the kids service.
I joined the children's service to hear Peter's talk-- or Mr. Peter as the kids call him. It was quite good. He illustrated the importance of an empty tomb by smashing an egg on one of the college kid's heads and smashing an empty egg (which he had carefully spent hours blowing out the night before) on another teacher's head. Thanks to Mr. Shane and Mr. Dan for being good sports! The message being that it matters that it's empty. I was hoping to post a video of the great egg smashing up here but Mr. John who took the video hasn't sent it to me yet. If you see Mr. John--harass him for me and get that video :)
I imagine tons of kids this week are smashing eggs on their siblings' heads thanks to Mr. Peter's lesson.
Our church hosts a giant Easter egg hunt after service so our Easter adventures always start Saturday night with me shoving chocolate into plastic eggs. Two for the egg, five for Melanie, two for the egg, five for Melanie and so on. Then I went out to a lovely breakfast with a friend of mine while P practiced his talk for the kids service.
I joined the children's service to hear Peter's talk-- or Mr. Peter as the kids call him. It was quite good. He illustrated the importance of an empty tomb by smashing an egg on one of the college kid's heads and smashing an empty egg (which he had carefully spent hours blowing out the night before) on another teacher's head. Thanks to Mr. Shane and Mr. Dan for being good sports! The message being that it matters that it's empty. I was hoping to post a video of the great egg smashing up here but Mr. John who took the video hasn't sent it to me yet. If you see Mr. John--harass him for me and get that video :)
I imagine tons of kids this week are smashing eggs on their siblings' heads thanks to Mr. Peter's lesson.
4 comments:
I loved spending Easter with you too, Mel! I don't know why the practice of egg smashing isn't more of a tradition - what fun! "It matters that it's empty!"
You mean that the egg is empty, not the guy's head, right?
Please post tea picture...
I wanna see that video!!
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